Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series > King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes Race Facts
- Location: Ascot Racecourse, Ascot, England
- Inaugural Race: 1951
- Distance: 1 and 1/2 miles (12 furlongs)
- Track Type: Right-handed, Turf
- Age Qualifications: Three-year-olds and up
- 2022 Purse: £1,250,000
- 2022 Race Date: Saturday, July 23rd
2022 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes Race Results
| POST | HORSE | JOCKEY / TRAINER | WIN / PLACE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Pyledriver | P J McDonald / William Muir & Chris Grassick | £20.80 / £6.75 |
| 4 | Torquator Tasso | Rene Piechulek / Marcel Weiss | £5.15 |
| 2 | Mishriff | James Doyle / John & Thady Gosden | |
| 1 | Broome | Ryan Moore / A P O'Brien | |
| 5 | Westover | Colin Keane / Ralph Beckett | |
| 6 | Emily Upjohn | Frankie Dettori / John & Thady Gosden |
Exotic Payoffs:
- Exacta (3-4) Paid: £120.50
- Trifecta (3-4-2) Paid: £426.00
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King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes Race History
Recognized as England’s most prestigious open-age flat race, the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes has run annually at the Ascot Racecourse in Ascot, England since 1951. The race is regarded as Britian’s most distinguished flat race and its winners are a proverbial “who’s who” of elite European horses.
The race was initially conceived as a combination of two separate races held at Ascot, named in honor of King George and Queen Elizabeth respectively, in order to establish an important international race for three-year-olds. The 1975 running, described by some as the “race of the century”, featured a thrilling head-to-head battle down the stretch between Grundy and Bustino. Grundy, the 1975 Epsom Derby winner and 4-5 favorite, was four lengths behind 4-1 chance Bustino at the head of the straight when Grundy began to rally. As soon as Grundy won the edge at the furlong pole, Bustino gave one final push that had both horses deadlocked until the final 100 yards when Grundy pulled away and eventually secured a half-length win.
Frankie Dettori and Lester Piggott are both tied for the record for most wins by a jockey with 7 each. Dettori’s most recent three wins (2017, 2019, and 2020) came at the helm of Enable, the races winningest horse. Sir Michael Stoute currently holds the record for most wins by a trainer with six.
As of 2011 the race has been included in the Breeders’ Cup Challenge series, offering the winner an automatic bid into the Breeders’ Cup Turf.
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes Past Winners
| Year | Winner | Jockey / Trainer | Distance / Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Pyledriver | P J McDonald / William Muir & Chris Grassick | 1 1⁄2 M / 2:29.49 |
| 2021 | Adayar | William Buick / Charlie Appleby | 1 1⁄2 M / 2:26.54 |
| 2020 | Enable | Frankie Dettori / John Gosden | 1 1⁄2 M / 2:28.92 |
| 2019 | Enable | Frankie Dettori / John Gosden | 1 1⁄2 M / 2:32.42 |
| 2018 | Poet's Word | James Doyle / Michael Stoute | 1 1⁄2 M / 2:25.84 |
| 2017 | Enable | Frankie Dettori / John Gosden | 1 1⁄2 M / 2:36.22 |
| 2016 | Highland Reel | Ryan Moore / Aidan O'Brien | 1 1⁄2 M / 2:28.97 |
| 2015 | Postponed | Andrea Atzeni / Luca Cumani | 1 1⁄2 M / 2:31.25 |
| 2014 | Taghrooda | Paul Hanagan / John Gosden | 1 1⁄2 M / 2:28.13 |
| 2013 | Novellist | Johnny Murtagh / Andreas Wohler | 1 1⁄2 M / 2:24.60 |
| 2012 | Danedream | Andrasch Starke / Peter Schiergen | 1 1⁄2 M / 2:31.62 |
| 2011 | Nathaniel | William Buick / John Gosden | 1 1⁄2 M / 2:35.07 |
| 2010 | Harbinger | Olivier Peslier / Michael Stoute | 1 1⁄2 M / 2:26.78 |
| 2009 | Conduit | Ryan Moore / Michael Stoute | 1 1⁄2 M / 2:28.73 |
| 2008 | Duke of Marmalade | Johnny Murtagh / Aidan O'Brien | 1 1⁄2 M / 2:27.91 |
| 2007 | Dylan Thomas | Johnny Murtagh / Aidan O'Brien | 1 1⁄2 M / 2:31.11 |
| 2006 | Hurricane Run | Christophe Soumillon / André Fabre | 1 1⁄2 M / 2:30.29 |
