King George Stakes

The King George Stakes, founded to celebrate the coronation of King George V, was first staged in 1911 over 6 furlongs for 3-year-olds and above. Initially it was classed as a Group 3, but it is now firmly established as a Group 2 over 5 furlongs, having been promoted in 2010, and is traditionally held on the fourth day of the Glorious Goodwood Festival.
Early history:- The inaugural running of the King George Stakes was on Wednesday 26th July 1911 when Mr J Joel’s Spanish Prince defeated Sunder and Mushroom.

King George Stakes 1992 Group 3 5 furlongs
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer Owner
1 FREDDIE LLOYD John Reid Neville Callaghan 3-9st 0lbs Michael Hill 5/1
2 BLYTON LAD Stuart Webster Maurice Camacho Mrs J Addleshaw 9/1
3 ARTISTIC REEF Alan Munro G H Eden R Mohammed 33/1
4 TITLE ROLL Michael Roberts Tommy Stack Mr Robert Sangster 14/1
5 HARVEST GIRL Frankie Dettori G A Pritchard Gordon Giles Pritchard Gordon 25/1
6 FARFELU Simon Whitworth William Muir John O'Mulloy 25/1
7 CENTRAL CITY Bruce Raymond Richard Hannon A F Budge Equine 6/1
8 PARIS HOUSE John Carroll Jack Berry P E T Chandler 3/1 fav
9 WESTERN APPROACH Paul Eddery John Gosden Prince Khaled Abdullah 7/2
10 EL YASAF Steve Cauthen Martin Pipe T R Pearson 16/1
11 WHITTINGHAM Willie Carson O Pessi Gerecon Italia 20/1
This race took place on Thursday 30th July 1992 and was for 3-y-o and above. It was valued at £17,140 (equivalent to £30,500 in 2021). Over round 117%