Gordon Stakes

The Gordon Stakes is a Group 3 race for three-year-olds over a mile and a half at the Glorious Goodwood Festival meeting.

The Gordon Stakes takes place on Thursday 3rd August 2023.

It often attracts horses that have been beaten in the Epsom Derby and is regarded as a St Leger trial. Millenary (2000), Sixties Icon (2006) and Conduit (2008) all won both races.

The Gordon Stakes is often won by subsequent Group 1 winners including Harbinger (2009), Noble Mission (2012), Highland Reel (2015), Ulysses (2016) and Crystal Ocean (2017).

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Contents

1 Race Overview – The Gordon Stakes
2 Gordon Stakes Odds 2023
3 Gordon Stakes Tips 2023
4 Gordon Stakes Previous Winners
5 Gordon Stakes Previous Result
6 Famous Gordon Stakes Winners
7 Key Gordon Stakes Trials
8 Gordon Stakes Betting Trends
9 Gordon Stakes – Top Trainers and Jockeys
10 Betting on the Gordon Stakes
11 Summary of Gordon Stakes
12 Popular Questions
- 12.1 Where is the Gordon Stakes held?
13 Other Glorious Goodwood Related Articles
14 Related August Articles

Race Overview – The Gordon Stakes

The Gordon Stakes is a flat horse race for three-year-olds held in the United Kingdom. It is run at Goodwood every year in late July or early August over a distance of 1 mile 3 furlongs and 218 yards.

The Gordon Stakes was created in 1902, and in 1903 it was restricted to three-year-olds only.

Currently, the Gordon Stakes is held on the 3rd day of the Glorious Goodwood meeting.

Check out our guides to all the other Group 3 horse races.

Gordon Stakes Odds 2023

Here are the latest odds for the Gordon Stakes in 2023:

Gordon Stakes Date: Thursday 28th of July 2022 Time: 15:00 Details: 10 Runners
New London	2/1
Hoo Ya Mal	3/1
West Wind Blows	15/2
French Claim	8/1
Grand Alliance	9/1
Jack Darcy	10/1
Al Qareem	11/1
Masekela	14/1
Cresta	20/1
Sussex	33/1

Gordon Stakes Tips 2023

Here are some tips for Gordon Stakes in 2023:

2 points to win for TBC running with TBC
1 point each way for TBC running with TBC

Check out more tips in our Day 3 Glorious Goodwood Tips guide.

Some of the horses in the Gordon Stakes will run in other events later in the year. Stay updated on the horses and place ante-post bets if you want to wager on them.

Gordon Stakes Previous Winners

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Time
1979	More Light	Willie Carson	Dick Hern
1980	Prince Bee	Willie Carson	Dick Hern
1981	Bustomi	Willie Carson	Dick Hern
1982	Electric	Greville Starkey	Michael Stoute
1983	John French	Lester Piggott	Henry Cecil
1984	Commanche Run	Lester Piggott	Luca Cumani
1985	Kazaroun	Walter Swinburn	Michael Stoute
1986	Allez Milord	Greville Starkey	Guy Harwood	2:35.09
1987	Love the Groom	Willie Carson	John Dunlop	2:33.90
1988	Minster Son	Willie Carson	Dick Hern	2:40.54
1989	Warrshan	Walter Swinburn	Michael Stoute	2:35.06
1990	Karinga Bay	Brian Rouse	Denys Smith	2:32.42
1991	Stylish Senor	George Duffield	James Fanshawe	2:41.62
1992	Bonny Scot	Frankie Dettori	Luca Cumani	2:37.21
1993	Right Win	John Reid	Richard Hannon Sr.	2:42.26
1994	Broadway Flyer	Michael Hills	John Hills	2:35.32
1995	Presenting	Frankie Dettori	John Gosden	2:31.57
1996	St Mawes	Kevin Darley	John Dunlop	2:35.18
1997	Stowaway	Kevin Darley	Saeed bin Suroor	2:33.98
1998(dh)	NedawiRabah	Frankie DettoriRichard Hills	Saeed bin SuroorJohn Dunlop	2:37.54
1999	Compton Ace	Kieren Fallon	Gerard Butler	2:34.17
2000	Millenary	Richard Quinn	John Dunlop	2:35.42
2001	Alexius	Kieren Fallon	Sir Michael Stoute	2:33.13
2002	Bandari	Willie Supple	Mark Johnston	2:34.26
2003	Phoenix Reach	Darryll Holland	Andrew Balding	2:36.53
2004	Maraahel	Richard Hills	Sir Michael Stoute	2:36.01
2005	The Geezer	Richard Quinn	David Elsworth	2:38.83
2006	Sixties Icon	Frankie Dettori	Jeremy Noseda	2:36.85
2007	Yellowstone	Johnny Murtagh	Aidan O'Brien	2:40.69
2008	Conduit	Ryan Moore	Sir Michael Stoute	2:37.14
2009	Harbinger	Ryan Moore	Sir Michael Stoute	2:39.98
2010	Rebel Soldier	Ryan Moore	Jeremy Noseda	2:35.04
2011	Namibian	Silvestre de Sousa	Mark Johnston	2:39.55
2012	Noble Mission	Tom Queally	Sir Henry Cecil	2:37.02
2013	Cap O'Rushes	Mickael Barzalona	Charlie Appleby	2:39.13
2014	Snow Sky	James Doyle	Sir Michael Stoute	2:33.08
2015	Highland Reel	Joseph O'Brien	Aidan O'Brien	2:34.94
2016	Ulysses	Andrea Atzeni	Sir Michael Stoute	2:38.37
2017	Crystal Ocean	Ryan Moore	Sir Michael Stoute	2:42.94
2018	Cross Counter	William Buick	Charlie Appleby	2:31.39
2019	Nayef Road	Silvestre de Sousa	Mark Johnston	2:35.67
2020	Mogul	Ryan Moore	Aidan O'Brien	2:34.89
2021	Ottoman Emperor	Ben Coen	Johnny Murtagh	2:40.21
2022	New London	William Buick	Charlie Appleby	2:33.80

