The Nassau Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to fillies and mares aged three years or older. It is run at Goodwood over a distance of 1 mile, 1 furlong and 197 yards (1,991 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in late July or early August.
Group 1 race | |
Location | Goodwood Racecourse W. Sussex, England |
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Inaugurated | 1840 |
Race type | Flat / Thoroughbred |
Sponsor | Qatar |
Website | Goodwood |
Race information | |
Distance | 1m 1f 197y (1,991 m) |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Right-handed |
Qualification | Three-years-old and up fillies & mares |
Weight | 9 st 0 lb (3yo); 9 st 9 lb (4yo+) |
Purse | £600,000 (2022) 1st: £340,260 |
2024 | ||
Opera Singer | See The Fire | Sparkling Plenty |
Previous years | ||
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2023 | ||
Al Husn | Above The Curve | Nashwa |
2022 | ||
Nashwa | Aristia | Lilac Road |
2021 | ||
Lady Bowthorpe | Zeyaadah | Joan Of Arc |
History
editThe title of the event acknowledges the friendship between the 5th Duke of Richmond, a former owner of Goodwood Racecourse, and the House of Orange-Nassau. The race was established in 1840, and it was originally restricted to three-year-old fillies. During the early part of its history it was contested over a distance of 1 mile. It was extended to 1½ miles in 1900, and shortened to its present length in 1911.
The Nassau Stakes was opened to fillies and mares aged four or older in 1975. For a period it was classed at Group 2 level, and it was promoted to Group 1 status in 1999.
The race is currently held on the third day of the five-day Glorious Goodwood meeting.
Records
editMost successful horse (3 wins):
- Midday – 2009, 2010, 2011
Leading jockey (6 wins):
- Nat Flatman – Dil-bar (1842), Mania (1843), Clementina (1847), Clarissa (1849), Hirsuta (1852), Cantine (1859)
- Sir Gordon Richards – Solfatara (1933), Coppelia (1935), Barrowby Gem (1936), Goblet (1948), Jet Plane (1949), Sea Parrot (1951)
Leading trainer (8 wins):
- Sir Henry Cecil – Roussalka (1975, 1976), Connaught Bridge (1979), Nom de Plume (1987), Lyphard's Delta (1993), Midday (2009, 2010, 2011)
Leading owner (7 wins):
- Waldorf Astor, 2nd Viscount Astor – Winkipop (1910), First Spear (1914), Pompadour (1921), Concertina (1923), Saucy Sue (1925), Book Law (1927), Jet Plane (1949)
Winners since 1975
editEarlier winners
edit- 1840: Rosa Bianca
- 1841: Scarf
- 1842: Dil-bar
- 1843: Mania
- 1844: All Round My Hat
- 1845: Refraction
- 1846: Princess Alice
- 1847: Clementina
- 1848: Canezou
- 1849: Clarissa
- 1850: Nutmeg
- 1851: Anspach
- 1852: Hirsuta
- 1853: Mayfair
- 1854: Virago
- 1855: Instructress
- 1856: Mincepie
- 1857: Beechnut
- 1858: Go-ahead
- 1859: Cantine
- 1860: Provision
- 1861: Pardalote
- 1862: Bertha
- 1863: Fantail
- 1864: Bradamante
- 1865: Peeress
- 1866: Hebe
- 1867: The Duchess
- 1868: Leonie
- 1869: Morna
- 1870: Agility
- 1871: Lady Atholstone
- 1872: Maid of Perth
- 1873: Albani
- 1874: Aventuriere
- 1875: Spinaway
- 1876: Zee
- 1877: Lady Golightly
- 1878: Eau de Vie
- 1879: Reconciliation
- 1880: Muriel
- 1881: Thebais
- 1882: St Marguerite
- 1883: Spectre
- 1884: Sandiway
- 1885: Armida
- 1886: Miss Jummy
- 1887: Maize
- 1888: Zanzibar
- 1889: Wrinkle
- 1890: Memoir
- 1891: Haute Saône
- 1892: La Fleche
- 1893: Harfleur II
- 1894: Throstle
- 1895: Butterfly
- 1896: Miss Fraser
- 1897: Perce Neige
- 1898: Chinook
- 1899: Saint Lundi
- 1900: Merry Gal
- 1901: Royal Summons
- 1902: Sceptre
- 1903: Red Lily
- 1904: Pretty Polly
- 1905: Cherry Lass
- 1906: Glasconbury
- 1907: Altitude
- 1908: Siberia
- 1909: Maid of the Mist
- 1910: Winkipop
- 1911: Hair Trigger II
- 1912: Belleisle
- 1913: Arda
- 1914: First Spear
- 1915–18: no race
- 1919: Keysoe
- 1920: Most Beautiful
- 1921: Pompadour
- 1922: Selene
- 1923: Concertina
- 1924: Straitlace
- 1925: Saucy Sue
- 1926: Foliation
- 1927: Book Law
- 1928: La Sologne
- 1929: Nuwara Eliya
- 1930: Quinine
- 1931: Suze
- 1932: Ada Dear
- 1933: Solfatara
- 1934: Zelina
- 1935: Coppelia
- 1936: Barrowby Gem
- 1937: First Flight
- 1938: Valedah
- 1939: Olein
- 1940–45: no race
- 1946: Wayward Belle
- 1947: Wild Child
- 1948: Goblet
- 1949: Jet Plane
- 1950: Flying Slipper
- 1951: Sea Parrot
- 1952: Hortentia
- 1953: Happy Laughter
- 1954: Key
- 1955: Reel In
- 1956: Dilettante
- 1957: Swallowswift
- 1958: Darlene
- 1959: Crystal Palace
- 1960: Desert Beauty
- 1961: Rachel
- 1962: Nortia
- 1963: Spree
- 1964: Cracker
- 1965: Aunt Edith
- 1966: Haymaking
- 1967: Fair Winter
- 1968: Hill Shade
- 1969: Lucyrowe
- 1970: Pulchra
- 1971: Catherine Wheel
- 1972: Crespinall
- 1973: Cheveley Princess
- 1974: Mil's Bomb
See also
editReferences
edit- galopp-sieger.de – Nassau Stakes.
- ifhaonline.org – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Nassau Stakes (2019).
- pedigreequery.com – Nassau Stakes – Goodwood.
- Abelson, Edward; John Tyrrel (1993). The Breedon Book of Horse Racing Records. Breedon Books. pp. 144–146. ISBN 1-873626-15-0.