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King Charles lll Stakes Race Guide

Everything that does not change about the King Charles lll Stakes: how the race works, how to bet it, its history and its past winners. For this year’s field, tips and best bets, see the King Charles lll Stakes race page.

George Main Stakes

King Charles III Stakes Tips

Looking for the winner of the King Charles III Stakes is no easy task, but keeping some important factors on your side can help you.

The Group 3 Tramway Quality Handicap is generally considered a lead up race to the King Charles III Stakes and usually provides clues to the winner at Randwick.

Our experts assess all the King Charles III Stakes runners, their form, barrier draws, speedmap and more to help come up with our betting pointers and King Charles III Stakes tips to help you back the winner.

Will we see more dominant performances from females, who hold a great record? And will the winner go on to perform well in the Epsom Handicap?

Our expert tipster will provide their King Charles III Stakes tips and selections following the barrier draw.

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How to Bet on the King Charles III Stakes

There are plenty of betting options on King Charles III Stakes, and for those punters waiting for the big event, you’ll need to be patient as the feature race is run toward to end of the day.

Betting options include:

Win Bets

Exactly as it sounds, a Win bet is betting on a single horse to win the race.

Place Bets

Betting for the place generally pays around one quarter of the win odds and covers three placings with your horse having to finish 1st, 2nd or 3rd to be successful.

Each-Way Bets

Half your stake on the Win and half your stake on the Place is an each-way bet. For example: $20 each-way gives you $10 on the win and $10 on the Place.

Quinella & Exacta

Picking the first two horses past the post will give you the Quinella or Exacta. The difference between the two is with a Quinella, your horses can finish in any order, and in an Exacta, your two runners must finish in the exact order you selected – unless you box them.

Trifecta

The first three horses past the post. You can select three horses in order or you can box three horses meaning they can finish in any order. Flexi Trifectas also give you the option to add more than three horses in any combination for 1st, 2nd and 3rd. The cost of a flexi Trifecta is calculated by the amount of runners you have in each placing.

First 4

The first four horses past the past. Same rules apply as Trifectas with straight out First 4 in order, Boxed First 4 or Flexi First 4.

Same Race Multi

Some bookmakers give the option for a same race multi where you can select certain runners to finish 1st, Top 2, Top 3 and Top 4. Odds are displayed next to each horse for each betting option, and odds are combined in a multi bet. The best bookmakers to bet on King Charles III Stakes for Same Race Multis include: Ladbrokes & Neds.

Quadrella

The ‘Quaddie’ is one of the hardest bet types to land but can be very rewarding with massive returns. All Quaddie wagers go into a pool, and the money is shared out among winners. The bigger the odds of each winning leg, the more likely the Quaddie will pay more as more people are knocked out of the pool. To land the Quaddie, you need to select four winning horses in four selected races. You can have one runner per leg or multiple runners, but the more runners you have, the more it costs to place the Quaddie bet. Flexi options allow punters to place large Quaddies but take a smaller percentage for a smaller outlay.

King Charles III Stakes Odds

Leading bookmakers Ladbrokes, Neds, bet365 & Palmerbet have the latest King Charles III Stakes betting odds available in advance of the race. There will be plenty of movements in the George Main betting markets in the days leading up to the race following the barrier draw.

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George Main Stakes History

The George Main Stakes a Group 1 race staged during the Sydney Spring Carnival at Randwick Racecourse in September each year.

The weight-for-age event is open to all ages, run over a distance of one mile (1600 metres) and has a prizepool in excess of $500,000.

Read more about the History of the George Main Stakes.

George Main Stakes Winners (Since 2000)

2025 Ceolwulf
2024 Ceolwulf
2023 Fangirl
2022 Anamoe
2021 Verry Elleegant
2020 Kolding
2019 Avilius
2018 Winx
2017 Winx
2016 Winx
2015 Kermadec
2014 Sacred Falls
2013 Streama
2012 Shoot Out
2011 Sincero
2010 More Joyous
2009 Road To Rock
2008 Mentality
2007 Race Not Held
2006 Racing To Win
2005 Mr Celebrity
2004 Grand Armee
2003 Lonhro
2002 Defier
2001 Viscount
2000 Adam

Top 5 George Main Stakes Winners

Check out our Top 5 George Main Stakes Winners and see which champion gallopers made the cut.

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Free Randwick Betting Tips

Follow the link to find our free Randwick tips and best bets for each and every meeting. Our Randwick tipster previews each meeting and highlights a Best Bet, Next Best & Best Value.