Stardom Stakes

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Stardom Stakes
(Peter Willett Stakes)
Conditions race
Location Goodwood Racecourse
W. Sussex, England
Inaugurated1978
Race type Flat / Thoroughbred
Website Goodwood
Race information
Distance7f (1,408 metres)
SurfaceTurf
TrackRight-handed
QualificationTwo-year-olds
Weight9 st 0 lb
Allowances
5 lb for fillies
Penalties
7 lb for Group winners
4 lb for Listed winners
Purse£25,000 (2012)
1st: £14,177.50
Stardom Stakes
2016
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Seven HeavensShabeehOnly two ran
Previous years
2015
Owner Potensis Limited.svg Owner Walters Plant Hire Ltd.svg Owner Mr Peter Ridgers.svg
PalawanEssenaitchBobby Wheeler
2014
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Make It UpGood ContactJohnny Barnes
2013
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Lyn ValleyRosso CorsaWahaab
2012
Owner Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Al Maktoum.svg Owner Mr Abdulla Al Mansoori.svg Owner Mrs Ann C Black.svg
SteelerTamayuz StarSorella Bella
2011
Owner Mr Michael Pescod.svg Owner Mr Saleh Al Homaizi.svg Owner Prince A A Faisal.svg
BronterreJustineoNayarra
2010
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Titus MillsBig IssueSurrey Star
2009
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Vale Of YorkMata KeranjangAtlantis Star
2008
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ZafisioAnmarMeasurement
2007
Owner Sheikh Ahmed Al Maktoum.svg Owner Mr J A Lazzari.svg Owner Norman Ormiston.svg
MeerissEastern GiftDauberval
2006
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CaldraBig RobertNorisan
2005
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True CauseLeoPrivate Business
2004
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2003
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The Stardom Stakes, also known as the Peter Willett Stakes, was a conditions flat horse race in Great Britain open to two-year-old thoroughbreds. It was run at Goodwood over a distance of 7 furlongs (1,408 metres),and took place each year in late August or early September.

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History

The event was established in 1978, and it was initially called the Westhampnett Stakes. It was named after Westhampnett, a village to the south of Goodwood. It became known as the Chromacopy Stakes in 1983.

The race was given Listed status and renamed the Stardom Stakes in 1987. Its original distance of 1 mile was cut to 7 furlongs in 2009 and it was renamed the Peter Willett Stakes in recognition of a long-serving director of Goodwood Racecourse. The race lost its Listed status in 2013, being replaced in the calendar by the Flying Scotsman Stakes at Doncaster. [1]

The race was replaced by a valuable sire-restricted Maiden (Peter Willett Maiden Stakes), run over 1 mile, in 2017.

Records

Leading jockey (2 wins):

Leading trainer (4 wins):

Winners

YearWinnerJockeyTrainerTime
1978Bonnie Isle Willie Carson John Dunlop
1979Morayshire [lower-alpha 1] Kipper Lynch Bruce Hobbs
1980Clear Verdict Joe Mercer Henry Cecil
1981Jalmood Pat Eddery John Dunlop
1982LoftyPaul Cook Harry Thomson Jones
1983Gambler's CupTony Clark Guy Harwood
1984Royal CoachPaul Eddery Henry Cecil
1985MashkourPaul Eddery Henry Cecil
1986BeeshiPhilip Waldron Paul Cole
1987Church Lyric Greville Starkey Guy Harwood 1:48.44
1988Zalazl Michael Roberts Henry Cecil 1:43.70
1989Champagne GoldBruce Raymond Denys Smith 1:46.48
1990 Selkirk John Reid Ian Balding 1:38.56
1991 Seattle Rhyme Pat Eddery David Elsworth 1:39.44
1992Blush Rambler Cash Asmussen Michael Stoute 1:43.55
1993Innishowen Richard Quinn Richard Hannon, Sr. 1:43.62
1994Fahal Ray Cochrane David Morley1:41.80
1995Bonarelli Walter Swinburn Michael Stoute 1:41.83
1996Falkenham Richard Quinn Paul Cole 1:39.83
1997AlboostanGary CarterDavid Morley1:41.74
1998MutaahabGary Carter Ed Dunlop 1:44.70
1999Sarafan George Duffield Sir Mark Prescott 1:39.39
2000Atlantis Prince Olivier Peslier Sean Woods 1:41.46
2001Henri Lebasque Jimmy Fortune Paul Cole 1:39.13
2002Rimrod Martin Dwyer Ian Balding 1:38.18
2003Fantastic View Pat Dobbs Richard Hannon, Sr. 1:38.41
2004Hearthstead Wings Joe Fanning Mark Johnston 1:41.26
2005True Cause Kerrin McEvoy Saeed bin Suroor 1:38.81
2006Caldra George Baker Sylvester Kirk1:37.21
2007Meeriss Darryll Holland Mick Channon 1:42.58
2008Zafisio Darryll Holland Paul Blockley1:46.32
2009 Vale of York Ahmed Ajtebi Saeed bin Suroor 1:26.77
2010Titus Mills Martin Dwyer Brian Meehan 1:29.36
2011Bronterre Pat Dobbs Richard Hannon, Sr. 1:28.94
2012Steeler Kieren Fallon Mark Johnston 1:26.10
2013Lyn Valley Joe Fanning Mark Johnston 1:25.65
2014Make It Up David Probert Andrew Balding 1:27.38
2015Palawan Pat Dobbs Richard Hannon, Sr. 1:31.04
2016Seven HeavensRobert Havlin John Gosden 1:26.73
  1. The 1979 running took place at Sandown Park

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References

  1. "British Flat Pattern and Listed Races 2013" (PDF). britishhorseracing.com. p. 5. Retrieved 8 September 2014.