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. |
King George V Stakes 1961 | Handicap | 1 1/2 miles | ||
Pos. | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner |
1 | VINCA | R P Elliott | E Parker | Mr W Lewis 100/9 |
2 | FLAMBEAU | G Littlewood | Barling | Lady Jessel 100/7 |
3 | JAXARTES | Des Cullen | N Bertie | Lord Porchester 20/1 |
4 | CROWDED ROOM | L Piggott | Johnson-Houghton | Mr Charles Engelhard 10/1 |
5 | SWORD HILT | W Carr | Boyd-Rochfort | Mrs C Iselin 8/1 co fav |
6 | ZEUS BOY | W Swinburn | P Nelson | Mrs B Mavroleon 8/1 co fav |
7 | BOLD LOVER | E Larkin | J Jarvis | Sir A Jarvis 8/1 co fav |
8 | LIGHT THRUST | D Keith | Nightingall | Colonel Halse 9/1 |
9 | PRECEPTOR | J Etherington | M Easterby | Mr J Hamilton 10/1 |
10 | SWEET MOLLY | E Smith | D Whelan | Mr S Bates 100/8 |
11 | CRACKSMAN | D Smith | W Hern | Major L B Holliday 100/7 |
12 | ERINITE | S Smith | Sutherland | Miss M Cox 100/7 |
13 | LA PARISIENNE | G Lewis | R J Colling | Lord Astor 100/7 |
14 | ROYAL GAIL | D W Morris | Wallington | Mrs N Swain 100/7 |
15 | BORDONE | J Mercer | R J Colling | Lord Astor 100/6 |
16 | DIOPHANTES | E Hide | Eslsey | Mr Phil Bull 100/6 |
17 | PARTHENON | Newson | Stickley | Miss F Newton-Deakin 20/1 |
18 | HALF MOON | R Hutchinson | Cottrill | Mr P Winstone 25/1 |
19 | GOLDEN FIRE | D Yates | Marks | Mr G Ridley 25/1 |
20 | FURY ROYAL | W Rickaby | Ernie Weymes | Mr A Turner 25/1 |
21 | WHISKEY JOHNNY | B Lee | Eric Cousins | Mr G Sanders 25/1 |
The King George V Handicap Stakes took place on Thursday 15th June 1961 and was won by a bay horse by Pink Flower out of Velia winning a first prize was £1774 (equivalent to £40,000 in 2020) | Over round 151% |
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. |
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