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.
History 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. The 2015 running was sponsored by Qatar and the name reverted to the Stewards' Cup.
Records
Most successful horse (2 wins): Marvel – 1890, 1892 Golden Rod – 1910, 1912 Lord Annandale – 1913, 1914 (dead-heat) Sugar Palm – 1942, 1943 Sky Diver – 1967, 1968 Commanche Falls - 2021, 2022
Leading jockey (4 wins): Richard Hughes – Shikari's Son (1995), Harmonic Way (1999), Tayseer (2000), Intrinsic (2014)
Leading trainer (4 wins): John Scott – Epirus (1840), Psalmsinger (1845), Longbow (1853), Sweetsauce (1860) James Jewitt – Sweetbread (1884), Crafton (1886), Amphora (1897), Altesse (1898)
Winners since 1900 Weights given in stones and pounds. Year Winner Age Weight Jockey Trainer SP Time 1900 Royal Flush 7 7-13 Johnny Reiff H Steel F 1:13.60 1901 O'Donovan Rossa 4 7-00 George Gibson Davies 1:14.40 1902 Mauvezin 6 8-02 Harry Lewis Greusel 1:15.00 1903 Dumbarton Castle 3 John Powney 1904 Melayr 3 6-09 William Griggs Jack Robinson 1905 Xeny 4 7-09 Frank Bullock John Brewer 1:14.20 1906 Rocketter 3 7-06 Billy Higgs Sam Darling F 1:16.00 1907 Romney 3 6-03 Harry Watts Chandler 1908 Elmstead 3 7-00 Joseph Plant Charles Morton 1:13.80 1909 Mediant 3 7-13 Frank O'Neill Andrew Joyner 1910 Golden Rod 4 8-01 Herbert Randall Atty Persse 1:15.60 1911 Braxted 3 7-05 Fred Winter Sr. Felix Leach 1:12.40 1912 Golden Rod 6 8-13 Danny Maher Samuel Pickering 1:14.80 1913 Lord Annandale 3 6-10 Richard Cooper Dawson Waugh 1:12.80 1914(dh) Golden SunLord Annandale 44 8-127-09 William HuxleySteve Donoghue Charles MortonDawson Waugh 1:13.80 1915 Clap Gate 4 6-11 Percy Allden Geoffrey Barling 1916 All Serene 3 6-07 Joe Hulse Captain Robert Dewhurst 1917 Trojan 3 6-13 George Hulme J Dawson 1918 no race 1919 King Sol 5 7-00 William Balding James Batho 1:12.80 1920 Western Wave 4 8-07 Albert Whalley Harry Cottrill 1:15.20 1921 Service Kit 4 6-12 Tommy Weston Vanda Beatty 1:13.60 1922 Tetrameter 5 7-07 George Smith Atty Persse CF 1:13.40 1923 Épinard 3 8-06 Everett Haynes Hiram Eugene Leigh F 1:12.60 1924 Compiler 4 7-09 William Lister Charles Nugent JF 1:14.00 1925 Defiance 4 7-08 Richard Perryman Samuel Pickering 1:15.60 1926 Perhaps So 5 8-01 William McLachlan Cecil Boyd-Rochfort 1:14.00 1927 Priory Park 5 9-00 Bernard Carslake Charles Peck 1:13.00 1928 Navigator 3 7-05 Gordon Richards Tommy Hogg 1:12.80 1929 Fleeting Memory 4 8-01 Richard Perryman Walter Earl 1:13.40 1930 Le Phare 4 8-01 Michael Beary Richard Dawson 1:13.40 1931 Poor Lad 4 7-11 Sam Wragg Ossie Bell 1:16.60 1932 Solenoid 3 7-10 Tommy Barber George Poole 1:18.60 1933 Pharacre 4 7-05 Freddie Fox Fred Butters 1:12.20 1934 Figaro 4 8-05 Tommy Weston Jack Leach 1:13.80 1935 Greenore 6 8-08 Sam Wragg Ossie Bell 1:12.20 1936 Solerina 4 8-11 Eph Smith Harry Cottrill 1:14.00 1937 Firozepore 3 8-03 Gordon Richards Fred Darling CF 1:13.00 1938 Harmachis 5 7-06 Percy Evans Bertie Bullock 1:12.40 1939 Knight's Caprice 4 8-06 Joe Canty Richard Dawson 1:14.00 1940 no race 1941 Valthema 4 7-02 Kenneth Robertson Fred Butters 1:12.20 1942 