King George V Cup

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.

King George V Cup
Listed race
LocationLeopardstown
Co. Dublin, Ireland
Race typeFlat / Thoroughbred
WebsiteLeopardstown
Race information
Distance1m 4f (2,413 metres)
SurfaceTurf
TrackLeft-handed
QualificationThree-year-olds*
*Excluding G1 / G2 winners
Weight9 st 3 lb
Allowances
3 lb for fillies
Penalties
5 lb for G3 winners*
3 lb for Listed winners*
*from 1 January 2019
Purse€45,000 (2019)
1st: €26,550
King George V Cup
2020
Delphi Numen Aunt Bee

The race was first run in 2008, and was known as the Nijinsky Stakes until 2012.

Winners

Year Winner Jockey Trainer Time
2008 Navajo Moon Danny Grant David Wachman 1:54.13
2009 Shreyas Kevin Manning Jim Bolger 1:52.29
2010 Rose Hip Chris Hayes Joseph G Murphy 1:52.58
2011 Laughing Wayne Lordan Charles O'Brien 2:22.32
2012 Backbench Blues Fran Berry Jessica Harrington 2:32.33
2013 Dibayani Declan McDonogh Michael Halford 2:19.01
2014 Roheryn Colin Keane Ger Lyons 2:36.45
2015 Radanpour Pat Smullen Dermot Weld 2:37.04
2016 The Major General Michael Hussey Aidan O'Brien 2:39.41
2017 Grandee Colm O'Donoghue Jessica Harrington 2:38.34
2018 Giuseppe Garibaldi Donnacha O'Brien Aidan O'Brien 2:34.45
2019 Rakan Chris Hayes Dermot Weld 2:39.98

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