Stewards' Cup
The Stewards’ Cup, fourth oldest race at the Glorious Goodwood meeting, is a handicap over 6 furlongs and is traditionally held on the final day of the 5-day meeting, although up to 1992 it was staged on the opening day. In 1833 one of the Senior Stewards at the meeting was given the honour of choosing any race at the meeting to present an annual Stewards trophy, occasionally selecting a sprint race of 6 furlongs, but from time to time a race up to 1 mile 4 furlongs was selected. Then, in 1839, Lord George Bentinck, later appointed Senior Steward to the Jockey Club in July 1845, suggested that the Stewards’ Cup should be perpetually run over 6 furlongs, and the inaugural race was held in 1840. |
| Stewards' Cup 1837 | Handicap | 6 furlongs | ||
| Pos. | Horse | Jockey | Age/weight | Owner |
| 1 | MENDICANT | Edward Edwards | James Edwards 4-8st 2lbs | Lord Jersey 5/1 |
| 2 | NEWLIGHT | Arthur Pavis | 4-7st 10lbs | Lord Suffield 7/4 fav |
| 3 | AINDERBY | George Edwards | 5-7st 10lbs | Captain Williamson 100/8 |
| 4 | MUS | S Rogers | 4-8st 6lbs | Duke of Richmond 4/1 |
| 5 | CLEOPATRA | Childs | 5-8st 4lbs | Mr Theobald 100/8 |
| 6 | ZENANA | P Conolly | 4-7st 2lbs | Mr King 100/8 |
| 7 | ARCHWISE | Twichett | 4-7st 10lbs | Mr Forth 100/8 |
| 8 | MAGICIAN | Wakefield | 4-7st 10lbs | Captain Gardnor 6/1 |
| 9 | BODICE | J Chapple | 5-7st 4lbs | Captain Sowerby 100/8 |
| 10 | FOOZOOL | Sam Day | 4-7st 1lbs | Mr John Day 100/8 |
| 11 | SIR FREDERICK | W Day | 3-6st 9lbs | Mr Theobald 100/8 |
| 12 | MADEIRA | Pettit | 3-6st 4lbs | Lord Egremont 8/1 |
| 13 | SCIPIO Colt | Stanley | 4-6st 2lbs | Count De Courcy 100/8 |
| This race, the forerunner to the Stewards' Cup, took place on Friday 5th August 1837 and was for a Free Cup valued at 100 sovereigns given by the Earl of Albemarle. | Over round 161% | |||