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 2002 Handicap 1 1/2 miles
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer Owner
1 SYSTEMATIC Kevin Darley Mark Johnston Maktoum Al Maktoum 9/1
2 HIGHEST Johnny Murtagh Sir Michael Stoute Highclere Thoroughbred 11/1
3 LEADERSHIP Richard Hughes Sit Michael Stoute Khaled Abdullah 7/1 co fav
4 SHAGRAAN Olivier Peslier John Dunlop Thoroughbred Corporation 7/1 co fav
5 GRAMPIAN Jamie Spencer James Given Mr M J Dawson 20/1
6 LEWIS ISLAND Jimmy Fortune Terry Mills Mr J J Devaney 33/1
7 BARATHEA BLAZER Mick Kinane Peter Harris Mrs Bettine Evans 8/1
8 VICIOUS PRINCE Jimmy Quinn Richard Whitaker Mr J Samuel 14/1
9 MASTER IN LAW T Quinn Giles Bravery M I L Racing 33/1
10 SALUTE Joseph Tate James Eustace Blue Peter Racing 20/1
11 STRATUS Eddie Ahern Gerard Butler Highclere Thoroughbreds 25/1
12 MINE HOST Micky Fenton Michael Bell Nicholaus Hodges 33/1
13 KUNDOOZ Philip Robinson Michael Jarvis Sheikh Ahmed Al Maktoum 33/1
14 GOBLET OF FIRE Pat Eddery Brian Meehan Mr Paul Nicholls 33/1
15 APPROACHING STORM Willie Supple Luca Cumani Gerard Callanan 12/1
16 WINDERMERE Franny Norton John Gosden Sir Philip Oppenheimer 7/1 co fav
17 DON FERNANDO Frankie Dettori Ed Dunlop A J Farrant 16/1
18 BRIGHT GREEN Kieren Fallon Ed Dunlop Dragon's Stud 25/1
19 FASHIONABLE MAN Joe Fanning Mark Johnston Ali Saeed 16/1
The King George V Handicap Stakes took place on Thursday 20th June 2002 and was won by a bay horse by Rainbow Quest out of Sensation winning a first prize was £31,900 (equivalent to £53,000 in 2020) Over round 125%
King George V Stakes Handicap 1 mile 3 furlongs 211 yds 1946
            1946 1947 1948 1949
1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959
1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969
1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979
1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
2000 2001 2002