Gordon Stakes
| Group 3 race | |
| Location | Goodwood Racecourse W. Sussex, England |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1902 |
| Race type | Flat / Thoroughbred |
| Sponsor | John Pearce Racing |
| Website | Goodwood |
| Race information | |
| 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 2018 |
| Purse | £200,000 (2022) 1st: £113,420 |
| 2024 | ||
| Maroon, royal blue hoop and sleeves, quartered cap | Royal blue, white hoop, striped sleeves, white cap, royal blue star | Royal blue, white horseshoe, black and white checked sleeves, checked cap |
| Jan Brueghel | Bellum Justum | Sayedaty Sadaty |
| Previous years | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | ||
| Purple, gold braid, scarlet sleeves, black velvet cap, gold fringe | Royal blue | White, red epaulets and armlets |
| Desert Hero | Chesspiece | Canberra Legend |
| 2022 | ||
| Royal blue | White, red epaulets and armlets | Gold, gold and white checked sash, sleeves and cap |
| New London | Deauville Legend | Hoo Ya Mal |
| 2021 | ||
| Dark blue, gold hoops, white sleeves, white cap, dark blue star | Royal blue, orange disc, striped sleeves and cap | Yellow, large black spots and spots on cap |
| Ottoman Emperor | Sir Lucan | Third Realm |
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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.[1] The race is currently held on the third day of the five-day Glorious Goodwood meeting.
Records
Leading jockey (6 wins):
- 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 1979
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
- 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
- Paris-Turf:
- Racing Post:
- ↑ "RACING IN ENGLAND". Otago Witness. 22 September 1892. Retrieved 25 September 2012.
- galopp-sieger.de – Gordon Stakes.
- ifhaonline.org – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Gordon Stakes (2019).
- 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.