Conqueror Stakes

{{short description|Flat horse race in Britain}} {{Use British English|date=August 2022}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{more footnotes|date=September 2015}} {{Infobox horseraces |class = Listed |horse race = Conqueror Stakes |image = |caption = |location = Goodwood Racecourse W. Sussex, England |inaugurated = 1997 |race type = Flat |sponsor = racingclub.com |website = [http://www.goodwood.co.uk/horse-racing/goodwood-racecourse.aspx Goodwood] |distance = 1 mile (1,609 metres) |surface = Turf |track = Right-handed |qualification = Three-years-old and up fillies and mares (excl Group 1 winners since 31 August 2024) |weight = 8 st 8 lb (3yo); 9 st 7 lb (4yo+) '''Penalties''' 7 lb for Group 2 winners * 5 lb for Group 3 winners * 3 lb for Listed winners * * ''after 31 August 2024'' |purse = £60,000 ''(2025)'' '''1st:''' £34,026 }}

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Ogden.svg | alt2 = Mauve and pink check, white sleeves, pink cap | caption2 = Agincourt | image3 = File:Owner Mr Jon Aisbitt.svg | alt3 = Dark blue and maroon diabolo, maroon sleeves, dark blue cap | caption3 = Lilac Road }} {{Jockey colours no footer}} {{Jockey colours named collapsible header | name = 2020-2011 }} {{Jockey colours row | year = 2019 | image1 = File:Owner Mr Lee Yuk Lun Alan.svg | alt1 = Royal blue, dark blue triple diamond, white sleeves | caption1 = Awesometank | image2 = File:Owner Mr R J McCreery.svg | alt2 = Emerald green, black collar, cuffs and cap | caption2 = Anna Nerium | image3 = File:Owner Mojave Thoroughbred Partners.svg | alt3 = Maroon, white spots, maroon sleeves, orange cap | caption3 = Vivianite }} {{Jockey colours row | year = 2018 | image1 = File:Owner Mr C M Batterham.svg | alt1 = Emerald green and maroon (quartered), halved sleeves, emerald green cap | caption1 = Nyaleti | image2 = File:Owner Ann Black,m Al Qatami and K M Al Mudhaf.svg | alt2 = 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| caption2 = Sweet Treat | image3 = File:Owner Mr J P Repard.svg | alt3 = Dark Green, Yellow hoop and armlets, check cap | caption3 = Salamanca }} {{Jockey colours row | year = 2005 | image1 = File:Owner The Aldora Partnership.svg | alt1 = Pink, blue star, stars on sleeves and star on cap | caption1 = Aldora | image2 = File:Owner Mr J Shack.svg | alt2 = Red, Black sash and cap | caption2 = Secret History | image3 = File:Owner Mr Jaber Abdullah.svg | alt3 = Royal blue, white striped sleeves, white cap | caption3 = Majestic Desert }} {{Jockey colours row | year = 2004 | image1 = File:Owner Godolphin.svg | alt1 = Royal blue | caption1 = Gonfilia | image2 = File:Owner Mr Jim Strange.svg | alt2 = Green and white hoops, green sleeves, hooped cap | caption2 = Classical Dancer | image3 = File:Owner Mrs Emily Oppenheimer Turner.svg | alt3 = Yellow, dark green cap | caption3 = Incheni }} {{Jockey colours row | year = 2003 | image1 = File:Owner The Aldora Partnership.svg | alt1 = Pink, blue