The $5 million King Charles III Stakes (formerly known as the George Main Stakes) takes place at Royal Randwick on The Everest Day.
2024 King Charles III Stakes Results
- 1st: #6 Ceolwulf
- 2nd: #9 Pride Of Jenni
- 3rd: #2 My Oberon
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The King Charles III Stakes – formerly known as the George Main Stakes – is a 1600m race held at Sydney’s Royal Randwick Racecourse during the Sydney Spring Racing Carnival.
2024 King Charles III Stakes Results
- 1st: #6 Ceolwulf ($6.50)
- 2nd: #9 Pride Of Jenni
- 3rd: #2 My Oberon
The Joe Pride-trained Ceolwulf ($6.50) was huge again over the Randwick mile cementing his place as a champion to watch when backing-up off his Epsom triumph to claim the King Charles III Stakes 2024 results off a patient Chad Schofield ride to run down Pride Of Jenni late and steal the second Group 1 on The Everest Day.
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King Charles III Stakes 2024 Odds & Results
King Charles III Stakes (G1)
Runner Details | Win | Place |
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1st
6. Ceolwulf (2)
J: Chad Schofield 58.5kg
T: Joseph Pride |
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2nd
9. Pride Of Jenni (10)
J: Declan Bates 57kg
T: Ciaron Maher |
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3rd
2. My Oberon (7)
J: Nash Rawiller 59kg
T: Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald |
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4th
8. Tom Kitten (11)
J: Jamie Kah 58.5kg
T: James Cummings |
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5th
12. Amelia's Jewel (8)
J: Tommy Berry 57kg
T: Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald |
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6th
10. Fangirl (3)
J: James McDonald 57kg
T: Chris Waller |
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7th
7. Celestial Legend (1)
J: Blake Shinn 58.5kg
T: L J Bridge |
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8th
5. New Energy (6)
J: Jason Collett 59kg
T: Ciaron Maher |
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9th
1. Pericles (4)
J: Zac Lloyd 59kg
T: James Cummings |
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10th
4. Major Beel (9)
J: Adam Hyeronimus 59kg
T: G Waterhouse & A Bott |
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11th
3. Lion's Roar (5)
J: Mark Zahra 59kg
T: John O'Shea & Tom Charlton |
Data retrieved: 18/02/2025 09:59:05 AM (Australia/Brisbane)
The event moved from its traditional September timeslot ahead of the 2023 edition to join Randwick’s The Everest Day race card in mid-October.
The inaugural King Charles III Stakes officially replaced the George Main Stakes from 2023 and with $5 million in stakes is the world’s richest weight-for-age 1600m race.
On The Shorts Day at Randwick in mid-September the $1 million 7 Stakes (1600m) replaced the old George Main Stakes on the card as the mile feature offering an Epsom Handicap ballot exemption.
Fangirl improved on a third in the 7 Stakes results to win the 2023 King Charles III Stakes for trainer Chris Waller.
The Everest Day offers close to $35 million in total prize money across the 10 races that are headlined by the $20 million The Everest (1200m).
The Group 1 Winx Stakes (1400m) remains a key lead-up to the event and Anamoe (2022) was the last horse to complete the Winx Stakes – George Main Stakes double first and second-up before the latter was revamped and renamed.
The next year Fangirl became the first horse to complete the new Winx Stakes – King Charles III Stakes double.
Open to horses aged three years and over the George Main Stakes was formerly a great lead-up to the Group 1 Epsom Handicap (1600m) over the same track / distance.
The King Charles III Stakes now runs a fortnight after the Epsom. The last horse to complete the George Main Stakes – Epsom Handicap double was the John O’Shea-trained Racing To Win (2006).
In 2024 Ceolwulf became the first horse to do the Epsom Handicap – King Charles III Stakes double.
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 2021 trainer Chris Waller took his record in the race up to eight wins in 10 years with Verry Elleegant saluting. Verry Elleegant went on to frank the George Main Stakes form that year winning the iconic Group 1 Melbourne Cup (3200m) at Flemington three starts later.
The master horseman then won the first edition of the new race with Fangirl saluting in the 2023 King Charles III Stakes results for the stable.
The 2022 George Main Stakes form was franked with the winner Anamoe going on to win the Group 1 Caulfield Stakes – Cox Plate double later that spring.
