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 1917 | Handicap | 6 furlongs | ||
| Pos. | Horse | Jockey | Age/weight | Owner |
| 1 | TROJAN | G Hulme | 3-6st 13lbs (J Dawson) | Mr B B Smith 8/1 |
| 2 | FOXTON | T Burns | 4-9st 0lbs | Mr J L Dugdale 7/4 fav |
| 3 | WAYWARD | H Robbins | 3-7st 3lbs | Mr T C McGuffie 8/1 |
| 4 | ALL SERENE | J Hulse | 4-7st 3lbs | Lord Savile 9/2 |
| 5 | JULIAN | E Lancaster | 4-8st 10lbs | Mr L Winans 20/1 |
| 6 | ARGOS | E W Watson | 4-8st 9lbs | Mr W C Carr 20/1 |
| 7 | KNUTSFORD | Vic Smyth | 3-8st 9lbs | Mr E Hulton 8/1 |
| 8 | GROSVENOR | J R Cooper | 4-8st 8lbs | Mr E S Tattersall 6/1 |
| This race took place on Tuesday 14th August 1917 at Newmarket because of World War I and was valued at £400 (equivalent to £56,000 in 2021). | Over round 111% | |||