King George Stakes Betting 2011
The King George Stakes is the second race on the third day of Glorious Goodwood each year. The race is covered in prestige and history which makes it one of the best short sprints on the flat racing calendar.
Unfortunately for the punters King George Stakes betting 2011 is going to be dominated by the shortly priced favourites. With every short sprint, there is much less that can go wrong for the stronger horses and the weaker animals don't have as much time to make an impression.
Race Details for the King George Stakes
The race details for the King George Stakes are very easy to understand. The race is run over a distance of five furlongs which puts it among the shortest races at Goodwood. For some this is the best sort of race because the runners often build up tremendous speeds and create a magnificent sight as they thunder past the crowd.
The race is open to three-year-old horses and older with weight requirements of eight stones and ten pounds for three-year-olds and four stones dead for four-year-olds. Some of the best four-year-old horses have won this race in the recent past such as Moorhouse Lad in 2007.
The race details are capped off by the fact the winner gets a large share of a prize purse worth in the region of £100,000. This can make the race a very big pay day for jockeys and trainers when the horses in the race are only running for just under one minute.
King George Stakes Favourite
Bordelescott is the natural selection to be King George Stakes favourite having secured victory in the 2010 race. However, this animal is now nine-years-old and there are serious doubts over whether the horse will be entered for this contest.
Group Therapy could be named as the King George Stakes favourite in the betting market after coming second in the race last year. Group Therapy has been in good form ever since and has a decent record when running in front of the bigger crowds and in bigger events.
Astrophysical Jet will also want another crack at this race and could be a King George Stakes favourite. The odds on this horse last year were always mid-ranged to long which means the horse could be priced in if it proves popular with the punters.
Strategy for Flat Race Sprints
It is easy to make the wrong selection when it comes to strategy for flat race sprints. The horses that are going to stand a good chance of winning the King George Stakes are going to be the horses that get off to a good start. In such a short race, any horse that starts poorly will have no time to recover.
Strategy for flat race sprints also means looking for the horses in the best form over short distances of five, six and seven furlongs. These horses will be impeccably trained to master these sorts of distances to produce consistent wins and place finishes.