The Prestige Stakes is a
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horse race in Great Britain open to two-year-old
fillies
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. It is run at
Goodwood over a distance of 7 furlongs (1,408 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in late August.
History
The event was established in 1974, and it was initially called the Globtik Stakes. It became known as the Waterford Candelabra Stakes in 1975. For a period it was classed at Listed level, and it was promoted to Group 3 status in 1981. It was given its present title in 1989.
The leading horses from the Prestige Stakes often go on to compete in the
Fillies' Mile
The Fillies' Mile is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to two-year-old fillies. It is run on the Rowley Mile at Newmarket over a distance of 1 mile (1,609 metres), and it is sche ...
. The last to win both was
Nannina in 2005.
Records
Leading
jockey (4 wins):
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Pat Eddery
Patrick James John Eddery (18 March 1952 – 10 November 2015) was an Irish flat racing jockey and trainer. He rode three winners of the Derby and was Champion Jockey on eleven occasions. He rode the winners of 4,632 British flat races, a f ...
– ''One Over Parr (1974), Fairy Footsteps (1980), Stratospheric (1981), Musicale (1991)''
Leading
trainer (6 wins):
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Henry Cecil
Sir Henry Richard Amherst Cecil (11 January 1943 – 11 June 2013) was a British flat racing horse trainer. Cecil was very successful, becoming Champion Trainer ten times and training 25 domestic Classic winners. These comprised four winners ...
– ''Cappuccilli (1975), Formulate (1978), Fairy Footsteps (1980), Moon Cactus (1989), Musicale (1991), Midnight Line (1997)''
Winners
The 1979 running took place at
Ascot.
See also
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Horse racing in Great Britain
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List of British flat horse races
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Recurring sporting events established in 1974 '' – this race is included under its original title, Globtik Stakes.''
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galopp-sieger.de– ''Prestige Stakes.''
horseracingintfed.com– ''International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Prestige Stakes (2018).''
pedigreequery.com– ''Prestige Stakes – Goodwood.''
* {{cite book, last=Abelson, first=Edward, author2=John Tyrrel, title=The Breedon Book of Horse Racing Records, publisher=Breedon Books, year=1993, isbn=1-873626-15-0, page=161
Flat races in Great Britain
Goodwood Racecourse
Flat horse races for two-year-old fillies
1974 establishments in England
Recurring sporting events established in 1974