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 1993 Group 3 5 furlongs
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer Owner
1 LOCHSONG Frankie Dettori Ian Balding 5-8st 11lbs Mr Jeff Smith 13/8 fav
2 PARIS HOUSE John Carroll Jack Berry P E T Chandler 9/2
3 KEEN HUNTER Walter Swinburn John Gosden Sheikh Mohammed 4/1
4 MARINA PARK Dean McKeown Mark Johnston Greenland Park Ltd 9/1
5 BUNTY BOO Alan Munro Bryan McMahon Mrs R C Mayall 33/1
6 BLYTON LAD Stuart Webster Maurice Camacho Mrs J Addleshaw 16/1
7 EL YASAF Pat Eddery T J Naughton T R Pearson 20/1
8 ARTISTIC REEF Richard Quinn G H Eden R A Mohammed 50/1
9 SOVEREIGN GRACE Johnny Murtagh J G Burns Lady Clague 50/1
10 GARAH Ray Cochrane Sir Henry Cecil Prince A A Faisal 10/1
11 FREDDIE LLOYD John Reid Neville Callaghan Michael Hill 25/1
This race took place on Thursday 29th July 1993 and was for 3-y-o and above. It was valued at £21,060 (equivalent to £36,600 in 2021). Over round 117%