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Sussex Stakes Runners & Riders  

The 2025 Sussex Stakes will take place at Glorious Goodwood on Wednesday 30th July and will see the premier milers from across the UK, Ireland and Europe do battle on the south coast. Here, we take a look at all the runners and riders for the Group 1 showpiece that will see the three-year-olds take on the older horses in one of the highlights of the Flat season.

Here are this year’s declarations for the race:

Who are the Top Three Favourites to Win this Year’s Sussex Stakes?

We take a look at the some of the leading favourites for the 2025 Sussex Stakes and there are some star milers set to take their chance in this showpiece event at Goodwood.

Sussex Stakes Horse Entries & Selections

We will find out the final list of runners for the 2025 Sussex Stakes two days before the race, but the entries have already been released for the iconic Group 1 and it sees some of the premier three-year-old milers and some experienced campaigners set to take their chance in the race.

Which Trainers Have Historically Had the Most Success in the Sussex Stakes?

One trainer stands top of the history books as the legendary Sir Henry Cecil has trained the winner of the Sussex Stakes on seven separate occasions. He trained his first winner of the race back in 1975 when Bolkonski claimed victory in the event, while his most memorable winner of the event was Frankel, who claimed victory in the race in 2011 and again in 2012.

Runners & Riders Past Winners

YearHorseTrainerJockeyOdds
2015SolowFreddie HeadMaxime Guyon2/5F
2016The GurkhaAidan O’BrienRyan Moore11/8F
2017Here Comes WhenAndrew BaldingJim Crowley20/1
2018Lightning SpearDavid SimcockOisin Murphy9/1
2019Too Darn HotJohn GosdenFrankie DettoriEvsF
2020MohaatherMarcus TregoningJim Crowley3/1
2021Alcohol FreeAndrew BaldingOisin Murphy7/2
2022BaaeedWilliam HaggasJim Crowley1/6F
2023PaddingtonAidan O’BrienRyan Moore4/9F
2024Notable SpeechCharlie ApplebyWilliam Buick3/1