| 2005 | Azamour | Michael Kinane / John Oxx | 1 1⁄2 M / 2:28.26 |
| 2004 | Doyen | Frankie Dettori / Saeed bin Suroor | 1 1⁄2 M / 2:33.18 |
| 2003 | Alamshar | Johnny Murtagh / John Oxx | 1 1⁄2 M / 2:33.26 |
| 2002 | Golan | Kieren Fallon / Michael Stoute | 1 1⁄2 M / 2:29.70 |
| 2001 | Galileo | Michael Kinane / Aidan O'Brien | 1 1⁄2 M / 2:27.71 |
| 2000 | Montjeu | Michael Kinane / John Hammond | 1 1⁄2 M / 2:29.98 |
| 1999 | Daylami | Frankie Dettori / Saeed bin Suroor | 1 1⁄2 M / 2:29.35 |
| 1998 | Swain | Frankie Dettori / Saeed bin Suroor | 1 1⁄2 M / 2:29.06 |
| 1997 | Swain | John Reid / Saeed bin Suroor | 1 1⁄2 M / 2:36.45 |
| 1996 | Pentire | Michael Hills / Geoff Wragg | 1 1⁄2 M / 2:28.11 |
| 1995 | Lammtarra | Frankie Dettori / Saeed bin Suroor | 1 1⁄2 M / 2:31.01 |
| 1994 | King's Theatre | Michael Kinane / Henry Cecil | 1 1⁄2 M / 2:28.92 |
| 1993 | Opera House | Michael Roberts / Michael Stoute | 1 1⁄2 M / 2:33.94 |
| 1992 | St Jovite | Stephen Craine / Jim Bolger | 1 1⁄2 M / 2:30.85 |
| 1991 | Generous | Alan Munro / Paul Cole | 1 1⁄2 M / 2:28.99 |
| 1990 | Belmez | Michael Kinane / Henry Cecil | 1 1⁄2 M / 2:30.76 |
| 1989 | Nashwan | Willie Carson / Dick Hern | 1 1⁄2 M / 2:32.27 |
| 1988 | Mtoto | Michael Roberts / Alec Stewart | 1 1⁄2 M / 2:37.33 |
| 1987 | Reference Point | Steve Cauthen / Henry Cecil | 1 1⁄2 M / 2:34.63 |
| 1986 | Dancing Brave | Pat Eddery / Guy Harwood | 1 1⁄2 M / 2:29.49 |
| 1985 | Petoski | Willie Carson / Dick Hern | 1 1⁄2 M / 2:27.61 |
| 1984 | Teenoso | Lester Piggott / Geoff Wragg | 1 1⁄2 M / 2:27.95 |
| 1983 | Time Charter | Joe Mercer / Henry Candy | 1 1⁄2 M / 2:30.79 |
| 1982 | Kalaglow | Greville Starkey / Guy Harwood | 1 1⁄2 M / 2:31.88 |
| 1981 | Shergar | Walter Swinburn / Michael Stoute | 1 1⁄2 M / 2:35.40 |
| 1980 | Ela-Mana-Mou | Willie Carson / Dick Hern | 1 1⁄2 M / 2:35.39 |
| 1979 | Troy | Willie Carson / Dick Hern | 1 1⁄2 M / 2:33.75 |
| 1978 | Ile de Bourbon | John Reid / Fulke Johnson Houghton | 1 1⁄2 M / 2:30.53 |
| 1977 | The Minstrel | Lester Piggott / Vincent O'Brien | 1 1⁄2 M / 2:30.48 |
| 1976 | Pawneese | Yves Saint-Martin / Angel Penna Sr. | 1 1⁄2 M / 2:29.36 |
| 1975 | Grundy | Pat Eddery / Peter Walwyn | 1 1⁄2 M / 2:26.98 |
| 1974 | Dahlia | Lester Piggott / Maurice Zilber | 1 1⁄2 M / 2:33.03 |
| 1973 | Dahlia | Bill Pyers / Maurice Zilber | 1 1⁄2 M / 2:30.43 |
| 1972 | Brigadier Gerard | Joe Mercer / Dick Hern | 1 1⁄2 M / 2:32.91 |
| 1971 | Mill Reef | Geoff Lewis / Ian Balding | 1 1⁄2 M / 2:32.56 |
| 1970 | Nijinsky | Lester Piggott / Vincent O'Brien | 1 1⁄2 M / 2:36.16 |
| 1969 | Park Top | Lester Piggott / Bernard van Cutsem | 1 1⁄2 M / 2:32.46 |
| 1968 | Royal Palace | Sandy Barclay / Noel Murless | 1 1⁄2 M / 2:33.22 |
| 1967 | Busted | George Moore / Noel Murless | 1 1⁄2 M / 2:33.64 |
| 1966 | Aunt Edith | Lester Piggott / Noel Murless | 1 1⁄2 M / 2:35.06 |
| 1965 | Meadow Court | Lester Piggott / Paddy Prendergast | 1 1⁄2 M / 2:33.27 |
| 1964 | Nasram | Bill Pyers / Ernie Fellows | 1 1⁄2 M / 2:33.15 |
| 1963 | Ragusa | Garnie Bougoure / Paddy Prendergast | 1 1⁄2 M / 2:33.80 |
| 1962 | Match | Yves Saint-Martin / François Mathet | 1 1⁄2 M / 2:32.02 |
| 1961 | Right Royal | Roger Poincelet / Etienne Pollet | 1 1⁄2 M / 2:40.34 |
| 1960 | Aggressor | Jimmy Lindley / Towser Gosden | 1 1⁄2 M / 2:35.21 |
| 1959 | Alcide | Harry Carr / Cecil Boyd-Rochfort | 1 1⁄2 M / 2:31.39 |
| 1958 | Ballymoss | Scobie Breasley / Vincent O'Brien | 1 1⁄2 M / 2:36.33 |
| 1957 | Montaval | Freddie Palmer / Georges Bridgland | 1 1⁄2 M / 2:41.02 |
| 1956 | Ribot | Enrico Camici / Ugo Penco | 1 1⁄2 M / 2:40.24 |
| 1955 | Vimy | Roger Poincelet / Alec Head | 1 1⁄2 M / 2:33.76 |
| 1954 | Aureole | Eph Smith / Cecil Boyd-Rochfort | 1 1⁄2 M / 2:44.00 |
| 1953 | Pinza | Sir Gordon Richards / Norman Bertie | 1 1⁄2 M / 2:34.00 |
| 1952 | Tulyar | Charlie Smirke / Marcus Marsh | 1 1⁄2 M / 2:33.00 |
| 1951 | Supreme Court | Charlie Elliott / Evan Williams | 1 1⁄2 M / 2:29.40 |