{"id":298524,"date":"2025-07-28T13:05:13","date_gmt":"2025-07-28T13:05:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/298524\/"},"modified":"2025-07-28T13:05:13","modified_gmt":"2025-07-28T13:05:13","slug":"king-george-prize-money-boost-reflects-need-to-maintain-relevance-of-british-racings-best-events","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/298524\/","title":{"rendered":"King George prize-money boost reflects need to maintain relevance of British racing&#8217;s best events"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-testid=\"Text__0__GlideArticleBody\">Thank goodness France does not let geldings run in the Prix de l&#8217;Arc de Triomphe.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"Text__1__GlideArticleBody\">Longchamp&#8217;s loss has been Ascot&#8217;s gain with the King George victories of Goliath and Calandagan in the last two years.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"Text__2__GlideArticleBody\">For those of us of a certain age, Ascot&#8217;s mid-season highlight is a very different race to what it was.<\/p>\n<p>Read the full story<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb0b4133-2 cgVXXE\">Read award-winning journalism from the best writers in racing, with exclusive news, interviews, columns, investigations, stable tours and subscriber-only emails.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to unlock<\/p>\n<ul class=\"sc-eb0b4133-5 hJkQDn\">\n<li data-testid=\"Text__SubscriptionFeature\" class=\"sc-eb0b4133-6 kCjOjY\">Racing Post digital newspaper (worth over \u00a3100 per month)<\/li>\n<li data-testid=\"Text__SubscriptionFeature\" class=\"sc-eb0b4133-6 kCjOjY\">Award-winning journalism from the best writers in racing<\/li>\n<li data-testid=\"Text__SubscriptionFeature\" class=\"sc-eb0b4133-6 kCjOjY\">Expert tips from the likes of Tom Segal and Paul Kealy<\/li>\n<li data-testid=\"Text__SubscriptionFeature\" class=\"sc-eb0b4133-6 kCjOjY\">Replays and results analysis from all UK and Irish racecourses<\/li>\n<li data-testid=\"Text__SubscriptionFeature\" class=\"sc-eb0b4133-6 kCjOjY\">Form study tools including the Pro Card and Horse Tracker<\/li>\n<li data-testid=\"Text__SubscriptionFeature\" class=\"sc-eb0b4133-6 kCjOjY\">Extensive archive of statistics covering horses, trainers, jockeys, owners, pedigree and sales data<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.racingpost.com\/subscriptions\/\" data-testid=\"Link__Subscribe\" class=\"sc-eb0b4133-7 yLNHi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Subscribe<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"Text__Login\" class=\"sc-eb0b4133-8 gRoJBC\">Already a subscriber?<a data-testid=\"Link__Login\" href=\"https:\/\/www.racingpost.com\/api\/auth\/login\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Log in<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"Text__PublishedDate\" data-article-publish-date-string=\"Published on 28 July 2025\" data-article-publish-date=\"28 July 2025\" class=\"sc-baabe586-8 isYWMR\">Published on 28 July 2025in<a data-testid=\"Link__PrimaryTaxonomy\" data-article-primary-taxonomy=\"On The Money\" class=\"sc-baabe586-10 fCsTLE\" href=\"https:\/\/www.racingpost.com\/news\/opinion\/comment\/on-the-money\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">On The Money<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"Text__UpdatedDate\" data-article-update-date-string=\"Last updated 14:00, 28 July 2025\" data-article-update-date=\"14:00, 28 July 2025\" class=\"sc-baabe586-8 isYWMR\">Last updated 14:00, 28 July 2025<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Thank goodness France does not let geldings run in the Prix de l&#8217;Arc de Triomphe. 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