star, stars on sleeves and star on cap | caption1 = Aldora | image2 = File:Owner Usk Valley Stud.svg | alt2 = Royal blue, emerald green sleeves | caption2 = Welsh Diva | image3 = File:Owner Cheveley Park Stud.svg | alt3 = Red, white sash, royal blue cap | caption3 = Fantasize }} {{Jockey colours row | year = 2002 | image1 = File:Owner Normandie Stud Ltd.svg | alt1 = Pink, white sleeves | caption1 = Dolores | image2 = File:Owner Mr Graham Robinson.svg | alt2 = Pink and Royal Blue diabolo, diamonds on sleeves and cap | caption2 = Lady Lindsay | image3 = File:Owner Mrs R Philipps.svg | alt3 = Dark blue, yellow armlets and cap | caption3 = Zuleika Dobson }} {{Jockey colours row | year = 2001 | image1 = File:Owner Major and Mrs R B Kennard.svg | alt1 = Light blue and orange stripes, light blue cap, orange diamond | caption1 = Sheppard's Watch | image2 = File:Owner Mrs R Philipps.svg | alt2 = Dark blue, yellow armlets and cap | caption2 = Monnavanna | image3 = File:Owner Mr K Abdulla.svg | alt3 = Green, pink sash and cap, white sleeves | caption3 = Quick To Please }} {{Jockey colours no footer}} {{Jockey colours named collapsible header | name = 2000-1997 }} {{Jockey colours row | year = 2000 | image1 = File:Owner Derek And Jean Clee.svg | alt1 = Red, emerald green triple diamond, diabolo on sleeves, white cap, emerald green diamond | caption1 = Corinium | image2 = File:Owner Eurolink Group Plc.svg | alt2 = Yellow, grey sleeves, quartered cap | caption2 = Eurolink Raindance | image3 = File:Owner HRH Prince Fahd Salman.svg | alt3 = Dark green | caption3 = Last Resort }} {{Jockey colours row | year = 1999 | image1 = File:Owner Mr Hamdan Al Maktoum.svg | alt1 = Royal blue, white epaulets, striped cap | caption1 = Hawriyah | image2 = File:Owner Mr A E Oppenheimer.svg | alt2 = Black and white halved, sleeves reversed, red cap | caption2 = Balisada | image3 = File:Owner M Godwin M Hollis B Lawrence E Rice.svg | alt3 = Pink, black epaulets, diabolo on sleeves, star on cap | caption3 = Risque Lady }} {{Jockey colours row | year = 1998 | image1 = File:Owner S Khaled.svg | alt1 = White, green chevrons, striped sleeves, quartered cap | caption1 = Digitalize | image2 = File:Owner Godolphin.svg | alt2 = Royal blue | caption2 = Shuhrah | image3 = File:Owner Mr A E Oppenheimer.svg | alt3 = Black and white halved, sleeves reversed, red cap | caption3 = Much Commended }} {{Jockey colours row | year = 1997 | image1 = File:Owner Ecurie Fustok.svg | alt1 = Green, red armlets and cap | caption1 = Out West | image2 = File:Owner C Leafe.svg | alt2 = Yellow, light blue epaulets and sleeves, white cap | caption2 = Lilli Claire | image3 = File:Owner Mr J L C Pearce.svg | alt3 = Dark blue, white sleeves and cap | caption3 = Miss Riviera }} {{Jockey colours footer}} The '''Conqueror Stakes''' is a Listed 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 (1,609 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in late April or early May.

