The King George Stakes is a Group 2 flat horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged three years or older. It is run at Goodwood over a distance of 5 furlongs (1,006 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in late July or early August.

History The event was established in 1911, and it was founded to commemorate the coronation of King George V. Initially it was run over a distance of 6 furlongs. The race distance was reduced to 5 furlongs from 1948.

The present system of race grading was introduced in 1971, and for a period the King George Stakes was classed at Group 3 level.

The car manufacturer Audi sponsored the race from 2005 to 2011, and for several years it was known as the Audi Stakes. It was sponsored by Gordon's Gin in 2012 and by Betfred since 2013. It was promoted to Group 2 status in 2010.

The King George Stakes is currently held on the fourth day of the five-day Glorious Goodwood meeting. The leading participants often go on to compete in the Nunthorpe Stakes, and the last to win both races in the same year was Battaash in 2019.

Records

Most successful horse (4 wins): Battaash - 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020

Leading jockey (9 wins): Lester Piggott – Right Boy (1958, 1959), Matatina (1964), Pugnacity (1965), Raffingora (1970), Constans (1971), Valeriga (1980), Tina's Pet (1982), Anita's Prince (1984)

Leading trainer (5 wins): Charles Hills – Battaash (2017, 2018, 2019, 2020), Khaadem (2022)

