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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 1 mile (1,609 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in late July or early August.
History
The first version of the event, a 6-furlong race for two-year-olds, was established in 1841. It continued intermittently for thirty-seven years, but it was uncontested on twenty-five occasions including fourteen
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The Sussex Stakes became a 1-mile race for three-year-olds in 1878. The previous version had been overshadowed by both the
Goodwood Cup and the
Stewards' Cup, but in its modified form it became the most prestigious race at Goodwood.
The event was opened to four-year-olds in 1960, and to horses aged five or older in 1975.
The race is currently held on the second day of the five-day Glorious Goodwood meeting.
Records
Most successful horse (2 wins):
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Frankel
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– ''2011, 2012''
Leading
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(8 wins):
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Sir Gordon Richards – ''Marconigram (1928), Corpach (1936), Pascal (1937), Radiotherapy (1946), Combat (1947), Krakatao (1949), Le Sage (1951), Agitator (1952)''
Leading
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Sir Henry Cecil
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– ''Bolkonski (1975), Wollow (1976), Kris (1979), Distant View (1994), Ali-Royal (1997), Frankel (2011, 2012)''
Leading owner (7 wins):
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Sue Magnier
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Khalid Abdullah – ''Rousillion (1985), Warning (1988), Distant View (1994), Frankel (2011, 2012), Kingman (2014)''
Winners
There was no race in 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1940, 1942, 1943, 1944 and 1945. The 1941 race was run at
Newmarket.
See also
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