Richmond Stakes

Richmond Stakes

2014
Ivawood	Louie de Palma	Jungle Cat

Previous years
2013
Saayerr	Cable Bay	Thunder Strike
2012
Heavy Metal	Master Of War	Cay Verde
2011
Harbour Watch	Bannock	Caspar Netscher
2010
Libranno	The Paddyman	Roayh
2009
Dick Turpin	Buzzword	Stargaze
2008
Prolific	Gallagher	Reve De Soleil
2007
Strike The Deal	Fat Boy	One Great Cat
2006
Hamoody	Bodes Galaxy	Dubai's Touch
2005
Always Hopeful	Royal Prince	Mullaad
2004
Montgomery's Arch	Mystical Land	Silver Wraith
2003
Carrizo Creek	Old Deuteronomy	Cedarberg

The Richmond Stakes is a Group 2 flat horse race in Great Britain open to two-year-old colts and geldings. It is run at Goodwood over a distance of 6 furlongs (1,207 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 Richmond, one of the dukedoms held by the owner of Goodwood Racecourse. It was established in 1877, and it was originally open to horses of either gender. Six of the first eight winners were ridden by the jockey Fred Archer.

Several winners of the Richmond Stakes have gone on to win one or more of the following year's Classics. The most recent was Palestine, the winner of the 2,000 Guineas in 1950.

The Richmond Stakes was restricted to male horses in 1989. It was sponsored by Diageo in promotion of the Tanqueray brand from 2010 and 2011, by Audi in 2012 and 2013, and by Qatar Bloodstock since 2014.

The race is currently held on the third day of the five-day Glorious Goodwood meeting.

Records

Leading jockey (6 wins):

• Fred Archer – Jannette (1877), Wheel of Fortune (1878), Bend Or (1879), Bal Gal (1880), Dutch Oven (1881), Rosy Morn (1884)
• Lester Piggott – Romantic (1962), Swing Easy (1970), Dragonara Palace (1973), J. O. Tobin (1976), Persian Bold (1977), Gallant Special (1982)

Leading trainer (5 wins):

• Mathew Dawson – Jannette (1877), Wheel of Fortune (1878), Bal Gal (1880), Dutch Oven (1881), Rosy Morn (1884)
• Richard Hannon, Sr. – Son Pardo (1992), Prolific (2008), Dick Turpin (2009), Libranno (2010), Harbour Watch (2011)

Winners since 1975

^a Vacarme and Creag-an-Sgor were first and second in 1983, but the race was awarded to the third-placed horse.
^b Endless Summer finished first in 2000, but he was subsequently disqualified for being an ineligible runner.
^c Elusive City was first in 2002, but he was later disqualified after testing positive for a banned substance.
^d The 2008 winner Prolific was later exported to Hong Kong and renamed Able Speed.

Earlier winners

* The 1948 winner Star King was later exported to Australia and renamed Star Kingdom.

See also

• Horseracing in Great Britain
• List of British flat horse races

References

• Racing Post:
  • 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
  • 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
  • 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

• galopp-sieger.de – Richmond Stakes.
• horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Richmond Stakes (2014).
• pedigreequery.com – Richmond Stakes – Goodwood.
• Abelson, Edward; John Tyrrel (1993). The Breedon Book of Horse Racing Records. Breedon Books. pp. 133–135. ISBN 1-873626-15-0.