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 $350,000 in prizemoney. The 2011 George Main Stakes was won by Sincero from Ilovethiscity with Triple Elegance third.

Six group races are held on George Main Stakes Day, including the Group 2 The Shorts for sprinters and the Group 3 Gloaming Stakes for three-year-olds. The winner of this race is exempt from a ballot on the Epsom Handicap.

This 2011 George Main Stakes was held at Rosehill racecourse over 1500m as the Randwick track was out of action for this meeting during the 2011/2012 racing season.

George Main Stakes info
Date:	Saturday 22nd September 2012
Track:	Randwick racecourse, Sydney
Distance:	1600 metres
Race Type:	Weight-for-age
Status:	Group 1
Prizemoney:	$350,000
2011 Winner:	Sincero

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) attracts top class milers and solid 2000m horses to make this an exciting race over the Sydney spring 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 Gr1 Epsom Handicap over 1600m on the final day of the carnival at the same track and Trusting (2nd in 2010) went on to finish runner-up in the Epsom after running second in this race.

Sincero (2011) won the Gr3 Tramway Quality Handicap on his way to winning this event and recent George Main Stakes winners include More Joyous (2010) and Road To Rock (2009).

2011 George Main Stakes result
1. $2.15 Sincero 58.5 C O’Brien
2. $4.60 Ilovethiscity 58.5 B Avdulla
3. $8.50 Triple Elegance 59.0 J Cassidy

then followed
4. $19.00 Black Piranha 59.0 M Palmer
5. $101.00 Zara Dancer 59.0 N Berry
6. $11.00 Gathering 59.0 J Moreira
7. $14.00 Do Ra Mi 56.5 G Schofield
8. $9.00 Sacred Choice 57.0 C Brown

Margins: Neck, 3/4 len
Time: 1:28.57

George Main Stakes recent winners & placegetters
Year	Winner	2nd	3rd	Time
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