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The George Main Stakes 2020 is a 1600m race held at Sydney’s Royal Randwick Racecourse in September. Worth $500,000 in prize money, the event is now the second Group 1 race of the Sydney Spring Racing Carnival following on from the recently upgraded Winx Stakes.

Open to horses aged three years and over, the George Main Stakes is a weight-for-age event and is a great lead-up to the Group 1 Epsom Handicap (1600m) over the same track / distance a fortnight later. The last horse to complete the George Main Stakes – Epsom Handicap double was the John O’Shea-trained Racing To Win (2006).

The most notable recent George Main Stakes winner was superstar mare Winx who became the first back-to-back winner since Kingston Town (1981-82) when the champion defended her title in 2017 scoring her 20th straight race victory. Winx made George Main Stakes history again saluting in the event for the third consecutive year in 2018.

The 2020 George Main Stakes runs on Saturday September 19, 2020, the same day the Ladbrokes Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes takes place in Melbourne. 

George Main Stakes
Date:	Saturday September 19, 2020
Track:	Randwick Racecourse
Distance:	1600m
Race Type:	Weight-For-Age
Status:	Group 1
Prize Money:	$500,000

2020 George Main Stakes Results

• 1st: TBD
• 2nd: TBD
• 3rd: TBD

2020 George Main Stakes Betting

The season’s best George Main Stakes 2020 odds and betting market links to Ladbrokes.com.au will be available below as soon as available.

2020 George Main Stakes Field

The George Main Stakes field attracts a top class line-up of early spring milers, many looking to step-up in distance later in the season heading towards a Melbourne feature including the Cox Plate – a double Winx achieved in 2016, 2017 and incredibly again in 2018.

Many gallopers have a lead-up run into the George Main Stakes field at the same Randwick track in either the Group 1 Winx Stakes (1400m) – formerly known as the Group 2 Warwick Stakes – a month before or Group 2 Chelmsford Stakes (1600m) a fortnight earlier. Winx (2017) was the last horse to complete the Chelmsford Stakes – George Main Stakes double.

The official George Main Stakes 2020 Final Field & Barriers are released the Wednesday prior to the race and will be published in full below.

George Main Stakes History

The race is named after George Main, the former chairman of the Australian Jockey Club, racehorse breeder and sheep runner. Inaugurated in 1945, the first winner of the George Main Stakes was Modulation. There have been several horses which have managed to win the race more than once including Kingston Town in 1981-82, Regal Rhythm in 1967-68, Count Radiant in 1964-65 and Shannon in 1946-47. In 2011 the race was run over a 1500m trip at Rosehill due to construction work at Randwick.

In 2017 Winx became the latest back-to-back George Main Stakes winner and the shortest-priced favourite to salute at odds of $1.12. The mighty mare won the event for the third year on the trot in 2018 defeating just six rivals, the closest being Le Romain by four lengths!

George Main Stakes Results

Year	Place	Horse	Time
2020 George Main Stakes	1st	TBD	TBD
	2nd	TBD
	3rd	TBD
2019 George Main Stakes	1st	Avilius	1 minute 36.18 seconds
	2nd	Dreamforce
	3rd	Happy Clapper
2018 George Main Stakes	1st	Winx	1 minute 34.21 seconds
	2nd	Le Romain
	3rd	Egg Tart
2017 George Main Stakes	1st	Winx	1 minute 33.65 seconds
	2nd	Happy Clapper
	3rd	Foxplay
2016 George Main Stakes	1st	Winx	1 minute 36.1 seconds
	2nd	Hauraki
	3rd	It’s Somewhat
2015 George Main Stakes	1st	Kermadec	1 minute 37.70 seconds
	2nd	Royal Descent
	3rd	Pornichet
2014 George Main Stakes	1st	Sacred Falls	1 minute 35.66 seconds
	2nd	Royal Descent
	3rd	Laser Hawk
2013 George Main Stakes	1st	Streama	1 minute 34.78 seconds
	2nd	Royal Descent
	3rd	Veyron
2012 George Main Stakes	1st	Shoot Out	1 minute 36.4 seconds
	2nd	Rangirangdoo
	3rd	Secret Admirer
2011 George Main Stakes	1st	Sincero	1 minute 28.5 seconds
	2nd	Ilovethiscity
	3rd	Triple Elegance
2010 George Main Stakes	1st	More Joyous	1 minute 35.6 seconds
	2nd	Trusting
	3rd	Empires Choice
2009 George Main Stakes	1st	Road To Rock	1 minute 35.5 seconds
	2nd	Black Piranha
	3rd	Onemorenomore
2008 George Main Stakes	1st	Mentality	1 minute 34.68 seconds
	2nd	Theseo
	3rd	Gallant Tess
2007 George Main Stakes	Race Not Held
2006 George Main Stakes	1st	Racing To Win	1 minute 33.75 seconds
	2nd	Red Dazzler
	3rd	Desert War
2005 George Main Stakes	1st	Mr Celebrity	1 minute 34.6 seconds
	2nd	Shania Dane
	3rd	Outback Prince
2004 George Main Stakes	1st	Grand Armee	1 minute 36.94 seconds
	2nd	King’s Chapel
	3rd	Shamekha
2003 George Main Stakes	1st	Lonhro	1 minute 37.48 seconds
	2nd	Grand Armee
	3rd	Defier
2002 George Main Stakes	1st	Defier	1 minute 38.31 seconds
	2nd	Excellerator
	3rd	Sunline
2001 George Main Stakes	1st	Viscount	1 minute 36.74 seconds
	2nd	Shogun Lodge
	3rd	Courvoisier
2000 George Main Stakes	1st	Adam	1 minute 35.25 seconds
	2nd	Mr. Innocent
	3rd	Al Mansour