The Nassau Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to fillies and mares aged three years or older. 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 late July or early August.

History The title of the event acknowledges the friendship between the 5th Duke of Richmond, a former owner of Goodwood Racecourse, and the House of Orange-Nassau. The race was established in 1840, and it was originally restricted to three-year-old fillies. During the early part of its history it was contested over a distance of 1 mile. It was extended to 1½ miles in 1900, and shortened to its present length in 1911.

The Nassau Stakes was opened to fillies and mares aged four or older in 1975. For a period it was classed at Group 2 level, and it was promoted to Group 1 status in 1999.

The race is currently held on the third day of the five-day Glorious Goodwood meeting.

Records Most successful horse (3 wins): Midday – 2009, 2010, 2011

Leading jockey (6 wins): Nat Flatman – Dil-bar (1842), Mania (1843), Clementina (1847), Clarissa (1849), Hirsuta (1852), Cantine (1859) Sir Gordon Richards – Solfatara (1933), Coppelia (1935), Barrowby Gem (1936), Goblet (1948), Jet Plane (1949), Sea Parrot (1951)

Leading trainer (8 wins): Sir Henry Cecil – Roussalka (1975, 1976), Connaught Bridge (1979), Nom de Plume (1987), Lyphard's Delta (1993), Midday (2009, 2010, 2011)

Leading owner (9 wins): Sue Magnier – Peeping Fawn (2007), Halfway to Heaven (2008), Legatissimo (2015), Minding (2016), Winter (2017), Fancy Blue (2020), Opera Singer (2024), Whirl (2025), Diamond Necklace (2026)

