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Gordon Richards Stakes
Group 3 race
Location
Sandown Park
Esher, England
Inaugurated 1963
Race type
Flat / Thoroughbred
Sponsor Bet365
Website Sandown Park
Race information
Distance 1m 1f 209y (2,002 m)
Surface Turf
Track Right-handed
Qualification Four-years-old and up
Weight 9 st 0 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 *
* since 31 August last year

Purse £70,000 (2018)
1st: £39,697

















Gordon Richards Stakes
2018

Dark blue, yellow cap

Purple, gold braid, scarlet sleeves, black velvet cap, gold fringe

Royal blue, white hoop, striped sleeves, white cap, royal blue star
Crystal Ocean
Fabricate
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The Gordon Richards Stakes is a Group 3 flat horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged four years or older. It is run over a distance of 1 mile, 1 furlong and 209 yards (2,002 metres) at Sandown Park in late April.




Contents






  • 1 History


  • 2 Records


  • 3 Winners since 1978


  • 4 Earlier winners


  • 5 See also


  • 6 References





History


The event was established in 1963, and it was originally called the Westbury Stakes. It was initially held in late May or early June.[1]


The Westbury Stakes continued to be staged in May or June until 1973. That year's edition took place at Kempton Park.[2] Its date was switched with that of the Brigadier Gerard Stakes in 1974, and from this point it was held in April.[3]


The race was given its present title in 1987. It was renamed in memory of Sir Gordon Richards, a famous jockey who died the previous year.[4]


The Gordon Richards Stakes is part of a two-day meeting which features both flat and jump races. Other events at the meeting include the Bet365 Gold Cup, the Celebration Chase, the Sandown Classic Trial and the Sandown Mile.



Records


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Most successful horse (2 wins):


  • Chancellor – 2002, 2004

Leading jockey (4 wins):




  • Lester Piggott – Sidon (1968), Never Return (1975), Gregorian (1980), Ivano (1983)


  • Ryan Moore – Ask (2008), Tartan Bearer (2009), Glass Harmonium (2010), Crystal Ocean (2018)


Leading trainer (9 wins):



  • Sir Michael Stoute – Hard Fought (1981), Dolpour (1990), Singspiel (1996), Little Rock (2000), Ask (2008), Tartan Bearer (2009), Glass Harmonium (2010), Ulysses (2017), Crystal Ocean (2019)



Winners since 1978



















































































































































































































































































































































Year
Winner
Age
Jockey
Trainer
Time
1978
Hot Grove
4

Willie Carson

Fulke Johnson Houghton

1979
Sexton Blake
4

Steve Cauthen

Barry Hills

1980

Gregorian
4

Lester Piggott

Vincent O'Brien

1981
Hard Fought
4

Walter Swinburn

Michael Stoute

1982
Princes Gate
5

Greville Starkey

Harry Thomson Jones

1983
Ivano
4

Lester Piggott

Henry Cecil

1984
Morcon
4

Willie Carson

Dick Hern

1985
Elegant Air
4
John Matthias

Ian Balding

1986
Supreme Leader
4

Philip Robinson

Clive Brittain
2:19.92
1987
Allez Milord
4

Greville Starkey

Guy Harwood
2:06.30
1988
Infamy
4

Ray Cochrane

Luca Cumani
2:14.33
1989

Indian Skimmer
5

Steve Cauthen

Henry Cecil
2:18.57
1990
Dolpour
4

Walter Swinburn

Michael Stoute
2:05.24
1991
Noble Patriarch
4

John Reid

John Dunlop
2:07.23
1992
Dear Doctor
5

Cash Asmussen

John Hammond
2:07.42
1993
Ruby Tiger
6

Richard Quinn

Paul Cole
2:12.60
1994
Scribe
4

Willie Carson

John Dunlop
2:21.92
1995
Prince of Andros
5

Jason Weaver

David Loder
2:09.69
1996

Singspiel
4

Frankie Dettori

Michael Stoute
2:06.68
1997
Sasuru
4

Michael Hills

Geoff Wragg
2:13.08
1998
Germano
5

Michael Hills

Geoff Wragg
2:21.22
1999
Generous Rosi
4

Richard Quinn

John Dunlop
2:13.03
2000
Little Rock
4

Kieren Fallon

Sir Michael Stoute
2:20.69
2001
Island House
5

Darryll Holland

Geoff Wragg
2:21.90
2002
Chancellor
4

Michael Hills

Barry Hills
2:12.77
2003
Indian Creek
5

Richard Quinn

David Elsworth
2:09.56
2004
Chancellor
6

Kieren Fallon

John Dunlop
2:11.19
2005
Weightless
5

Johnny Murtagh

Amanda Perrett
2:08.90
2006
Day Flight
5

Richard Hughes

John Gosden
2:08.17
2007

Red Rocks
4

Frankie Dettori

Brian J. Meehan
2:09.16
2008

Ask
5

Ryan Moore

Sir Michael Stoute
2:10.63
2009

Tartan Bearer
4

Ryan Moore

Sir Michael Stoute
2:08.65
2010
Glass Harmonium
4

Ryan Moore

Sir Michael Stoute
2:08.03
2011
Kings Gambit
7

Jamie Spencer
Tom Tate
2:08.01
2012
Colombian
4

William Buick

John Gosden
2:24.60
2013

Al Kazeem
5

James Doyle

Roger Charlton
2:10.18
2014

Noble Mission
5

James Doyle
Lady Cecil
2:15.89
2015
Western Hymn
4

Frankie Dettori

John Gosden
2:10.25
2016

My Dream Boat
4
Adam Kirby
Clive Cox
2:13.14
2017

Ulysses
4

Andrea Atzeni

Sir Michael Stoute
2:14.16
2018

Crystal Ocean
4

Ryan Moore

Sir Michael Stoute
2:11.48


Earlier winners




  • 1963: Miralgo

  • 1964: Tacitus

  • 1965: Goupi

  • 1966: Super Sam

  • 1967: Chinwag

  • 1968: Sidon

  • 1969: Remand

  • 1970: Connaught

  • 1971: Arthur

  • 1972: Brigadier Gerard

  • 1973: Scottish Rifle 1

  • 1974: Funny Fellow / Tudor Rhythm 2

  • 1975: Never Return

  • 1976: Jolly Good

  • 1977: Lucky Wednesday



1 The 1973 running took place at Kempton Park.
2 The 1974 race was a dead-heat and has joint winners.



See also



  • Horseracing in Great Britain

  • List of British flat horse races



References





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  2. ^ "1973 Westbury Stakes". Glasgow Herald. 28 May 1973. Retrieved 17 February 2013.


  3. ^ "1974 Westbury Stakes". Glasgow Herald. 27 April 1974. Retrieved 17 February 2013.


  4. ^ "Sir Gordon Richards". Glasgow Herald. 11 November 1986. Retrieved 17 February 2013.




  • Paris-Turf:

    • "1981"., "1983"., "1984"., "1985"., "1986"., "1987".



  • Racing Post:


    • 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997


    • 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007


    • 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017

    • 2018










  • galopp-sieger.de – Gordon Richards Stakes (ex Westbury Stakes).


  • horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Gordon Richards Stakes (2018).


  • pedigreequery.com – Gordon Richards Stakes – Sandown Park.


  • Abelson, Edward; Tyrrel, John (1993). The Breedon Book of Horse Racing Records. Breedon Books. pp. 20–21. ISBN 1-873626-15-0.










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