King George V Cup Explained

Class:Listed
Horse Race:King George V Cup
Location:Leopardstown
County Dublin, Ireland
Race Type:Flat / Thoroughbred
Website:Leopardstown
Distance:1m 4f (2,413 metres)
Surface:Turf
Track:Left-handed
Qualification:Three-year-olds*
*Excluding G1 / G2 winners
Weight:9 st 5 lb
Allowances
3 lb for fillies
Penalties
5 lb for G3 winners*
3 lb for Listed winners*
*from 1 January 2021
Purse:€37,500 (2021)
1st: €22,125

|}The King George V Cup is a Listed flat horse race in Ireland open to horses aged three years only.It is run at Leopardstown over a distance of 1 mile and 4 furlongs (2,413 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in June.

The race was first run in 2008 as the Nijinsky Stakes, before being renamed the King George V Cup in 2013. The race reverted to its original title in 2020 and 2021 before changing to the King George V Cup again from the 2022 running.

Records

Leading jockey (2 wins):

Leading trainer (5 wins):

Winners

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YearWinnerJockeyTrainerTime
2008Navajo MoonDanny GrantDavid Wachman1:54.13
2009ShreyasKevin ManningJim Bolger1:52.29
2010Rose HipChris HayesJoseph G Murphy1:52.58
2011LaughingWayne LordanCharles O'Brien2:22.32
2012Backbench BluesFran BerryJessica Harrington2:32.33
2013DibayaniDeclan McDonoghMichael Halford2:19.01
2014RoherynColin KeaneGer Lyons2:36.45
2015RadanpourPat SmullenDermot Weld2:37.04
2016The Major GeneralMichael HusseyAidan O'Brien2:39.41
2017GrandeeColm O'DonoghueJessica Harrington2:38.34
2018Giuseppe Garibaldi Donnacha O'BrienAidan O'Brien2:34.45
2019RakanChris HayesDermot Weld2:39.98
2020DelphiWayne LordanAidan O'Brien2:39.13
2021Fernando VichiGavin RyanDonnacha O'Brien2:35.38
2022Cairde Go DeoColin KeaneGer Lyons2:43.69
2023Tower of London Ryan MooreAidan O'Brien2:42.60
2024PortlandRyan MooreAidan O'Brien2:38.87

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