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 1981 | Group 2 | 5 furlongs | ||
| Pos. | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner |
| 1 | KING OF SPAIN | Paul Cook | P Cundell 5-9st 8lbs | Avon Industries Ltd 4/1 |
| 2 | WELSHWYN | Brian Rouse | C Benstead | Mr E Hill 9/2 |
| 3 | SAYYAF | Tony Ives | Bill O'Gorman | Mr M Dabaghi 3/1 |
| 4 | PENMARRIC | Steve Cauthen | G Hunter | Mr Robert Sangster 16/1 |
| 5 | STANDAAN | Lester Piggott | C Austin | Mr A Richards 2/1 fav |
| 6 | ASHBRITTLE | Geoff Baxter | Bill Wightman | Mrs R Kennard 33/1 |
| 7 | DURANDAL | Greville Starkey | Doug Marks | Mrs R Bury 33/1 |
| 8 | SPECTACULAR SKY | Willie Carson | Robert Armstrong | Mr S Hsu 14/1 |
| This race took place on Thursday 30th July 1981 and was for 3-y-o and above. It was valued at £14,398 (equivalent to £44,500 in 2021). | Over round 115% | |||