Gordon Stakes Previous Result

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New London wins the John Pearce Racing Gordon Stakes 🥇#ITVRacing | #GloriousGoodwood | @Goodwood_Races pic.twitter.com/kVVTRkYb8z

— ITV Racing (@itvracing) July 28, 2022

Famous Gordon Stakes Winners

The Gordon Stakes is named after the Duke of Gordon, a dukedom held by Goodwood racecourse owner the Duke of Richmond.

It was first run in 1902 and restricted to three-year-olds the following year.

The first horse to win the Gordon Stakes and go on to win the St Leger was Prince Palatine in 1911.

Eight more horses have won this race before taking the Doncaster Classic.

Millenary (2000) was trained by John Dunlop and went on to become a leading stayer. His career wins include the Yorkshire Cup (2004), Doncaster Cup (2004, 2005) and Lonsdale Cup (2005).

Sixties Icon (2006) won the St Leger in the year it was transferred to York while Doncaster was being redeveloped. He was ridden in both races by Frankie Dettori who also rode 2008 Gordon Stakes winner Conduit to St Leger success. The colt had been ridden by Ryan Moore at Goodwood and would provide a long-awaited first St Leger victory for Sir Michael Stoute.

Stoute also won the Gordon Stakes with Harbinger in 2009. The highly-rated colt is best remembered for a stunning 11 lengths victory in the 2010 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot. His victory made him the highest-rated racehorse in the world. Unfortunately, he suffered a fracture on the gallops soon after and was retired from racing.

2012 winner Noble Mission was a full brother to Frankel and emerged from his sibling’s shadow to become a Group 1 performer. His most notable success came in the 2014 Champion Stakes at Ascot when trained by Lady Cecil.

2015 winner Highland Reel became an International superstar for Aidan O’Brien. He won a staggering £7.5 million in prize money during a glittering career. His 10 career wins included the King George (2016), Breeders’ Cup Turf (2016), Hong Kong Vase (2015, 2017) and Coronation Cup (2017).

Key Gordon Stakes Trials

The most informative trial for the Gordon Stakes in recent years has been the King Edward VII Stakes at Royal Ascot. Three of the last twelve winners ran in that race, none of them winning but two being placed.

Horses that ran in the Epsom Derby don’t have a good record with this race tending to go the way of later developing three-year-olds.

Seven of the last twelve Gordon Stakes winners ran in the Great Voltigeur Stakes at York next time. Surprisingly all seven were beaten including Noble Mission (2012), Cross Counter (2018) and Mogul (2020).

2017 winner Crystal Ocean finished runner-up in the St Leger on his next start while Highland Reel (2015) won the Secretariat Stakes at Arlington.

Gordon Stakes Betting Trends

There have been three winning favourites in the Gordon Stakes in the past twelve seasons; Highland Reel (2015), Crystal Ocean (2017) and New London (2022). Highland Reel returned at 7-4 with Crystal Ocean and New London both winning as 6-4 favourites.

Ottoman Emperor at 11-1 in 2021 was the longest-priced winner of the Gordon Stakes in the past 12 years. The race is usually dominated by the market leaders with all but two of the last twelve winners being in the first three in the Goodwood betting.

An official rating of 104 or higher is normally required to win this race.

Ulysses (2016) won off a mark of 98 but proved to be a good deal better than that.

The highest officially rated winner was Crystal Ocean on 112.

Gordon Stakes – Top Trainers and Jockeys

Sir Michael Stoute is far and away the most successful trainer in the history of the race with a remarkable ten winners; Electric (1982), Kazaroun (1985), Warrshan (1989), Alexius (2001), Maraahel (2004), Conduit (2008), Harbinger (2009), Snow Sky (2014), Ulysses (2016) and Crystal Ocean (2017).

Mark Johnston has won it three times, most recently with Nayef Road in 2019. This victory established Mark Johnston as the most successful trainer in the history of Glorious Goodwood with 81 winners.

The all-time record of six Gordon Stakes victories for a jockey is currently shared by Sir Gordon Richards (1933-1952) and Willie Carson (1974-1988). Carson’s last victory was aboard subsequent St Leger winner Minster Son.

Ryan Moore now has five victories to his credit; Conduit (2008), Harbinger (2009), Rebel Soldier (2010), Crystal Ocean (2017) and Mogul (2020).

Betting on the Gordon Stakes

The Gordon Stakes often has an impact on the St Leger betting, although the last horse to win both races was Conduit in 2008.

The race continues to produce top-class middle-distance performers including Cross Counter who went on to win the Melbourne Cup in 2018. The form is definitely worth following in the months ahead.

Summary of Gordon Stakes

The Gordon Stakes is run on the same day as other popular races at Goodwood such as the Richmond Stakes.

For some more information on the Gordon Stakes, check out the Gordon Stakes Wikipedia page.

We hope you have enjoyed our guide to the Gordon Stakes.