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 2000 Handicap 1 1/2 miles
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer Owner
1 GIVE THE SLIP Pat Eddery Amanda Perrett Mr John E Bodie 8/1
2 WATER JUMP T Quinn John Dunlop The Earl Cadogan 11/2 fav
3 FILM SCRIPT Richard Hughes Roger Charlton HM the Queen 10/1
4 BONAGUIL Richard Mullen Chris Wall Mrs R Neave 14/1
5 BALDAQUIN Richard Hills John Gosden Sheikh Mohammed 13/2
6 FOREIGN SECRETARY Jerry Bailey Sir Michael Stoute Mr Bill Gredley 16/1
7 MASTER GEORGE Martin Dwyer Ian Balding Mr David Watson 33/1
8 KING'S MILL Darryll Holland Neil Graham First Millennium Racing 10/1
9 PURPLE HEATHER Dane O'Neill Richard Hannon HM The Queen 25/1
10 PALUA Adrian Nicholls Mrs A Bowlby Mark Barrett & Partners 20/1
11 PROPER SQUIRE Franny Norton John Gosden J Tafftan & T McCaffery 25/1
12 BLUEBELL WOOD Micky Fenton Giles Bravery The Iona Stud 50/1
13 EL ZITO John Egan Michael Quinton Mario Lanfranchi 33/1
14 COVER UP Mick Kinane Sir Michael Stoute Lord Weinstock 7/1
15 BUCKMINSTER Kevin Darley John Gosden Sheikh Mohammed 8/1
PU INCA STAR John Reid Mark Johnston Jaber Abdullah 12/1
The King George V Handicap Stakes took place on Thursday 22nd June 2000 and was won by a bay horse by Slip Anchor out of Falafit winning a first prize was £35,750 (equivalent to £62,000 in 2020) Over round 123%
King George V Stakes Handicap 1 mile 3 furlongs 211 yds 1946
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