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Sussex Stakes: Past Winners, Stats & History

Glorious Goodwood
Course:
Goodwood
Grade:
Group 1
Length:
1m
Last Winner:
Baaeed @ 1/6
Prize Money:
£1,000,000 (2022)

Races don’t come much bigger than the Sussex Stakes which is the prize event at the five day long Glorious Goodwood festival. The centrepiece race has long wowed the crowd at the South Downs racecourse, currently taking place on the second day of the meeting.

Some truly great horses have been crowned champion of this prestigious event since it’s 1841 inception, perhaps no more so than the first ever two-time winner Frankel. The Sir Henry Cecil trained star won his first Sussex stakes in 2011 when he defeated Canford Cliffs by 5 lengths, returning 12 months later to win by 6 lengths as the 1/20 favourite.

Sussex Stakes Course Map

Goodwood Racecourse Map

Sussex Stakes Past Winners

Year Winner SP Trainer Jockey
2022 Baaeed 1/6 William Haggas Jim Crowley
2021 Alcohol Free 7/2 Andrew Balding Oisin Murphy
2020 Mohaather 3/1 Marcus Tregoning Jim Crowley
2019 Too Darn Hot Evens John Gosden Frankie Dettori
2018 Lightning Spear 9/1 Oisin Murphy David Simcock
2017 Here Comes When 20/1 Andrew Balding Jim Crowley
2016 The Gurkha 11/8 Aidan O’Brien Ryan Moore
2015 Solow 2/5 Freddy Head Maxime Guyon
2014 Kingman 2/5 John Gosden James Doyle
2013 Toronado 11/4 Richard Hannon Sr. Richard Hughes
2012 Frankel 1/20 Sir Henry Cecil Tom Queally
2011 Frankel 8/13 Sir Henry Cecil Tom Queally
2010 Canford Cliffs 4/6 Richard Hannon Sr. Richard Hughes
2009 Rip Van Winkle 6/4 Aidan O'Brien Johnny Murtagh
2008 Henrythenavigator 4/11 Aidan O'Brien Johnny Murtagh
2007 Ramonti 9/2 Saeed bin Suroor Frankie Dettori
2006 Court Masterpiece 15/2 Ed Dunlop Jimmy Fortune
2005 Proclamation 3/1 Jeremy Noseda Michael Kinane
2004 Soviet Song 3/1 James Fanshawe Johnny Murtagh
2003 Reel Buddy 20/1 Richard Hannon Sr. Pat Eddery

About the Sussex Stakes

Goodwood Horse Race from the Rails
Photo © Roger Cornfoot (cc-by-sa/2.0)

Standing as Glorious Goodwood’s most prized asset is the Sussex Stakes. Formerly in the shadows of the Goodwood Cup and the Stewards’ Cup, the one mile race has long claimed the title of being the most prestigious event of the five-day festival. The Group 1 event has a list of winners fitting for a race of such high-standing with some famous names among those who have triumphed in more recent decades.

Considering its reputation now, the Sussex Stakes has undergone quite the transformation. Although it has a long history dating back to 1841, the race, which was initially a sprint for two-year-olds, featured only intermittently during its early years. On 25 occasions the race went uncontested, with 14 of these being walkovers. Having failed miserably to capture the public attention, organisers increased its distance to one mile and made it a contest for three-year-olds. The changes did the trick as ever since then the Sussex Stakes has run consistently, pausing only during times of war.

LE LEVANSTELL FIRST TO BENEFIT FROM RULE CHANGES

Horse Wearing Number Four

For almost 90 years the Sussex Stakes was restricted to three-year-olds but this changed in 1960 as four-year-olds were also given permission to compete. The decision to open the one mile race to a wider range of entrants had a significant impact with older horses regularly doing the business. Just a year after the rule change, Le Levanstell became the first four-year-old ever to claim glory in the race. Pleased by what older horses were producing, in 1975 the powers that be removed the upper age limit all together, allowing any horse older than three to take part.

Chart Showing the Ages of the Sussex Stakes Winners Between 1975 and 2022

Now with even more older rivals to face, three-year-olds with their seven pound weight advantage have been able to dominate this race. That said, while three year old are still the leading force, the age of winners is more a mixed bag and not something you ought to put much weight on when placing your bets for this race.

Previously many thought that six-years-old was the maximum age for a genuine Sussex Stakes contender but we’ve seen two recent seven-year-old champions in Here Comes When (2017) and Lightning Spear (2018). Between 1986 and 2002, 70% of winners were three-year-olds but you can see how things have shifted in more recent renewals.

