GORDON STAKES · GREAT BRITAIN
Gordon Stakes prize money
The Gordon Stakes is worth £200,000 for the 2025 running , £113,420 of it to the winner . That makes it the 335th richest of the 997 races on this site and the 24th richest in Great Britain.
Every figure here is the money the race announces, in the currency it announces it in. The currency control at the top swaps the whole page.
TOTAL PRIZE MONEY £200,000
TO THE WINNER £113,420
WORLD RANK 335th
RUNNINGS HELD 115
FIRST RUN 1902
What the Gordon Stakes is
Group 3 · 1m 3f 218y (2,412 metres) · Turf · Goodwood Racecourse
- Racecourse
- Goodwood Racecourse
- Country
- Great Britain
- Grade
- Group 3
- Distance
- 1m 3f 218y (2,412 metres)
- Surface
- Turf
- Race type
- Flat / Thoroughbred
- Open to
- Three-year-olds
- Direction
- Right-handed
- First run
- 1902
The winner takes 57% of the fund. The remaining £86,580 is shared between the horses behind, on a scale the racecourse sets race by race rather than a fixed one.
Run in 2:35.25 in 2026, the Gordon Stakes pays £1,288 for every second of the race, which is 305th of the 611 races in horse racing prize money per second and 14th in Great Britain.
Where the Gordon Stakes prize money goes
the British Horseracing Authority sets the shares, and the Gordon Stakes is flat racing
| Who takes it | Share of the fund | Out of this purse |
|---|---|---|
| Owner | 80% | £160,000 |
| Trainer | 7.85% | £15,700 |
| Jockey | 5.77% | £11,540 |
| Stable staff | 4.75% | £9,500 |
| Industry causes | 1.63% | £3,260 |
Every share here is a percentage of the £200,000 fund rather than of the winner's cheque, and the rider's figure covers the whole field rather than the winning rider alone. The same rule pays every race in the country, and where a purse goes in Great Britain works it out across all of them.
Every Gordon Stakes winner
115 runnings, 1902 to 2026, newest first
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Enceladus2:35.25 | Dylan Browne McMonagle | Joseph O'Brien |
| 2025 | Merchant2:37.88 | Tom Marquand | William Haggas |
| 2024 | Jan Brueghel2:34.76 | Ryan Moore | Aidan O'Brien |
| 2023 | Desert Hero2:43.86 | Tom Marquand | William Haggas |
| 2022 | New London2:33.80 | William Buick | Charlie Appleby |
| 2021 | Ottoman Emperor2:40.21 | Ben Coen | Johnny Murtagh |
| 2020 | Mogul2:34.89 | Ryan Moore | Aidan O'Brien |
| 2019 | Nayef Road2:35.67 | Silvestre de Sousa | Mark Johnston |
| 2018 | Cross Counter2:31.39 | William Buick | Charlie Appleby |
| 2017 | Crystal Ocean2:42.94 | Ryan Moore | Sir Michael Stoute |
| 2016 | Ulysses2:38.37 | Andrea Atzeni | Sir Michael Stoute |
| 2015 | Highland Reel2:34.94 | Joseph O'Brien | Aidan O'Brien |
| 2014 | Snow Sky2:33.08 | James Doyle | Sir Michael Stoute |
| 2013 | Cap O'Rushes2:39.13 | Mickael Barzalona | Charlie Appleby |
| 2012 | Noble Mission2:37.02 | Tom Queally | Sir Henry Cecil |
| 2011 | Namibian2:39.55 | Silvestre de Sousa | Mark Johnston |
| 2010 | Rebel Soldier2:35.04 | Ryan Moore | Jeremy Noseda |
| 2009 | Harbinger2:39.98 | Ryan Moore | Sir Michael Stoute |
