Handicap race | |
Location | Goodwood Racecourse W. Sussex, England |
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Inaugurated | 1840 |
Race type | Flat / Thoroughbred |
Sponsor | Unibet |
Website | Goodwood |
Race information | |
Distance | 6f (1,207 metres) |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Straight |
Qualification | Three-years-old and up |
Weight | Handicap |
Purse | £75,000 (2020) 1st: £46,688 |
2024 | ||
Get It | Apollo One | Billyjoh |
Previous years | ||
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2023 | ||
Aberama Gold | Apollo One | Bielsa |
2022 | ||
Commanche Falls | Tabdeed | Regional |
2021 | ||
Commanche Falls | Gulliver | Great Ambassador |
1990-1988 | ||
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1990 | ||
Knight Of Mercy | Bocas Rose | Amigo Menor |
1989 | ||
Very Adjacent | Plain Fact | Rotherfield Greys |
1988 | ||
Rotherfield Greys | Glencroft | Dowsing |
The Stewards' Cup is a flat handicap horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged three years or older. 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.
For several years in the 1830s the senior steward at Goodwood presented an annual cup to the winner of any race of his choosing. The choice varied each year, and the trophy was awarded for events with distances of up to 1½ miles. A perpetual race for the Stewards' Cup over a sprint distance of 6 furlongs was conceived by Lord George Bentinck in late 1839, and the inaugural running took place the following summer.
The first commercial sponsor of the Stewards' Cup was Spillers, a company associated with the race from 1970 to 1980. The event was backed by the Tote in 1981, and by William Hill from 1982 to 1992.
The race was formerly held on the opening day of the five-day Glorious Goodwood meeting. It was moved to the final day in 1993, and from this point it was sponsored by Vodafone. The sponsorship was taken over by Blue Square in 2007, and in 2013 the race was sponsored by Robins Farm Racing. In 2014 Goodwood announced that 32Red would take over the sponsorship and the race would lose its historic title, being run as the 32Red Cup. [1] The 2015 running was sponsored by Qatar and the name reverted to the Stewards' Cup.
Most successful horse (2 wins):
Leading jockey (4 wins):
Leading trainer (4 wins):
Year | Winner | Age | Weight | Jockey | Trainer | SP | Time |
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1978 | Ahonoora | 3 | 8-00 | Philip Waldron | Brian Swift | 50/1 | 1:10.85 |
1979 | Standaan | 3 | 7-10 | Paul Bradwell | Clive Brittain | 5/1 F | 1:13.37 |
1980 | Repetitious | 3 | 7-02 | Tony Clark | Guy Harwood | 15/1 | 1:12.36 |
1981 | Crews Hill | 5 | 9-09 | Greville Starkey | Frankie Durr | 11/1 | 1:11.61 |
1982 | Soba | 3 | 8-04 | David Nicholls | David Chapman | 18/1 | 1:09.58 |
1983 | Autumn Sunset | 3 | 8-02 | Willie Carson | Michael Stoute | 6/1 F | 1:10.30 |
1984 | Petong | 4 | 9-10 | Bruce Raymond | Michael Jarvis | 8/1 JF | 1:12.68 |
1985 | Al Trui | 5 | 8-01 | Michael Wigham | Stan Mellor | 9/1 F | 1:13.65 |
1986 | Green Ruby | 5 | 8-12 | John Williams | Toby Balding | 20/1 | 1:12.80 |
1987 | Madraco | 4 | 7-02 | P. Hill | Peter Calver | 50/1 | 1:10.24 |
