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The George Main Stakes takes place at Royal Randwick in mid to late September as the second Group 1 race of the Sydney Spring Racing Carnival. Winx (2016-18) won three straight editions of the George Main Stakes before her retirement.
2020 George Main Stakes Results
- 1st: #3 Kolding
- 2nd: #5 Star Of The Seas
- 3rd: #4 Imaging
George Main Stakes News
- 2020 George Main Stakes Day: Randwick Scratchings & Track Report
- 2020 George Main Stakes Betting Update: Kolding Market Mover
- George Main Stakes 2020 Field & Odds: Verry Elleegant Favourite to Beat Six Rivals
- 2020 George Main Stakes Nominations Extended After Only Nine Early Entries
- Chelmsford Winner Mister Sea Wolf Firms in George Main Stakes Betting
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.
In 2020 trainer Chris Waller took his record in the race up to seven wins in nine years with Kolding beating home three of his stablemates.
The 2020 George Main Stakes ran on Saturday September 19, 2020 and saw Kolding salute in an all-Waller first four.
| 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: #3 Kolding
- 2nd: #5 Star Of The Seas
- 3rd: #5 Imaging
Trainer Chris Waller took out the first four in the 2020 George Main Stakes results with an upset from his The Golden Eagle winner Kolding ($9.50) who beat home Star Of The Seas (2nd) and Imaging (3rd), while the beaten favourite Verry Elleegant ($2.20) finished a disappointing fourth.
Click here to read more on the upset George Main Stakes 2020 winner Kolding.
| Colour | Finish | No. | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Margin | Bar. | Weight | Penalty | Starting Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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1 | 3 | KOLDING (NZ) | Chris Waller | Tommy Berry | 7 | 59kg | $9.50 | ||
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2 | 5 | STAR OF THE SEAS (NZ) | Chris Waller | Sam Clipperton | 0.4L | 3 | 59kg | $12 | |
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3 | 4 | IMAGING (GB) | Chris Waller | Kerrin McEvoy | 0.6L | 5 | 59kg | $9.50 | |
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4 | 6 | VERRY ELLEEGANT (NZ) | Chris Waller | James McDonald | 1.6L | 2 | 57kg | $2.20F | |
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5 | 7 | COLETTE | James Cummings | Ms Rachel King | 3.7L | 4 | 56.5kg | $26 | |
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6 | 1 | AVILIUS (GB) | James Cummings | Hugh Bowman | 5.1L | 6 | 59kg | $6 | |
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7 | 2 | DREAMFORCE | John Thompson | Nash Rawiller | 5.6L | 1 | 59kg | $6 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
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.
The 2020 George Main Stakes final field features just seven runners with Chris Waller’s last start Winx Stakes winner Verry Elleegant clear favourite to defeat the likes of last year’s champion Avilius and runner-up Dreamforce.
Click here to read more on the key chances in the George Main Stakes 2020 field and betting markets.
CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL 2020 GEORGE MAIN STAKES DAY SCRATCHINGS & TRACK REPORT
| No | Last 10 | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Barrier | Weight | Probable Weight | Penalty | Hcp Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 47x54533x4 | AVILIUS (GB) | James Cummings | Hugh Bowman | 6 | 59kg | 114 | ||
| 2 | 05x2810x01 | DREAMFORCE | John Thompson | Nash Rawiller | 1 | 59kg | 113 | ||
| 3 | 1x45778x02 | KOLDING (NZ) | Chris Waller | Tommy Berry | 7 | 59kg | 111 | ||
| 4 | 20x8100x34 | IMAGING (GB) | Chris Waller | Kerrin McEvoy | 5 | 59kg | 109 | ||
| 5 | 393x1720x2 | STAR OF THE SEAS (NZ) | Chris Waller | Sam Clipperton | 3 | 59kg | 109 | ||
| 6 | 10x42212x1 | VERRY ELLEEGANT (NZ) | Chris Waller | James McDonald | 2 | 57kg | 117 | ||
| 7 | 8221111×0 | COLETTE | James Cummings | Ms Rachel King | 4 | 56.5kg | 106 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
2020 George Main Stakes Nominations
Nominations for the George Main Stakes close the Monday of race week and will be announced below once taken.
The 2020 George Main Stakes nominations have been extended until Tuesday morning with just nine early entries led in by the Chris Waller-trained Verry Elleegant, and last year’s winning quinella of Avilius and Dreamforce.
Click here to read more on the key 2020 George Main Stakes nominees.
| NOMINATIONS EXTENDED TO: 15/09/2020 11:00:00 AM |
| Last 10 | Horse | Sex | Age | Trainer | Hcp Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 47x54533x4 | AVILIUS (GB) | G | 7 | James Cummings | 114 |
| 2 | 8221111×0 | COLETTE | M | 4 | James Cummings | 106 |
| 3 | 05x2810x01 | DREAMFORCE | G | 8 | John Thompson | 113 |
| 4 | 20x8100x34 | IMAGING (GB) | G | 6 | Chris Waller | 109 |
| 5 | 1x45778x02 | KOLDING (NZ) | G | 5 | Chris Waller | 111 |
| 6 | 190x1410x0 | NETTOYER | M | 7 | Wendy Roche | 110 |
| 7 | 2111x511x0 | OPACITY (NZ) | G | 4 | John O’Shea | 84 |
| 8 | 393x1720x2 | STAR OF THE SEAS (NZ) | G | 6 | Chris Waller | 109 |
| 9 | 10x42212x1 | VERRY ELLEEGANT (NZ) | M | 5 | Chris Waller | 117 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
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!
Trainer Chris Waller posted his seventh George Main Stakes win in nine years in 2020 with Kolding scoring an upset over three of his stablemates for an all-Waller first four.
George Main Stakes Results
| Year | Place | Horse | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 George Main Stakes |
1st | Kolding | 1 minute 33.30 seconds |
| 2nd | Star Of The Seas | ||
| 3rd | Imaging | ||
| 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 | ||