Sugar Palm 4 9-07 Tommy Carey Frank Hartigan F 1:13.00 1943 Sugar Palm 5 9-07 Tommy Carey Frank Hartigan F 1:11.80 1944 British Colombo 5 7-05 Tommy Bartlam Steve Donoghue 1:12.80 1945 Happy Grace 3 7-04 Tommy Gosling Henri Jelliss 1:11.60 1946 Commissar 6 7-12 Albert Richardson Alfred Stedall 1:13.40 1947 Closeburn 3 8-10 Gordon Richards Noel Murless 1:13.60 1948 Dramatic 3 7-07 Eph Smith George Todd 1:12.00 1949 The Bite 4 7-07 Herbert Packham Jim Wood 1:12.20 1950 First Consul 4 8-13 Edgar Britt Sam Armstrong 1:13.40 1951 Sugar Bowl 4 7-12 Willie Snaith Sam Armstrong 1:13.20 1952 Smokey Eyes 5 8-10 Charlie Smirke Ryan Jarvis 1:12.20 1953 Palpitate 4 7-13 Willie Snaith Sam Armstrong F 1:13.20 1954 Ashurst Wonder 4 6-11 Tony Shrive Les Hall 1:16.40 1955 King Bruce 4 8-11 Bill Rickaby Peter Hastings-Bass 1:11.40 1956 Matador 3 9-02 Eph Smith John Waugh 1:13.80 1957 Arcandy 4 8-09 Tommy Gosling George Beeby 1:11.80 1958 Epaulette 7 9-00 Frankie Durr William O'Gorman 1:15.00 1959 Tudor Monarch 4 7-13 Geoff Lewis Walter Nightingall 1:13.00 1960 Monet 3 8-05 Jimmy Lindley Jeremy Tree 1:12.00 1961 Skymaster 3 8-12 Scobie Breasley Gordon Smyth 1:12.00 1962 Victorina 3 8-09 Bill Williamson Peter Nelson F 1:11.40 1963 Creole 4 9-01 Stan Smith Jack Jarvis 1:09.00 1964 Dunme 5 7-12 Paul Cook R Read F 1:13.00 1965 Potier 3 8-05 Ron Hutchinson Jack Jarvis 1:14.80 1966 Patient Constable 3 7-07 Ray Reader Ron Smyth 1:13.80 1967 Sky Diver 4 7-05 Des Cullen Peter Payne-Gallwey 1:11.80 1968 Sky Diver 5 7-06 Terry Sturrock Peter Payne-Gallwey 1:10.00 1969 Royal Smoke 3 7-09 Taffy Thomas Bill O'Gorman 1:12.80 1970 Jukebox 4 8-11 Lester Piggott Harold Wallington 1:13.30 1971 Apollo Nine 4 9-05 Jimmy Lindley Peter Nelson 1:13.52 1972 Touch Paper 3 8-02 Paul Cook Bruce Hobbs 1:11.71 1973 Alphadamus 3 7-11 Paul Cook Michael Stoute 1:11.47 1974 Red Alert 3 9-02 Johnny Roe Dermot Weld 1:11.98 1975 Import 4 8-00 Taffy Thomas Bill Wightman 1:11.19 1976 Jimmy The Singer 3 7-08 Ernie Johnson Brian Lunness 1:12.24 1977 Calibina 5 8-05 Geoff Baxter Paul Cole F 1:13.21 1978 Ahonoora 3 8-00 Philip Waldron Brian Swift 1:10.85 1979 Standaan 3 7-10 Paul Bradwell Clive Brittain F 1:13.37 1980 Repetitious 3 7-02 Tony Clark Guy Harwood 1:12.36 1981 Crews Hill 5 9-09 Greville Starkey Frankie Durr 1:11.61 1982 Soba 3 8-04 David Nicholls David Chapman 1:09.58 1983 Autumn Sunset 3 8-02 Willie Carson Michael Stoute F 1:10.30 1984 Petong 4 9-10 Bruce Raymond Michael Jarvis JF 1:12.68 1985 Al Trui 5 8-01 Michael Wigham Stan Mellor F 1:13.65 1986 Green Ruby 5 8-12 John Williams Toby Balding 1:12.80 1987 Madraco 4 7-02 Peter Hill Peter Calver 1:10.24 1988 Rotherfield Greys 6 8-08 Nigel Day Chris Wall 1:12.84 1989 Very Adjacent 4 7-04 Dale Gibson Geoff Lewis 1:10.60 1990 Knight of Mercy 4 9-00 Bruce Raymond Richard Hannon Sr. 1:10.73 1991 Notley 4 8-07 Richard Perham Richard Hannon Sr. 1:11.62 1992 Lochsong 4 8-00 Willie Carson Ian Balding 1:10.86 1993 King's Signet 4 9-10 Willie Carson John Gosden 1:15.00 1994 For the Present 4 8-03 Jimmy Fortune David Barron 1:09.58 1995 Shikari's Son 8 8-13 Richard Hughes John White 