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 1966 | Group 3 | 1 Mile 2 furlongs | ||
| Pos. | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner |
| 1 | HAYMAKING | Lester Piggott | Houghton 3-9st 3lbs | Mr C Nicholson 13/2 |
| 2 | CORBALTON | Russ Maddock | Thomson-Jones | Major V McCalmont 20/1 |
| 3 | LAST CASE | Scobie Breasley | Nelson | Mrs R Grosvenor 5/1 |
| 4 | FULL TOSS | Paul Cook | Harry Wragg | Mr R Moller 8/1 |
| 5 | GREEN HALO | Sandy Barclay | Murless | Mr Edmund Loder 100/9 |
| 6 | MOSSY | Turner | Houghton | Mr C Lloyd 20/1 |
| 7 | BERKELEY SPRINGS | Geoff Lewis | Ian Balding | Mr Paul Mellon 5/4 fav |
| 8 | MISS TOGS | Bougoure | Ingham | Mr J Strauss 100/9 |
| 9 | MYNAH BIRD | Ron Hutchinson | Todd | Deneral Sir M Dempsey 20/1 |
| This race took place on Friday 29th July 1966 and was a subscription race of 50 sovereigns each for 3-y-o fillies carrying 8st 10lbs. It was valued at £2006 (equivalent to £46,000 in 2021). | Over round 118% | |||