Handicap race | |
Location |
Ascot Racecourse Ascot, England |
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Race type | Flat / Thoroughbred |
Website | Ascot |
Race information | |
Distance | 1m 3f 211y (2,406 metres) |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Right-handed |
Qualification | Three-years-old |
Weight | Handicap |
Purse | £90,000 (2017) 1st: £56,025 |
The King George V Stakes is a flat handicap horse race in Great Britain open to three-year-old horses. 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 June on the third day of the Royal Ascot meeting.
a The 2005 running took place at York.
b The 2016 winner Primitivo was later exported to Hong Kong and renamed Gold Mount.