Nassau_Stakes

Nassau Stakes

For the Canadian race of the same name, see Nassau Stakes (Canada)

The Nassau Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in the United Kingdom open to thoroughbred fillies and mares which are three-years-old or above. It is run over a distance of 1 mile 1 furlong and 192 yards (1,986 metres) at Goodwood Racecourse, and it takes place annually during the Glorious Goodwood meeting in late July or early August.

It was first run in 1840 and was restricted to three-year-old fillies only until 1975. The name of the race originates from the friendship between the 5th Duke of Richmond and the House of Orange-Nassau. The race was promoted to Group 1 status in 1999 having been previously contested at Group 2 level.

Winners since 1987

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
1987	Nom de Plume	3	Steve Cauthen	Henry Cecil	Sheikh Mohammed	2:07.08
1988	Ela Romara	3	Pat Eddery	Geoff Wragg	Exors of the late Eric Moller	2:10.36
1989	Mamaluna	3	Greville Starkey	Guy Harwood	Athos Christodoulou	2:06.88
1990	Kartajana	3	Walter Swinburn	Michael Stoute	HH Aga Khan IV	2:04.96
1991	Ruby Tiger	4	Richard Quinn	Paul Cole	Mrs Philip Blacker	2:08.71
1992	Ruby Tiger	5	Richard Quinn	Paul Cole	Mrs Philip Blacker	2:07.78
1993	Lyphard's Delta	3	Willie Ryan	Henry Cecil	Saud bin Khaled	2:11.93
1994	Hawajiss	3	Walter Swinburn	Michael Stoute	Maktoum Al Maktoum	2:06.17
1995	Caramba	3	Michael Roberts	Richard Hannon	7th Earl of Carnarvon	2:08.65
1996	Last Second	3	George Duffield	Sir Mark Prescott	Faisal Salman	2:07.45
1997	Ryafan	3	Michael Hills	John Gosden	Khalid Abdullah	2:05.56
1998	Alborada	3	George Duffield	Sir Mark Prescott	Kirsten Rausing	2:08.01
1999	Zahrat Dubai	3	Gary Stevens	Saeed bin Suroor	Godolphin	2:05.56
2000	Crimplene	3	Philip Robinson	Clive Brittain	Marwan Al Maktoum	2:05.30
2001	Lailani	3	Frankie Dettori	Ed Dunlop	Maktoum Al Maktoum	2:07.12
2002	Islington	3	Kieren Fallon	Sir Michael Stoute	Exors of late Lord Weinstock	2:04.69
2003	Russian Rhythm	3	Kieren Fallon	Sir Michael Stoute	Cheveley Park Stud	2:04.80
2004	Favourable Terms	4	Kieren Fallon	Sir Michael Stoute	Maktoum Al Maktoum	2:05.70
2005	Alexander Goldrun	4	Kevin Manning	Jim Bolger	Miriam O'Callaghan	2:08.02
2006	Ouija Board	5	Frankie Dettori	Ed Dunlop	19th Earl of Derby	2:04.47
2007	Peeping Fawn	3	Johnny Murtagh	Aidan O'Brien	Michael Tabor & Sue Magnier	2:04.53
2008	Halfway to Heaven	3	Johnny Murtagh	Aidan O'Brien	Tabor, Smith, Magnier	2:09.73