The Molecomb Stakes is a
Group 3 flat horse race
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in Great Britain open to two-year-old horses. It is run at
Goodwood over a distance of 5 furlongs (1,006 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in late July or early August.
History
The event is named after Molecomb, a house on the
Goodwood Estate originally built by the
3rd Duke of Richmond for his sister
Lady Sarah Lennox. The race was established in 1829, and the inaugural running was won by Convert.
The Molecomb Stakes was originally open to two-year-olds of either gender, but it was restricted to fillies in 1932. It was reopened to colts and geldings in 1981.
The race is currently held on the second day of the five-day Glorious Goodwood meeting.
Records
Leading
jockey
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(8 wins):
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Lester Piggott – ''Abelia (1957), Smooth (1966), Flying Legs (1968), Lady Rowley (1974), Hayloft (1975), Marwell (1980), Prowess Prince (1981), Precocious (1983)''
Leading
trainer (7 wins):
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John Barham Day – ''Waresti (1834), Grey Momus (1837), Wapiti (1838), Crucifix (1839), The Ugly Buck (1843), Nutbourne (1844), Elmsthorpe (1852)''
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John Porter – ''Red Hazard (1877), St Blaise (1882), Luminary (1884), Freedom (1886), Friar's Balsam (1887), La Fleche (1891), Rampion (1895)''
Winners since 1980
Earlier winners
* 1829: Convert
* 1830: ''filly by Emilius''
* 1831–32: ''no race''
* 1833: Defensive
* 1834: Waresti
* 1835:
Elis
* 1836: Defender
* 1837:
Grey Momus
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* 1838: Wapiti
* 1839:
Crucifix
* 1840: Decision
* 1841: Barrier
* 1842: The Caster
* 1843: The Ugly Buck
* 1844: Nutbourne
* 1845: Sting
* 1846: Planet
* 1847: Glendower
* 1848: Mr Milner
* 1849: William the Conqueror
* 1850:
Teddington
* 1851: Glenluce
* 1852: Elmsthorpe
* 1853:
Andover
* 1854: Polydore
* 1855: Enchanter
* 1856: Lambourn
* 1857: The Lord of Lorn
* 1858: Merryman
* 1859: Buccaneer
* 1860: Diophantus
* 1861: Ace of Clubs
* 1862: ''colt by Lord of the Isles''
* 1863: Fille de l'Air
* 1864: Koenig
* 1865: The Student
* 1866: Marksman
* 1867: Banditto
* 1868: Belladrum
* 1869: Mantilla
* 1870: General
* 1871: Vanderdecken
* 1872: Somerset
* 1873: Packington
* 1874: Craig Millar
* 1875: Red Cross Knight
* 1876: Shillelagh
* 1877: Red Hazard
* 1878: ''colt by Cambuscan''
* 1879: Brotherhood
* 1880: Paw Paw
* 1881: Adrastus
* 1882:
St Blaise
* 1883: La Trappe
* 1884: Luminary
* 1885: The Devil to Pay
* 1886: Freedom
* 1887:
Friar's Balsam
* 1888: Seclusion
* 1889: Le Nord
* 1890: Cleator
* 1891:
La Fleche
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* 1892: Harbinger
* 1893: La Nievre
* 1894: Bentworth
* 1895: Rampion
* 1896:
Galtee More
* 1897: Royal Footstep
* 1898: Vara
* 1899: O'Donovan Rossa
* 1900: Princess Melton
* 1901: ''filly by Melton''
* 1902:
Quintessence
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* 1903: Islesman
* 1904:
Vedas
* 1905: Colonia
* 1906: My Pet
* 1907: Sea King
* 1908: Perdiccas
* 1909: Tressady
* 1910: Beaurepaire
* 1911: White Star
* 1912: Rock Flint
* 1913:
Black Jester
* 1914: Redfern
* 1915–18: ''no race''
* 1919:
Tetratema
* 1920: Trash
* 1921: Lembach
* 1922: Town Guard
* 1923:
Mumtaz Mahal
* 1924: Priory Park
* 1925: Review Order
* 1926: Shian Mor
* 1927: Black Watch
* 1928: Belle Mere
* 1929:
Diolite
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* 1930: Jacopo
* 1931: Safe Return
* 1932: Betty
* 1933:
Light Brocade
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* 1934: La Gaiete
* 1935: Crosspatch
* 1936: Bright Beam
* 1937: Ann of Austria
* 1938: Money Down
* 1939: Allure
* 1940: ''no race''
* 1941: Feberion *
* 1942–45: ''no race''
* 1946: Rule Britannia
* 1947: Phaetonia
* 1948: Integrity
* 1949: Diableretta
* 1950: Crawley Beauty
* 1951: Tayeh
* 1952: Tessa Gillian
* 1953: Urshalim
* 1954: Brave Venture
* 1955: Palariva
* 1956: Pharsalia
* 1957: Abelia
* 1958: Krakenwake
* 1959: Queensberry
* 1960: Cynara
* 1961:
La Tendresse
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* 1962: Royal Indiscretion
* 1963: Crimea II
* 1964: Regal Pink
* 1965: Reet Lass
* 1966: Smooth
* 1967: Lowna
* 1968: Flying Legs
* 1969: Mange Tout
* 1970:
Cawston's Pride
* 1971: Pert Lassie
* 1972: Miss Slip
* 1973:
Bitty Girl
* 1974: Lady Rowley
* 1975: Hayloft
* 1976: Be Easy
* 1977: Hatta
* 1978: Greenland Park
* 1979: Keep Off
* The 1941 running took place at Newmarket.
See also
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Horse racing in Great Britain
*
List of British flat horse races
References
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