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 2021 Group 2 5 furlongs
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer Owner
1 SUESA William Buick F Rohaut 3-8st 9lbs George Strawbridge 7/1
2 DRAGON SYMBOL Oisin Murphy Archie Watson Yoshiro Kubota 5/2
3 GLASS SLIPPERS Tom Eaves Kevin Ryan Bearstone Stud Ltd 22/1
4 ARECIBO Jamie Spencer Robert Cowell T W Morley 28/1
5 KEEP BUSY Ryan Moore John Quinn Mrs Doreen Tabor 33/1
6 STONE OF DESTINY David Probert Andrew Balding King Power Racing 80/1
7 BATTAASH Jim Crowley Charlie Hills Hamdan Al Maktoum 2/1 fav
8 ART POWER Silvestre De Sousa Tim Easterby King Power Racing 4/1
9 GOOD EFFORT Ray Dawson Ismail Mohammed Abdulla Al Mansoori 125/1
10 LIBERTY BEACH Jason Hart John Quinn Philip Wilkins 16/1
11 ZARGUN Ben Curtis Scott Dixon Sexy Six Partnership 250/1
12 ORNATE Phil Dennis David Griffiths Kings Road Racing Partnership 200/1
13 UBETTABELIEVEIT Rowan Scott Nigel Tinkler Martin Webb Racing 200/1
This race took place on Friday 30th July 2021 and was for 3-y-o and above. It was valued at £170,130 Over round 115%