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Vintage Stakes

Vintage Stakes
Group 2 race
Location Goodwood Racecourse
W. Sussex, England
Inaugurated 1975
Race type Flat / Thoroughbred
Sponsor Qatar
Website Goodwood
Race information
Distance 7f (1,408 metres)
Surface Turf
Track Right-handed
Qualification Two-year-olds
Weight 9 st 1 lb
Allowances
3 lb for fillies
Penalties
3 lb for G1 / G2 winners
Purse £200,000 (2016)
1st: £113,420

The Vintage Stakes is a Group 2 flat horse race in Great Britain open to two-year-old horses. It is run at Goodwood over a distance of 7 furlongs (1,408 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in late July or early August.

The event was established in 1975, and it was originally classed at Listed level. During the early part of its history it was sponsored by Lanson and known as the Lanson Champagne Vintage Stakes. It was given Group 3 status in 1986.

The Vintage Stakes was promoted to Group 2 level in 2003, and from this point it was sponsored by Veuve Clicquot. It is currently held on the opening day of the five-day Glorious Goodwood meeting.

Several winners of the Vintage Stakes have gone on to achieve victory in one of the following year's Classics. The most recent was Galileo Gold, the winner of the 2000 Guineas in 2016.

Leading jockey (6 wins):

Leading trainer (6 wins):


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