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 1987 Handicap 1 1/2 miles
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer Owner
1 PIPSTED G Carter G Wragg Mr E Moller 10/1
2 BRAVE DANCER G Starkey G Harwood Mr G Zandona 25/1
3 KRIBENSIS W Swinburn M Stoute Sheikh Mohammed 4/1
4 AIM TO PLEASE J Reid R Houghton Mrs J De Rothschild 16/1
5 SURF BOARD Dale Gibson J Hindley Duke of Roxburghe 11/1
6 RANDOM ROVER C Asmussen B Hills Mr R Bonnycastle 16/1
7 ADMIRAL'S INN S Cauthen H Cecil Lord Howard De Walden 7/2 fav
8 HEYSHOTT P Eddery G Harwood K Abdulla 9/1
9 KNOCKANDO R Cochrane L Cumani Dr M Boffa 10/1
10 ISN'T HE GORGEOUS C Roche K Connolly Mr P Green 14/1
11 YAHEEB R Hills H Thomson-Jones Maktoum Al Maktoum 16/1
12 RUSHLUAN T Quinn P Cole Mr F Salman 16/1
13 WOODPECKER R Fox H Thomson-Jones Mrs H Jones 16/1
14 FABRINA L Charnock J W Watts Mr J Allbritton 16/1
15 HONEY DANCER N Adams D Arbuthnot Mr A Sofroniou 16/1
16 ALL OVER THE WORLD A Mackay R Boss Mrs P Fitsall 20/1
17 ALBACORE W Carson W Hern Mr R Hollingsworth 25/1
18 IMPERIAL BRUSH T Ives D Elsworth Mr P Pullon 25/1
19 ORIENT LINE B Rouse R Hannon Mr J Lazzari 33/1
20 MISS STORM BIRD P Robinson M Stoute Mr J Mabee 33/1
The King George V Handicap Stakes took place on Thursday 18th June 1987 and was won by a bay horse by Busted out of Pipina winning a first prize was £11,564 (equivalent to £33,000 in 2020) Over round 150%
King George V Stakes Handicap 1 mile 3 furlongs 211 yds 1946
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