Sussex Stakes
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| Location |
Goodwood Racecourse W. Sussex, England |
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| Inaugurated | 1841 |
| Race type | Flat / Thoroughbred |
| Sponsor | Qatar Petroleum |
| Website | Goodwood |
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| Distance | 1 mile (1,609 metres) |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Right-handed |
| Qualification | Three-years-old and up |
| Weight |
9 st 0 lb (3yo); 9 st 8 lb (4yo+) Allowances 3 lb for fillies and mares |
| Purse |
£1,000,000 (2016) 1st: £560,200 |
| 2016 | ||
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| The Gurkha | Galileo Gold | Ribchester |
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| 2015 | ||
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| Solow | Arod | Gabrial |
| 2014 | ||
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| Kingman | Toronado | Darwin |
| 2013 | ||
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| Toronado | Dawn Approach | Declaration Of War |
| 2012 | ||
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| Frankel | Farhh | Gabrial |
| 2011 | ||
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| Frankel | Canford Cliffs | Rio De La Plata |
| 2010-2001 | ||
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| 2010 | ||
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| Canford Cliffs | Rip Van Winkle | Premio Loco |
| 2009 | ||
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| Rip Van Winkle | Paco Boy | Ghanaati |
| 2008 | ||
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| Henrythenavigator | Raven's Pass | Major Cadeaux |
| 2007 | ||
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| Ramonti | Excellent Art | Jeremy |
| 2006 | ||
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| Court Masterpiece | Soviet Song | Rob Roy |
| 2005 | ||
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| Proclamation | Soviet Song | Ad Valorem |
| 2004 | ||
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| Soviet Song | Nayyir | Le Vie Dei Colori |
| 2003 | ||
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| Reel Buddy | Statue Of Liberty | Norse Dancer |
| 2002 | ||
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| Rock Of Gibraltar | Noverre | Reel Buddy |
| 2001 | ||
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| Noverre | No Excuse Needed | Black Minnaloushe |
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| 2000 | ||
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| Giant's Causeway | Dansili | Medicean |
| 1999 | ||
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| Aljabr | Docksider | Almushtarak |
| 1998 | ||
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| Among Men | Almushtarak | Lend A Hand |
| 1997 | ||
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| Ali-Royal | Starborough | Allied Forces |
| 1996 | ||
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| First Island | Charnwood Forest | Alhaarth |
| 1995 | ||
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| Sayyedati | Bahri | Darnay |
| 1994 | ||
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| Distant View | Barathea | Grand Lodge |
| 1993 | ||
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| Bigstone | Sayyedati | Inchinor |
| 1992 | ||
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| Marling | Selkirk | Second Set |
| 1991 | ||
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| Second Set | Shadayid | Priolo |
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| 1990 | ||
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| Distant Relative | Green Line Express | Shavian |
| 1989 | ||
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| Zilzal | Green Line Express | Markofdistinction |
| 1988 | ||
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| Warning | Then Again | Most Welcome |
| 1987 | ||
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| Efisio | Hadeer | Star Cutter |
| 1986 | ||
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| Sonic Lady | Scottish Reel | Pennine Walk |
| 1985 | ||
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| Rousillon | Bairn | King of Clubs |
| 1984 | ||
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| Chief Singer | Creag-an-Sgor | Wassl |
| 1983 | ||
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| Noalcoholic | Tolomeo | Wassl |
| 1982 | ||
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| On The House | Sandhurst Prince | Achieved |
| 1981 | ||
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| King's Lake | To-Agori-Mou | Noalto |
| 1980-1970 | ||
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| 1980 | ||
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| Posse | Final Straw | Star Way |
| 1979 | ||
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| Kris | Swiss Maid | Alert |
| 1978 | ||
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| Jaazeiro | Radetzky | Formidable |
| 1977 | ||
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| Artaius | Free State | Relkino |
| 1976 | ||
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| Wollow | Free State | Poacher's Moon |
| 1975 | ||
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| Bolkonski | Rose Bowl | Lianga |
| 1974 | ||
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| Ace of Aces | Habat | Mount Hagen |
| 1973 | ||
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| Thatch | Jacinth | Sun Prince |
| 1972 | ||
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| Sallust | High Top | Sparkler |
| 1971 | ||
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| Brigadier Gerard | Faraway Son | Joshua |
| 1970 | ||
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| Humble Duty | Gold Rod | Joshua |
The Sussex Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged three years or older. It is run at Goodwood over a distance of 1 mile (1,609 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in late July or early August.
History
The first version of the event, a 6-furlong race for two-year-olds, was established in 1841. It continued intermittently for thirty-seven years, but it was uncontested on twenty-five occasions including fourteen walkovers.
The Sussex Stakes became a 1-mile race for three-year-olds in 1878. The previous version had been overshadowed by both the Goodwood Cup and the Stewards' Cup, but in its modified form it became the most prestigious race at Goodwood.
The event was opened to four-year-olds in 1960, and to horses aged five or older in 1975.
The race is currently held on the second day of the five-day Glorious Goodwood meeting.
Records
Most successful horse (2 wins):
- Frankel – 2011, 2012
Leading jockey (8 wins):
- Sir Gordon Richards – Marconigram (1928), Corpach (1936), Pascal (1937), Radiotherapy (1946), Combat (1947), Krakatao (1949), Le Sage (1951), Agitator (1952)
Leading trainer (7 wins):
- Sir Henry Cecil – Bolkonski (1975), Wollow (1976), Kris (1979), Distant View (1994), Ali-Royal (1997), Frankel (2011, 2012)
Leading owner (7 wins):
- Sue Magnier – Among Men (1998), Giant's Causeway (2000), Rock of Gibraltar (2002), Henrythenavigator (2008), Rip Van Winkle (2009), The Gurkha (2016)
- Khalid Abdullah – Rousillion (1985), Warning (1988), Distant View (1994), Frankel (2011, 2012), Kingman (2014)
Winners
See also
References
- Paris-Turf:
- Racing Post:
- galopp-sieger.de – Sussex Stakes.
- horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Sussex Stakes (2016).
- pedigreequery.com – Sussex Stakes – Goodwood.
- Abelson, Edward; John Tyrrel (1993). The Breedon Book of Horse Racing Records. Breedon Books. pp. 130–133. ISBN 1-873626-15-0.