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Cocked Hat Stakes

Flat horse race in Britain


Summary

Flat horse race in Britain

FieldValue
classListed
horse raceCocked Hat Stakes
locationGoodwood Racecourse
W. Sussex, England
inaugurated1970
race typeFlat / Thoroughbred
sponsorWilliam Hill
websiteGoodwood
distance1m 3f 44y (2,253 metres)
surfaceTurf
trackRight-handed
qualificationThree-year-old
colts and geldings
weight9 st 2 lb
Penalties
5 lb for Group winners*
3 lb for Listed winners*
*after 31 August 2023
purse£60,000 (2024)
1st: £34,026

W. Sussex, England colts and geldings Penalties 5 lb for Group winners* 3 lb for Listed winners* *after 31 August 2023 1st: £34,026 |} The Cocked Hat Stakes is a Listed flat horse race in Great Britain open to three-year-old colts and geldings. It is run at Goodwood over a distance of 1 mile 3 furlongs and 44 yards (2,253 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in May.

History

The event was established in 1970, and it was originally called the Predominate Stakes, although developed from a similar race called the Levin Down Stakes run up to 1969. It was named after Predominate, a three-time winner of the Goodwood Stakes from 1958 to 1960, and the winner of the Goodwood Cup in 1961.

For a period the Predominate Stakes was contested over 1 mile and 4 furlongs. It was cut to 1 mile, 1 furlong and 192 yards in 1988. A new distance of 1 mile and 3 furlongs was introduced in 2001.

The event was renamed the Cocked Hat Stakes in 2007. Its title recalls a light-hearted race staged at Goodwood in the 19th century, in which each rider had to wear a military hat.

The race sometimes serves as a trial for the Epsom Derby. The only horse to have won both events is Troy in 1979.

Records

Leading jockey (5 wins):

  • Willie Carson – English Harbour (1978), Troy (1979), Prince Bee (1980), Morcon (1983), Minster Son (1988)
  • Frankie Dettori - Dubai Millennium (1999), Roscius (2000), Rewilding (2010), Khalidi (2017), Private Secretary (2019)

Leading trainer (6 wins):

  • Dick Hern – Charlton (1970), Buoy (1973), Troy (1979), Prince Bee (1980), Morcon (1983), Minster Son (1988)
  • Sir Henry Cecil - General Ironside (1976), Royal Blend (1977), Lanfranco (1985), Razeen (1990), Opera Score (1994), Disclaimer (2013)

Winners

YearWinnerJockeyTrainerTime
1970CharltonJoe MercerDick Hern2:39.40
1971LevanterLester PiggottRyan Price2:37.69
1972Scottish RifleRon HutchinsonJohn Dunlop2:43.97
1973BuoyJoe MercerDick Hern2:38.34
1974English PrincePat EdderyPeter Walwyn2:36.61
1975No AlimonyPat EdderyPeter Walwyn2:09.61
1976General IronsideLester PiggottHenry Cecil2:41.01
1977Royal BlendJoe MercerHenry Cecil2:37.63
1978English HarbourWillie CarsonIan Balding2:35.56
1979TroyWillie CarsonDick Hern2:50.07
1980Prince BeeWillie CarsonDick Hern2:34.29
1981no race
1982PeacetimeJoe MercerJeremy Tree2:38.03
1983MorconWillie CarsonDick Hern2:51.34
1984IliumTony MurrayHarry Thomson Jones2:38.74
1985LanfrancoSteve CauthenHenry Cecil2:36.13
1986Allez MilordGreville StarkeyGuy Harwood2:53.68
1987Ibn BeyRichard QuinnPaul Cole2:34.76
1988Minster SonWillie CarsonDick Hern2:07.65
1989WarrshanWalter SwinburnMichael Stoute2:06.95
1990RazeenSteve CauthenHenry Cecil2:09.88
1991Man from EldoradoRay CochraneGuy Harwood2:07.98
1992JeuneMichael HillsGeoff Wragg2:08.45
1993GeiswayLester PiggottRichard Hannon Sr.2:13.28
1994Opera ScorePat EdderyHenry Cecil2:20.02
1995PentireMichael HillsGeoff Wragg2:05.83
1996Don MichelettoMichael KinaneSaeed bin Suroor2:10.81
1997GrapeshotJohn ReidLuca Cumani2:12.70
1998RabahPat EdderyJohn Dunlop2:08.31
1999Dubai MillenniumFrankie DettoriSaeed bin Suroor2:07.54
2000RosciusFrankie DettoriSaeed bin Suroor2:10.27
2001Asian HeightsKieren FallonGeoff Wragg2:23.00
2002CoshoctonPhilip RobinsonMichael Jarvis2:25.51
2003High AccoladeMartin DwyerMarcus Tregoning2:25.61
2004ManyanaMartin DwyerMarcus Tregoning2:28.01
2005UnfurledRichard QuinnJohn Dunlop2:26.17
2006Championship PointTed DurcanMick Channon2:26.78
2007HalicarnassusDarryll HollandMick Channon2:29.88
2008City LeaderJamie SpencerBrian Meehan2:26.48
2009AlwaaryRichard HillsJohn Gosden2:27.98
2010RewildingFrankie DettoriMahmood Al Zarooni2:24.93
2011Masked MarvelWilliam BuickJohn Gosden2:25.55
2012MichelangeloWilliam BuickJohn Gosden2:24.61
2013DisclaimerTom QueallySir Henry Cecil2:30.47
2014ObservationalJames DoyleRoger Charlton2:35.20
2015Storm The StarsPat CosgraveWilliam Haggas2:24.36
2016AlgometerJim CrowleyDavid Simcock2:33.74
2017KhalidiFrankie DettoriJohn Gosden2:22.77
2018AspetarKieran ShoemarkRoger Charlton2:29.25
2019Private SecretaryFrankie DettoriJohn Gosden2:24.11
2020Khalifa SatTom MarquandAndrew Balding2:26.52
2021Lone EagleSilvestre de SousaMartyn Meade2:35.54
2022LionelJamie SpencerDavid Menuisier2:33.34
2023GregoryRobert HavlinJohn and Thady Gosden2:23.43
2024MeydaanHarry DaviesSimon & Ed Crisford2:25.06
2025AmilocRichard KingscoteRalph Beckett2:24.83

References

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  • pedigreequery.comPredominate Stakes – Goodwood.
  • pedigreequery.comCocked Hat Stakes – Goodwood.

References

  1. Baird, Rosemary. (2007). "Goodwood: Art and Architecture, Sport and Family". [[Frances Lincoln Publishers.
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