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 1946 Handicap 1 1/2 miles
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer/Age/weight Owner
1 AURALIA Doug Smith Reg Day 3-8st 4lbs Reg Day 9/1
2 LIVE LETTERS Tommy Weston Tom Cannon 3-8st 2lbs Cannon 100/9
3 BRIDLE PATH Gordon Richards R J Colling 3-8st 8lbs R J Colling 7/2 fav
4 ARROMANCHES Harry Wragg Harvey Leader 3-8st 10lbs Harvey Leader 9/2
5 JUMBO JINKS Eph Smith Jack Jarvis 3-8st 6lbs Jack Jarvis 5/1
6 OVERSTRUNG Ed Smith Blackmore 3-8st 4lbs Blackmore 33/1
7 RAGAMUFFIN Sam Wragg Beeby 3-8st 1lb Beeby 33/1
8 ALONZO E Jones A Wood 3-7st 7lbs A Wood 100/6
9 SIMONSPONT Power Sneyd 3-7st 4lbs Sneyd 100/6
10 TECHNIQUE Richardson George Todd 3-7st 4lbs George Todd 6/1
11 COLE COURT Michael Beary G Bowsher 3-7st 0lbs G Bowsher 33/1
12 CRIPPLE CREEK Charlie Smirke Parvis 3-7st 0lbs Parvin 20/1
The inaugural running of the King George V Handicap Stakes took place on Friday 19th July 1946 and the winner, Vale Royal, a bay filly by Sorcerer out of Orangeade, won a first prize was 300 Guineas (equivalent to £22,000 in 2020) Over round 115%
King George V Stakes Handicap 1 mile 3 furlongs 211 yds 1946

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.
            1946