The inaugural King Charles III Stakes winner in 2023 was Fangirl. The King Charles III Stakes form was franked that year with the runner-up, Mr Brightside, going on to run second in the Cox Plate and Champion’s Mile before a killer 2024 autumn that included wins in the CF Orr and Futurity Stakes.
The 2024 King Charles III Stakes (formerly George Main Stakes) ran on Saturday, October 19, 2024 at Royal Randwick on The Everest Day and was won in a brilliant late burst by Joe Pride’s Epsom Handicap champ Ceolwulf ($6.50).Â
King Charles III Stakes (George Main Stakes) | |
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Date: | Saturday, October 19, 2024 |
Track: | Randwick Racecourse |
Distance: | 1600m |
Race Type: | Weight-For-Age |
Status: | Group 1 |
Prize Money: | $5,000,000 |
2024 King Charles III Stakes Finishing Order
Finish | No. | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Margin | Bar. | Weight | Penalty | Starting Price | |
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1 | 6 | CEOLWULF (NZ) | Joseph Pride | Chad Schofield | 2 | 58.5kg | $6.50 | |||
2 | 9 | PRIDE OF JENNI | Ciaron Maher | Declan Bates | 0.72L | 10 | 57kg | $2.70F | ||
3 | 2 | MY OBERON (IRE) | Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald | Nash Rawiller | 1.01L | 7 | 59kg | $26 | ||
4 | 8 | TOM KITTEN | James Cummings | Ms Jamie Kah | 3.4L | 11 | 58.5kg | $21 | ||
5 | 12 | AMELIA’S JEWEL | Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald | Tommy Berry | 3.66L | 8 | 57kg | $17 | ||
6 | 10 | FANGIRL | Chris Waller | James McDonald | 3.9L | 3 | 57kg | $2.90 | ||
7 | 7 | CELESTIAL LEGEND | Les Bridge | Blake Shinn | 4.25L | 1 | 58.5kg | $10 | ||
8 | 5 | NEW ENERGY (IRE) | Ciaron Maher | Jason Collett | 5.01L | 6 | 59kg | $101 | ||
9 | 1 | PERICLES | James Cummings | Zac Lloyd (a) | 5.42L | 4 | 59kg | $31 | ||
10 | 4 | MAJOR BEEL (NZ) | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Adam Hyeronimus | 7.62L | 9 | 59kg | $101 | ||
11 | 3 | LION’S ROAR (NZ) | John O’Shea & Tom Charlton | Mark Zahra | 8.91L | 5 | 59kg | $101 | ||
11 | ZOUGOTCHA | Chris Waller | 0 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.Â
2024 King Charles III Stakes Betting
The season’s best King Charles III Stakes 2024 odds and betting market links to Ladbrokes.com.au will be available here at Races.com.au as soon as available.
From 2010-2022 eleven favourites in George Main Stakes betting saluted for the punters. The most recent favourites to get the job done were Avilius ($3.10 in 2019), Verry Elleegant ($1.75 in 2021) and Anamoe ($1.65 in 2022).
Fangirl won the inaugural King Charles III Stakes in 2023 at $5.50 beating the odds-on favourite Mr Brightside ($1.95).
Pride Of Jenni ($2.70) jumped the favourite in King Charles III Stakes betting in 2024 only to be run down late by Ceolwulf ($6.50).
2024 King Charles III Stakes Form
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2024 King Charles III Stakes Tips
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To Win: #19 Pride Of Jenni ($2.40 at time of publish) – BET NOW

Sticking with a form mare and deserving favourite who has the ability to lead all-the-way in this year’s King Charles III Stakes.
Cannot go past Pride Of Jenni to win a Sydney Group 1 here off her excellent Melbourne lead-up form further south.
There’s obviously plenty of depth in this field including a very big danger in Fangirl, last start winner of the 7 Stakes, who is looking to go back-to-back with a successful title defence for the race’s incredible nine-time winning trainer Chris Waller.
Ciaron Maher’s brilliant favourite however held her measure in the Group 1 Champions Mile at Flemington last year during the Melbourne Cup Carnival and think she’ll win this.
She doesn’t have quite the same impressive Randwick record as Fangirl, but she is a Group 1 winner (by 6.5 lengths!) at the track in the autumn’s Queen Elizabeth.
