British racing fans are spoilt for choice when it comes to racing festivals over the Spring and Summer months: Chester’s May Meeting, Newmarket’s Guineas Meeting and July Festival, the Epsom Derby Meeting and Royal Ascot to name but a few. Matching Royal Ascot in duration, if not pomp and pageantry, is the classy yet relaxed Glorious Goodwood Festival of late July/early August.
Kicking off on a Tuesday and running through to the closing Saturday, Glorious Goodwood offers an overload of premier racing action, including 13 events rated at Group 3 level or above. Taking centre stage on Day 2 is one of three Group 1 affairs, as the superstar milers line up for the Sussex Stakes. Offering a cool £1 million (2024) in total prize money, the Sussex Stakes is open to colts, geldings, and fillies aged three and above and boasts a stellar roll of honour – Brigadier Gerard, Rock of Gibraltar, Kingman, and Frankel (twice) amongst those to have scorched the Sussex turf on route to victory.
2024
- 1st - Notable Speech 3/1, Jockey: William Buick, Trainer: Charlie Appleby
- 2nd - Maljoom 11/2, Jockey: Tom Marquand, Trainer: William Haggas
- 3rd - Facteur Cheval 5/1, Jockey: Maxime Guyon, Trainer: Jérôme Reynier
2023
- 1st – Paddington 4/9F - Jockey: Ryan Moore, Trainer: Aidan O’Brien
- 2nd – Facteur Cheval 11/1 - Jockey: Maxime Guyon, Trainer: Jérôme Reynier
- 3rd – Charyn 40/1 - Jockey: David Egan, Trainer: Roger Varian
2022
- 1st – Baeed 1/6F - Jockey: Jim Crowley, Trainer: William Haggas
- 2nd – Modern Games 12/1 - Jockey: William Buick, Trainer: Charlie Appleby
- 3rd – Alcohol Free 11/1 - Jockey: Rob Hornby Trainer: Andrew Balding
2021
- 1st – Alcohol Free 7/2 - Jockey: Oisin Murphy, Trainer: Andrew Balding
- 2nd – Poetic Flare 11/8F - Jockey: Kevin Manning, Trainer: Jim Bolger
- 3rd – Snow Lantern 6/1 - Jockey: Jamie Spencer, Trainer: Richard Hannon
2020
- 1st – Mohaather 3/1 - Jockey: Jim Crowley, Trainer: Marcus Tregoning
- 2nd – Circus Maximus 6/1 - Jockey: Ryan Moore:, Trainer: Aidan O’Brien
- 3rd – Siskin 9/4F - Jockey: Colin Keane, Trainer: Ger Lyons
2019
- 1st – Too Darn Hot EvensF - Jockey: Frankie Dettori, Trainer: John Gosden
- 2nd – Circus Maximus 9/2 - Jockey: Ryan Moore, Trainer: Aidan O’Brien
- 3rd – I Can Fly 14/1 - Jockey: Donnacha O’Brien, Trainer: Aidan O’Brien
2018
- 1st – Lightning Spear 9/1 - Jockey: Oisin Murphy, Trainer: David Simcock
- 2nd – Expert Eye 4/1 - Jockey: James Doyle, Trainer: Sir Michael Stoute
- 3rd – Lord Glitters 10/1 - Jockey: Daniel Tudhope, Trainer: David O’Meara
2017
- 1st – Here Comes When 20/1 - Jockey: Jim Crowley, Trainer: Andrew Balding
- 2nd – Ribchester 8/13F - Jockey: William Buick, Trainer: Richard Fahey
- 3rd – Lightning Spear 8/1 - Jockey: Oisin Murphy, Trainer: David Simcock
2016
- 1st – The Gurkha 11/8F - Jockey: Ryan Moore, Trainer: Aidan O’Brien
- 2nd – Galileo Gold 9/4 - Jockey: Frankie Dettori, Trainer: Hugo Palmer
- 3rd – Ribchester 8/1 - Jockey: James Doyle Trainer: Richard Fahey
2015
- 1st – Solow 2/5F - Jockey: Maxime Guyon, Trainer: Freddy Head
- 2nd – Arod 6/1 - Jockey: Andrea Atzeni, Trainer: Dean Ivory
- 3rd – Eastern Impact 50/1 - Jockey: Jack Garrity, Trainer: Richard Fahey
2014
- 1st – Kingman 2/5F - Jockey: James Doyle, Trainer: John Gosden
- 2nd – Toronado 11/4 - Jockey: Richard Hughes, Trainer: Richard Hannon
- 3rd – Darwin 25/1 - Jockey: Joseph O’Brien, Trainer: Aidan O’Brien