King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes

The King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged three or older, run at Ascot over one mile, three furlongs and 211 yards each July. It is Britain's most prestigious open-age flat race and is often called simply the King George. Its 1975 running, a hard fight to the finish between Grundy and Bustino, is frequently described as the race of the century. The race came from joining two Ascot races created in 1946 and 1948, one named for King George VI and one for his wife Queen Elizabeth, an idea of the Clerk of the Course, Major John Crocker Bulteel, and the first combined running was on 21 July 1951. The diamond company De Beers sponsored it from 1972 to 2006 and Betfair from 2009, and since 2011 the winner has earned a place in the Breeders' Cup Turf.