The Richmond Stakes is a Group 2 flat horse race in Great Britain open to two-year-old colts and geldings. 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 The event is named after the Duke of Richmond, one of the dukedoms held by the owner of Goodwood Racecourse. It was established in 1877, and it was originally open to horses of either gender. Six of the first eight winners were ridden by the jockey Fred Archer.
Several winners of the Richmond Stakes have gone on to win one or more of the following year's Classics. The most recent was Palestine, the winner of the 2000 Guineas in 1950.
The Richmond Stakes was restricted to male horses in 1989. The race is currently held on the third day of the five-day Glorious Goodwood meeting.
Records Leading jockey (6 wins): Fred Archer – Jannette (1877), Wheel of Fortune (1878), Bend Or (1879), Bal Gal (1880), Dutch Oven (1881), Rosy Morn (1884) Lester Piggott – Romantic (1962), Swing Easy (1970), Dragonara Palace (1973), J. O. Tobin (1976), Persian Bold (1977), Gallant Special (1982)
Leading trainer (5 wins): Mathew Dawson – Jannette (1877), Wheel of Fortune (1878), Bal Gal (1880), Dutch Oven (1881), Rosy Morn (1884) Richard Hannon Sr. – Son Pardo (1992), Prolific (2008), Dick Turpin (2009), Libranno (2010), Harbour Watch (2011)
Winners since 1900 Year Winner Jockey Trainer Time 1900 Handicapper Lester Reiff Fred Day 1901 Duke of Westminster Danny Maher Charles Morton 1902 Mead Herbert Jones Richard Marsh 1903 Queen's Holiday 1904 Polymelus Mornington Cannon John Porter 1905 Lally Bernard Dillon Fallon 1906 Weathercock Bernard Dillon Peter Gilpin 1907 Bolted Danny Maher Reg Day 1908 Bayardo Danny Maher Alec Taylor Jr. 1:14.60 1909 Charles O'Malley William Saxby Lewis 1910 Pietri Danny Maher John Watson 1911 Sweeper II George Stern Atty Persse 1912 Seremond Charlie Trigg Joseph Butters 1913 Black Jester Frank Wootton Charles Morton 1914 Pommern Walter Griggs Charles Peck 1940 no race 1915–18 1919 Golden Guinea Skeets Martin Peter Gilpin 1920 Sunblaze Bernard Carslake Atty Persse 1921 Fodder Bernard Carslake Etienne De Mestre 1922 Bombay Duck George Hulme Richard Dawson 1923 Halcyon Tommy Weston George Lambton 1:14.20 1924 Manna Bernard Carslake Fred Darling 1:14.40 1925 Pantera Harry Wragg Walter Earl 1926 The Satrap Harry Beasley jr. Atty Persse 1:16.20 1927 Gang Warily Joe Childs Fred Darling 1:15.00 1928 Rattlin the Reefer Bernard Carslake Reg Day 1:15.20 1929 Challenger Freddie Fox Fred Darling 1:15.40 1930 Four Course Freddie Fox Fred Darling 1:15.80 1931 Spenser Bobby Jones Joseph Lawson 1:18.80 1932 Solar Boy Freddie Fox Fred Templeman 1:20.80 1933 Colombo Steve Donoghue Tommy Hogg 1:14.20 1934 Bobsleigh Tommy Weston Colledge Leader 1:14.80 1935 Mahmoud Freddie Fox Frank Butters 1:13.60 1936 Perifox Rufus Beasley Cecil Boyd-Rochfort 1:15.60 1937 Unbreakable Rufus Beasley Cecil Boyd-Rochfort 1:14.40 1938 Chancery Bernard Carslake Harvey Leader 1:14.60 1939 Moradabad Charlie Smirke Frank Butters 1:16.80 1940 no race 1940–45 1946 Petition Harry Wragg Frank Butters 1:16.40 1947 Birthday Greetings Jim Simpson Henri Jelliss 1:15.00 1948 Star King Sam Wragg John Waugh 1:13.80 1949 Palestine Gordon Richards Frank Butters 1:15.00 1950 Grey Sovereign Harry Carr George Beeby 1:14.60 1951 Gay Time Scobie Breasley Noel Cannon 1:15.20 1952 Artane Gordon Richards Paddy Prendergast 1:15.00 1953 The Pie King Gordon Richards Paddy Prendergast 1:14.20 1954 Eubulides Edgar Britt Charles Elsey 1:17.60 1955 Ratification Bill Rickaby Vic Smyth 1:13.20 1956 Red God Harry Carr Cecil Boyd-Rochfort 1:17.40 1957 Promulgation Eph Smith Ted Leader 1:12.80 1958 Hieroglyph Harry Carr Cecil Boyd-Rochfort 1:15.40 1959 Dollar Piece Joe Mercer Humphrey Cottrill 1:14.20 1960 Typhoon Ron Hutchinson Paddy Prendergast 1:15.40 1961 Sovereign Lord Geoff Lewis Gordon Smyth 1:14.40 1962 Romantic Lester Piggott Noel