- Gordon Stakes
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Group 3 race
Gordon StakesLocation Goodwood Racecourse
W. Sussex, EnglandInaugurated 1902 Race type Flat / Thoroughbred Sponsor Bet365 Website Goodwood Race information Distance 1m 4f (2,414 metres) Track Turf, right-handed Qualification Three-year-olds Weight 9 st 0 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 *
* since January 1Purse £50,000 (2011)
1st: £28,355The Gordon Stakes is a Group 3 flat horse race in Great Britain open to three-year-old thoroughbreds. It is run at Goodwood over a distance of 1 mile and 4 furlongs (2,414 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in late July or early August.
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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 nine horses have won both races. The first was Prince Palatine in 1911, and the latest was Conduit in 2008.
The race is currently held on the opening 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)
Leading trainer (7 wins):
- Sir Michael Stoute – Electric (1982), Kazaroun (1985), Warrshan (1989), Alexius (2001), Maraahel (2004), Conduit (2008), Harbinger (2009)
Winners since 1979
Year Winner Jockey Trainer Time 1979 More Light Willie Carson Dick Hern 1980 Prince Bee Willie Carson Dick Hern 1981 Bustomi Willie Carson Dick Hern 1982 Electric Greville Starkey Michael Stoute 1983 John French Lester Piggott Henry Cecil 1984 Commanche Run Lester Piggott Luca Cumani 1985 Kazaroun Walter Swinburn Michael Stoute 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 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
RabahFrankie Dettori
Richard HillsSaeed bin Suroor
John Dunlop2:37.54 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 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
- 1960: Kipling
- 1961: Pardao
- 1962: Gay Challenger
- 1963: Tiger
- 1964: Sweet Moss
- 1965: King Log
- 1966: Khalekan
- 1967: Sun Rock
- 1968: Mount Athos
- 1969: Harmony Hall
- 1970: Rock Roi
- 1971: Athens Wood
- 1972: Scottish Rifle
- 1973: Duke of Ragusa
- 1974: Grey Thunder
- 1975: Guillaume Tell
- 1976: Smuggler
- 1977: Pollerton
- 1978: Sexton Blake
* The 1930 race was a dead-heat and has joint winners.
See also
References
- galopp-sieger.de – Gordon Stakes.
- horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Gordon Stakes (2011).
- pedigreequery.com – Gordon Stakes – Goodwood.
- Abelson, Edward; John Tyrrel (1993). The Breedon Book of Horse Racing Records. Breedon Books. pp. 125–127. ISBN 1-873626-15-0.
Categories:- Flat races in Great Britain
- Goodwood Racecourse
- Flat horse races for three-year-olds
- Recurring sporting events established in 1902
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