Nassau Stakes

For the horse race in Canada, see Nassau Stakes (Canada).

Group 1 race
Nassau Stakes

Location	Goodwood Racecourse W. Sussex, England
Inaugurated	1840
Race type	Flat / Thoroughbred
Sponsor	Markel Insurance
Website	Goodwood
Race information
Distance	1m 1f 192y (1,986 m)
Track	Turf, right-handed
Qualification	Three-years-old and up fillies & mares
Weight	8 st 10 lb (3yo); 9 st 6 lb (4yo+)
Purse	£185,000 (2011) 1st: £104,914

The Nassau Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to thoroughbred fillies and mares aged three years or older. It is run at Goodwood over a distance of 1 mile, 1 furlong and 192 yards (1,986 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in late July or early August.

History

The 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 final day of the five-day Glorious Goodwood meeting.

Records

Most successful horse (3 wins):

• Midday – 2009, 2010, 2011

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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)

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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)

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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 1980

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
1980	Vielle	3	Geoff Baxter	Bruce Hobbs	Tom Blackwell
1981	Go Leasing	3	Greville Starkey	Guy Harwood	W. Norton
1982	Dancing Rocks	3	Pat Eddery	Harry Wragg	Sir Philip Oppenheimer
1983	Acclimatise	3	Geoff Baxter	Bruce Hobbs	Jocelyn Hambro	2:08.80
1984	Optimistic Lass	3	Walter Swinburn	Michael Stoute	Sheikh Mohammed	2:11.90
1985	Free Guest	4	Pat Eddery	Luca Cumani	Fittocks Stud	2:14.10
1986	Park Express	3	John Reid	Jim Bolger	Paddy Burns	2:08.40
1987	Nom de Plume	3	Steve Cauthen	Henry Cecil	Sheikh Mohammed	2:07.08
1988	Ela Romara	3	Pat Eddery	Geoff Wragg	Exors of Eric Moller	2:10.36
1989	Mamaluna	3	Greville Starkey	Guy Harwood	Athos Christodoulou	2:06.88
1990	Kartajana	3	Walter Swinburn	Michael Stoute	HH Aga Khan IV	2:04.96
1991	Ruby Tiger	4	Richard Quinn	Paul Cole	Mrs Philip Blacker	2:08.71
1992	Ruby Tiger	5	Richard Quinn	Paul Cole	Mrs Philip Blacker	2:07.78
1993	Lyphard's Delta	3	Willie Ryan	Henry Cecil	Saud bin Khaled	2:11.93
1994	Hawajiss	3	Walter Swinburn	Michael Stoute	Maktoum Al Maktoum	2:06.17
1995	Caramba	3	Michael Roberts	Richard Hannon	7th Earl of Carnarvon	2:08.65
1996	Last Second	3	George Duffield	Sir Mark Prescott	Faisal bin Salman	2:07.45
1997	Ryafan	3	Michael Hills	John Gosden	Khalid Abdullah	2:05.56
1998	Alborada	3	George Duffield	Sir Mark Prescott	Kirsten Rausing	2:08.01
1999	Zahrat Dubai	3	Gary Stevens	Saeed bin Suroor	Godolphin	2:05.56
2000	Crimplene	3	Philip Robinson	Clive Brittain	Marwan Al Maktoum	2:05.30
2001	Lailani	3	Frankie Dettori	Ed Dunlop	Maktoum Al Maktoum	2:07.12
2002	Islington	3	Kieren Fallon	Sir Michael Stoute	Exors of Lord Weinstock	2:04.69
2003	Russian Rhythm	3	Kieren Fallon	Sir Michael Stoute	Cheveley Park Stud	2:04.80
2004	Favourable Terms	4	Kieren Fallon	Sir Michael Stoute	Maktoum Al Maktoum	2:05.70
2005	Alexander Goldrun	4	Kevin Manning	Jim Bolger	Miriam O'Callaghan	2:08.02
2006	Ouija Board	5	Frankie Dettori	Ed Dunlop	19th Earl of Derby	2:04.47
2007	Peeping Fawn	3	Johnny Murtagh	Aidan O'Brien	Tabor / Magnier	2:04.53
2008	Halfway to Heaven	3	Johnny Murtagh	Aidan O'Brien	Tabor / Smith / Magnier	2:09.73
2009	Midday	3	Tom Queally	Henry Cecil	Khalid Abdullah	2:09.42
2010	Midday	4	Tom Queally	Henry Cecil	Khalid Abdullah	2:07.25
2011	Midday	5	Tom Queally	Sir Henry Cecil	Khalid Abdullah	2:07.72

Earlier winners

• 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 Saone
• 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
• 1975: Roussalka
• 1976: Roussalka
• 1977: Triple First
• 1978: Cistus
• 1979: Connaught Bridge

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

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• galopp-sieger.de – Nassau Stakes.
• horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Nassau Stakes (2011).
• 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.