King Charles III Stakes Winners (George Main Stakes Winners)
From the race’s inauguration back in 1945 right through until 2024 we have a complete list of past George Main Stakes / King Charles III Stakes winners. View every previous George Main Stakes / King Charles III Stakes champion throughout history, plus extra details including the age, gender and weight carried to victory of the George Main Stakes winners going back to the year 2000.
The George Main Stakes was renamed as the King Charles III Stakes ahead of the 2023 in honour of His Majesty King Charles III. The event’s official inaugural King Charles III Stakes winner was the Chris Waller-trained Fangirl in 2023.
Modulation (1945) was the inaugural George Main Stakes winner.
Viscount (2001) was the last three-year-old to win the George Main Stakes / King Charles III Stakes.
The 2021 George Main Stakes winner Verry Elleegant went on to famously win that year’s Melbourne Cup race on the first Tuesday of November at Flemington.
In the decade from 2012-2021 trainer Chris Waller famously prepared eight George Main Stakes winners including his three-time hero Winx (2016-18). Winx is best known for her historic four Cox Plate victories.
Kolding holds the current George Main Stakes time record winning in 1 minute 33.3 seconds in 2020.
Multiple George Main Stakes winners: Shannon (1946-47), Count Radiant (1964-65), Regal Rhythm (1967-68), Kingston Town (1981-82), and Winx (2016-18).
The 2022 George Main Stakes winner Anamoe celebrated his fifth Group 1 victory in the event saluting as the short $1.65 odds-on favourite for Godolphin. Anamoe would continue on to win that year’s Group 1 Caulfield Stakes and Cox Plate before a big autumn return in 2023 when taking out the Chipping Norton – George Ryder double.
The 2023 King Charles III winner was the Chris Waller-trained Fangirl ($5.50) who improved on a lead-up 7 Stakes third to blitz the beaten odds-on favourite Mr Brightside by over 2.6 lengths.
The 2024 King Charles III Stakes winner was the Joe Pride-trained Ceolwulf ($6.50) who made it a Group 1 double over the Randwick mile backing-up from his Epsom Handicap victory to impress on The Everest Day when chasing down the beaten favourite Pride Of Jenni to take out the $5 million feature with Chad Schofield aboard from barrier two.
george main STAKES / King Charles III Stakes WINNERS 2000 – the present
| Year | Horse (Age / Gender) | Jockey | Weight | Trainer/s | Barrier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEOLWULF (NZ) (4G) | CHAD SCHOFIELD | 58.5 kg | JOSEPH PRIDE | 2 | |
| FANGIRL (5M) | JAMES MCDONALD | 57.0 kg | CHRIS WALLER | 2 | |
| ANAMOE (4H) | JAMES MCDONALD | 58.5 kg | JAMES CUMMINGS | 7 | |
| VERRY ELLEEGANT (NZ) (6M) | JAMES MCDONALD | 57.0 kg | CHRIS WALLER | 2 | |
| KOLDING (NZ) (5G) | TOMMY BERRY | 59.0 kg | CHRIS WALLER | 7 | |
| AVILIUS (GB) (5G) | K MCEVOY | 59.0 kg | JAMES CUMMINGS | 8 | |
| WINX (AUS) (7M) | J BOWMAN | 57.0 kg | CHRIS WALLER | 3 | |
| WINX (AUS) (6M) | J BOWMAN | 57.0 kg | CHRIS WALLER | 1 | |
