King George V Cup
Appearance
2016 | ||
The Major General | Claudio Monteverdi | Lieutenant General |
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, and was known as the Nijinsky Stakes until 2012.
Winners
Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Time |
2008 | Navajo Moon | D M Grant | David Wachman | 1:54.13 |
2009 | Shreyas | Kevin Manning | Jim Bolger | 1:52.29 |
2010 | Rose Hip | C D Hayes | Joseph G Murphy | 1:52.58 |
2011 | Laughing | W M Lordan | Charles O'Brien | 2:22.32 |
2012 | Backbench Blues | F M Berry | Jessica Harrington | 2:32.33 |
2013 | Dibayani | D P McDonogh | M Halford | 2:19.01 |
2014 | Roheryn | C T Keane | G M Lyons | 2:36.45 |
2015 | Radanpour | Pat Smullen | Dermot Weld | 2:37.04 |
2016 | The Major General | M C Hussey | Aidan O'Brien | 2:39.41 |