Obviously well proven at a mile (10-4-2-0) and presents rock hard fit.
It is the local vs the visitor, so strap in!
Group 2 Feehan Stakes win over this distance at The Valley was really nice last start, the form of which was firmly franked by the third placed Antino who was emphatic with his own 6.5 length Group 1 win in last weekend’s Toorak.
Front runner can go all the way.
The Danger: #10 Fangirl ($3.70 at time of publish) – BET NOW

You cannot bet on the King Charles III Stakes this year and leave out the defending champion Fangirl.
She won the 7 Stakes in terrific style last start beating a good line-up of rivals by a solid margin at this track and trip.
Waller’s six-year-old Sebring mare is a Randwick track specialist (17:6-3-3) and will love a Soft going course on which she’s got a wonderful strike-rate in (8:4-2-0).
Drawn a treat in gate four and no doubt James McDonald is the form jockey of the season (again).
Fangirl is fit third-up, confident off her last start, at the right course to dominate, and will give plenty of chase late to Pride Of Jenni making for a potential thriller!
Each Way: #12 Amelia’s Jewel ($15 at time of publish) – BET NOW

Yeah the girls! Amelia’s Jewel is another class mare in this field and she has perhaps been forgotten by the punters making her a sneaky top three value runner.
The former WA-trained daughter of Siyouni is a Group 1 winner in Perth and dual $4 million The Quokka runner-up to Overpass who is a very good horse in his own right luckless not to gain a The Everest slot this weekend.
The five-year-old is consistent with nine wins and six seconds from 18 starts.
Two of those second placings have come back-to-back in Sydney this prep for her new stable with the mare now prepared out of Warwick Farm by Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald.
Fresh she was runner-up to Royal Patronage in the Group 2 Tramway here before an eye-catching Golden Pendant second with 58kg at Rosehill.
Gets options from gate nine, Tommy Berry is getting to know her well now, and up to 1600m third-up looks great with Amelia’s Jewel a two-time winner from three runs at the distance.
Value.
The Roughie: #1 Pericles ($23 at time of publish) – BET NOW

The price on this talented Godolphin-raced son of Street Boss is huge considering what he is capable of on his day.
Apprentice Zac Lloyd is absolutely airborne this season and partners the James Cummings-trained five-year-old from a favourable barrier five draw.
Pericles is deep into his prep already coming off a string of good runs including his third behind this Saturday’s Caulfield Cup favourite in Melbourne, Buckaroo, in the Group 1 Underwood Stakes (1800m) two back.
Last start was at Rosehill in the Group 2 Hill Stakes over 1900m where he finished fourth to Attrition.
Think the drop back to a mile is a smart move by the Royal Blue brigade with the horse’s only other 1600m run producing a close second to Celestial Legend on a Heavy (8) in the autumn’s Doncaster Mile.
Can surprise a few well-conditioned and back in distance.
2024 King Charles III Stakes Field
The King Charles III Stakes field attracts a top-class line-up of 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 in events like the Group 1 Winx Stakes (1400m) and or Group 2 Chelmsford Stakes (1600m). Winx (2017) was the last horse to complete the Chelmsford Stakes – George Main Stakes double.
The official King Charles III Stakes 2024 Final Field & Barriers are released the Wednesday prior to the race and will be published in full below.
The 2024 King Charles III Stakes field has drawn an elite line-up of 12 spring hopefuls led in betting by the Ciaron Maher-trained Pride Of Jenni and Chris Waller’s defending champion Fangirl.
