Royal Ascot: King George V Stakes

The King George V Stakes is a flat handicap open to three-year-old horses over 1 mile 3 furlongs and 211 yards, and is run on the third day of the Royal meeting. The first running of the race was in July 1946, but not at the Royal meeting, although that race was for 3-year-olds over 1 1/2 miles and was won by Auralia ridden by Doug Smith.
Early history:- The inaugural running of the King George V Stakes Handicap was on Friday 19th July 1946, so not at the Royal meeting, and was won by Auralia, a grey colt by The Satrap out of Aura, who beat Live Letters and Bridle Path by 3/4 length and 1 1/2 lengths.
King George V Stakes 1960 Handicap 1 1/2 miles
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer Owner
1 SUNNY WAY L Piggott Murless Sir V Sassoon 7/1
2 SPARTAN GREEN G Lewis R Smyth Mr Freddie Laker 100/8
3 RUBY'S BOY G Littlewood T Waugh Mr E Holt 100/8
4 GIDEON J Mercer R J Colling Mr J Astor 8/1
5 TERRA NOVA Breasley Rohan Mr L Brown 7/2 fav
6 WESTERN SKY D Smith Watts Lord Derby 100/6
7 WELSH BORDER E Hide Elsey Mr H Joel 100/7
8 PARDONER W Rickaby R Day Mr R McAlpine 20/1
9 WOOD ASH E Smith Van Cutsem Mr Bernard Van Cutsem 8/1
10 ALL HONESTY J Lindley P Walwyn Mr H Wills 100/6
11 RIGHT GUY V Mitchell L Ward Mr L Hickman 25/1
12 DUSKY PRINCE S Clayton Colling Mr Charles Clore 25/1
13 MY ALI BABA D Keith Nightingall Mr E Littler 100/9
14 ROSEDEW P Robinson Gosden Sir H Wernher 100/6
15 LEVIATHAN Starkey Oxley Mr R Hollingworth 100/7
16 RED DYE Ron Hutchinson Budgett Maj-Gen J Combe 25/1
17 DO NOT DISTURB E Cracknell Hastings-Bass Mr J Clayton 25/1
18 MONEYMAKER J Limb J Tree Mr J Whitney 100/8
19 MY OWN W Snaith Thomson-Jones Mrs S Joel 25/1
20 RIPLEY S Millbanks P Nelson Mr C Hughesdon 25/1
21 BULLOPTIC J Sime K Cundell Me J Hawes 25/1
22 NONA Klimscha R Jarvis Baroness Bentinck 25/1
The King George V Handicap Stakes took place on Thursday 16th June 1960 and was won by a bay horse by Honeyway out of Red Sunset winning a first prize was £1770 (equivalent to £40,000 in 2020) Over round 164%
King George V Stakes Handicap 1 mile 3 furlongs 211 yds 1946

The King George V Stakes is a flat handicap open to three-year-old horses over 1 mile 3 furlongs and 211 yards, and is run on the third day of the Royal meeting. The first running of the race was in July 1946, but not at the Royal meeting, although that race was for 3-year-olds over 1 1/2 miles and was won by Auralia ridden by Doug Smith.
Early history:- The inaugural running of the King George V Stakes Handicap was on Friday 19th July 1946, so not at the Royal meeting, and was won by Auralia, a grey colt by The Satrap out of Aura, who beat Live Letters and Bridle Path by 3/4 length and 1 1/2 lengths.
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