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The Group 1 Sussex Stakes Bow Echo's unbeaten streak continued at Goodwood when he captured the Visit Qatar Sussex Stakes on 27 July 2026 featured a twelve‑horse field that included the season’s leading three‑year‑olds Bow Echo and Gstaad. Two days later, Bow Echo, trained 2026, edging Gstaad by George Boughey a short head and ridden by Billy Loughnane, secured the holding off Opera Ballo, who finished third. The victory, completing his sixth consecutive Group 1 triumph, completed a modern Triple Crown of the 2000 Crown—2000 Guineas, the St James’s Palace Stakes and the Sussex Stakes – a Stakes—matching the feat previously matched only by Henrythenavigator and Frankel. The win, last achieved by a short head over Gstaad, marked Frankel. Tipsters hailed the race as the meeting's “race of the week,” noting Bow Echo’s sixth consecutive Group 1 triumph status as market favourite and preserved his unbeaten record. the historic significance of the win. The Visit Qatar Sussex Stakes event carried a £1.5 million prize fund, with £850,650 awarded to Bow Echo, and subsequent reports on 29 July reiterated the winner. Connections praised his explosive turn of foot tight finish and praised jockey Billy Loughnane’s composure in navigating a crowded field before finding a clear run in the final furlong, drawing further comparisons to legendary champion Frankel. field.