King Charles III Stakes (Australia)

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King Charles III Stakes
Group 1 race
San Domenico 1949 AJC Challenge Stakes Jockey Arthur Ward Trainer Ray Formosa.jpg
San Domenico & Arthur Ward, 1950 winner.
Location Randwick Racecourse,
Sydney, Australia
Inaugurated1945
Race type Thoroughbred - flat
Race information
Distance1,600 metres
SurfaceTurf
TrackRight-handed
QualificationHorses three years old and older
Weight Weight for Age
Purse A$5,000,000 (2023)
BonusesWinner exemption from a ballot on the Epsom Handicap

The King Charles III Stakes (formerly known as the George Main Stakes), is an Australian Turf Club Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race run under Weight for Age conditions, over a distance of 1600 metres at Randwick Racecourse, Sydney, Australia in September. Total prize money for the race is A$5,000,000. [1]

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History

1950 George Main Stakes racebook 1950 AJC George Main Stakes Racebook.jpg
1950 George Main Stakes racebook

The race was named after George Main, a former chairman of the Australian Jockey Club. Main lived with his wife Mary on Retreat, a grazing property at Illabo, west of Cootamundra on the southwest slopes of New South Wales. He bred racehorses and ran sheep. [2]
The winner of the King Charles III Stakes is exempt from a ballot on the Epsom Handicap, and horses who run well often head for the Epsom. [2] The race was renamed in honour of Charles III in July 2023. [3]

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Records

Winners

† Not held because of outbreak of equine influenza [44]

See also

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