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.
Favourites have a 40% success rate. A £10 level stakes bet on each favourite provided a £35 Loss.
King George Stakes Group 2 5 furlongs (6 furlongs)
Pos. Horse Jockey Age/weight Owner
1911 SPANISH PRINCE F Wootton Charles Morton 4-9st 6lbs Mr J Joel 10/1
1912 GOLDEN ROD Danny Maher S Pickering 6-9st 10lbs Mr P Nelke 4/1
1913 HORNETS BEAUTY J H Martin Leach 5-9st 3lbs Sir W Cooke 4/1
1914 HARMONICON J H Martin Joyner 4-8st 10lbs Mr Whitney 11/8 fav
1915 Race was not staged due to the First World War.
1916
1917
1918
1919 CHIFFRE D'AMOUR B Carslake Atty Persse 3-8st 5lbs Lord Furness 5/1
1920 TETRATEMA B Carslake Atty Persse 3-9st 3lbs Major McCalmont Evens
1921 TETRATEMA B Carslake Atty Persse 4-10st 1lbs Major D McCalmont 8/15 fav
1922 ROMAN BACHELOR Archibald Peter P Gilpin 5-9st 7lbs Mr Baring 7/1
1923 SICYON McLachlan Etienne De Mestre 4-9st 11lbs Mr Solly Joel 15/8 fav
1924 MUMTAZ MAHAL G Archibald R C Dawson 3-8st 2lbs HH Aga Khan 20/21 fav
1925 DIOMEDES J Leach Harvey Leader 3-9st 0lbs Mr S Beer 11/10 fav
1926 OOJAH B Carslake Charles Peck 4-9st 2lbs Mr S Joel 100/7
1927 ENDOWMENT J Nolan Fred Darling 3-8st 2lbs Lord Lonsdale 7/2
1928 QUEENS BOWER Freddie Fox Gooch 4-8st 8lbs Mr Esmond Harmsworth 5/2
1929 TIFFIN Freddie Fox Fred Darling 3-8st 11lbs Lord Ellesmere 4/11 fav
1930 STINGO C Ray P Lowe 3-9st 0lbs Mr Gant 5/2
1931 STINGO C Ray P Lowe 4-9st 1lbs Mr Gant 2/5 fav
1932 CLUSTINE H Beasley Sam Darling 3-8st 5lbs Mr Macomber 5/1
1933 MYROBELLA Gordon Richards Fred Darling 3-8st 11lbs Lord Lonsdale 8/13 fav
1934 OLD RILEY Joe Childs Rintoul 5-8st 13lbs Mr Brueton 11/10 fav
1935 STRATHCARRON R A Jones Winter 6-8st 8lbs Mr H Collins 9/2
1936 VEUVE CLICQUOT Eph Smith Jack Jarvis 3-8st 2lbs Sir John Jarvis 2/1
1937 VEUVE CLICQUOT Eph Smith Jack Jarvis 4-9st 4lbs Sir John Jarvis 11/8 fav
1938 NEUVY Gordon Richards Frank Butters 3-8st 0lbs Princess Aly Khan Evens fav
1939 MICKEY THE GREEK Harry Wragg H Leach 5-9st 11lbs Mr Frieze 13/2
1940 Race was not staged this year
1941 ANTECEDENT Eph Smith Jack Jarvis 6-9st 5lbs Mr Blackwell 6/1
1942 Race was not staged due to the Second World War
1943
1944
1945
1946 HONEYWAY Eph Smith Jack Jarvis 5-9st 11lbs Lord Milford 7/100 fav
1947 DAILY MAIL Gordon Richards Walter Nightingall 4-9st 2lbs Miss Dorothy Paget 1/8 fav
1948 ROYAL BARGE Gordon Richards P Allden 4-9st 0lbs Mr A Allnatt 7/4
1949 ABERNANT Gordon Richards Noel Murless 3-9st 0lbs Major R MacD. Buchanan 30/100 fav
1950 ABERNANT Gordon Richards Noel Murless 4-9st 11lbs Major R MacD. Buchanan 4/9 fav
1951 BAKSNISHI Gordon Richards Harry Wragg 3-8st 1lbs Begum Aga Khan 100/30
