George Main Stakes
The George Main Stakes is the premier weight-for-age race of the Sydney spring racing carnival and is held each year in September at Randwick racecourse in Sydney. The race is run over a distance of 1600 metres and worth $500,000 in prize money. The 2020 George Main Stakes was won by Kolding from Star Of The Seas with Imaging third.
A number of group races are held on George Main Stakes Day including the Gr2 The Shorts for sprinters and the Gr2 Tea Rose Stakes for three-year-old fillies. The winner of this race is exempt from a ballot on the Group 1 Epsom Handicap
George Main Stakes info
| Date: | Saturday 18th September 2021 |
| Track: | Randwick racecourse, Sydney |
| Distance: | 1600 metres |
| Race Type: | Weight-for-age |
| Status: | Group 1 |
| Prize Money: | $500,000 |
| 2020 Winner: | Kolding |
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The George Main Stakes is a quality race for good horses and the weight-for-age conditions of the race over the 1600m (one mile) distance attracts top class milers and solid 2000m horses, to make this an exciting race during the Sydney spring racing carnival.
The George Main Stakes has stood the test of time as a classic spring race in Sydney and has been won by some quality gallopers over the years including More Joyous (2010), Racing To Win (2006), Grand Armee (2004), Lonhro (2003), Defier (2002) and champion galloper Kingston Town (1981-82) in consecutive years.
Horses contesting this race quite often head on to the Group 1 Epsom Handicap over 1600m on the final day of the carnival at the same track and both Streama (2nd in 2013) and Trusting (2nd in 2010) went on to finish runner-up in the Epsom after running second in this race.
Avilius (2019) finished runner-up in the Gr2 Chelmsford Stakes over 1600m at Randwick before scoring a classy victory in this event for trainer James Cummings.
Recent George Main Stakes winners include three-time in succession winner Winx (2016-18) and Kermadec (2015).
2020 George Main Stakes result
1. $9.50 Kolding 59.0 Tommy Berry
2. $12.00 Star Of The Seas 59.0 Sam Clipperton
3. $9.50 Imaging 59.0 Kerrin McEvoy
then followed
4. $2.20 Verry Elleegant 57.0 James McDonald
5. $26.00 Colette 56.5 Ms Rachel King
6. $6.00 Avilius 59.0 Hugh Bowman
7. $6.00 Dreamforce 59.0 Nash Rawiller
Margins: 0.4 len, 0.2 len
Time: 1:33.30
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George Main Stakes winners & placegetters
| Year | Winner | 2nd | 3rd | Time |
| 2020 | Kolding | Star Of The Seas | Imaging | 1:33.3 |
| 2019 | Avilius | Dreamforce | Happy Clapper | 1:36.1 |
| 2018 | Winx | Le Romain | Egg Tart | 1:34.2 |
| 2017 | Winx | Happy Clapper | Foxplay | 1:33.6 |
| 2016 | Winx | Hauraki | It's Somewhat | 1:36.1 |
| 2015 | Kermadec | Royal Descent | Pornichet | 1:37.7 |
| 2014 | Sacred Falls | Royal Descent | Laser Hawk | 1:35.6 |
| 2013 | Streama | Royal Descent | Veyron | 1:34.7 |
| 2012 | Shoot Out | Rangirangdoo | Secret Admirer | 1:36.4 |
| 2011 | Sincero | Ilovethiscity | Triple Elegance | 1:28.5 |
| 2010 | More Joyous | Trusting | Empires Choice | 1:35.6 |
| 2009 | Road to Rock | Black Piranha | Onemorenomore | 1:35.5 |
| 2008 | Mentality | Theseo | Gallant Tess | 1:34.6 |
| 2007 | Race Not Run | |||
| 2006 | Racing To Win | Red Dazzler | Desert War | 1:33.8 |
| 2005 | Mr Celebrity | Shania Dane | Outback Prince | 1:34.6 |
| 2004 | Grand Armee | King's Chapel | Shamekha | 1:36.9 |
| 2003 | Lonhro | Grand Armee | Defier | 1:37.5 |
| 2002 | Defier | Excellerator | Sunline | 1:38.3 |
| 2001 | Viscount | Shogun Lodge | Courvoisier | 1:36.7 |
| 2000 | Adam | Mr. Innocent | Al Mansour | 1:35.3 |
| 1999 | Shogun Lodge | Sunline | Adam | 1:35.0 |
| 1998 | Dracula | Tycoon Lil | Des's Dream | 1:35.1 |
| 1997 | Encounter | Filante | Juggler | 1:36.0 |
| 1996 | Juggler | Filante | All Our Mob | 1:35.5 |
| 1995 | Turridu | Danewin | Cheunganoff | 1:35.8 |
| 1994 | Durbridge | Brave Warrior | March Hare | 1:36.2 |
| 1993 | March Hare | Deposition | Slight Chance | 1:33.9 |
| 1992 | Coronation Day | Kinjite | Rough Habit | 1:36.4 |
| 1991 | Planet Ruler | Kinjite | Quick Score | 1:36.5 |
| 1990 | Shaftesbury Avenue | Super Impose | Stargazer | 1:35.9 |
| 1989 | Vo Rogue | Groucho | Don't Play | 1:35.4 |
| 1988 | Gennaker | Balciano | Merimbula Bay | 1:35.9 |
| 1987 | Campaign King | Groucho | Impoverish | 1:35.0 |
| 1986 | Ma Chiquita | Drawn | Roman Artist | 1:34.9 |
| 1985 | Roman Artist | Kingdom Bay | Riverdale | 1:36.4 |
| 1984 | Inspired | Street Cafe | Riverdale | 1:37.8 |
| 1983 | Emancipation | Mr. McGinty | Rare Form | 1:37.3 |
| 1982 | Kingston Town | Northern Reward | Grey Receiver | 1:40.0 |
| 1981 | Kingston Town | Arbogast | Our Paddy Boy | 1:34.3 |
| 1980 | Tullmax | Marjoleo | Belmura Lad | 1:36.0 |
| 1979 | Imposing | Steel Blade | Abs | 1:34.5 |
| 1978 | Party's Pride | Marceau | Blockbuster | 1:37.7 |
| 1977 | Blockbuster | Manawapoi | Romantic Dream | 1:38.1 |
| 1976 | Purple Patch | Toy Show | Future Shock | 1:40.4 |
| 1975 | Hartshill | Martindale | Dalrello | 1:35.9 |
| 1974 | Itchy Feet | Drifted In | Puple Patch | 1:35.9 |
| 1973 | All Shot | Drifted In | Longfella | 1:35.9 |
| 1972 | Nippon | Richochet | Red God | 1:36.3 |
| 1971 | Baguette | Regal Rhythm | Rajah Sahib | 1:36.5 |
| 1970 | Ricochet | Broker's Tip | Regal Rhythm | 1:36.3 |
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