The King George VI Chase is a National Hunt horse race of Grade 1 status. It takes place in the UK and is for horses 4-years-old and older. The race is run over 4,828 meters at the Kempton Park Racecourse. The race consists of 18 fences. The first race took place in 1937 in honour of King George VI (that bit you were probably able to work out for yourself).

The race took many years to reach the prestige of today.

The race has been won by many horses more than once with the most popular winner being Desert Orchid, who won it 4 times and became an iconic figure in the UK. "Dessie" would receive thousands of fan mail letters and drew thousands to the races whenever he ran.

King George VI Chase	Kempton Park
Kempton Park Racecourse is a flat course, found in Sunbury-on-Thames - Surrey, England and owned by Jockey Club Racecourses. Kempton Park hosts the National Hunt racing and Flat racing, the most recognized is the King George VI Chase.
In 2005 the site closed and in 2006 reopened with a new all-weather track with floodlighting in order to assist racing no matter what the weather and light conditions. The track is also home to the Racing Post Chase and the Sirenia Stakes.

King George VI Chase - Past Winners

2002 Best Mate
2003 Edredon Bleu
2004 Kicking King
2005 Kicking King
2006 Kauto Star

King George VI Chase - Betting

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