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Gordon Stakes

Flat horse race in Britain

Summary

Flat horse race in Britain

Field	Value
class	Group 3
horse race	Gordon Stakes
location	Goodwood Racecourse
W. Sussex, England
inaugurated	1902
race type	Flat / Thoroughbred
sponsor	HKJC World Pool
website	Goodwood
distance	1m 3f 218y (2,412 metres)
surface	Turf
track	Right-handed
qualification	Three-year-olds
weight	9 st 3 lb
Allowances
3 lb for fillies
Penalties
7 lb for Group 1 winners *
5 lb for Group 2 winners *
3 lb for Group 3 winners *
after 2024*
purse	£200,000 (2025)
1st: £113,420

W. Sussex, England Allowances 3 lb for fillies Penalties 7 lb for Group 1 winners * 5 lb for Group 2 winners * 3 lb for Group 3 winners *

after 2024 1st: £113,420 |} The Gordon Stakes is a Group 3 flat horse race in Great Britain open to three-year-old horses. It is run at Goodwood over a distance of 1 mile 3 furlongs and 218 yards (2,412 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in late July or early August.

History

The event is named after the Duke of Gordon, one of the dukedoms held by the Duke of Richmond, the owner of Goodwood Racecourse. It was established in 1902, and it was restricted to three-year-olds in 1903.

The Gordon Stakes can serve as a trial for the St. Leger Stakes, and ten horses have won both races. The first was Prince Palatine in 1911, and the latest was Jan Brueghel in 2024.

During the 1890s there was a 1 mile 2 furlong race open to three-year-olds and older called the Gordon Stakes that was run in late July or early August.

The race is currently held on the third day of the five-day Glorious Goodwood meeting.

Records

Leading jockey (6 wins):

Sir Gordon Richards – Tavern (1933), Magnet (1936), Nathoo (1948), Royal Forest (1949), Prince d'Ouilly (1951), Gay Time (1952)
Willie Carson – Grey Thunder (1974), More Light (1979), Prince Bee (1980), Bustomi (1981), Love the Groom (1987), Minster Son (1988)
Ryan Moore - * Conduit (2008), Harbinger (2009), Rebel Soldier (2010), Crystal Ocean (2017), Mogul (2020), Jan Brueghel (2024) *

Leading trainer (10 wins):

Sir Michael Stoute – Electric (1982), Kazaroun (1985), Warrshan (1989), Alexius (2001), Maraahel (2004), Conduit (2008), Harbinger (2009), Snow Sky (2014), Ulysses (2016), Crystal Ocean (2017)

