The King George VI Chase is a Grade 1 National Hunt steeplechase in Great Britain which is open to horses aged four years or older.
The race is scheduled to take place each year on 26 December, and features as part of the course's Christmas Festival.
The event was first run in February 1937, and it was named in honour of the new British monarch, King George VI.
It was only run twice before World War II, during which Kempton Park was closed for racing and used as a prisoner-of-war camp.
After the war the racecourse re-opened, and the event returned in 1947 on a new date – Boxing Day.