The $5 million King Charles III Stakes (formerly known as the George Main Stakes) takes place at Royal Randwick on The Everest Day.
2025 King Charles III Stakes Results
- 1st: TBD
- 2nd: TBD
- 3rd: TBD
King Charles III Stakes (George Main Stakes) News
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- 2024 King Charles III Stakes Field & Betting Update: Pride Of Jenni v Fangirl
- 2024 Epsom Handicap Winner Ceolwulf Enormous Late
- Fangirl Too Good in 7 Stakes 2024 Results Ahead of King Charles
- King Charles III Stakes Results 2023: Fangirl Beats Mr Brightside
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.
King Charles III Stakes 2025 Odds
King Charles III Stakes 1600m (Pre-Noms)
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Fangirl T:
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Ceolwulf T:
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Via Sistina T:
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Antino T:
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Autumn Glow T:
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Lady Shenandoah T:
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Another Wil T:
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Gringotts T:
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Mr Brightside T:
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Stefi Magnetica T:
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Tom Kitten T:
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Aeliana T:
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Jimmysstar T:
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Linebacker T:
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Royal Patronage T:
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Pride Of Jenni T:
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Buckaroo T:
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Evaporate T:
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Lady Of Camelot T:
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Lazzura T:
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Data retrieved: 28/05/2025 03:34:47 PM (Australia/Brisbane)
The event moved from its traditional September timeslot ahead of the 2023 edition to 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 2025 King Charles III Stakes (formerly George Main Stakes) runs on Saturday October 18, 2025 at Royal Randwick on The Everest Day.
King Charles III Stakes (George Main Stakes) | |
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Date: | Saturday October 18, 2025 |
Track: | Randwick Racecourse |
Distance: | 1600m |
Race Type: | Weight-For-Age |
Status: | Group 1 |
Prize Money: | $5,000,000 |
2025 King Charles III Stakes Results
- 1st: TBD
- 2nd: TBD
- 3rd: TBD
2025 King Charles III Stakes Betting
The season’s best King Charles III Stakes 2025 betting odds and 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).
2025 King Charles III Stakes Form
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2025 King Charles III Stakes Tips
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To Win: TBD
The Danger: TBD
Each Way: TBD
The Roughie: TBD
2025 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 2025 Final Field & Barriers are released the Wednesday prior to the race and will be published in full below.
2025 King Charles III Stakes Nominations
Nominations for the King Charles III Stakes 2025 close the Monday of race week.
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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2025 King Charles III Stakes |
1st | TBD | TBD |
2nd | TBD | ||
3rd | TBD | ||
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 irer | ||
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 |
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