| 2008 | Conduit2:37.14 | Ryan Moore | Sir Michael Stoute |
| 2007 | Yellowstone2:40.69 | Johnny Murtagh | Aidan O'Brien |
| 2006 | Sixties Icon2:36.85 | Frankie Dettori | Jeremy Noseda |
| 2005 | The Geezer2:38.83 | Richard Quinn | David Elsworth |
| 2004 | Maraahel2:36.01 | Richard Hills | Sir Michael Stoute |
| 2003 | Phoenix Reach2:36.53 | Darryll Holland | Andrew Balding |
| 2002 | Bandari2:34.26 | Willie Supple | Mark Johnston |
| 2001 | Alexius2:33.13 | Kieren Fallon | Sir Michael Stoute |
| 2000 | Millenary2:35.42 | Richard Quinn | John Dunlop |
| 1999 | Compton Ace2:34.17 | Kieren Fallon | Gerard Butler |
| 1998 | Nedawi Rabah2:37.54 | Frankie Dettori Richard Hills | Saeed bin Suroor John Dunlop |
| 1997 | Stowaway2:33.98 | Kevin Darley | Saeed bin Suroor |
| 1996 | St Mawes2:35.18 | Kevin Darley | John Dunlop |
| 1995 | Presenting2:31.57 | Frankie Dettori | John Gosden |
| 1994 | Broadway Flyer2:35.32 | Michael Hills | John Hills |
| 1993 | Right Win2:42.26 | John Reid | Richard Hannon Sr. |
| 1992 | Bonny Scot2:37.21 | Frankie Dettori | Luca Cumani |
| 1991 | Stylish Senor2:41.62 | George Duffield | James Fanshawe |
| 1990 | Karinga Bay2:32.42 | Brian Rouse | Denys Smith |
| 1989 | Warrshan2:35.06 | Walter Swinburn | Michael Stoute |
| 1988 | Minster Son2:40.54 | Willie Carson | Dick Hern |
| 1987 | Love the Groom2:33.90 | Willie Carson | John Dunlop |
| 1986 | Allez Milord2:35.09 | Greville Starkey | Guy Harwood |
| 1985 | Kazaroun2:39.60 | Walter Swinburn | Michael Stoute |
| 1984 | Commanche Run2:32.79 | Lester Piggott | Luca Cumani |
| 1983 | John French2:35.53 | Lester Piggott | Henry Cecil |
| 1982 | Electric2:36.37 | Greville Starkey | Michael Stoute |
| 1981 | Bustomi2:35.00 | Willie Carson | Dick Hern |
| 1980 | Prince Bee2:38.14 | Willie Carson | Dick Hern |
| 1979 | More Light2:38.40 | Willie Carson | Dick Hern |
| 1978 | Sexton Blake2:36.38 | Eddie Hide | Barry Hills |
| 1977 | Pollerton2:37.27 | Christy Roche | Paddy Prendergast |
| 1976 | Smuggler2:38.23 | Joe Mercer | Dick Hern |
| 1975 | Guillaume Tell2:36.06 | Lester Piggott | Vincent O'Brien |
| 1974 | Grey Thunder2:37.22 | Willie Carson | Clive Brittain |
| 1973 | Duke Of Ragusa2:37.06 | John Gorton | Bruce Hobbs |
| 1972 | Scottish Rifle2:43.98 | Ron Hutchinson | John Dunlop |
| 1971 | Athens Wood2:47.38 | Greville Starkey | Harry Thomson Jones |
| 1970 | Rock Roi2:37.70 | Geoff Lewis | Peter Walwyn |
| 1969 | Harmony Hall2:38.00 | Bill Williamson | Gordon Smyth |
| 1968 | Mount Athos2:41.60 | Ron Hutchinson | John Dunlop |
| 1967 | Sun Rock2:43.60 | George Moore | Noel Murless |
| 1966 | Khalekan2:40.00 | Des Lake | Paddy Prendergast |
| 1965 | King Log2:50.60 | Ron Hutchinson | George Todd |
| 1964 | Sweet Moss2:37.40 | Lester Piggott | Noel Murless |
| 1963 | Tiger2:36.00 | Scobie Breasley | Sir Gordon Richards |
| 1962 | Gay Challenger2:35.40 | Ron Hutchinson | John Oxx Sr. |
| 1961 | Pardao2:51.00 | Harry Carr | Cecil Boyd-Rochfort |
| 1960 | Kipling2:43.40 | Geoff Lewis | Peter Hastings-Bass |
