Select Stakes (Great Britain)

Select Stakes
Group 3 race (discontinued)
Location	Goodwood Racecourse ; W. Sussex, England
Inaugurated	1965
Last run	10 September 2011
Race type	Flat / Thoroughbred
Website	Goodwood
Race information
Distance	1m 1f 192y (1,986 m)
Surface	Turf
Track	Right-handed
Qualification	Three-years-old and up
Weight	8 st 7 lb (3yo);; 9 st 0 lb (4yo+); Allowances; 3 lb for fillies and mares ; Penalties; 7 lb for Group 1 winners ; 5 lb for Group 2 winners ; 3 lb for Group 3 winners ; since February 28
Purse	£50,000 (2011); 1st: £28,355

Last updated November 13, 2023

The Select Stakes was a Group 3 flat horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged three years or older. It was run at Goodwood over a distance of 1 mile, 1 furlong and 192 yards (1,986 metres), and it was scheduled to take place each year in September.

History

The event was established in 1965, and it was originally called the Valdoe Stakes. It was initially open to horses aged four or older, and the inaugural running was contested over a mile. The following year's edition was run as a handicap.

The race was restricted to three and four-year-olds in 1973, and it was re-opened to older horses in 1976. It was renamed the Select Stakes and promoted from Listed to Group 3 status in 1986. It was discontinued in 2012.^[1]

Records

Most successful horse (2 wins):

Knifebox – 1992, 1993

Leading jockey (4 wins):

Michael Roberts – Mtoto (1988), Filia Ardross (1991), Knifebox (1993), Mutamam (1998)

Leading trainer (3 wins):

Dick Hern – Bolide (1979), Prince Bee (1981), Morcon (1983)
Alec Stewart – Mtoto (1988), Filia Ardross (1991), Mutamam (1998)
Saeed bin Suroor – Triarius (1995), Moon Ballad (2002), Pictavia (2006)
Marcus Tregoning – Ekraar (2000), Nayef (2001), Alkaadhem (2004)

Winners

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Time
1965	Derring-Do	4	Scobie Breasley	Arthur Budgett
1966	Antiquarian	5	Ron Hutchinson	Herbert Blagrave
1967	Haymaking	4	Lester Piggott	Fulke Johnson Houghton
1968	no race 1968^[a]
1969	Jimmy Reppin	4	Geoff Lewis	John Sutcliffe, Jr.
1970	Northern Wizard	4	Geoff Lewis	Bill Marshall
1971	Ortis	4	Duncan Keith	Peter Walwyn
1972	Wenceslas	4	Lester Piggott	Vincent O'Brien
1973	So Royal	3	Des Cullen	Derrick Candy
1974	no race 1974^[b]
1975	Escapologist	3	Ernie Johnson	Arthur Budgett
1976	Obstacle	3	Philip Waldron	Henry Candy
1977	Balmerino	5	Ron Hutchinson	John Dunlop
1978	Gunner B	5	Joe Mercer	Henry Cecil
1979	Bolide ^[c]	3	Willie Carson	Dick Hern
1980	Welsh Chanter	4	Joe Mercer	Henry Cecil
1981	Prince Bee	4	Joe Mercer	Dick Hern
1982	Peacetime	3	Pat Eddery	Jeremy Tree
1983	Morcon	3	Willie Carson	Dick Hern
1984	Bob Back	3	Bruce Raymond	Michael Jarvis
1985	Iroko	3	Brian Rouse	Michael Stoute
1986	Dancing Brave	3	Greville Starkey	Guy Harwood	2:04.81
1987	Most Welcome	3	Paul Eddery	Geoff Wragg	2:11.28
1988	Mtoto	5	Michael Roberts	Alec Stewart	2:06.12
1989	Legal Case	3	Frankie Dettori	Luca Cumani	2:12.54
1990	Missionary Ridge	3	Ray Cochrane	Barry Hills	2:07.19
1991	Filia Ardross	5	Michael Roberts	Alec Stewart	2:10.16
1992	Knifebox	4	Darryll Holland	John Gosden	2:12.54
1993	Knifebox	5	Michael Roberts	John Gosden	2:11.88
1994	Alderbrook	5	Paul Eddery	Julie Cecil	2:13.40
1995	Triarius	5	Gary Carter	Saeed bin Suroor	2:10.07
1996	Singspiel	4	Cash Asmussen	Michael Stoute	2:07.38
1997	Fahris	3	Ray Cochrane	Ben Hanbury	2:10.38
1998	Mutamam	3	Michael Roberts	Alec Stewart	2:08.71
1999	Lear Spear	4	Richard Quinn	David Elsworth	2:05.12
2000	Ekraar	3	Richard Hills	Marcus Tregoning	2:07.08
2001	Nayef	3	Richard Hills	Marcus Tregoning	2:06.33
2002	Moon Ballad	3	Jamie Spencer	Saeed bin Suroor	2:03.44
2003	Leporello	3	Ian Mongan	Peter Harris	2:05.91
2004	Alkaadhem	4	Willie Supple	Marcus Tregoning	2:06.54
2005	David Junior	3	Jamie Spencer	Brian Meehan	2:08.84
2006	Pictavia	4	Frankie Dettori	Saeed bin Suroor	2:04.03
2007	Stotsfold	4	Adam Kirby	Walter Swinburn	2:06.56
2008	Lady Gloria	4	Tom Queally	James Given	2:11.18
2009	Mac Love	8	Micky Fenton	Stef Liddiard	2:06.81
2010	Red Badge	3	Richard Hughes	Richard Hannon Sr.	2:11.14
2011	French Navy	3	Ahmed Ajtebi	Mahmood Al Zarooni	2:08.15

^a The 1968 race was cancelled due to local flooding.
^b The 1974 edition was abandoned because of a waterlogged course.
^c The 1979 running took place at Sandown Park.

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References

↑ "BHA announces upgrades". British Horseracing Authority. 17 January 2012. Archived from the original on 4 February 2012. Retrieved 12 February 2012.

Paris-Turf:
- "1981"., "1983"., "1984"., "1985"., "1986"., "1987".
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

galopp-sieger.de – Select Stakes (ex Valdoe Stakes).
horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Select Stakes (2011).
pedigreequery.com – Select Stakes – Goodwood.
Abelson, Edward; John Tyrrel (1993). The Breedon Book of Horse Racing Records. Breedon Books. p. 182. ISBN 1-873626-15-0.

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[1] "BHA announces upgrades". British Horseracing Authority. 17 January 2012. Archived from the original on 4 February 2012. Retrieved 12 February 2012.

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