Nassau Stakes
The Nassau Stakes, joint fifth oldest race at the Glorious Goodwood meeting along with the Chesterfield Cup, was named by the 5th Duke of Richmond, Charles Gordon-Lennox, in honour of his close ties and support of the House of Orange-Nassau, the reigning House of the Netherlands, and is a Group 1 race for fillies and mares aged 3 and above over 1 mile 1 furlong and 192 yards. When first contested, it was restricted to 3-year-old fillies over a mile, but in 1900 it was extended to 1 mile 4 furlongs, although it was reduced to its current distance in 1911. Race conditions were changed in 1975 when fillies and mares aged 4 and above were allowed entry and, at one stage, it was a Group 2 race, but was promoted to Group 1 level in 1999. It traditionally takes place on the third day of the 5-day meeting. |
| Nassau Stakes 1900 | Group 3 | 1 Mile | ||
| Pos. | Horse | Jockey | Age/weight | Owner |
| 1 | MERRY GAL | Lester Reiff | 3-9st 8lbs (W Robinson) | Mr W H Walker Evens fav |
| 2 | INQUISITIVE | J Reiff | 3-8st 5lbs | Lord Ellesmere 4/1 |
| 3 | ST VIGILA | M Cannon | 3-8st 10lb | Duke of Portland 10/1 |
| 4 | SAINTE NITCOUCHE | Fred Rickaby | 3-9st 8lbs | Mr Douglas Baird 10/1 |
| 5 | THE GORGON | Otto Madden | 3-9st 3lbs | Mr Arthur James 6/1 |
| 6 | ROCHELLE | Sam Loates | 3-8st 5lbs | Mr E Foster 10/1 |
| This race took place on Friday 3rd August 1900 and was a subscription race of 50 sovereigns each for 3-y-o fillies carrying 8st 10lbs. There were 51 subs and it was valued at 810 sovereigns (equivalent to £112,000 in 2021). | Over round 111% | |||