The George Main Stakes 2016 is a 1600m race held at Sydney’s Royal Randwick Racecourse in September. Worth $500,000 in prize money, the Group 1 event attracts plenty of horses eager for an early Sydney Spring Racing Carnival feature race win.
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 the following month.
In 2011 the race was run over a 1500m trip at Rosehill due to construction work at Randwick.
The 2016 George Main Stakes will be run on Saturday 17 September 2016.
| George Main Stakes | |
|---|---|
| Date: | Saturday 17 September 2016 |
| Track: | Randwick Racecourse |
| Distance: | 1600m |
| Race Type: | Weight-For-Age |
| Status: | Group 1 |
| Prize Money: | $500,000 |
2016 George Main Stakes Field
The 2016 George Main Stakes field was announced on Wednesday, September 14th. The race is registered in 2016 as the Colgate Optic White Stakes and attracted just eight final acceptances led by superstar mare Winx in barrier six.
Check out the full 2016 George Main Stakes final field and barrier draw below complete with the latest George Main Stakes odds provided by Ladbrokes.com.au.
| No | Last 10 | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Barrier | Weight | Hcp Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | x0x51709x4 | TOSEN STARDOM (JPN) | Darren Weir | Craig Williams | 7 | 59kg | 111 |
| 2 | 8x332722x1 | HAURAKI | John O’Shea | James McDonald | 5 | 59kg | 109 |
| 3 | 3x611653x4 | IT’S SOMEWHAT (USA) | John O’Shea | Tim Clark | 4 | 59kg | 108 |
| 4 | 447204x77x | SPIRITJIM (FR) | Chris Waller | Brenton Avdulla | 8 | 59kg | 107 |
| 5 | 5400070711 | GREAT ESTEEM | Stuart Webb | Kerrin McEvoy | 2 | 59kg | 97 |
| 6 | 2x12217x22 | LE ROMAIN | Kris Lees | Christian Reith | 1 | 58.5kg | 108 |
| 7 | 111x0649x5 | VANBRUGH | Chris Waller | Glyn Schofield | 3 | 58.5kg | 99 |
| 8 | 111x1111x1 | WINX | Chris Waller | Hugh Bowman | 6 | 57kg | 123 |
2016 George Main Stakes Nominations
The 2016 George Main Stakes nominations were announced by Racing NSW on Monday September 12 and attracted just seven entries with Winx scaring away the rivals. The George Main Stakes 2016 nominations were extended until 11am (AEST) on September 13.
Read more about the 2016 George Main Stakes nominations.
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. The fastest winning time was recorded by Racing to Win in 2006 with 1 minute 33.75 seconds. The slowest recorded winning time was 1 minute 48.75 seconds by Montana in 1952.
George Main Stakes Results
| Year | Place | Horse | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 George Main Stakes |
1st | TBD | TBD |
| 2nd | TBD | ||
| 3rd | TBD | ||
| 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 | ||