George Main Stakes
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The George Main Stakes is a Group 1 Australian thoroughbred horse race at Weight for Age run over a distance of 1600 metres at Randwick Racecourse, Sydney in September. The race is named after George Main, a former chairman of the Australian Jockey Club. George Main lived with his wife Mary on Retreat, a grazing property west of Cootamundra on the southwest slopes of New South Wales. He bred racehorses and ran sheep.
[edit] The Winners
- 2006 - Racing to Win
- 2005 - Mr Celebrity
- 2004 - Grand Armee
- 2003 - Lonhro
- 2002 - Defier
- 2001 - Viscount
- 2000 - Adam
- 1999 - Shogun Lodge
- 1998 - Dracula
- 1997 - Encounter
- 1996 - Juggler
- 1995 - Turridu
- 1994 - Durbridge
- 1993 - March Hare
- 1992 - Coronation Day
- 1991 - Planet Ruler
- 1990 - Shaftesbury Avenue
- 1989 - Vo Rogue
- 1988 - Gennaker
- 1987 - Campaign King
- 1986 - Ma Chiquita
- 1985 - Roman Artist
- 1984 - Inspired
- 1983 - Emancipation
- 1982 - Kingston Town
- 1981 - Kingston Town
- 1980 - Tullmax
- 1979 - Imposing
- 1978 - Party's Pride
- 1977 - Blockbuster
- 1976 - Purple Patch
- 1975 - Hartshill
- 1974 - Itchy Feet
- 1973 - All Shot
- 1972 - Nippon
- 1971 - Baguette
- 1970 - Ricochet
- 1969 - Zephyrus
- 1968 - Regal Rhythm
- 1967 - Regal Rhythm
- 1966 - Chantal
- 1965 - Count Radiant
- 1964 - Count Radiant
- 1963 - Wenona Girl
- 1962 - New Statesman
- 1961 - Martello Towers
- 1960 - Second Earl
- 1959 - Amanullah
- 1958 - Lindbergh
- 1957 - Landy
- 1956 - Kingster
- 1955 - Prince Morvi
- 1954 - Gendarme
- 1953 - Tarien
- 1952 - Montana
- 1951 - Oversight
- 1950 - San Domenico
- 1949 - The Groom
- 1948 - De La Salle
- 1947 - Shannon
- 1946 - Shannon
- 1945 - Modulation