The Supreme Stakes is a
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horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged three years or older. 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 or early September.
History
The event was established in 1981, and was originally a Listed race called the Harroways Stakes. It was named after the Harroways, an area of the Goodwood Estate where the racecourse was founded. It was upgraded to Group 3 and given its present title in 1987.
The Supreme Stakes was formerly held in late September or early October. It was brought forward to an earlier date in 2007.
Records
Most successful horse (2 wins):
* Sarab – ''1984, 1986''
* Decorated Hero – ''1997, 1998''
Leading
jockey (3 wins):
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Richard Quinn – ''Sarab (1984, 1986), Inzar (1995)''
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Frankie Dettori
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– ''Decorated Hero (1998), Firebreak (2002), With Reason (2003)''
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Richard Hughes - ''Stronghold (2006), Libranno (2011), Producer (2012)''
Leading
trainer (5 wins):
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John Gosden
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– ''Anshan (1990), Decorated Hero (1997, 1998), Mount Abu (2000), Stronghold (2006)''
Winners
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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''– this race is included under its original title, Harroways Stakes.''
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galopp-sieger.de– ''Supreme Stakes.''
ihfaonline.org– ''International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Supreme Stakes (2019).''
pedigreequery.com– ''Supreme Stakes – Goodwood.''
* {{cite book, last1 = Abelson, first1 = Edward, last2 = Tyrrel, first2 = John, title = The Breedon Book of Horse Racing Records, year = 1993, publisher = Breedon Books, isbn = 1-873626-15-0, page = 205
Flat races in Great Britain
Goodwood Racecourse
Open mile category horse races
1981 establishments in England