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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.

King Charles III Stakes 2025 Odds

Randwick R0
King Charles III Stakes 1600m (Pre-Noms)

Open Race time:  1760760000

Runner Details	Win	Place
Fangirl T:	4.00	1.75
Ceolwulf T:	7.00	2.50
Via Sistina T:	7.00	2.50
Antino T:	8.00	2.75
Autumn Glow T:	8.00	2.75
Lady Shenandoah T:	8.00	2.75
Another Wil T:	11.00	3.50
Gringotts T:	11.00	3.50
Mr Brightside T:	11.00	3.50
Stefi Magnetica T:	11.00	3.50
Tom Kitten T:	11.00	3.50
Aeliana T:	15.00	4.50
Jimmysstar T:	15.00	4.50
Linebacker T:	15.00	4.50
Royal Patronage T:	15.00	4.50
Pride Of Jenni T:	21.00	6.00
Buckaroo T:	26.00	7.25
Evaporate T:	26.00	7.25
Lady Of Camelot T:	26.00	7.25
Lazzura T:	26.00	7.25
Light Infantry Man T:	26.00	7.25
Lindermann T:	26.00	7.25
Moira T:	26.00	7.25
Nepotism T:	26.00	7.25
Swiftfalcon T:	26.00	7.25
Vinrock T:	26.00	7.25
Feroce T:	51.00	13.50
Firestorm T:	51.00	13.50
Freedom Rally T:	51.00	13.50
Kovalica T:	51.00	13.50
Middle Earth T:	51.00	13.50
Pericles T:	51.00	13.50
Zardozi T:	51.00	13.50
Arapaho T:	101.00	26.00
Encap T:	101.00	26.00
Golden Path T:	101.00	26.00
Militarize T:	101.00	26.00
My Oberon T:	101.00	26.00
New Energy T:	101.00	26.00
Port Lockroy T:	101.00	26.00

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Data retrieved: 30/05/2025 04:20:16 PM (Australia/Brisbane)

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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)
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

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Each Way: TBD

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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
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