Glorious Goodwood: Sussex Stakes Past Winners List

The Qatar Sussex Stakes is the richest race run at the five-day Glorious Goodwood festival and usually the most anticipated contest of the entire week.

Staged over one mile on day two of the meeting, the Wednesday showpiece is often referred to as the ‘Duel on the Downs’.

First run in 1878, it was originally just for three-year-olds but was opened to four-year-olds in 1960 and then older horses in 1975.

Since then, it has gained prestige as the first chance for the Classic generation of milers to be tested against more experienced performers.

With £1million in prize money up for grabs and future breeding rights at stake, the Sussex Stakes past winners list features some legends of the turf.

However, only one horse has managed to claim this prize more than once, with the mighty Frankel prevailing in 2011 and 2012.

As a three-year-old, Frankel dethroned defending champion Clanford Cliffs with a majestic performance which saw him power five lengths clear at the finishing line.

When returning 12 months later, St Nicholas Abbey was seen as the main danger, but he could only manage third as Frankel thrashed Farhh by seven lengths.

Sussex Stakes records

Frankel’s trainer Sir Henry Cecil holds the record for saddling the most Sussex Stakes winners with seven.

The Newmarket handler had previously struck with Bolkonski (1975), Wollow (1976), Kris (1979), Distant View (1994) and Ali-Royal (1997).

Sir Gordon Richards still leads the way in terms of riding honours, having partnered eight victors between 1928 and 1952.

Former Juddmonte Farms supremo Khalid Abdullah was the winning owner on seven occasions, with stars like Warning and Kingman backing up Frankel’s double.

Irish business magnet John Magnier, whose horses run under his wife Sue’s name and are usually shared with Michael Tabor and Derrick Smith, matched that feat when The Gurkha obliged in 2016.

The front-running Aljabr, owned by Godolphin, trained by Saeed bin Suroor and ridden by Frankie Dettori, prevailed in a record time for the race when clocking 1:35.66 in 1999.

Nine renewals of the race were cancelled during the two World Wars, while the 1941 staging was held at Newmarket.

