King George Stakes
The King George Stakes, founded to celebrate the coronation of King George V, was first staged in 1911 over 6 furlongs for 3-year-olds and above. Initially it was classed as a Group 3, but it is now firmly established as a Group 2 over 5 furlongs, having been promoted in 2010, and is traditionally held on the fourth day of the Glorious Goodwood Festival. |
| King George Stakes 1976 | Group 2 | 5 furlongs | ||
| Pos. | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner |
| 1 | MUSIC BOY | Greville Starkey | Brian Lunness 3-8st 4lbs | Cheveley Park Stud 16/1 |
| 2 | POLLY PEACHUM | Edward Hide | M W Easterby | Mrs A Mears 7/2 jt fav |
| 3 | WALK BY | M L Thomas | Bill Wightman | Mrs F Fleetwood Hesketh 25/1 |
| 4 | THRIFTY TRIO | Lester Piggott | Weld (Ire) | Mr B Cooke 7/2 jt fav |
| 5 | HAREM | Pat Eddery | R Mason | Mr C Gibson 4/1 |
| 6 | KALA SHIKARI | Joe Mercer | Breasley | Mr Ravi Tikkoo 5/1 |
| 7 | MADANG | Gianfranco Dettori | Luca Cumani | Carlo d'Alessio 13/2 |
| 8 | RORY'S ROCKET | Ron Hutchinson | John Dunlop | Mr John Dunlop 10/1 |
| This race took place on Thursday 29th July 1976 and was a subscription race for 3-y-o and above. It was valued at £9,754 (equivalent to £105,000 in 2021). | Over round 114% | |||