Glorious Stakes Explained

Class:	Group 3
Horse Race:	Glorious Stakes
Location:	Goodwood Racecourse W. Sussex, England
Inaugurated:	1979
Race Type:	Flat / Thoroughbred
Sponsor:	L'Ormarins
Website:	Goodwood
Distance:	1m 3f 218y (2,412 metres)
Surface:	Turf
Track:	Right-handed
Qualification:	Four-years-old and up
Weight:	9 st 1 lb Allowances 3 lb for fillies and mares Penalties 7 lb for Group 1 winners * 5 lb for Group 2 winners * 3 lb for Group 3 winners * * after 2018
Purse:	£50,000 (2020) 1st: £28,355

|}The Glorious Stakes is a Group 3 flat horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged four years or older. It is run at Goodwood over a distance of 1 mile 3 furlongs and 218 yards (2,412 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in late July or early August.

History

The event was established in 1979, and it was initially called the Alycidon Stakes. It was named after Alycidon, a successful racehorse whose victories included the Goodwood Cup in 1949. It was originally a conditions race for horses aged three or older, and it was given Listed status in 1985.

The title of the race was changed to the Alycidon Glorious Stakes in 1987, and it became known as the Glorious Stakes in 1989. The minimum age of participating horses was raised to four in 1993, and from this point it was run as a limited handicap. It reverted to being a conditions race in 2004, and it was promoted to Group 3 level in 2008. The race has been sponsored by L'Omarins since 2019 and named the L'Ormarins Queen's Plate to link the race with the South African race of that name

The Glorious Stakes is currently held on the fourth day of the five-day Glorious Goodwood meeting.

Records

Most successful horse (2 wins):

• Capstan – 1981, 1982

Leading jockey (4 wins):

• Willie Carson – Water Mill (1980), Capstan (1981, 1982), Seymour Hicks (1983)

Leading trainer (7 wins):

• Luca Cumani – Knockando (1987), Hajade (1990), Midnight Legend (1995), Alkaased (2004), Purple Moon (2007), Drunken Sailor (2011), Quest for Peace (2012)

Winners

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Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Time
1979	width=150px	Bohemian Grove	3	width=160px	Tony Murray	width=170px	Adrian Maxwell
1980	Water Mill	3	Willie Carson	Dick Hern
1981	Capstan	3	Willie Carson	Dick Hern
1982	Capstan	4	Willie Carson	Dick Hern
1983	Seymour Hicks	3	Willie Carson	John Dunlop
1984	Longboat	3	Brian Rouse	Dick Hern
1985	Shernazar	4	Walter Swinburn	Michael Stoute
1986	Nisnas	3	Richard Quinn	Paul Cole
1987	Knockando	3	Ray Cochrane	Luca Cumani
1988	Maksud	3	Michael Roberts	Robert Armstrong	2:40.04
1989	Knoosh	3	Pat Eddery	Michael Stoute	2:35.62
1990	Hajade	3	Frankie Dettori	Luca Cumani	2:31.84
1991	Fly Away Soon	3	Richard Quinn	Paul Cole	2:38.31
1992	Spinning	5	Ray Cochrane	Ian Balding	2:34.66
1993	Usaidit	4	John Reid	Terry Mills	2:42.30
1994	Duke of Eurolink	5	Pat Eddery	John Dunlop	2:35.13
1995	Midnight Legend	4	Frankie Dettori	Luca Cumani	2:33.81
1996	Salmon Ladder	4	Richard Quinn	Paul Cole	2:33.65
1997	Bahamian Sunshine	6	Jason Weaver	Reg Akehurst	2:35.16
1998	Sabadilla	4	Frankie Dettori	John Gosden	2:36.24
1999	Danish Rhapsody	6	Gary Stevens	Lady Herries	2:34.24
2000	Murghem	5	Darryll Holland	Mark Johnston	2:35.22
2001	Compton Bolter	4	Kevin Darley	Gerard Butler	2:36.05
2002	Darasim	4	Kevin Darley	Mark Johnston	2:36.09
2003	Researched	4	Kieren Fallon	Sir Michael Stoute	2:38.25
2004	Alkaased	4	Jimmy Fortune	Luca Cumani	2:34.40
2005	Mamool	6	Kerrin McEvoy	Saeed bin Suroor	2:39.96
2006	Crosspeace	4	Royston Ffrench	Mark Johnston	2:36.64
2007	Purple Moon	4	Jamie Spencer	Luca Cumani	2:35.08
2008	Sixties Icon	5	Johnny Murtagh	Jeremy Noseda	2:37.07
2009	Illustrious Blue	6	Jim Crowley	William Knight	2:37.22
2010	Redwood	4	Michael Hills	Barry Hills	2:33.86
2011	Drunken Sailor	6	Kieren Fallon	Luca Cumani	2:34.79
2012	Quest for Peace	4	Kieren Fallon	Luca Cumani	2:42.53
2013	Forgotten Voice	8	Johnny Murtagh	Nicky Henderson	2:36.95
2014	Pether's Moon	4	Richard Hughes	Richard Hannon Jr.	2:35.63
2015	Dubday	5	Frankie Dettori	Jassim Al Ghazali	2:34.03
2016	Kings Fete	5	Ryan Moore	Sir Michael Stoute	2:36.45
2017	Poet's Word	4	Ryan Moore	Sir Michael Stoute	2:42.60
2018	Mirage Dancer	4	Ryan Moore	Sir Michael Stoute	2:33.69
2019	Desert Encounter	7	Jamie Spencer	David Simcock	2:34.75
2020	Pablo Escobarr	4	Tom Marquand	William Haggas	2:37.72
2021	Passion And Glory	5	Oisin Murphy	Saeed bin Suroor	2:41.61
2022	Rebel's Romance	4	William Buick	Charlie Appleby	2:34.89
2023	Hamish	7	Tom Marquand	William Haggas	2:41.74
2024	Al Aasy	7	Jim Crowley	William Haggas	2:38.17

See also

• Horse racing in Great Britain
• List of British flat horse races
• Recurring sporting events established in 1979 – this race is included under its original title, Alycidon Stakes.

References

• Paris-Turf:
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• galopp-sieger.de – Glorious Stakes.
• ifhaonline.org – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Glorious Stakes (2019).
• pedigreequery.com – Glorious Stakes – Goodwood.