2018 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes information
68th King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes
Location
Ascot Racecourse
Date
28 July 2018
Winning horse
Poet's Word
Jockey
James Doyle
Trainer
Michael Stoute
Owner
Saeed Suhail
Conditions
Good to Firm
The 2018 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes was a horse race held at Ascot Racecourse on Saturday 28 July 2018. It was the 68th running of the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes.
The winner was Poet's Word, a five-year-old bay horse trained at Newmarket by Michael Stoute, ridden by James Doyle and owned by Saeed Suhail. Poet's Word's victory was the first in the race for both his owner and jockey. Stoute was winning the race for a record sixth time following his successes with Shergar (1981), Opera House (1993), Golan (2002), Conduit (2009) and Harbinger (2010). Poet's Word was the sixth five-year-old male to win the race following Aggressor, Mtoto, Opera House, Swain and Daylami.[1]
^"King George: Poet's Word triumphs at Ascot to give Sir Michael Stoute record win". BBC Sport. 28 July 2018.
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