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 1989 Handicap 1 1/2 miles
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer Owner
1 CARLINGFORD Pat Eddery Guy Harwood Khaled Abdulla 9/4 fav
2 RUDDY LUCKY Michael Hills John Hills Mrs John Sheffield 25/1
3 COSSACK GUARD John Reid Clive Brittain Sheikh Mohammed 33/1
4 LILY'S LOVER Paul Cook G Pritchard Gordon A A Bridgewater 20/1
5 HALKOPOUS Ray Cochrane Mark Tompkins Athos Christodoulou 7/1
6 SIMJOUR Steve Cauthen R Johnson Houghton HH Aga Khan 6/1
7 GROOM STAR Tony Clark Guy Hardwood Sir Gordon White 25/1
8 SAPIENCE Kieren Fallon Jimmy Fitzgerald Marquessa De Moratalla 20/1
9 BEAUCHAMP DREAM Bill Shoemaker John Dunlop Erik Penser 20/1
10 TEAMSTER Walter Swinburn Sir Michael Stoute Philip Newton 15/2
11 LIGHT OF MORN Bruce Raymond Ben Hanbury R E Hibbert 6/1
12 NORTHANTS Bryn Crossley Mrs L Piggott Elisha Holdings 16/1
13 PRECIOUS BOY Tony McGlone Ian Matthews Lord Matthews 15/1
14 JADEITE Michael Roberts Ron Boss A Foustok 12/1
The King George V Handicap Stakes took place on Thursday 22nd June 1989 and was won by a chestnut horse by Irish Castle out of Delta Sol winning a first prize was £11,326 (equivalent to £29,000 in 2020) Over round 129%
King George V Stakes Handicap 1 mile 3 furlongs 211 yds 1946
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