Chart Showing the Percentage of Three Year Old Winners of the Sussex Stakes by Decade Between 1960 and 2022

FANTASTIC FRANKEL

When the race was strictly a three-year-old only affair, there was no possibility of a Sussex Stakes title defence. By lifting the age restriction, horses can now have several attempts but despite this, double winners are incredible rare. Only one horses has reigned supreme twice during this contest, the one and only Frankel.

His first appearance saw him set off at, by his standards, a rather long price of 8/13 for what was billed as two-horse race with Canford Cliffs. Completely untroubled that day, Sir Henry Cecil’s horse won a year later at 1/20 with a similar amount of ease in another poorly attended renewal featuring just three other runners.

FULL RESULTS OF THE 2011 & 2012 SUSSEX STAKES

Position 2011 Sussex Stakes 2012 Sussex Stakes
First Frankel Frankel
Second Canford Cliffs (Beaten by 5 lengths) Farhh (Beaten by 6 lengths)
Third Rio De La Plata (Beaten by 7.5 lengths) Gabrial (Beaten by 9.25 lengths)
Fourth Rajsaman (Beaten by 10 lengths) Bullet Train (Beaten by 9.75 lengths)

RECENT UPSETS BUCK THE TREND

Having seen Lightning Spear (9/1) win this race in 2018 and Here Comes When (20/1) triumph a year earlier, you may be thinking big money returns are regularly on offer. The Sussex Stakes is absolutely not a race for upsets or big paying winners though, in large part due to the single digit fields it usually attracts.

Chart Showing the Start Prices of the Sussex Stakes Winners Between 1999 and 2022

Between 2008 and 2016 there was only one favourite who didn’t win, and even then it was only the second favourite (Tornado) who was first home at 11/4. During this period, the average starting price of the winner was just 9/10 with Frankel being the shortest of the lot, available at incredible odds of just 1/20.

By this point in his career Frankel had already won 11 consecutive races so the bookies were refusing to take any chances on him. The tiny odds-on price was the shortest given during any point of the record-breaking horse’s career, forcing punters to back how much he’d win by, rather than if he would at all.

It was hard to blame the bookies for running scared though as the brilliant horse boasted a rating miles higher than any of his three rivals. The win came with a widely predicted degree of comfort his class was there for all to see.

ASCOT FORM KEY

So many Sussex Stakes champions previously featured at Royal Ascot earlier in the summer before heading to Goodwood. The Queen Anne Stakes is a common race for any Sussex hopefuls, as is the St James’s Palace Stakes, another of the one mile tests part of the British Champions Series.

How horses perform at Ascot, in either race, seems to have a massive bearing on how things fare for them in the Sussex Stakes. By examining the results of recent renewals, we can see just how important a Queen Anne or St James’s Palace Stakes performance is coming into this elite Group 1 contest.

SUSSEX STAKES WINNERS’ ROYAL ASCOT FORM: 2000 – 2022

Year Sussex Stakes Winner Royal Ascot Race Royal Ascot Finish
2022 Baaeed Queen Anne Stakes 1st
2021 Alcohol Free Coronation Stakes 1st
2020 Mohaather Queen Anne Stakes 7th
2019 Too Darn Hot St James’s Palace Stakes 3rd
2018 Lightning Spear Queen Anne Stakes 3rd
2017 Here Comes When – –
2016 The Gurkha St James’s Palace Stakes 2nd
2015 Solow Queen Anne Stakes 1st
2014 Kingman St James’s Palace Stakes 1st
2013 Toronado St James’s Palace Stakes 2nd
2012 Frankel Queen Anne Stakes 1st
2011 Frankel St James’s Palace Stakes 1st
2010 Canford Cliffs St James’s Palace Stakes 1st
2009 Rip Van Winkle – –
2008 Henrythenavigator St James’s Palace 1st
2007 Ramonti Queen Anne 1st
2006 Court Masterpiece Queen Anne 2nd
2005 Proclamation Jersey Stakes (York) 1st
2004 Soviet Song Queen Anne Stakes 2nd
2003 Reel Buddy – –
2002 Rock Of Gibraltar St James’s Palace Stakes 1st
2001 Noverre St James’s Palace Stakes 2nd
2000 Giant’s Causeway St James’s Palace Stakes 1st

Other Races of Note at Goodwood

  • Celebration Mile Stakes
  • Golden Mile Handicap
  • Goodwood Cup
  • King George Stakes
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