Winners since 1960

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Time
1960	Kipling	Geoff Lewis	Peter Hastings-Bass	2:43.40
1961	Pardao	Harry Carr	Cecil Boyd-Rochfort	2:51.00
1962	Gay Challenger	Ron Hutchinson	John Oxx Sr.	2:35.40
1963	Tiger	Scobie Breasley	Sir Gordon Richards	2:36.00
1964	Sweet Moss	Lester Piggott	Noel Murless	2:37.40
1965	King Log	Ron Hutchinson	George Todd	2:50.60
1966	Khalekan	Des Lake	Paddy Prendergast	2:40.00
1967	Sun Rock	George Moore	Noel Murless	2:43.60
1968	Mount Athos	Ron Hutchinson	John Dunlop	2:41.60
1969	Harmony Hall	Bill Williamson	Gordon Smyth	2:38.00
1970	Rock Roi	Geoff Lewis	Peter Walwyn	2:37.70
1971	Athens Wood	Greville Starkey	Harry Thomson Jones	2:47.38
1972	Scottish Rifle	Ron Hutchinson	John Dunlop	2:43.98
1973	Duke Of Ragusa	John Gorton	Bruce Hobbs	2:37.06
1974	Grey Thunder	Willie Carson	Clive Brittain	2:37.22
1975	Guillaume Tell	Lester Piggott	Vincent O'Brien	2:36.06
1976	Smuggler	Joe Mercer	Dick Hern	2:38.23
1977	Pollerton	Christy Roche	Paddy Prendergast	2:37.27
1978	Sexton Blake	Eddie Hide	Barry Hills	2:36.38
1979	More Light	Willie Carson	Dick Hern	2:38.40
1980	Prince Bee	Willie Carson	Dick Hern	2:38.14
1981	Bustomi	Willie Carson	Dick Hern	2:35.00
1982	Electric	Greville Starkey	Michael Stoute	2:36.37
1983	John French	Lester Piggott	Henry Cecil	2:35.53
1984	Commanche Run	Lester Piggott	Luca Cumani	2:32.79
1985	Kazaroun	Walter Swinburn	Michael Stoute	2:39.60
1986	Allez Milord	Greville Starkey	Guy Harwood	2:35.09
1987	Love the Groom	Willie Carson	John Dunlop	2:33.90
1988	Minster Son	Willie Carson	Dick Hern	2:40.54
1989	Warrshan	Walter Swinburn	Michael Stoute	2:35.06
1990	Karinga Bay	Brian Rouse	Denys Smith	2:32.42
1991	Stylish Senor	George Duffield	James Fanshawe	2:41.62
1992	Bonny Scot	Frankie Dettori	Luca Cumani	2:37.21
1993	Right Win	John Reid	Richard Hannon Sr.	2:42.26
1994	Broadway Flyer	Michael Hills	John Hills	2:35.32
1995	Presenting	Frankie Dettori	John Gosden	2:31.57
1996	St Mawes	Kevin Darley	John Dunlop	2:35.18
1997	Stowaway	Kevin Darley	Saeed bin Suroor	2:33.98
1998
(dh)	Nedawi
Rabah	Frankie Dettori
Richard Hills	Saeed bin Suroor
John Dunlop	2:37.54
1999	Compton Ace	Kieren Fallon	Gerard Butler	2:34.17
2000	Millenary	Richard Quinn	John Dunlop	2:35.42
2001	Alexius	Kieren Fallon	Sir Michael Stoute	2:33.13
2002	Bandari	Willie Supple	Mark Johnston	2:34.26
2003	Phoenix Reach	Darryll Holland	Andrew Balding	2:36.53
2004	Maraahel	Richard Hills	Sir Michael Stoute	2:36.01
2005	The Geezer	Richard Quinn	David Elsworth	2:38.83
2006	Sixties Icon	Frankie Dettori	Jeremy Noseda	2:36.85
2007	Yellowstone	Johnny Murtagh	Aidan O'Brien	2:40.69
2008	Conduit	Ryan Moore	Sir Michael Stoute	2:37.14
2009	Harbinger	Ryan Moore	Sir Michael Stoute	2:39.98
2010	Rebel Soldier	Ryan Moore	Jeremy Noseda	2:35.04
2011	Namibian	Silvestre de Sousa	Mark Johnston	2:39.55
2012	Noble Mission	Tom Queally	Sir Henry Cecil	2:37.02
2013	Cap O'Rushes	Mickael Barzalona	Charlie Appleby	2:39.13
2014	Snow Sky	James Doyle	Sir Michael Stoute	2:33.08
2015	Highland Reel	Joseph O'Brien	Aidan O'Brien	2:34.94
2016	Ulysses	Andrea Atzeni	Sir Michael Stoute	2:38.37
2017	Crystal Ocean	Ryan Moore	Sir Michael Stoute	2:42.94
2018	Cross Counter	William Buick	Charlie Appleby	2:31.39
2019	Nayef Road	Silvestre de Sousa	Mark Johnston	2:35.67
2020	Mogul	Ryan Moore	Aidan O'Brien	2:34.89
2021	Ottoman Emperor	Ben Coen	Johnny Murtagh	2:40.21
2022	New London	William Buick	Charlie Appleby	2:33.80
2023	Desert Hero	Tom Marquand	William Haggas	2:43.86
2024	Jan Brueghel	Ryan Moore	Aidan O'Brien	2:34.76
2025	Merchant	Tom Marquand	William Haggas	2:37.88

Earlier winners

1902: Osbech
1903: Zinfandel
1904: Delaunay
1905: Dinneford
1906: Victorious
1907: Galvani
1908: Putchamin
1909: Moscato
1910: Cardinal Beaufort
1911: Prince Palatine
1912: Fantasio
1913: Augur
1914: My Prince
1915–18: no race
1919: Sir Douglas
1920: The Alder
1921: Stanislaus
1922: Tamar
1923: Bold and Bad
1924: Black Sheep
1925: Kentish Knock
1926: Thistledown
1927: Tiger Hill
1928: Cyclonic
1929: Defoe
1930: Press Gang / Ut Majeur *
1931: Rose en Soleil
1932: Firdaussi
1933: Tavern
1934: Bright Bird
1935: Bideford Bay
1936: Magnet
1937: Perifox
1938: Valedictory
1939: Wheatland
1940–45: no race
1946: Fast and Fair
1947: Merry Quip
1948: Nathoo
1949: Royal Forest
1950: Foxboro
1951: Prince d'Ouilly
1952: Gay Time
1953: Prince Canarina
1954: Brilliant Green
1955: Manati
1956: Dacian
1957: Pipe of Peace
1958: Guersillus
1959: Above Suspicion

The 1930 race was a dead-heat and has joint winners.

References

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ifhaonline.org – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Gordon Stakes (2019).
pedigreequery.com – Gordon Stakes – Goodwood.

References

(22 September 1892). "RACING IN ENGLAND". Otago Witness.

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