Sussex Stakes Odds

The Sussex Stakes is a Group 1 race run at Glorious Goodwood and is open to horses aged three years or older. Run over one mile, the Sussex Stakes takes place on day two of the Flat extravaganza and sees the three-year-old horses taking on the older generation in one of the richest Flat races in world racing. With the elite Flat milers from the UK & Ireland locking horns, the Sussex Stakes is one of the Flat highlights of the season, and you can check the latest Sussex Stakes odds here.

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Sussex Stakes Tips

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What is the Sussex Stakes? 

The Sussex Stakes is a Group 1 race contested over one mile and takes place during Glorious Goodwood. Attracting the premier milers from across the UK, Ireland and Europe, the Sussex Stakes is one of the most valuable Flat races on the calendar, and you can often see horses compete in the race that have run at Royal Ascot earlier in the season. One of the big summer festivals in horse racing, the Sussex Stakes will continue to be one of the showpiece events and its history is littered with magnificent winners.

First held in 1841, the Sussex Stakes has been won by some superstars with Brigadier Gerard claiming victory in the 1971 renewal, while Rock Of Gibraltar was a fine winner of the 2002 running. However, one horse that lights up the roll of honour is the mighty Frankel, who built on a win in the St James's Palace Stakes at Royal Ascot in 2011 to land the 2011 Sussex Stakes, while a year later the Sir Henry Cecil-trained legend retained his crown in fine style to continue his dominance in the mile division.

What happened in the 2021 Sussex Stakes?

Andrew Balding's Alcohol Free was a sensational winner of the Sussex Stakes, as the classy filly ground down the Jim Bolger-trained Poetic Flare in a battle of the three-year-olds in the showpiece race of Glorious Goodwood. Making her move around the outside, Alcohol Free quickened impressively to bound to the front and she went on to beat Poetic Flare comfortably, with Snow Lantern completing the 1-2-3.