| WINX (AUS) (5M) | J BOWMAN | 57.0 kg | CHRIS WALLER | 5 | |
| KERMADEC (NZ) (4H) | G SCHOFIELD | 58.5 kg | CHRIS WALLER | 4 | |
| SACRED FALLS (NZ) (5H) | Z PURTON | 59.0 kg | CHRIS WALLER | 1 | |
| STREAMA (AUS) (5M) | B SHINN | 57.0 kg | G H WALTER | 6 | |
| SHOOT OUT (AUS) (6G) | J BOWMAN | 59.0 kg | CHRIS WALLER | 4 | |
| SINCERO (AUS) (4G) | C G O’BRIEN | 58.5 kg | STEPHEN FARLEY | 8 | |
| MORE JOYOUS (NZ) (4M) | C W BROWN | 56.5 kg | MS G WATERHOUSE | 5 | |
| ROAD TO ROCK (AUS) (5H) | G SCHOFIELD | 59.0 kg | ANTHONY CUMMINGS | 9 | |
| MENTALITY (AUS) (5G) | C W BROWN | 59.0 kg | JOHN HAWKES | 6 | |
| RACING TO WIN (AUS) (4G) | G BOSS | 57.5 kg | JOHN O’SHEA | 1 | |
| MR CELEBRITY (NZ) (5G) | L BEASLEY | 58.0 kg | MS G WATERHOUSE | 4 | |
| GRAND ARMEE (AUS) (6G) | D BEASLEY | 58.0 kg | MS G WATERHOUSE | 4 | |
| LONHRO (AUS) (5H) | D BEADMAN | 58.0 kg | JOHN HAWKES | 3 | |
| DEFIER (AUS) (5G) | C MUNCE | 58.0 kg | G H WALTER | 5 | |
| VISCOUNT (AUS) (3C) | K MCEVOY | 49.5 kg | JOHN HAWKES | 5 | |
| ADAM (AUS) (6H) | J SHEEHAN | 58.0 kg | R K BROCK | 1 |
Note: There was no George Main Stakes run in 2007.
COMPLETE LIST OF PAST King CHARLES III STAKES WINNERS
| Year | Winner |
|---|---|
| 2024 | Ceolwulf |
| 2023 | Fangirl |
COMPLETE LIST OF PAST george main STAKES WINNERS 1945 – 2022
| Year | Winner |
|---|---|
| 2022 | Anamoe |
| 2021 | Verry Elleegant |
| 2020 | Kolding |
| 2019 | Avilius |
| 2018 | Winx |
| 2017 | Winx |
| 2016 | Winx |
| 2015 | Kermadec |
| 2014 | Sacred Falls |
| 2013 | Streama |
| 2012 | Shoot Out |
| 2011 | Sincero |
| 2010 | More Joyous |
| 2009 | Road To Rock |
| 2008 | Mentality |
| 2007
Race Not Held due to Equine Influenza |
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| 2006 | Racing to Win |
| 2005 | Mr Celebrity |
| 2004 | Grand Armee |
| 2003 | Lonhro |
| 2002 | Defier |
| 2001 | Viscount |
| 2000 | Adam |
| 1999 | Shogun Lodge |
| 1998 | Dracula |
| 1997 | Encounter |
| 1996 | Juggler |
| 1995 | Turridu |
| 1994 | Durbridge |
| 1993 | March Hare |
| 1992 | Coronation Day |
| 1991 | Planet Ruler |
| 1990 | Shaftesbury Avenue |
| 1989 | Vo Rogue |
| 1988 | Gennaker |
| 1987 | Campaign King |
| 1986 | Ma Chiquita |
| 1985 | Roman Artist |
| 1984 | Inspired |
| 1983 | Emancipation |
| 1982 | Kingston Town |
| 1981 | Kingston Town |
| 1980 | Tullmax |
| 1979 | Imposing |
| 1978 | Party’s Pride |
| 1977 | Blockbuster |
| 1976 | Purple Patch |
| 1975 | Hartshill |
| 1974 | Itchy Feet |
| 1973 | All Shot |
| 1972 | Nippon |
| 1971 | Baguette |
| 1970 | Ricochet |
| 1969 | Zephyrus |
| 1968 | Regal Rhythm |
| 1967 | Regal Rhythm |
| 1966 | Chantal |
| 1965 | Count Radiant |
| 1964 | Count Radiant |
| 1963 | Wenona Girl |
| 1962 | New Statesman |
| 1961 | Martello Towers |
| 1960 | Second Earl |
| 1959 | Amanullah |
| 1958 | Lindbergh |
| 1957 | Landy |
| 1956 | Kingster |
| 1955 | Prince Morvi |
| 1954 | Gendarme |
| 1953 | Tarien |
| 1952 | Montana |
| 1951 | Oversight |
| 1950 | San Domenico |
| 1949 | The Groom |
| 1948 | De La Salle |
| 1947 | Shannon |
| 1946 | Shannon |
| 1945 | Modulation |