1:10.86 1996 Coastal Bluff 4 8-05 Jimmy Fortune David Barron JF 1:10.14 1997 Danetime 3 8-10 Pat Eddery Neville Callaghan F 1:10.95 1998 Superior Premium 4 8-12 Robert Winston Richard Fahey 1:10.65 1999 Harmonic Way 4 8-06 Richard Hughes Roger Charlton 1:10.30 2000 Tayseer 6 8-11 Richard Hughes David Nicholls 1:10.08 2001 Guinea Hunter 5 9-00 Jamie Spencer Tim Easterby 1:11.49 2002 Bond Boy 5 8-02 Chris Catlin Bryan Smart 1:10.87 2003 Patavellian 5 8-11 Steve Drowne Roger Charlton 1:10.43 2004 Pivotal Point 4 8-11 Seb Sanders Peter Makin CF 1:10.78 2005 Gift Horse 5 9-07 Kieren Fallon David Nicholls 1:12.26 2006 Borderlescott 4 9-05 Royston Ffrench Robin Bastiman 1:09.93 2007 Zidane 5 9-01 Jamie Spencer James Fanshawe F 1:10.50 2008 Conquest 4 8-09 Dane O'Neill William Haggas 1:11.91 2009 Genki 5 9-01 Steve Drowne Roger Charlton 1:12.28 2010 Evens and Odds 6 8-10 Billy Cray David Nicholls 1:11.55 2011 Hoof It 4 9-14 10-00 Kieren Fallon Mick Easterby JF 1:09.91 2012 Hawkeyethenoo 6 9-09 Graham Lee Jim Goldie 1:11.27 2013 Rex Imperator 4 9-04 Neil Callan William Haggas 1:10.35 2014 Intrinsic 4 8-11 Richard Hughes Robert Cowell 1:10.27 2015 Magical Memory 3 8-12 Frankie Dettori Charles Hills F 1:10.28 2016 Dancing Star 3 8-12 David Probert Andrew Balding F 1:09.81 2017 Lancelot Du Lac 7 9-05 Frankie Dettori Dean Ivory 1:12.28 2018 Gifted Master 5 9-06 Jason Watson Hugo Palmer 1:09.56 2019 Khaadem 3 9-06 Jim Crowley Charles Hills F 1:09.79 2020 Summerghand 6 9-10 Daniel Tudhope David O’Meara 1:10.83 2021 Commanche Falls 4 9-01 Connor Beasley Michael Dods 1:15.86 2022 Commanche Falls 5 9-05 Connor Beasley Michael Dods 1:10.01 2023 Aberama Gold 6 8-13 Andrea Atzeni David O'Meara 1:16.93 2024 Get It 6 9-05 Pat Cosgrave George Baker 1:10.17 2025 Two Tribes 4 9-00 David Egan Richard Spencer 1:10.14 2026 Evening Saigon 4 9-00 James Doyle Hamad Al Jehani 1:09.55
Earlier winners
1840: Epirus 1841: Garry Owen 1842: Lady Adela 1843: Yorkshire Lady 1844: Sir Abstrupus 1845: Psalmsinger 1846: Lady Wildair 1847: The Cur 1848: The Admiral 1849: Cotton Lord 1850: Turnus 1851: Loadstone 1852: Kilmeny 1853: Longbow 1854: Pumicestone 1855: Clotilde 1856: New Brighton 1857: Tournament 1858: Glenmasson 1859: Maid of Kent 1860: Sweetsauce 1861: Croagh Patrick 1862: Lady Clifden 1863: Birdhill 1864: Marigold 1865: Out and Outer 1866: Sultan 1867: Tibthorpe 1868: Vex 1869: Fichu 1870: Typhoeus 1871: Anton 1872: Oxonian 1873: Sister Helen 1874: Modena 1875: Trappist 1876: Monaco 1877: Herald 1878: Midlothian 1879: Peter 1880: Elf King 1881: Mazurka 1882: Lowland Chief 1883: Hornpipe 1884: Sweetbread 1885: Dalmeny 1886: Crafton 1887: Upset 1888: Tib 1889: Dog Rose 1890: Marvel 1891: Unicorne 1892: Marvel 1893: Medora 1894: Gangway 1895: Wise Virgin 1896: Chasseur 1897: Amphora 1898: Altesse 1899: Northern Farmer
See also Horse racing in Great Britain List of British flat horse races
References
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External links Race Recordings (1968, 1970, 1975, 1979, 1982-2013) youtube.com galopp-sieger.de – Stewards' Cup. pedigreequery.com – Stewards' Cup – Goodwood.