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 1990 Handicap 1 1/2 miles
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer Owner
1 LIFT AND LOAD Brian Rouse Richard Hannon Geoff Howard-Spink 20/1
2 AFKAR Walter Swinburn Sir Michael Stoute HH Aga Khan 11/1
3 DISTINCT NATIVE Mick Kinane Robert Armstrong Dr Cornel Li 14/1
4 BEAU QUEST Gary Carter Reg Hollinshead Mr G A Farndon 25/1
5 TIDEMARK Frankie Dettori Luca Cumani Lord De La Warr 7/1 co fav
6 MARYLAND WILLIE John Williams David Elsworth K Al-Said 20/1
7 GADABOUT Pat Eddery Roger Charlton Khaled Abdulla 11/1
8 OH SO RISKY Steve Cautehn David Elsworth The Oh So Risky Syndicate 7/1 co fav
9 HUDSON BAY TRADER D Miller Chris Wall Bromwell Combs 50/1
10 IRISH EMERALD Tyrone Williams Mark Tompkins C V Bravery 14/1
11 TERNIMUS Alan Munro Charles Elsey J Goodman 20/1
12 FLAMING GLORY Paul Eddery Michael Bell Prince Fahd Salman 25/1
13 TORCELLO Ray Cochrane Guy Harwood J B Austin 12/1
14 SHAMBO Michael Roberts Clive Brittain Mrs Clive Brittain 25/1
15 KALMADENE Tony Clark Guy Harwood Mrs Archie Kidd 20/1
16 CERTAIN CREATOR Basil Marcus Lord John Fitzgerald Mr Bill Gredley 14/1
17 LOCAL DERBY Dean McKeown J W Watts Sheikh Mohammed 14/1
18 NATIVE TRIBEL Bruce Raymond Ben Hanbury Mrs J M Beeby 14/1
PU SERENADER Willie Carson Major W Hern Sheikh Mohammed 7/1 co fa
The King George V Handicap Stakes took place on Thursday 21st June 1990 and was won by a bay horse by Lyphard's Wish out of Dorit winning a first prize was £15,147 (equivalent to £35,000 in 2020) Over round 128%
King George V Stakes Handicap 1 mile 3 furlongs 211 yds 1946
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