Winners Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Time 1911 Spanish Prince 4 Frank Wootton Charles Morton 1912 Golden Rod 6 Danny Maher Samuel Pickering 1913 Hornet's Beauty 5 Skeets Martin Felix Leach 1:11.60 1914 Harmonicon 4 Skeets Martin Jack Joyner 1:12.80 1915 no race 1915–18 1919 Chiffre d'Amour 3 Brownie Carslake Atty Persse 1:13.40 1920 Tetratema 3 Brownie Carslake Atty Persse 1921 Tetratema 4 Brownie Carslake Atty Persse 1:11.40 1922 Roman Bachelor 5 George Archibald Sr. Peter Gilpin 1:14.40 1923 Sicyon 4 William McLachlan Etienne De Mestre 1:14.00 1924 Mumtaz Mahal 3 George Archibald Sr. Richard Dawson 1:13.00 1925 Diomedes 3 Jack Leach Harvey Leader 1926 Oojah 4 Brownie Carslake Charles Peck 1:13.00 1927 Endowment 3 Joseph Nolan Fred Darling 1:14.60 1928 Queen's Bower 4 Freddie Fox Richard Gooch 1:14.00 1929 Tiffin 3 Freddie Fox Fred Darling 1:12.80 1930 Stingo 3 Cecil Ray P Lowe 1:13.80 1931 Stingo 4 Cecil Ray P Lowe 1:17.20 1932 Clustine 3 Harry Beasley Jr. S Darling 1:16.80 1933 Myrobella 3 Gordon Richards Fred Darling 1:12.60 1934 Old Riley 5 Joe Childs Thomas Rintoul 1:12.60 1935 Strathcarron 6 Bobby Jones Fred Winter Sr. 1:12.20 1936 Veuve Clicquot 3 Eph Smith Jack Jarvis 1:14.60 1937 Veuve Clicquot 4 Eph Smith Jack Jarvis 1:11.80 1938 Neuvy 3 Gordon Richards Frank Butters 1:13.80 1939 Mickey The Greek 5 Harry Wragg Henry Leach 1:12.00 1940 no race 1940 1941 Antecedent 6 Eph Smith Jack Jarvis 1:13.80 1942 no race 1942–45 1946 Honeyway 5 Eph Smith Jack Jarvis 1:18.00 1947 Daily Mail 4 Gordon Richards Walter Nightingall 1:15.20 1948 Royal Barge 4 Gordon Richards Percy Allden 0:58.80 1949 Abernant 3 Gordon Richards Noel Murless 0:59.40 1950 Abernant 4 Gordon Richards Noel Murless 1:00.60 1951 Bakshishi 3 Gordon Richards Harry Wragg 1:00.80 1952 Royal Serenade 4 Gordon Richards Harry Wragg 1:01.20 1953 Fairy Flax 4 Scobie Breasley Joseph Lawson 1:00.40 1954 Four Of Spades 3 Rae Johnstone George Beeby 1:03.80 1955 Democratic 3 Scobie Breasley Paddy Prendergast 0:58.00 1956 Palariva 3 Roger Poincelet Alec Head 1:02.00 1957 Refined 3 Doug Smith Paddy Prendergast 0:59.00 1958 Right Boy 4 Lester Piggott Bill Dutton 1:00.60 1959 Right Boy 5 Lester Piggott Pat Rohan 0:58.80 1960 Bleep-Bleep 4 Harry Carr Humphrey Cottrill 0:59.20 1961 Floribunda 3 Ron Hutchinson Paddy Prendergast 1:00.40 1962 La Tendresse 3 Garnie Bougoure Paddy Prendergast 0:58.80 1963 Secret Step 4 Scobie Breasley Peter Hastings-Bass 0:57.80 1964 Matatina 4 Lester Piggott Frank Armstrong 0:59.20 1965 Pugnacity 3 Lester Piggott Walter Wharton 1:02.40 1966 Polyfoto 6 Brian Taylor Eddie Reavey 0:59.00 1967 Right Strath 6 Joe Mercer Walter Nightingall 0:59.20 1968 So Blessed 3 Frankie Durr Michael Jarvis 1:00.20 1969 Laser Light 3 Ron Hutchinson John Dunlop 0:59.40 1970 Raffingora 5 Lester Piggott Bill Marshall 1:00.30 1971 Constans 6 Lester Piggott Jeremy Tree 1:01.42 1972 Stilvi 3 John Gorton Bruce Hobbs 0:57.73 1973 Sandford Lad 5 Tony Murray Ryan Price 0:57.62 1974 Singing Bede 5 Geoff Baxter Doug Marks 0:59.36 1975 Auction Ring 3 Joe Mercer Dick Hern 0:58.99 1976 Music Boy 3 Greville Starkey Brian Lunness 0:58.96 1977 Scarcely Blessed 3 Ron Hutchinson Fulke Johnson Houghton 0:58.96 1978 Music Maestro 3 Greville Starkey Michael Stoute 0:58.69 1979 Ahonoora 4 Greville Starkey Frankie Durr 1:00.54 1980 Valeriga 4 Lester Piggott Luca Cumani 0:59.00 1981 King of Spain 5 Paul Cook Peter Cundell 0:58.56 1982 Tina's Pet 4 Lester Piggott Geoff Huffer 0:56.92 1983 Soba 4 David Nicholls David Chapman 0:57.23 1984 Anita's Prince 3 Lester Piggott Richard Lister 0:58.72 1985 Primo Dominie 3 Walter Swinburn Michael Stoute 0:59.45 1986 Double Schwartz 5 Pat Eddery Charlie Nelson 0:58.93 1987 Singing Steven 3 Brian Rouse Richard Hannon Sr. 0:58.60 1988 Silver Fling 3 Pat Eddery Ian Balding 0:58.50 1989 Statoblest 3 Ray Cochrane Luca Cumani 0:58.16 1990 Argentum 3 John Reid Jack Holt 0:57.02 1991 Title Roll 3 Willie Carson Tommy Stack 0:59.11 1992 Freddie Lloyd 3 John Reid Neville Callaghan 0:57.88 1993 Lochsong 5 Frankie Dettori Ian Balding 1:00.20 1994 Lochsong 6 Frankie Dettori Ian Balding 0:57.36 1995 Hever Golf Rose 4 Jason Weaver Joe Naughton 0:56.25 1996 Rambling Bear 3 Ray Cochrane Michael Blanshard 0:57.98 1997 Averti 6 Kieren Fallon Willie Muir 0:57.75 1998 Land of Dreams 3 Darryll Holland Mark Johnston 0:58.13 1999 Rudi's Pet 5 Seb Sanders David Nicholls 0:56.01 2000 Cassandra Go 4 Michael Roberts Geoff Wragg 0:58.01 2001 Dietrich 3 Michael Kinane Aidan O'Brien 0:57.78 2002 Agnetha 3 Michael Kinane Dermot Weld 0:57.36 2003 The Tatling 6 Darryll Holland Milton Bradley 0:58.19 2004 Ringmoor Down 5 Richard Quinn David Arbuthnot 0:56.73 2005 Fire up the Band 6 Adrian Nicholls David Nicholls 0:58.52 2006 La Cucaracha 5 Michael Hills Barry Hills 0:56.83 2007 Moorhouse Lad 4 Ryan Moore Bryan Smart 0:57.32 2008 Enticing 4 Johnny Murtagh William Haggas 0:56.63 2009 Kingsgate Native 4 Ryan Moore Sir Michael Stoute 0:57.96 2010 Borderlescott 8 Kieren Fallon Robin Bastiman 0:57.22 2011 Masamah 5 Jamie Spencer Kevin Ryan 0:56.67 2012 Ortensia 7 William Buick Paul Messara 0:57.24 2013 Moviesta 3 Paul Mulrennan Bryan Smart 0:56.72 2014 Take Cover 7 Andrea Atzeni David Griffiths 0:56.47 2015 Muthmir 5 Paul Hanagan William Haggas 0:56.08 2016 Take Cover 9 David Allan David Griffiths 0:56.86 2017 Battaash 3 Jim Crowley Charles Hills 0:58.51 2018 Battaash 4 Jim Crowley Charles Hills 0:56.50 2019 Battaash 5 Jim Crowley Charles Hills 0:56.20 2020 Battaash 6 Jim Crowley Charles Hills 0:55.62 2021 Suesa 3 William Buick Francois Rohaut 0:59.35 2022 Khaadem 6 Ryan Moore Charles Hills 0:56.46 2023 Highfield Princess 6 Jason Hart John Quinn 0:58.92 2024 Big Evs 3 Tom Marquand Michael Appleby 0:56.62 2025 Jm Jungle 5 Jason Hart John & Sean Quinn 0:57.57 2026 American Affair 6 Paul Mulrennan Jim Goldie 0:55.68

See also Horse racing in Great Britain List of British flat horse races

References

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External links Race Recordings (1979, 1981, 1983-2001, 2003-2008) youtube.com galopp-sieger.de – King George Stakes. ifhaonline.org – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – King George Stakes (2019). pedigreequery.com – King George Stakes – Goodwood.