The race was first run in 1997.

==Records== <div style="font-size:90%"> '''Most successful horse (2 wins):''' * Aldora - ''2003, 2005''

'''Leading jockey (3 wins):''' * Richard Quinn - ''Corinium (2000), Dolores (2002), Nantyglo (2006)''

'''Leading trainer (3 wins):''' * Sir Henry Cecil - ''Out West (1997), Digitalize (1998), Corinium (2000)'' </div>

== Winners == {| class = "sortable" | border="1" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size:90%" |- bgcolor="#77dd77" align="center" ! style="width:36px" | '''Year''' ! style="width:160px" | '''Winner''' ! style="width:30px" | '''Age''' ! style="width:180px" | '''Jockey''' ! style="width:180px" | '''Trainer''' ! style="width:60px" | '''Time''' |- | 1997 | Out West | 3 | Tony McGlone | Henry Cecil | 1:40.92 |- | 1998 | Digitalize | 3 | Jimmy Quinn | Henry Cecil | 1:38.11 |- | 1999 | Hawriyah | 3 | Richard Hills | John Dunlop | 1:40.05 |- | 2000 | Corinium | 3 | Richard Quinn | Henry Cecil | 1:44.54 |- | 2001 | Sheppard's Watch | 3 | Martin Dwyer | Marcus Tregoning | 1:37.81 |- | 2002 | Dolores | 3 | Richard Quinn | Amanda Perrett | 1:41.48 |- | 2003 | Aldora | 4 | Martin Dwyer | Mick Ryan | 1:39.60 |- | 2004 | Gonfilia | 4 | Kerrin McEvoy | Saeed bin Suroor | 1:39.06 |- | 2005 | Aldora | 6 | Ian Mongan | Mick Ryan | 1:44.45 |- | 2006 | Nantyglo | 3 | Richard Quinn | Michael Bell | 1:40.46 |- | 2007 | Harvest Queen | 4 | Seb Sanders | Peter Makin | 1:38.79 |- | 2008 | Enforce | 5 | William Buick | Lucy Wadham | 1:41.91 |- | 2009 | Eva's Request | 4 | Eddie Creighton | Mick Channon | 1:38.76 |- | 2010 | Shamwari Lodge | 4 | Pat Dobbs | Richard Hannon Sr. | 1:40.80 |- | 2011 | Seta | 4 | Jean-Pierre Guillambert | Luca Cumani | 1:37.35 |- | 2012 | Boastful | 4 | Neil Callan | Elaine Burke | 1:45.49 |- | 2013 | Burke's Rock | 4 | Mickael Barzalona | Jeremy Noseda | 1:40.80 |- | 2014 | Be My Gal | 3 | Hayley Turner | Roger Charlton | 1:43.15 |- | 2015 | Don't Be | 5 | Chris Catlin | Sir Mark Prescott | 1:37.85 |- | 2016 | Blond Me | 4 | David Probert | Andrew Balding | 1:39.34 |- | 2017 | Laugh Aloud | 4 | Jimmy Fortune | John Gosden | 1:36.28 |- | 2018 | Nyaleti | 3 | Joe Fanning | Mark Johnston | 1:44.40 |- | 2019 | Awesometank | 4 | Pat Dobbs | William Haggas | 1:37.88 |- bgcolor="#eeeeee" | data-sort-value="2020" | 2020 | ''no race'' {{efn|The 2020 running was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom}} || || || || | |- | 2021 | Illykato | 3 | Edward Greatrex | Mick Channon | 1:38.67 |- | 2022 | Mrs Fitzherbert | 4 | George Rooke | Hughie Morrison | 1:39.20 |- | 2023 | Roman Mist | 5 | Hollie Doyle | Archie Watson | 1:49.71 |- | 2024 | Royal Dress | 4 | Ben Coen | James Tate | 1:44.39 |- | 2025 | Crimson Advocate | 4 | Robert Havlin | John & Thady Gosden | 1:37.34 |- | 2026 | Blue Bolt | 4 | Colin Keane | Andrew Balding | 1:39.27 |} {{notelist}}

==References== *Racing Post: **{{Racing Post|238222|1997|05|22|21}}, {{Racing Post|251554|1998|05|21|21}}, {{Racing Post|266505|1999|05|20|21}}, {{Racing Post|281003|2000|05|25|21}}, {{Racing Post|300576|2001|05|24|21}}, {{Racing Post|316067|2002|05|23|21}}, {{Racing Post|332322|2003|05|22|21}}, {{Racing Post|351054|2004|05|20|21}}, {{Racing Post|382026|2005|04|30|21}}, {{Racing Post|406032|2006|05|06|21}} **{{Racing Post|429822|2007|05|05|21}}, {{Racing Post|454625|2008|05|03|21}}, {{Racing Post|479689|2009|05|02|21}}, {{Racing Post|503634|2010|05|01|21}}, {{Racing Post|528336|2011|04|30|21}}, {{Racing Post|552439|2012|05|05|21}}, {{Racing Post|576390|2013|05|04|21}}, {{Racing Post|599527|2014|05|03|21}}, {{Racing Post|623085|2015|05|02|21}}, {{Racing Post|647779|2016|04|30|21}} **{{Racing Post|672846|2017|05|06|21}}, {{Racing Post|698642|2018|05|05|21}}, {{Racing Post|726428|2019|05|04|21}}, {{Racing Post|781374|2021|05|01|21}}, {{Racing Post|808641|2022|04|30|21}}, {{Racing Post|837005|2023|05|06|21}}, {{Racing Post|891614|2025|05|03|21}} ---- Category:Flat races in Great Britain Category:Goodwood Racecourse Category:Mile category horse races for fillies and mares Category:1997 establishments in England Category:Horse races established in 1997