King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes 2026 Result
Can Calandagan make history by landing a victory in the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes? The horse was able to win this race last year at Ascot and looks set to go off as favourite for this one mile, four furlong encounter. The French raider has claimed two victories in three outings this term, although there are lots of other contenders.
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Masquerade Ball is something of an unknown but the Japanese raider can go well and has plenty of improvement as a four-year-old. Benvenuto Cellini is another top-class performer with the three-year-old ready to step things up, with Minnie Hauk another Aidan O’Brien-trained horse who could be in the mix at the business end of the race.
2026 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes Result
9 finishers- 1 Kalpana Colin Keane +650
- 2 Calandagan Mickael Barzalona +120F
- 3 Benvenuto Cellini Ryan Moore +400
- 4 Lambourn William Buick +5000
- 5 Goliath Christophe Soumillon +1200
- 6 Action Sean Levey +12500
- 7 Masquerade Ball Christophe-Patrice Lemaire +650
- 8 Minnie Hauk Wayne Lordan +850
- 9 Wurttemberg Oisin Murphy +4000
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It’s hard to criticise the form of Calandagan who has been a serial winner at the top level in his career. The five-year-old is still at the peak of his powers, with Francis-Henri Graffard training a horse who was able to score in the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes last time out. We were taken by the more recent victory at Saint-Cloud after a disappointing effort at Epsom.
The Derby effort was the only below-par effort in recent times, with that coming after a Meydan success at the end of March. Back in November, there was an unexpected success for the versatile performer, with Calandagan able to score in the Japan Cup in Tokyo. There was also an October success in the Qipco Champion Stakes. The Group 1 triumph came by over two lengths when seeing off Ombudsman.
Masquerade Ball is a four-year-old who arrives from Japan and he was pretty impressive when finishing second at Sha Tin in April. Only a length separated the horse from eventual winner Romantic Warrior in the QEII Cup, with the same runner only a short distance behind Calandagan in the Japan Cup. There had previously been a win in the Tokyo Cup.
Benvenuto Cellini runs for Aidan O’Brien and there was a smart effort at the Curragh at the end of June, with when the 7/4 favourite was able to score by nearly two lengths. There was a mishap in the Derby although that came after a stellar display at Chester when the short-priced favourite obliged in the Chester Vase Stakes.
Past Winners
2025 — King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes
- 1 Calandagan M Barzalona +110F
- 2 Kalpana Oisin Murphy +750
- 3 Rebel's Romance W Buick +500
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