The 2020 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes was a horse race held at Ascot Racecourse on Saturday 25 July 2020. It was the 70th running of the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes.
| King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes | |
 Enable at the 2018 Breeders' Cup | |
| Location | Ascot Racecourse |
|---|---|
| Date | 25 July 2020 |
| Winning horse | Enable |
| Starting price | 4/9 |
| Jockey | Frankie Dettori |
| Trainer | John Gosden |
| Owner | Khalid Abullah |
The winner was Enable, a six-year-old bay mare trained at Newmarket by John Gosden, ridden by Frankie Dettori and owned by Khalid Abdullah. Enable's victory was a record-equalling seventh in the race for Dettori, the fifth for Gosden and the fourth for Khalid Abdullah. Enable became the first horse to win the King George three times, and the second six-year-old to win the race after Swain in 1998. The race was contested by only three runners, the smallest field in the event's history.[1]
Race details
edit- Sponsor: QIPCO
- Purse: £400,000; First prize: £226,840
- Surface: Turf
- Going: Good to Firm
- Distance: 12 furlongs
- Number of runners: 3
- Winner's time: 2:28.92
Full result
edit| Pos. | Marg. | Horse (bred) | Age | Jockey | Trainer (Country) | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Enable (GB) | 6 | Frankie Dettori | John Gosden (GB) | 4/9 | |
| 2 | 5½ | Sovereign (IRE) | 4 | William Buick | Aidan O'Brien (IRE) | 12/1 |
| 3 | 11 | Japan (GB) | 4 | Ryan Moore | Aidan O'Brien (IRE) | 5/2 |
Winner's details
editFurther details of the winner, Enable
- Sex: Mare
- Foaled: 12 February 2014
- Country: United Kingdom
- Sire: Nathaniel
- Owner: Khalid Abullah
- Breeder: Juddmonte Farms
References
edit- ^ "King George: Enable wins record third title at Ascot". BBC Sport. 25 July 2020. Retrieved 25 July 2020.