Winners since 1900 YearWinner AgeJockeyTrainerOwner Time 1900 Merry Gal 3 Lester Reiff Jack Robinson 1901 Royal Summons 3 Mornington Cannon Willie Waugh 1902 Sceptre 3 Frank Hardy Bob Sievier Bob Sievier 2:40.00 1903 Red Lily 3 1904 Pretty Polly 3 William Lane Peter Gilpin Eustace Loder 1905 Cherry Lass 3 Herbert Jones Jack Robinson William Hall Walker 1906 Glasconbury 3 Danny Maher George Lambton 1907 Altitude 3 Danny Maher George Lambton 1908 Siberia 3 Bernard Dillon Peter Gilpin 1909 Maid Of The Mist 3 Danny Maher Alec Taylor Jr. 1910 Winkipop 3 Herbert Jones Willie Waugh Waldorf Astor 1911 Hair Trigger II 3 Frank Wootton George Lambton 1912 Belleisle 3 Danny Maher Willie Waugh 1913 Arda 3 Danny Maher Basil Jarvis 1914 First Spear 3 James Clark Alec Taylor Jr. 1915-18No race 1919 Keysoe 3 Bernard Carslake George Lambton Lord Derby 1920 Most Beautiful 3 Izaak Strydom Pat Hartigan 1921 Pompadour 3 Jack Brennan Alec Taylor Jr. 2:14.40 1922 Selene 3 Ted Gardner George Lambton 2:10.60 1923 Concertina 3 Frank Bullock Alec Taylor Jr. 2:13.00 1924 Straitlace 3 Charlie Elliott Dawson Waugh Edward Hulton 2:22.00 1925 Saucy Sue 3 Frank Bullock Alec Taylor Jr. Waldorf Astor, 2nd Viscount Astor 1926 Foliation 3 Jack Brennan Alec Taylor Jr. 2:11.60 1927 Book Law 3 Henri Jelliss Alec Taylor Jr. Waldorf Astor, 2nd Viscount Astor 2:20.80 1928 La Sologne 3 Jack Sirett Joseph Lawson 2:10.40 1929 Nuwara Eliya 3 Bobby Jones Joseph Lawson 2:10.60 1930 Quinine 3 Freddie Fox Fred Darling 2:12.40 1931 Suze 3 Bobby Jones Fred Molony 2:18.40 1932 Ada Dear 3 Richard Perryman Tommy Hogg 2:23.20 1933 Solfatara 3 Gordon Richards Basil Jarvis Miss J B Courtauld 2:11.20 1934 Zelina 3 Steve Donoghue Hugh Powney Z G Michalinos 2:11.00 1935 Coppelia 3 Gordon Richards Fred Templeman Lord Hirst 2:10.20 1936 Barrowby Glen 3 Gordon Richards Fred Templeman Sir Frederick Eley 2:19.20 1937 First Flight 3 Harry Wragg Ossie Bell Lord Londonderry 2:11.60 1938 Valedeh 3 Doug Smith Frank Butters Aga Khan III 2:12.00 1939 Olein 3 Tommy Lowrey Basil Jarvis Lord Glanely 2:13.80 1940-45No race 1946 Wayward Belle 3 Eph Smith Jack Jarvis Lord Milford 2:13.80 1947 Wild Child 3 Tommy Lowrey Richard Perryman Mrs S Joel 2:12.20 1948 Goblet 3 Gordon Richards Noel Murless Fred Darling 2:10.60 1949 Jet Plane 3 Gordon Richards Jack Colling Lord Astor 2:12.80 1950 Flying Slipper 3 Harry Carr Cecil Boyd-Rochfort Mrs W P Wyatt 2:12.00 1951 Sea Parrot 3 Gordon Richards Noel Murless Lieutenant-Colonel Giles Loder 2:11.80 1952 Hortentia 3 Doug Smith George Colling Lord Derby 2:12.20 1953 Happy Laughter 3 Bill Rickaby Jack Jarvis David Wills 2:19.20 1954 Key 3 Willie Snaith Noel Murless Mrs D M Fitzpatrick 2:16.80 1955 Reel In 3 Scobie Breasley Noel Cannon Lieutenant-Colonel Gerard Fairlie 2:10.00 1956 Dilettante 3 Doug Smith Jack Watts Lord Derby 2:13.20 1957 Swallowswift 3 Manny Mercer George Colling F G Robinson 2:12.00 1958 Darlene 3 Scobie Breasley Sir Gordon Richards Dorothy Paget 2:15.00 1959 Crystal Palace 3 Eph Smith Ted Leader Jim Joel 2:16.80 1960 Desert Beauty 3 Scobie Breasley Sir Gordon Richards Captain R V J Evans 2:17.60 1961 Rachel 3 Jimmy Lindley Towser Gosden E H Covell 2:18.40 1962 Nortia 3 Joe Mercer Dick Hern Major L B Holliday 2:09.80 1963 Spree 3 Jimmy Lindley Jeremy Tree J G Morrison 2:08.60 1964 Cracker 3 Joe Mercer Walter Wharton Major L B Holliday 2:15.60 1965 Aunt Edith 3 Lester Piggott Noel Murless Lieutenant-Colonel John Hornung 2:18.00 1966 Haymaking 3 Lester Piggott Fulke Johnson Houghton Clifford Nicholson 2:14.40 1967 Fair Winter 3 Joe Mercer Derrick Candy W Barnett 2:09.00 1968 Hill Shade 3 Sandy Barclay Noel Murless George A Pope jnr 2:09.60 1969 Lucyrowe 3 Frankie Durr Peter Walwyn Louis Freedman 2:07.20 1970 Pulchra 3 Geoff Lewis Jack Sirett B Hager 2:09.00 1971 Catherine Wheel 3 Geoff Lewis Bruce Hobbs T F Blackwell 2:09.49 1972 Crespinall 3 Ron Hutchinson Richard Hannon Sr. Mrs B Davis 2:10.74 1973 Cheveley Princess 3 Lester Piggott Harry Wragg Ralph Moller 2:07.91 1974 Mil's Bomb 3 Geoff Lewis Noel Murless Louis Freedman 2:07.44 1975 Roussalka 3 Lester Piggott Henry Cecil Nicky Phillips 2:09.13 1976 Roussalka 4 Lester Piggott Henry Cecil Nicky Phillips 2:12.07 1977 Triple First 3 Greville Starkey Michael Stoute R Clifford-Turner 2:07.88 1978 Cistus 3 Willie Carson Dick Hern Michael Sobell 2:08.67 1979 Connaught Bridge 3 Joe Mercer Henry Cecil H Barker 2:11.99 1980 Vielle 3 Geoff Baxter Bruce Hobbs Tom Blackwell 2:08.37 1981 Go Leasing 3 Greville Starkey Guy Harwood W. Norton 2:09.77 1982 Dancing Rocks 3 Pat Eddery Harry Wragg Philip Oppenheimer 2:07.07 1983 Acclimatise 3 Geoff Baxter Bruce Hobbs Jocelyn Hambro 2:08.76 1984 Optimistic Lass 3 Walter Swinburn Michael Stoute Sheikh Mohammed 2:11.94 1985 Free Guest 4 Pat Eddery Luca Cumani Fittocks Stud 2:14.11 1986 Park Express 3 John Reid Jim Bolger Paddy Burns 2:08.44 1987 Nom de Plume 3 Steve Cauthen Henry Cecil Sheikh Mohammed 2:07.08 1988 Ela Romara 3 Pat Eddery Geoff Wragg Exors of Eric Moller 2:10.36 1989 Mamaluna 3 Greville Starkey Guy Harwood Athos Christodoulou 2:06.88 1990 Kartajana 3 Walter Swinburn Michael Stoute HH Aga Khan IV 2:04.96 1991 Ruby Tiger 4 Richard Quinn Paul Cole Mrs Philip Blacker 2:08.71 1992 Ruby Tiger 5 Richard Quinn Paul Cole Mrs Philip Blacker 2:07.78 1993 Lyphard's Delta 3 Willie Ryan Henry Cecil Saud bin Khaled 2:11.93 1994 Hawajiss 3 Walter Swinburn Michael Stoute Maktoum Al Maktoum 2:06.17 1995 Caramba 3 Michael Roberts Richard Hannon Sr. 7th Earl of Carnarvon 2:08.65 1996 Last Second 3 George Duffield Mark Prescott Faisal bin Salman 2:07.45 1997 Ryafan 3 Michael Hills John Gosden Khalid Abdullah 2:05.56 1998 Alborada 3 George Duffield Sir Mark Prescott Bt Kirsten Rausing 2:08.01 1999 Zahrat Dubai 3 Gary Stevens Saeed bin Suroor Godolphin 2:05.56 2000 Crimplene 3 Philip Robinson Clive Brittain Marwan Al Maktoum 2:05.30 2001 Lailani 3 Frankie Dettori Ed Dunlop Maktoum Al Maktoum 2:07.12 2002 Islington 3 Kieren Fallon Sir Michael Stoute Exors of Lord Weinstock 2:04.69 2003 Russian Rhythm 3 Kieren Fallon Sir Michael Stoute Cheveley Park Stud 2:04.80 2004 Favourable Terms 4 Kieren Fallon Sir Michael Stoute Maktoum Al Maktoum 2:05.70 2005 Alexander Goldrun 4 Kevin Manning Jim Bolger Miriam O'Callaghan 2:08.02 2006 Ouija Board 5 Frankie Dettori Ed Dunlop 19th Earl of Derby 2:04.47 2007 Peeping Fawn 3 Johnny Murtagh Aidan O'Brien Tabor / Magnier 2:04.53 2008 Halfway to Heaven 3 Johnny Murtagh Aidan O'Brien Tabor / Smith / Magnier 2:09.73 2009 Midday 3 Tom Queally Henry Cecil Khalid Abdullah 2:09.42 2010 Midday 4 Tom Queally Henry Cecil Khalid Abdullah 2:07.25 2011 Midday 5 Tom Queally Sir Henry Cecil Khalid Abdullah 2:07.72 2012 The Fugue 4 Richard Hughes John Gosden Lord Lloyd-Webber 2:09.61 2013 Winsili 3 William Buick John Gosden Khalid Abdullah 2:06.19 2014 Sultanina 4 William Buick John Gosden Normandie Stud 2:06.58 2015 Legatissimo 3 Wayne Lordan David Wachman Magnier / Tabor / Smith 2:06.04 2016 Minding 3 Ryan Moore Aidan O'Brien Smith / Magnier / Tabor 2:05.05 2017 Winter 3 Ryan Moore Aidan O'Brien Magnier / Tabor / Smith 2:11.79 2018 Wild Illusion 3 William Buick Charlie Appleby Godolphin 2:06.22 2019 Deirdre 5 Oisin Murphy Mitsuru Hashida Toji Morita 2:02.93 2020 Fancy Blue 3 Ryan Moore Donnacha O'Brien Magnier / Tabor / Smith 2:04.99 2021 Lady Bowthorpe 5 Kieran Shoemark William Jarvis Emma Banks 2:08.94 2022 Nashwa 3 Hollie Doyle John & Thady Gosden Imad Alsagar 2:05.77 2023 Al Husn 4 Jim Crowley Roger Varian Shadwell Racing 2:13.37 2024 Opera Singer 3 Ryan Moore Aidan O'Brien Tabor / Smith / Magnier / Westerberg 2:04.96 2025 Whirl 3 Ryan Moore Aidan O'Brien Tabor / Smith / Magnier 2:08.43 2026 Diamond Necklace 3 Ryan Moore Aidan O'Brien Tabor / Smith / Magnier / Westerberg 2:04.40

