King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes
Flat horse race in Britain / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged three years or older. It is run at Ascot over a distance of 1 mile 3 furlongs and 211 yards (2,406 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in July.
Group 1 race | |
Location | Ascot Racecourse Ascot, England |
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Inaugurated | 1951; 73 years ago (1951) |
Race type | Flat / Thoroughbred |
Sponsor | QIPCO |
Website | Ascot |
Race information | |
Distance | 1m 3f 211y (2,406 metres) |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Right-handed |
Qualification | Three-years-old and up |
Weight | 8 st 12 lb (3yo); 9 st 9 lb (4yo+) Allowances 3 lb for fillies and mares 4 lb for S. Hemisphere 4yo |
Purse | £1,250,000 (2022) 1st: £708,875 |
2024 | ||
Goliath | Bluestocking | Rebel's Romance |
Previous years | ||
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2023 | ||
Hukum | Westover | King Of Steel |
2022 | ||
Pyledriver | Torquator Tasso | Mishriff |
2021 | ||
Adayar | Mishriff | Love |
It is Britain's most prestigious open-age flat race, and its roll of honour features some of the most highly acclaimed horses of the sport's recent history. The 1975 running, which involved a hard-fought battle to the finish between Grundy and Bustino, is frequently described as the "race of the century".[1] Many of its winners subsequently compete in the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, and a number go on to have a successful career at stud. The race is often informally referred to as the "King George".