9 st 4 lb Allowances 5 lb for fillies and mares Penalties 5 lb for Group 1 or 2 winners * 3 lb for Group 3 winners * * after 2021
Purse
£100,000 (2022) 1st: £56,710
March Stakes
2022
Hoo Ya Mal
Perfect Alibi
Animato
Previous years
2021
Dancing King
Nagano
Classic Lord
2020-2011
2020
Subjectivist
Cabaletta
Celtic Art
2019
Sir Ron Priestley
Promissory
Manuela De Vega
2018
Maid Up
Ben Vrackie
Cypress Creek
2017
Call To Mind
Count Octave
Uae King
2016
Platitude
Vive Ma Fille
Mr Singh
2015
The Twisler
Fun Mac
Vive Ma Fille
2014
Forever Now
Alex My Boy
Kings Fete
2013
Harris Tweed
Mount Athos
Tac De Boistron
2012
Quest For Peace
Electrolyser
Berling
2011
Motrice
Eternal Heart
Drunken Sailor
2010-2001
2010
Drunken Sailor
Bergo
Caucus
2009
Mourilyan
Victoria Montoya
Oasis Knight
2008
Tungsten Strike
Petara Bay
Shahin
2007
Tungsten Strike
Samuel
Land 'n Stars
2006
Jadalee
Barolo
Akarem
2005
Mubtaker
Unfurled
Centaurus
2004
Orange Touch
Swift Tango
Stage Right
2003
First Charter
Scott's View
Romany Prince
2002
First Charter
Spanish John
Savannah Bay
2001
Shamaiel
Putra Sandhurst
Akbar
2000-1991
2000
Alva Glen
Kuwait Trooper
Samsaam
1999
Yavana's Pace
Iscan
Adnaan
1998
Ta-Lim
Generous Terms
Napoleon's Sister
1997
Pentad
Palio Sky
Book At Bedtime
1996
Sharaf Kabeer
Masehaab
Summer Spell
1995
Jellaby Askhir
Wot-If-We
Only two ran
1994
Midnight Legend
Pearl Kite
Golden Ball
1993
Shaiba
Azilian
Urgent Request
1992
Rain Rider
Allegan
Currency Basket
1991
Jahafil
Arcadian Heights
La Sky
1990-1988
1990
River God
Judicial Hero
Crack
1989
Michelozzo
Demawend
Noble Savage
1988
Zaffaran
Mazzacano
Maksud
The March Stakes was a flathorse race in Great Britain open to horses aged three years. It was run at Goodwood over a distance of 1 mile and 6 furlongs (2,816 metres), and was scheduled to take place each year in late August.
History
The event was named after the Earldom of March, a title inherited by the eldest son of the Duke of Richmond, the owner of Goodwood Racecourse. It was established when a new fixture was introduced at the venue in 1965.
The race was originally restricted to three-year-olds, and it was formerly a leading trial for the St. Leger Stakes. The first horse to achieve victory in both events was Commanche Run in 1984, and the latest was Michelozzo in 1989.
The March Stakes was opened to older horses in 1999 and closed to them again from 2017.[1] In 2018 it was upgraded to Group 3 status as part of the European Pattern Committee's commitment to improving the race programme for stayers in Europe.[2] The race was removed from the Pattern and Listed race programme in 2023.[3]
From 2018 the race was run in memory of John Dunlop (1939-2018), a racehorse trainer who trained at Arundel, near Goodwood.