Murless 1:13.60 1963 Gentle Art Ron Hutchinson Jack Jarvis 1:12.60 1964 Ragtime Ron Hutchinson Gordon Smyth 1:14.00 1965 Sky Gipsy Ron Hutchinson Gordon Smyth 1:16.60 1966 Hambleden Scobie Breasley Atty Corbett 1:14.20 1967 Berber Scobie Breasley Sir Gordon Richards 1:13.60 1968 Tudor Music Frankie Durr Michael Jarvis 1:11.60 1969 Village Boy Bill Williamson George Todd 1:14.00 1970 Swing Easy Lester Piggott Jeremy Tree 1:13.20 1971 Sallust Joe Mercer Dick Hern 1:15.44 1972 Master Sing Joe Mercer Derrick Candy 1:12.92 1973 Dragonara Palace Lester Piggott Barry Hills 1:13.06 1974 Legal Eagle Geoff Baxter Bill Marshall 1:14.63 1975 Stand to Reason Willie Carson Barry Hills 1:13.21 1976 J. O. Tobin Lester Piggott Noel Murless 1:12.54 1977 Persian Bold Lester Piggott Tony Ingham 1:13.89 1978 Young Generation Greville Starkey Guy Harwood 1:13.62 1979 Castle Green Paul Cook Michael Stoute 1:14.59 1980 Another Realm Joe Mercer Frankie Durr 1:13.61 1981 Tender King Philip Waldron John Sutcliffe, Jr. 1:13.10 1982 Gallant Special Lester Piggott Robert Armstrong 1:11.61 1983 Godstone Graham Sexton Patrick Haslam 1:11.05 1984 Primo Dominie John Reid Brian Swift 1:12.66 1985 Nomination Richard Quinn Paul Cole 1:13.69 1986 Rich Charlie John Reid Charlie Nelson 1:11.65 1987 Warning Pat Eddery Guy Harwood 1:12.96 1988 Heart of Arabia Ray Cochrane Clive Brittain 1:13.45 1989 Contract Law Bruce Raymond William Jarvis 1:12.23 1990 Mac's Imp Alan Munro Bill O'Gorman 1:10.25 1991 Dilum Alan Munro Paul Cole 1:13.05 1992 Son Pardo John Reid Richard Hannon Sr. 1:11.26 1993 First Trump Michael Hills Geoff Wragg 1:12.69 1994 Sri Pekan Richard Quinn Paul Cole 1:11.51 1995 Polaris Flight John Reid Peter Chapple-Hyam 1:11.27 1996 Easycall Brett Doyle Brian Meehan 1:12.13 1997 Daggers Drawn Kieren Fallon Henry Cecil 1:12.62 1998 Muqtarib Richard Hills John Dunlop 1:14.46 1999 Bachir Frankie Dettori John Gosden 1:09.81 2000 Pyrus Michael Kinane Aidan O'Brien 1:12.99 2001 Mister Cosmi Kevin Darley Mark Johnston 1:11.55 2002 Revenue Darryll Holland Michael Bell 1:10.80 2003 Carrizo Creek Kieren Fallon Brian Meehan 1:12.25 2004 Montgomery's Arch Jimmy Fortune Peter Chapple-Hyam 1:12.81 2005 Always Hopeful Graham Gibbons Eoghan O'Neill 1:13.05 2006 Hamoody Alan Munro Peter Chapple-Hyam 1:10.68 2007 Strike the Deal Eddie Ahern Jeremy Noseda 1:11.59 2008 Prolific Richard Hughes Richard Hannon Sr. 1:11.13 2009 Dick Turpin Richard Hughes Richard Hannon Sr. 1:11.31 2010 Libranno Richard Hughes Richard Hannon Sr. 1:11.48 2011 Harbour Watch Richard Hughes Richard Hannon Sr. 1:10.23 2012 Heavy Metal Joe Fanning Mark Johnston 1:11.41 2013 Saayerr Ryan Moore William Haggas 1:10.14 2014 Ivawood Richard Hughes Richard Hannon Jr. 1:10.09 2015 Shalaa Frankie Dettori John Gosden 1:10.82 2016 Mehmas Frankie Dettori Richard Hannon Jr. 1:11.00 2017 Barraquero William Buick Brian Meehan 1:15.42 2018 Land Force Ryan Moore Aidan O'Brien 1:11.50 2019 Golden Horde Adam Kirby Clive Cox 1:11.01 2020 Supremacy Adam Kirby Clive Cox 1:10.13 2021 Asymmetric Martin Harley Alan King 1:14.31 2022 Royal Scotsman Jim Crowley Paul and Oliver Cole 1:09.66 2023 Vandeek Andrea Atzeni Simon & Ed Crisford 1:13.45 2024 Black Forza Dylan Browne McMonagle Michael O'Callaghan 1:09.97 2025 Coppull David Probert Clive Cox 1:11.12 2026 Man's Best Friend Ryan Moore Aidan O'Brien 1:10.81
Earlier winners
1877: Jannette 1878: Wheel of Fortune 1879: Bend Or 1880: Bal Gal 1881: Dutch Oven 1882: Sigmophone 1883: Duke of Richmond 1884: Rosy Morn 1885: Sunrise 1886: Panzerschiff 1887: Friar's Balsam 1888: Gulliver 1889: Golden Gate 1890: Siphonia 1891: Orme 1892: Inverdon 1893: Galloping Dick 1894: The Nipper 1895: Persimmon 1896: Chillingham 1897: Paladore 1898: St Gris 1899: Winifreda
See also Horse racing in Great Britain List of British flat horse races
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