1952 ROYAL SERENADE Gordon Richards Harry Wragg 4-9st 11lbs Mr G M Bell 7/2
1953 FAIR FLAX Scobie Breasley J Lawson 4-9st 0lbs Mr R S Clark 6/1
1954 FOUR OF SPADES Rae Johnstone Beeby 3-9st 3lbs Mr A Hawkins 100/30
1955 DEMOCRATIC Scobie Breasley Paddy Prendergast 3-9st 3lbs Mr F More O'Ferrall 11/10 fav
1956 PALARIVA Roger Poincelet Alec Head 3-9st 0lbs HH Aga Khan 6/1
1957 REFINED Doug Smith Paddy Prendergast 3-8st 0lbs Lady M Van Cutsem 5/2
1958 RIGHT BOY Lester Piggott Dutton 4-9st 9lbs Mr G Gilbert 8/13 fav
1959 RIGHT BOY Lester Piggott Rohan 5-9st 9lbs Mr H Wills 8/13 fav
1960 BLEEP BLEEP W H Carr Cottrill 4-9st 2lbs Mrs M Turner 100/8
1961 FLORIBUNA Ron Hutchinson Prendergast 3-8st 3lbs Mrs J Mullion 4/6 fav
1962 LA TENDRESSE Garnie Bougoure Prendergast 3-8st 0lbs Mrs Parker-Poe 11/10
1963 SECRET STEP Scobie Breasley Hastings-Bass 4-9st 6lbs Mr Paul Mellon 11/10 fav
1964 MATATINA Lester Piggott Fred Armstrong 4-9st 6lbs Mrs R Wilson Evens fav
1965 PUGNACITY Lester Piggott Wharton 3-8st 7lbs Major Lionel Holliday 9/4
1966 POLOFOTO Brian Taylor Reavey 4-9st 9lbs Mrs C Reavey 8/1
1967 RIGHT STRATH Joe Mercer Nightingall 6-8st 9lbs Mr A Allen 100/6
1968 SO BLESSED Frankie Durr Michael Jarvis 3-9st 3lbs Mr David Robinson 4/5 fav
1969 LASER LIGHT Ron Hutchinson John Dunlop 3-8st 3lbs Duke of Norfolk 2/1
1970 RAFFINGORA Lester Piggott W Marshall 5-9st 9lbs Mr A G Stevens 4/1
1971 CONSTANS Lester Piggott Jeremy Tree 6-8st 13lbs Miss M Sheriffe 9/4
1972 STILVI Jon Gorton Bruce Hobbs 3-8st 5lbs Mr G Cambanis 100/30
1973 SANDFORD LAD Tony Murray H Ryan Price 3-8st 4lbs Mr C Olley 6/5 fav
1974 SINGING BEDE Geoff Baxter Marks 5-9st 0lbs Mrs C Grainger 12/1
1975 AUCTION RING Joe Mercer W Hern 3-8st 4lbs Mr Simon Weinstock 85/40
1976 MUSIC BOY Greville Starkey Brian Lunness 3-8st 4lbs Cheveley Park Stud 16/1
1977 SCARCELY BLESSED Ron Hutchinson Houghton 3-8st 2lbs Mr E Holland Martin 6/1
1978 MUSIC MAESTRO Greville Starkey Stoute 3-9st 1lbs Mr R Clifford Turner 6/1
1979 AHONOORA Greville Starkey Frankie Durr 4-9st 3lbs Essa Alkhalifa Evens fav
1980 VALERIGA Lester Piggott Luca Cumani 4-9st 6lbs Mr Carlo D'Alessio 9/2
1981 KING OF SPAIN Paul Cook P Cundell 5-9st 8lbs Avon Industries Ltd 4/1
1982 TINAS PET Lester Piggott Geoff Huffer 4-9st 0lbs Cheveley Park Stud 6/1
1983 SOBA David Nicholls David Chapman 4-9st 0lbs Mrs M Hills 9/4 fav
1984 ANITAS PRINCE Lester Piggott A Lister (Ire) 3-8st 8lbs Mrs A Quinn 2/1 fav
1985 PRIMO DOMINIE Walter Swinburn Michael Stoute 3-8st 13lbs Cheveley Park Stud 5/4 fav
1986 DOUBLE SCHWARTZ Pat Eddery C Nelson 5-9st 5lbs Mr Robert Sangster 6/4 fav
1987 SINGING STEVEN Brian Rouse Richard Hannon 3-8st 13lbs Dr S Bennett 14/1