1988 | Rotherfield Greys | 6 | 8-08 | Nigel Day | Chris Wall | 14/1 | 1:12.84 |
1989 | Very Adjacent | 4 | 7-04 | Dale Gibson | Geoff Lewis | 12/1 | 1:10.60 |
1990 | Knight of Mercy | 4 | 9-00 | Bruce Raymond | Richard Hannon Sr. | 14/1 | 1:10.73 |
1991 | Notley | 4 | 8-07 | Richard Perham | Richard Hannon Sr. | 14/1 | 1:11.62 |
1992 | Lochsong | 4 | 8-00 | Willie Carson | Ian Balding | 10/1 | 1:10.86 |
1993 | King's Signet | 4 | 9-10 | Willie Carson | John Gosden | 16/1 | 1:15.00 |
1994 | For the Present | 4 | 8-03 | Jimmy Fortune | David Barron | 16/1 | 1:09.58 |
1995 | Shikari's Son | 8 | 8-13 | Richard Hughes | John White | 40/1 | 1:10.86 |
1996 | Coastal Bluff | 4 | 8-05 | Jimmy Fortune | David Barron | 10/1 JF | 1:10.14 |
1997 | Danetime | 3 | 8-10 | Pat Eddery | Neville Callaghan | 5/1 F | 1:10.95 |
1998 | Superior Premium | 4 | 8-12 | Robert Winston | Richard Fahey | 14/1 | 1:10.65 |
1999 | Harmonic Way | 4 | 8-06 | Richard Hughes | Roger Charlton | 12/1 | 1:10.30 |
2000 | Tayseer | 6 | 8-11 | Richard Hughes | David Nicholls | 13/2 | 1:10.08 |
2001 | Guinea Hunter | 5 | 9-00 | Jamie Spencer | Tim Easterby | 33/1 | 1:11.49 |
2002 | Bond Boy | 5 | 8-02 | Chris Catlin | Bryan Smart | 14/1 | 1:10.87 |
2003 | Patavellian | 5 | 8-11 | Steve Drowne | Roger Charlton | 4/1 | 1:10.43 |
2004 | Pivotal Point | 4 | 8-11 | Seb Sanders | Peter Makin | 7/1 CF | 1:10.78 |
2005 | Gift Horse | 5 | 9-07 | Kieren Fallon | David Nicholls | 9/2 | 1:12.26 |
2006 | Borderlescott | 4 | 9-05 | Royston Ffrench | Robin Bastiman | 10/1 | 1:09.93 |
2007 | Zidane | 5 | 9-01 | Jamie Spencer | James Fanshawe | 6/1 F | 1:10.50 |
2008 | Conquest | 4 | 8-09 | Dane O'Neill | William Haggas | 40/1 | 1:11.91 |
2009 | Genki | 5 | 9-01 | Steve Drowne | Roger Charlton | 14/1 | 1:12.28 |
2010 | Evens and Odds | 6 | 8-10 | Billy Cray | David Nicholls | 20/1 | 1:11.55 |
2011 | Hoof It | 4 | 10-00 | Kieren Fallon | Mick Easterby | 13/2 JF | 1:09.91 |
2012 | Hawkeyethenoo | 6 | 9-09 | Graham Lee | Jim Goldie | 9/1 | 1:11.27 |
2013 | Rex Imperator | 4 | 9-04 | Neil Callan | William Haggas | 12/1 | 1:10.35 |
2014 | Intrinsic | 4 | 8-11 | Richard Hughes | Robert Cowell | 6/1 | 1:10.27 |
2015 | Magical Memory | 3 | 8-12 | Frankie Dettori | Charles Hills | 6/1 F | 1:10.28 |
2016 | Dancing Star | 3 | 8-12 | David Probert | Andrew Balding | 9/2 F | 1:09.81 |
2017 | Lancelot Du Lac | 7 | 9-05 | Frankie Dettori | Dean Ivory | 25/1 | 1:12.28 |
2018 | Gifted Master | 5 | 9-06 | Jason Watson | Hugo Palmer | 20/1 | 1:09.56 |
2019 | Khaadem | 3 | 9-06 | Jim Crowley | Charles Hills | 4/1 F | 1:09.79 |
2020 | Summerghand | 6 | 9-10 | Daniel Tudhope | David O’Meara | 22/1 | 1:10.83 |
2021 | Commanche Falls | 4 | 9-01 | Connor Beasley | Michael Dods | 10/1 | 1:15.86 |
2022 | Commanche Falls | 5 | 9-05 | Connor Beasley | Michael Dods | 25/1 | 1:10.01 |
2023 | Aberama Gold | 6 | 8-13 | Andrea Atzeni | David O'Meara | 18/1 | 1:16.93 |
2024 | Get It | 6 | 9-05 | Pat Cosgrave | George Baker | 40/1 | 1:10.17 |
* | The 1914 edition was a dead-heat and has joint winners. |
During periods of war the race was switched to Newmarket (1915–17 and 1941) and Windsor (1942–45). |
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