No | Last 10 | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Barrier | Weight | Probable Weight | Penalty | Hcp Rating |
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1 | 62572×3134 | PERICLES | James Cummings | Zac Lloyd (a) | 5 | 59kg | 110 | ||
2 | x64730x026 | MY OBERON (IRE) | Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald | Nash Rawiller | 8 | 59kg | 109 | ||
3 | 31x737x721 | LION’S ROAR (NZ) | John O’Shea & Tom Charlton | Mark Zahra | 6 | 59kg | 105 | ||
4 | 09x740x157 | MAJOR BEEL (NZ) | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Adam Hyeronimus | 10 | 59kg | 101 | ||
5 | x43x209x65 | NEW ENERGY (IRE) | Ciaron Maher | Jason Collett | 7 | 59kg | 101 | ||
6 | 66228×6121 | CEOLWULF (NZ) | Joseph Pride | Chad Schofield | 2 | 58.5kg | 111 | ||
7 | 25x5111x86 | CELESTIAL LEGEND | Les Bridge | Blake Shinn | 1 | 58.5kg | 108 | ||
8 | x65464x152 | TOM KITTEN | James Cummings | Ms Jamie Kah | 12 | 58.5kg | 106 | ||
9 | 1x2121x521 | PRIDE OF JENNI | Ciaron Maher | Declan Bates | 11 | 57kg | 122 | ||
10 | 3174x12x31 | FANGIRL | Chris Waller | James McDonald | 4 | 57kg | 119 | ||
11 | 646x111x28 | ZOUGOTCHA | Chris Waller | 3 | 57kg | 116 | |||
12 | 190x220x22 | AMELIA’S JEWEL | Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald | Tommy Berry | 9 | 57kg | 112 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
2024 King Charles III Stakes Nominations
Nominations for the King Charles III Stakes 2024 close the Monday of race week.
Nominations extended until 11:00am (AEDT) on 15/10/2024
Last 10 | Horse | Sex | Age | Trainer | Hcp Rating | |
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1 | 190x220x22 | AMELIA’S JEWEL | M | 5 | Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald | 112 |
2 | 25x5111x86 | CELESTIAL LEGEND | H | 4 | Les Bridge | 108 |
3 | 66228×6121 | CEOLWULF (NZ) | G | 4 | Joseph Pride | 111 |
4 | 44x618x408 | DEMOCRACY MANIFEST | G | 6 | Chris Waller | 105 |
5 | 3174x12x31 | FANGIRL | M | 6 | Chris Waller | 119 |
6 | 6x2555x727 | HINGED | M | 6 | Chris Waller | 104 |
7 | 31x737x721 | LION’S ROAR (NZ) | G | 7 | John O’Shea & Tom Charlton | 105 |
8 | 09x740x157 | MAJOR BEEL (NZ) | G | 5 | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | 101 |
9 | x64730x026 | MY OBERON (IRE) | G | 8 | Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald | 109 |
10 | 9x7622x037 | NEW ENDEAVOUR (IRE) | G | 5 | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | 103 |
11 | x43x209x65 | NEW ENERGY (IRE) | G | 6 | Ciaron Maher | 101 |
12 | 4x73407x80 | NUGGET (GB) | G | 8 | Ciaron Maher | 103 |
13 | 62572×3134 | PERICLES | G | 5 | James Cummings | 110 |
14 | 1x2121x521 | PRIDE OF JENNI | M | 7 | Ciaron Maher | 122 |
15 | 211x110x40 | REDIENER | G | 5 | Chris Waller | 106 |
16 | x65464x152 | TOM KITTEN | G | 4 | James Cummings | 106 |
17 | 646x111x28 | ZOUGOTCHA | M | 5 | Chris Waller | 116 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.Â
George Main Stakes / King Charles III Stakes History
The race was previously named after George Main, the former chairman of the Australian Jockey Club, racehorse breeder and sheep runner before being renamed ahead of the 2023 in honour of His Majesty King Charles III.
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 followed by his eighth in ten years with his subsequent Melbourne Cup winning mare Verry Elleegant in 2021.
In 2022 subsequent Cox Plate star Anamoe became one of the shortest-priced favourites to salute in the George Main Stakes results winning at a $1.65 starting price.
The first official King Charles III Stakes winner was Fangirl for Chris Waller in 2023.
George Main Stakes / King Charles III Results
Year | Place | Horse | Time |
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2024 King Charles III Stakes |
1st | Ceolwulf | 1 minute 34.07 seconds |
2nd | Pride Of Jenni | ||
3rd | My Oberon | ||
2023 King Charles III Stakes |
1st | Fangirl | 1 minute 33.79 seconds |
2nd | Mr Brightside | ||
3rd | My Oberon | ||
2022 George Main Stakes |
1st | Anamoe | 1 minute 38.61 seconds |
2nd | Icebath | ||
3rd | Hinged | ||
2021 George Main Stakes |
1st | Verry Elleegant | 1 minute 36.07 seconds |
2nd | Riodini | ||
3rd | Think It Over | ||
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 |
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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 |