The Height of Fashion Stakes is a Listed flat horse race in Great Britain open to three-year-old fillies. It is run at Goodwood over a distance of 1 mile, 1 furlong and 197 yards (1,991 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in May.
Listed race | |
Location | Goodwood Racecourse W. Sussex, England |
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Inaugurated | 1972 |
Race type | Flat / Thoroughbred |
Sponsor | William Hill |
Website | Goodwood |
Race information | |
Distance | 1m 1f 197y (1,991m) |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Right-handed |
Qualification | Three-year-old fillies |
Weight | 9 st 2 lb Penalties 5 lb for Group winners* 3 lb for Listed winners* *after 31 August 2023 |
Purse | £60,000 (2024) 1st: £34,026 |
2024 | ||
Francophone | Regal Jubilee | Where I Wanna Be |
Previous years | ||
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2023 | ||
Araminta | Understated | Secret Solace |
2022 | ||
Sea Silk Road | Eternal Pearl | Viareggio |
2021 | ||
Ad Infinitum | Lady Hayes | Aura Blue |
History
editThe event was established in 1972, and it was originally called the Lupe Stakes. It was named after Lupe, the winner of The Oaks in 1970.
The race was renamed the Height of Fashion Stakes in 2007. It now pays tribute to Height of Fashion, a filly whose victories included the Lupe Stakes in 1982. She became a successful broodmare, and was the dam of Unfuwain, Nashwan and Nayef.
The Height of Fashion Stakes sometimes serves as a trial for the Epsom Oaks. The last horse to win both races was Snow Fairy in 2010.
Records
editLeading jockey (6 wins):
- Willie Carson – Cistus (1978), Height of Fashion (1982), Oumaldaaya (1992), Gisarne (1993), Bulaxie (1994), Subya (1995)
Leading trainer (6 wins):
- John Dunlop – Oumaldaaya (1992), Gisarne (1993), Bulaxie (1994), Subya (1995), Claxon (1999), Beatrice Aurore (2011)
Winners
editYear | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Time |
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1972 | Star Ship | Tony Murray | Ryan Price | |
1973 | Rosolini | Ron Hutchinson | Peter Nelson | |
1974 | Northern Princess | Tony Kimberley | Jeremy Hindley | |
1975 | Misoptimist | Tony Kimberley | Jeremy Hindley | |
1976 | Laughing Girl | Pat Eddery | Harry Wragg | |
1977 | Western Star | Pat Eddery | Peter Walwyn | |
1978 | Cistus | Willie Carson | Dick Hern | |
1979 | Britannia's Rule | Philip Waldron | Henry Candy | |
1980 | Vielle [a] | Geoff Baxter | Bruce Hobbs | |
1981 | Golden Bowl | John Matthias | Ian Balding | |
1982 | Height of Fashion | Willie Carson | Dick Hern | |
1983 | Current Raiser | Tony Ives | Clive Brittain | |
1984 | Miss Beaulieu | Lester Piggott | Geoff Wragg | |
1985 | Bella Colora | Walter Swinburn | Michael Stoute | |
1986 | Tralthee | Pat Eddery | Luca Cumani | |
1987 | Scimitarra | Steve Cauthen | Henry Cecil | |
1988 | Miss Boniface | Michael Roberts | Paul Kelleway | 2:11.11 |
1989 | Lady Shipley | Greville Starkey | Michael Stoute | 2:06.95 |
1990 | Moon Cactus | Steve Cauthen | Henry Cecil | 2:09.34 |
1991 | Fragrant Hill | Ray Cochrane | Ian Balding | 2:11.48 |
1992 | Oumaldaaya | Willie Carson | John Dunlop | 2:08.73 |
1993 | Gisarne | Willie Carson | John Dunlop | 2:10.15 |
1994 | Bulaxie | Willie Carson | John Dunlop | 2:14.53 |
1995 | Subya | Willie Carson | John Dunlop | 2:09.31 |
1996 | Whitewater Affair | Ray Cochrane | Michael Stoute | 2:15.51 |
1997 | Maid of Camelot | Tim Sprake | Roger Charlton | 2:13.26 |
1998 | Napoleon's Sister | Kieren Fallon | David Elsworth | 2:07.22 |
1999 | Claxon | Pat Eddery | John Dunlop | 2:07.50 |
2000 | Love Divine | Richard Quinn | Henry Cecil | 2:10.52 |
2001 | Foodbroker Fancy | Dane O'Neill | David Elsworth | 2:05.97 |
2002 | Mellow Park | Darryll Holland | Jeremy Noseda | 2:08.98 |
2003 | Ocean Silk | Jimmy Fortune | John Gosden | 2:08.57 |
2004 | Halicardia | Darryll Holland | Peter Harris | 2:07.13 |
2005 | Something Exciting | Richard Quinn | David Elsworth | 2:08.07 |
2006 (dh) |
Rising Cross Soft Centre |
George Baker Dane O'Neill |
John Best Amanda Perrett |
2:09.67 |
2007 | Cosmodrome | Nicky Mackay | Luca Cumani | 2:07.52 |
2008 | Michita | Jimmy Fortune | John Gosden | 2:07.45 |
2009 | Moneycantbuymelove | Jamie Spencer | Michael Bell | 2:07.91 |
2010 | Snow Fairy | Eddie Ahern | Ed Dunlop | 2:06.92 |
2011 | Beatrice Aurore | Ted Durcan | John Dunlop | 2:07.63 |
2012 | Coquet | Robert Havlin | Hughie Morrison | 2:07.34 |
2013 | Elik | Ryan Moore | Sir Michael Stoute | 2:07.34 |
2014 | Marsh Daisy | Pat Dobbs | Hughie Morrison | 2:11.59 |
2015 | Lady Of Dubai | Adam Kirby | Luca Cumani | 2:07.76 |
2016 | Skiffle | William Buick | Charlie Appleby | 2:08.67 |
2017 | Mori | Ryan Moore | Sir Michael Stoute | 2:06.40 |
2018 | Magnolia Springs | Charles Bishop | Eve Johnson Houghton | 2:08.80 |
2019 | Aloe Vera | Harry Bentley | Ralph Beckett | 2:07.50 |
no race 2020 [b] | ||||
2021 | Ad Infinitum | Jamie Spencer | David Simcock | 2:15.90 |
2022 | Sea Silk Road | Tom Marquand | William Haggas | 2:11.55 |
2023 | Araminta | Trevor Whelan | Henry Candy | 2:06.49 |
2024 | Francophone | Joe Fanning | Charlie Johnston | 2:06.71 |
- ^ The 1980 running took place at Kempton Park
- ^ The 2020 running was cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom[1]
See also
edit- Horse racing in Great Britain
- List of British flat horse races
- Recurring sporting events established in 1972 – this race is included under its original title, Lupe Stakes.
References
edit- ^ "Coronavirus: Horse racing in Great Britain suspension extended". BBC Sport. 15 April 2020.