Tag: Ascot races

Trophy for The Winning Owner of the King George The race was first run in 1951 after it was an amalgamation of two races, the first was the King George Vi Stakes, a race over two miles which was first run in 1946. The second race was to celebrate and commemorate The King’s wife, Queen

This weekend sees the sixty-ninth running of The King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot. There are a few horse races every year throughout the world which are truly ‘iconic’, and this race is one of them. Even if you have absolutely no interest in horse racing, this race run over 1 ½