| 1959 | Above Suspicion2:38.00 | Doug Smith | Cecil Boyd-Rochfort |
| 1958 | Guersillus2:41.00 | Eddie Hide | Charles Elsey |
| 1957 | Pipe Of Peace2:37.00 | Scobie Breasley | Gordon Richards |
| 1956 | Dacian2:40.80 | Willie Snaith | Humphrey Cottrill |
| 1955 | Manati2:36.40 | Harry Carr | Cecil Boyd-Rochfort |
| 1954 | Brilliant Green2:44.20 | Eph Smith | Donald Watson |
| 1953 | Prince Canarina2:44.60 | Doug Smith | Harvey Leader |
| 1952 | Gay Time2:52.80 | Gordon Richards | Walter Nightingall |
| 1951 | Prince d'Ouilly2:54.20 | Gordon Richards | Dick Warden |
| 1950 | Foxboro2:41.20 | Bill Rickaby | Victor Smyth |
| 1949 | Royal Forest2:38.00 | Gordon Richards | Noel Murless |
| 1948 | Nathoo2:41.80 | Gordon Richards | Frank Butters |
| 1947 | Merry Quip2:41.20 | Tommy Weston | Noel Cannon |
| 1946 | Fast and Fair2:42.80 | Cliff Richards | Joseph Lawson |
| 1939 | Wheatland2:39.20 | Tommy Burns Sr. | Richard Dawson |
| 1938 | Valedictory2:38.80 | Rufus Beasley | Cecil Boyd-Rochfort |
| 1937 | Perifox2:37.60 | Rufus Beasley | Cecil Boyd-Rochfort |
| 1936 | Magnet2:47.00 | Gordon Richards | Fred Templeman |
| 1935 | Bideford Bay2:39.80 | Eph Smith | Fred Sneyd |
| 1934 | Bright Bird2:40.20 | Bobby Dick | Joseph Lawson |
| 1933 | Tavern2:40.40 | Gordon Richards | Basil Jarvis |
| 1932 | Firdaussi2:52.00 | Michael Beary | Frank Butters |
| 1931 | Rose en Soleil2:49.40 | Richard Peryyman | Dawson Waugh |
| 1930 | Press Gang Ut Majeur2:41.40 | Freddie Fox Michael Beary | Fred Darling Richard Dawson |
| 1929 | Defoe2:39.00 | Freddie Fox | Fred Darling |
| 1928 | Cyclonic2:37.80 | Bobby Jones | Basil Jarvis |
| 1927 | Tiger Hill2:45.00 | Henri Jelliss | Colledge Leader |
| 1926 | Thistledown2:44.80 | Henri Jelliss | Basil Jarvis |
| 1925 | Kentish Knock | Tommy Weston | George Lambton |
| 1924 | Black Sheep2:46.40 | Frank Bullock | Alec Taylor Jr. |
| 1923 | Bold and Bad2:46.00 | Frank Bullock | Alec Taylor Jr. |
| 1922 | Tamar2:44.00 | Frank Bullock | Alec Taylor Jr. |
| 1921 | Stanislaus2:46.40 | Steve Donoghue | George Lambton |
| 1920 | The Alder | Joe Childs | Alec Taylor Jr. |
| 1919 | Sir Douglas2:41.20 | George Hulme | Atty Persse |
| 1914 | My Prince | Walter Griggs | Charlie Waugh |
| 1913 | Augur | Walter Griggs | Peter Gilpin |
| 1912 | Fantasio | Walter Earl | J Smith |
| 1911 | Prince Palatine | Steve Donoghue | Henry Beardsley |
| 1910 | Cardinal Beaufort | Danny Maher | Captain Robert Dewhurst |
| 1909 | Moscato | Charlie Trigg | Alec Taylor Jr. |
| 1908 | Putchamin | Otto Madden | Richard Marsh |
| 1907 | Galvani | Bernard Dillon | Peter Gilpin |
| 1906 | Victorious | Danny Maher | George Lambton |
| 1905 | Dinneford | J Rogers | T Doyle |
| 1904 | Delaunay | Willie Lane | Peter Gilpin |
| 1903 | Zinfandel | Mornington Cannon | Charles Beatty |
| 1902 | Osbech2:39.80 | William Halsey | Percy Peck |
115 of the 115 runnings name the rider, 115 name the trainer and 0 name the owner, who is the one of the three the prize money actually belongs to.