Earlier winners

1840: Rosa Bianca 1841: Scarf 1842: Dil-bar 1843: Mania 1844: All Round My Hat 1845: Refraction 1846: Princess Alice 1847: Clementina 1848: Canezou 1849: Clarissa 1850: Nutmeg 1851: Anspach 1852: Hirsuta 1853: Mayfair 1854: Virago 1855: Instructress 1856: Mincepie 1857: Beechnut 1858: Go-ahead 1859: Cantine 1860: Provision 1861: Pardalote 1862: Bertha 1863: Fantail 1864: Bradamante 1865: Peeress 1866: Hebe 1867: The Duchess 1868: Leonie 1869: Morna 1870: Agility 1871: Lady Atholstone 1872: Maid of Perth 1873: Albani 1874: Aventuriere 1875: Spinaway 1876: Zee 1877: Lady Golightly 1878: Eau de Vie 1879: Reconciliation 1880: Muriel 1881: Thebais 1882: St Marguerite 1883: Spectre 1884: Sandiway 1885: Armida 1886: Miss Jummy 1887: Maize 1888: Zanzibar 1889: Wrinkle 1890: Memoir 1891: Haute Saône 1892: La Fleche 1893: Harfleur II 1894: Throstle 1895: Butterfly 1896: Miss Fraser 1897: Perce Neige 1898: Chinook 1899: Saint Lundi

See also Horse racing in Great Britain List of British flat horse races

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External links Race Recordings (1979, 1982, 1986–2017) youtube.com galopp-sieger.de – Nassau Stakes. ifhaonline.org – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Nassau Stakes (2019). pedigreequery.com – Nassau Stakes – Goodwood.