Horse Racing

The 2011 George Main Stakes is a Group 1 race that is held at Randwick Racecourse in late September each year. Held on the first day of the ATC’s two-day carnival, the George Main Stakes is the premier weight-for-age event of the Sydney Spring Racing Carnival. Run over a distance of 1,600 metres, the George Main Stakes is worth $350,000 in prize money and the winner of this race is exempt from the ballot of the Group 1 Epsom Handicap that takes place one week later.

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The George Main Stakes was first run in 1945 when it was won by Modulation. The race is named after George Main, who was a former chairman of the Australian Jockey Club (before it was known as the Australian Turf Club).  The George Main Stakes was not run in 2007 due to the outbreak of Equine Influenza in Australia. Horses that perform well in the George Main Stakes often go on to run in the Epsom Handicap, especially due to the ballot exemption the winner receives.

Throughout the years, back-to-back George Main Stakes titles have been won on many occasions. Horses to have achieved this include Shannon (1946-47), Count Radiant (1964-65), Regal Rhythm (1967-68), and the great Kingston Town (1981-82). The fastest winning George Main Stakes time was set by Racing To Win in 2006, who finished the race in 1 minutes and 33.75 seconds. Montana (1952) holds the record for the slowest winning time, passing the post in 1 minute and 48.75 seconds.

Other notable horses to win the George Main Stakes include De La Salle (1948), Wenona Girl (1963), Baguette (1971), Imposing (1979), Emancipation (1983), Vo Rogue (1989), Shaftesbury Avenue (1990), Shogun Lodge (1999), Lonhro (2003), Grand Armee (2004) and More Joyous (2010).

George Main Stakes Past Winners & Results

Many of Australia’s best gallopers have won or placed in the George Main Stakes during its history and below you will find a list of past results since 2000.

Enter Table:
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

Converted:

Year	Results			Winning Time
2010	1 More Joyous	2 Trusting	3 Empires Choice	1:35.6
2009	1 Road to Rock	2 Black Piranha	3 Onemorenomore	1:35.5
2008	1 Mentality	2 Theseo	3 Gallant Tess	1:34.6
2007	Race Not Run
2006	1 Racing To Win	2 Red Dazzler	3 Desert War	1:33.8
2005	1 Mr Celebrity	2 Shania Dane	3 Outback Prince	1:34.6
2004	1 Grand Armee	2 King’s Chapel	3 Shamekha	1:36.9
2003	1 Lonhro	2 Grand Armee	3 Defier	1:37.5
2002	1 Defier	2 Excellerator	3 Sunline	1:38.3
2001	1 Viscount	2 Shogun Lodge	3 Courvoisier	1:36.7
2000	1 Adam	2 Mr. Innocent	3 Al Mansour	1:35.3