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 1970 Handicap 1 1/2 miles
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer Owner
1 CLIP JOINT Philip Waldron S Hall Lady Clarissa Collin 3/1
2 BROKOPONDO P Cook I Balding Mr Paul Mellon 100/8
3 MERIONETH P Tulk Bruce Hobbs Mrs F Bierer 9/2
4 BOXER A Murray R Smyth Lord Blakenham 7/2
5 RIBSTON G Lewis J Tree Mr C Engelhard 7/4 fav
The King George V Handicap Stakes took place on Saturday 20th June 1970 and was won by a bay horse by Pirate King out of Nautch Dance winning a first prize was £1948 (equivalent to £31,000 in 2020) Over round 109%
King George V Stakes Handicap 1 mile 3 furlongs 211 yds 1946
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