Sussex Stakes Day (31 Jul)
Sussex Stakes
(Rank 93 in 2023 The World’s Top 100 G1 Races for 3YO and Upwards)
Reference Races
St James’s Palace Stakes (18 Jun 2024)
- Though not quite as strong as the Irish 2000 Guineas, the St James’s Palace Stakes has an excellent strike-rate.
- TOO DARN HOT and PADDINGTON won all three races including Irish 2000 Guineas, St James’s Palace Stakes and Sussex Stakes.
- The race has also provided two runners-up and one third-placed finish, all from a total of just eight runners.
- Like the Irish 2000 Guineas, the 2024 renewal of the St James’s Palace saw ROSALLION win, this time fending off HENRY LONGFELLOW by a neck with the 2000 Guineas winner NOTABLE SPEECH only a disappointing seventh.
- The performance of St James’s Palace Stakes runners in the Sussex Stakes from 2019 to 2023
| No. of runners participated in the St James’s Palace Stakes |
No. of 1st in the Sussex Stakes |
No. of 2nd in the Sussex Stakes |
No. of 3rd in the Sussex Stakes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Date | Race (Grade) | Racecourse | Distance | Winner | Replay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/6/2024 | St James’s Palace Stakes (G1) | Ascot, Great Britain | 1600m | ROSALLION |  |
- Key Contenders
| Sussex Stakes (S2-4) Horse No. | Horse Name | Finishing Position in St James’s Palace Stakes |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | HENRY LONGFELLOW | 2 |
| 5 | NOTABLE SPEECH | 7 |