Who wins the Gordon Stakes more than once
The fact the table above holds and cannot show
No horse has won the Gordon Stakes twice in the 115 runnings on this page.
Most wins by a trainer
Races worth about the same
Either side of the Gordon Stakes in the world money order
| # | Race | Country | Prize money | As published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 325 | Premio RomaCapannelle Racecourse | Italy | £206,838 | €242,000 |
| 326 | Holy Bull StakesGulfstream Park | United States | £206,767 | $275,000 |
| 327 | Al Maktoum Challenge (thoroughbreds)Meydan Racecourse | United Arab Emirates | £201,700 | AED 1,000,000 |
| 328 | Dubai Kahayla ClassicMeydan | United Arab Emirates | £201,700 | AED 1,000,000 |
| 329 | Derby Grand PrixMizusawa Racecourse | Japan | £201,600 | ¥40,000,000 |
| 330 | Nippon TV HaiFunabashi Racecourse | Japan | £201,600 | ¥40,000,000 |
| 331 | Tokyo Okan ShoOhi Racecourse | Japan | £201,600 | ¥40,000,000 |
| 332 | Arkle Challenge TrophyCheltenham Racecourse | Great Britain | £200,000 | £200,000 |
| 333 | Betfair ChaseHaydock Park | Great Britain | £200,000 | £200,000 |
| 334 | Broadway Novices' ChaseCheltenham Racecourse | Great Britain | £200,000 | £200,000 |
| 336 | New Zealand CupRiccarton Park Racecourse | New Zealand | £198,405 | NZ$450,000 |
| 337 | Bahrain TrophyJuly Course | Great Britain | £196,740 | £196,740 |
| 338 | Dante StakesYork Racecourse | Great Britain | £192,200 | £192,200 |
| 339 | Prix Ferdinand DufaureAuteuil Racecourse | France | £188,034 | €220,000 |
| 340 | Albany StakesSaratoga Race Course | United States | £187,970 | $250,000 |
| 341 | Calder DerbyCalder Race Course | United States | £187,970 | $250,000 |
| 342 | Del Mar DerbyDel Mar Racetrack | United States | £187,970 | $250,000 |
| 343 | Dubai City of GoldNad Al Sheba Racecourse | United Arab Emirates | £187,970 | $250,000 |
| 344 | Illinois DerbyHawthorne Race Course | United States | £187,970 | $250,000 |
| 345 | Iowa DerbyPrairie Meadows Racetrack | United States | £187,970 | $250,000 |
The 20 races closest to the Gordon Stakes in what they pay, above and below it. Follow the ranking all the way up on the richest races in the world.
The rest of the money in Great Britain
122 races, 24th of them is this one
| Race | Racecourse | Grade | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melling Chase | Aintree Racecourse | Grade 1 | £250,000 |
| Arkle Challenge Trophy | Cheltenham Racecourse | Grade 1 | £200,000 |
| Betfair Chase | Haydock Park | Grade 1 | £200,000 |
| Broadway Novices' Chase | Cheltenham Racecourse | Grade 1 | £200,000 |
| Bahrain Trophy | July Course | Group 3 | £196,740 |
| Dante Stakes | York Racecourse | Group 2 | £192,200 |
| Bet365 Gold Cup | Sandown Park | Premier Handicap | £175,000 |
| Celebration Chase | Sandown Park | Grade One | £175,000 |
Every race in Great Britain we hold a purse for is on the Great Britain prize money list.
Frequently asked questions
How much does the Gordon Stakes winner get?
£113,420. That is 57% of the £200,000 the Gordon Stakes is worth, and the rest is shared down the field.
What is the total Gordon Stakes prize money?
£200,000, for the 2025 running.
Where does the Gordon Stakes rank among the richest races in the world?
335th of 997. 334 races pay more, the nearest of them Premio Roma. In Great Britain it is 24th of 122.
Which jockey has won the Gordon Stakes most often?
Ryan Moore, with 6 wins between 2008 and 2024.
When was the Gordon Stakes first run?
1902. This page holds 115 runnings, from 1902 to 2026.
How far is the Gordon Stakes?
1m 3f 218y (2,412 metres), on turf, at Goodwood Racecourse.
Where to next
The rest of the racing money