1988 SILVER FLING Pat Eddery Ian Balding 3-8st 5lbs George Strawbridge 2/1 fav
1989 STATOBLEST Ray Cochrane Luca Cumani 3-8st 8lbs Richard L Duchossois 11/1
1990 ARGENTUM John Reid L J Holt 3-9st 0lbs Mr K F Khan 4/1 fav
1991 TITLE ROLL Willie Carson Tommy Stack 3-8st 7lbs Mr Robert Sangster 8/1
1992 FREDDIE LLOYD John Reid Neville Callaghan 3-9st 0lbs Michael Hill 5/1
1993 LOCHSONG Frankie Dettori Ian Balding 5-8st 11lbs Mr Jeff Smith 13/8 fav
1994 LOCHSONG Frankie Dettori Ian Balding 6-9st 7lbs Mr Jeff Smith 10/11 fav
1995 HEVER GOLF ROSE Jason Weaver T J Naughton 4-9st 5lbs M P Hanson 10/1
1996 RAMBLING BEAR Ray Cochrane Michael Blanshard 3-8st 10lbs Mrs Michael Hill 10/1
1997 AVERTI Kieren Fallon William Muir 6-9st 0lbs D J Deer 11/1
1998 LAND OF DREAMS Darryll Holland Mark Johnston 3-8st 7lbs Maktoum Al Maktoum 5/1
1999 RUDI'S PET Seb Sanders David Nicholls 5-9st 0lbs G H Leatham 6/1 fav
2000 CASSANDRA GO Michael Roberts Geoff Wragg 4-8st 10lbs Trevor C Stewart 11/2
2001 DIETRICH Mick Kinane Aidan O'Brien 3-8st 12lbs Mrs J Magnier, M Tabor 11/2
2002 AGNETHA Mick Kinane Dermot Weld 3-8st 7lbs Mrs C L Weld 11/2
2003 THE TATLING Darryll Holland Milton Bradley 6-9st 0lbs Dab Hand Racing 11/4 fav
2004 RINGMOOR DOWN Richard Quinn David Arbuthnot 5-8st 11lbs Professor C D Green 10/1
2005 FIRE UP THE BAND Adrian Nicholls David Nicholls 6-9st 0lbs Crane, Barker & Short 10/1
2006 LA CUCARACHA Michael Hills Barry Hills 5-8st 11lbs Guy Reed 7/2 fav
2007 MOORHOUSE LAD Ryan Moore Bryan Smart 4-9st 0lbs Ron Hull 10/1
2008 ENTICING Johnny Murtagh William Haggas 4-8st 11lbs Lael Stable 9/1
2009 KINGSGATE NATIVE Ryan Moore Sir Michael Stoute 4-9st 0lbs Cheveley Park Stud 7/1
2010 BORDERLESCOTT Kieren Fallon Robin Bastiman 8-9st 0lbs James Edgar & W Donaldson 9/2 fav
2011 MASAMAH Jamie Spencer Kevin Ryan 5-9st 0lbs Dr Marwan Koukash 4/1
2012 ORTENSIA William Buick Paul Messara 7-9st 5lbs Miss E Ridley & Frasers 6/1 jt fav
2013 MOVIESTA Paul Mulrennan Bryan Smart 3-8st 12lbs Redknapp, Salthouse, Fiddes 5/1
2014 TAKE COVER Andrea Atzeni David Griffiths 7-9st 1lbs Norcroft Park Stud 5/1
2015 MUTHMIR Paul Hanagan William Haggas 5-9st 6lbs Hamdan Al Maktoum 3/1 fav
2016 TAKE COVER David Allan David Griffiths 9-9st 2lbs Norcroft Park Stud 8/1
2017 BATTAASH Jim Crowley Charlie Hills 3-8st 13lbs Hamdan Al Maktoum 9/2
2018 BATTAASH Jim Crowley Charlie Hills 4-9st 5lbs Hamdan Al Maktoum 8/11 fav
2019 BATTAASH Jim Crowley Charlie Hills 5-9st 5lbs Hamdan Al Maktoum 1/4 fav
2020 BATTAASH Jim Crowley Charlie Hills 6-9st 7lbs Hamdan Al Maktoum 2/7 fav
2021 SUESA William Buick F Rohaut 3-8st 9lbs George Strawbridge 7/1
2022 KHAADEM Ryan Moore Charlie Hills 6-9st 4lbs Mrs Fitri Hay 8/1