Saturday July 24, 2010 marks the 49th running of the annual King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot Racecourse. A Group 1 flat horse race, the feature race on the day’s card offers the track’s largest purse annually at £1,000,000. Contested over a distance of a mile and four furlongs, entry is available to all horses of racing age.
The 2009 running of the race was won by four-year old Conduit trained by Sir Michael Stoute as an entry of the Ballymacoll Stud, and 2010 will crown a new champion with horse racing betting favorite, Conduit having been retired to stud in Japan following a successful 2009 campaign.
A dynamic field of 19 has been pointed at Saturday’s race with an impressive list of finishes to-date among top contenders including the winner and runner-up entries from the 2010 Epsom Derby along with the respective winners of the Irish Derby and Dante Stakes.
Trainer Sir Michael Stoute will look to return to the winner’s circle this time with 2010 Epsom Derby winner Workforce, an entry of Juddmonte Farms. Workforce is joined by favorites Midday, Mawatheeq, Dar Re Mi, Spanish Moon, Fencing Master, Cavalryman, Sariska and Youmzain as a partial list of contenders for Saturday’s race.
The King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes holds the distinction of being Ascot’s largest purse of the season. With premier admission tickets to race day sold out, and a prime field of contenders, spectators will be treated to one of the country’s premier racing events of the season.