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 2001 Handicap 1 1/2 miles
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer Owner
1 BEEKEEPER Johnny Murtagh Sir Michael Stoute Highclere Thoroughbred 14/1
2 TOMASINO Kevin Darley Mark Johnston Mr Peter Savill 12/1
3 ARABIE T Quinn Sir Henry Cecil Fahd Salman 6/1 fav
4 COMPTON COMMANDER Jimmy Fortune Gerard Butler David Gallagher 9/1
5 REGATTA POINT Michael Roberts Alan Jarvis Compton & Bowman Ltd 16/1
6 DANCE ON THE TOP Gary Carter Ed Dunlop Khalifa Sultan 9/1
7 MERSEY SOUND Mick Kinane David Elsworth Terry Neill 20/1
8 FLYING LYRIC John Reid S Woods Mrs Marion Borsberry 33/1
9 DENISE MARGARET Pat Eddery Jeremy Noseda Kurt Stern/M O'Connor 14/1
10 CONTINUATION Frankie Dettori John Gosden Sheikh Mohammed 16/1
11 ALOWMDAH Willie Supple Ben Hanbury Hamdan Al Maktoum 33/1
12 BALLADEER Michael Hills John Hills Alan Hill 20/1
13 MUMBLING Ted Durcan Mark Tompkins Mrs Beryl Lockey 25/1
14 BORDER COMET Kieren Fallon Sir Michael Stoute HM The Queen 8/1
15 ELMONJED Richard Hills John Dunlop Hamdan Al Maktoum 12/1
16 TIYOUN Fergal Lynch D W Barker Miss S Long 20/1
17 RATHKENNY Philip Robinson James Given Ray Monaghan 33/1
18 TRIPHENIA Micky Fenton Michael Bell Mrs Caroline Parker 16/1
19 NORWAY Jamie Spencer Aidan O'Brien Smith/Magnier/Tabor 14/1
20 HYDERABAD Richard Hughes Barry Hills Khaled Abdulla 25/1
The King George V Handicap Stakes took place on Thursday 21st June 2001 and was won by a bay horse by Rainbow Quest out of Chief Bee winning a first prize was £35,750 (equivalent to £60,000 in 2020) Over round 130%
King George V Stakes Handicap 1 mile 3 furlongs 211 yds 1946
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