Dubai: Oaks heroine Taghrooda will bid to rewrite the record books when she lines up to contest the £1 million (Dh6.2 million) King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes (G1), the second richest race in Britain, at Ascot on Saturday.

Trained by John Gosden, the talented daughter of six-time Group 1 winning stallion Sea The Stars, attempts to become only the second Oaks winner to capture the King George in the same calendar year, a feat last accomplished 38 years ago by the French-trained Pawneese.

Only one other three-year-old filly, American-bred Hall of Fame winner Dahlia, has been successful in the 2,400-metre contest, which pits the Classic generation against older horses. Dahlia won back-to-back King Georges in 1973-74.

Taghrooda will also hope to provide owner Shaikh Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai and Minister of Finance, with a second success in the race after Nashwan’s famous triumph in 1989.

Gosden, who has enjoyed one previous victory from six runners with Nathaniel in 2011, saddles three of the nine horses contesting this year’s renewal of Britain’s most prestigious open-age flat race, which dates back to 1951.

The British Champion Trainer in 2012 Gosden also saddles Epsom Derby-third Romsdal for Princess Haya Bint Al Hussain, wife of His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, and the supplemented Royal Ascot scorer Eagle Top.

Over the years, the King George has thrown up several exciting clashes of the generations, with three-year-olds and four-year-olds winning 28 times, while five-year-olds have clinched six renewals and six-year-olds just one.

Besides having history on her side, Taghrooda can take advantage of a 15lb weight concession as a filly.

Angus Gold, Shaikh Hamdan’s racing manager, said in the Sporting Life: “John Gosden said, particularly if she is going to retire at the end of the season, she’s not going to have many more races, so why don’t we have a go at a big one with her.

“She’s a Classic winner and it’s not like a stallion we’re trying to promote. We’re going to be keeping her to breed from, so I think Shaikh Hamdan felt he’d like to be adventurous and have a go at a big one.”

Shaikh Hamdan is also represented by recent Coral-Eclipse winner Mukhadram, who has to step up in distance for the first time in his career,

His trainer William Haggas sounded a note of caution when he said: “I have been anxious to step him up to this distance for a while, but now that the day gets closer, I am not so sure. Saturday will tell us everything.

“He should get his ideal conditions – a nice, warm day and fast ground, which he loves – so we will just have to see what happens.”

Godolphin, a five-time winner of the King George, are represented by 2013 Irish Derby victory Trading Leather.

Trading Leather, who was second in this race 12 months ago, was beaten by Mukhadram in the Eclipse three weeks ago.

His rider Kevin Manning was oozing confidence and told At The Races: “I think he’ll improve a bit from Sandown. I think he’ll come on for the run and I think there’s a bit more there, so I’m expecting a big run on Saturday.

“I think he’s pretty versatile from a mile and a quarter to a mile and a half. Probably his best performance was in the Irish Derby at a mile and a half, but I think it comes down the way the race unfolds.”