Sussex Stakes past winners list

*Year*	*Horse*	*Jockey*	*Trainer*	*Winning Time*
2022	Baaeed	Jim Crowley	William Haggas	1:37.74
2021	Alcohol Free	Oisin Murphy	Andrew Balding	1:42.83
2020	Mohaather	Jim Crowley	Marcus Tregoning	1:38.75
2019	Too Darn Hot	Frankie Dettori	John Gosden	1:38.57
2018	Lightning Spear	Oisin Murphy	David Simcock	1:39.89
2017	Here Comes When	Jim Crowley	Andrew Balding	1:46.11
2016	The Gurkha	Ryan Moore	Aidan O’Brien	1:37.35
2015	Solow	Maxime Guyon	Freddy Head	1:39.18
2014	Kingman	James Doyle	John Gosden	1:41.75
2013	Toronado	Richard Hughes	Richard Hannon	1:36.29
2012	Frankel	Tom Queally	Sir Henry Cecil	1:37.56
2011	Frankel	Tom Queally	Sir Henry Cecil	1:37.47
2010	Canford Cliffs	Richard Hughes	Richard Hannon	1:37.44
2009	Rip Van Winkle	Johnny Murtagh	Aidan O’Brien	1:37.16
2008	Henrythenavigator	Johnny Murtagh	Aidan O’Brien	1:38.46
2007	Ramonti	Frankie Dettori	Saeed bin Suroor	1:37.62
2006	Court Masterpiece	Jimmy Fortune	Ed Dunlop	1:36.10
2005	Proclamation	Michael Kinane	Jeremy Noseda	1:40.16
2004	Soviet Song	Johnny Murtagh	James Fanshawe	1:36.98
2003	Reel Buddy	Pat Eddery	Richard Hannon	1:40.00
2002	Rock Of Gibraltar	Michael Kinane	Aidan O’Brien	1:38.29
2001	Noverre	Frankie Dettori	Saeed bin Suroor	1:37.12
2000	Giant’s Causeway	Michael Kinane	Aidan O’Brien	1:38.65
1999	Aljabr	Frankie Dettori	Saeed bin Suroor	1:35.66
1998	Among Men	Michael Kinane	Sir Michael Stoute	1:40.23
1997	Ali-Royal	Kieren Fallon	Sir Henry Cecil	1:37.98
1996	First Island	Michael Hills	Geoff Wragg	1:37.75
1995	Sayyedati	Brett Doyle	Clive Brittain	1:36.17
1994	Distant View	Pat Eddery	Sir Henry Cecil	1:35.71
1993	Bigstone	Dominique Boeuf	Elle Lellouche	1:40.19
1992	Marling	Pat Eddery	Geoff Wragg	1:36.68
1991	Second Set	Frankie Dettori	Luca Cumani	1:40.53
1990	Distant Relative	Willie Carson	Barry Hills	1:36.06
1989	Zilzal	Walter Swinburn	Sir Michael Stoute	1:36.77
1988	Warning	Pat Eddery	Guy Harwood	1:39.83
1987	Soviet Star	Greville Starkey	Andre Fabre	1:38.83
1986	Sonic Lady	Walter Swinburn	Sir Michael Stoute	1:39.65
1985	Rousillon	Greville Starkey	Guy Harwood	1:41.07
1984	Chief Singer	Ray Cochrane	Ron Sheather	1:38.21
1983	Noalcoholic	George Duffield	Gavin Pritchard-Gordon	1:37.51
1982	On The House	John Reid	Harry Wragg	1:37.65
1981	Kings Lake	Pat Eddery	Vincent O’Brien	1:39.38
1980	Posse	Pat Eddery	John Dunlop	1:41.63
1979	Kris	Joe Mercer	Sir Henry Cecil	1:41.75
1978	Jaazeiro	Lester Piggott	Vincent O’Brien	1:40.30
1977	Artaius	Lester Piggott	Vincent O’Brien	1:39.51
1976	Wollow	Gianfranco Dettori	Sir Henry Cecil	1:39.74
1975	Bolkonski	Gianfranco Dettori	Sir Henry Cecil	1:39.56
1974	Ace Of Aces	Jimmy Lindley	Maurice Zilber	1:41.82
1973	Thatch	Lester Piggott	Vincent O’Brien	1:39.20
1972	Sallust	Joe Mercer	Dick Hern	1:37.60
1971	Bridadier Gerard	Joe Mercer	Dick Hern	1:41.11
1970	Humble Duty	Duncan Keith	Peter Walwyn
1969	Jimmy Reppin	Geoff Lewis	John Sutcliffe Jr
1968	Petingo	Lester Piggott	Sam Armstrong
1967	Reform	Scobie Breasley	Gordon Richards
1966	Paveh	Ron Hutchinson	T Ainsworth
1965	Carlemont	Ron Hutchinson	Paddy Prendergast
1964	Roan Rocket	Lester Piggott	George Todd
1963	Queen’s Hussar	Ron Hutchinson	Thomas Corbett
1962	Romulus	Wally Swinburn	Fulke Johnson-Houghton
1961	Le Levanstell	Bill Williamson	Seamus McGrath
1960	Venture	George Moore	Alec Head
1959	Petite Etoile	Lester Piggott	Noel Murless
1958	Major Portion	Eph Smith	Ted Leader
1957	Quorum	Alexander Russell	W Lyde
1956	Lucero	Manny Mercer	Harry Wragg
1955	My Kingdom	Doug Smith	Harry Wragg
1954	Landau	William Snaith	Noel Murless
1953	King Of The Tudors	Charlie Spares	William Stephenson
1952	Agitator	Gordon Richards	Noel Murless
1951	Le Sage	Gordon Richards	T Carey
1950	Palestine	Charlie Smirke	Marcus Marsh
1949	Krakatao	Gordon Richards	Noel Murless
1948	My Babu	Charlie Smirke	Sam Armstrong
1947	Combat	Gordon Richards	Fred Darling
1946	Radiotherapy	Gordon Richards	Fred Templeman
1941	Eastern Echo	Michael Beary	Joseph Lawson
1939	Olein	Tommy Lowrey	Basil Jarvis
1938	Faroe	Richard Perryman	Colledge Leader
1937	Pascal	Gordon Richards	Fred Darling
1936	Corpach	Gordon Richards	Joseph Lawson
1935	Hairan	Richard Perryman	Frank Butters
1934	Badruddin	Freddie Fox	Frank Butters
1933	The Abbot	Joe Childs	Willie Jarvis
1932	Dastur	Michael Beary	Frank Butters
1931	Inglesant	Bobby Jones	Joseph Lawson
1930	Paradine	Bobby Jones	Joseph Lawson
1929	Le Phare	Michael Beary	Dick Dawson
1928	Marconigram	Gordon Richards	Fred Darling
1927	Rosalia	Harry Wragg	J H Crawford
1926	Plimsol	Bobby Jones	Alec Taylor Jr
1925	The Monk	Harry Wragg	Walter Earl
1924	Burslem	Michael Beary	Atty Persse
1923	Hurry Off	Brownie Carslake	Atty Persse
1922	Diligence	Fred Lane	Alfred Sadler
1921	Sunblaze	Brownie Carslake	Atty Persse
1920	Braishfield	Frank Bullock	Alec Taylor Jr
1919	Glanmerin	Steve Donoghue	Samuel Pickering
1914	Black Jester	Steve Donoghue	Charles Morton
1913	Sun Yat	Frank Wootton	Charles Morton
1912	Tracery	Danny Maher	John Watson
1911	Stedfast	Frank Wootton	George Lambton
1910	Winkipop	Herbert Jones	William Waugh
1909	Minoru	Herbert Jones	Richard Marsh
1908	White Eagle	William Higgs	Atty Persse
1907	Wool Winder	William Halsey	H Enoch
1906	Troutbeck	Herbert Jones	William Waugh
1905	Thrush	Herbert Randall	E Robson
1904	Mousqueton	H Aylin	H Enoch
1903	Stephanas	Herbert Jones	Richard Marsh
1902	Royal Lancer	W Lane	William Waugh
1901	Energetic	Otto Madden	James Ryan
1900	The Raft	Lester Reiff	F W Day
1899	Caiman	Morny Cannon	J Huggins
1898	Dieudonne	John Watts	Richard Marsh
1897	Ardeshir	Charles Wood	J Waugh
1896	Regret	Morny Cannon	John Porter
1895	Troon	John Watts	George Dawson
1894	Matchbox	John Watts	Richard Marsh
1893	Harbinger	Morny Cannon	James Ryan
1892	Orme	George Barrett	John Porter
1891	Orvieto	Tom Cannon	James Ryan
1890	St Serf	John Watts	George Dawson
1889	Enthusiast	Billy Warne	James Ryan
1888	Zanzibar	George Barrett	C W Golding
1887	Reve d’Or	Charles Wood	Alec Taylor Sr
1886	Chelsea	J Goater	W Goater
1885	Paradox	Fred Archer	John Porter
1884	Hermitage	F Webb	Tom Jennings
1883	Ossian	Charles Wood	R Sherrard
1882	Comte Alfred	George Fordham	Tom Jennings
1881	Limestone	Fred Archer	T Wadlow
1880	Mask	Tom Cannon	C Blanton
1879	Rayon d’Or	J Goater	Tom Jennings
1878	Clocher	John Osborne Jr

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