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Flat horse race in Britain From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Cocked Hat Stakes is a Listed flat horse race in Great Britain open to three-year-old colts and geldings. It is run at Goodwood over a distance of 1 mile 3 furlongs and 44 yards (2,253 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 | 1970 |
Race type | Flat / Thoroughbred |
Sponsor | William Hill |
Website | Goodwood |
Race information | |
Distance | 1m 3f 44y (2,253 metres) |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Right-handed |
Qualification | Three-year-old colts and geldings |
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 | ||
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Meydaan | Space Legend | Royal Power |
The event was established in 1970, and it was originally called the Predominate Stakes, although developed from a similar race called the Levin Down Stakes run up to 1969. It was named after Predominate, a three-time winner of the Goodwood Stakes from 1958 to 1960, and the winner of the Goodwood Cup in 1961.
For a period the Predominate Stakes was contested over 1 mile and 4 furlongs. It was cut to 1 mile, 1 furlong and 192 yards in 1988. A new distance of 1 mile and 3 furlongs was introduced in 2001.
The event was renamed the Cocked Hat Stakes in 2007. Its title recalls a light-hearted race staged at Goodwood in the 19th century, in which each rider had to wear a military hat.[1]
The race sometimes serves as a trial for the Epsom Derby. The only horse to have won both events is Troy in 1979.
Leading jockey (5 wins):
Leading trainer (6 wins):
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