Ormonde Stakes
Group 3 race | |
Location | Chester Racecourse Chester, England |
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Inaugurated | 1936 |
Race type | Flat / Thoroughbred |
Sponsor | The Tote |
Website | Chester |
Race information | |
Distance | 1m 5f 84y (2,692m) |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Left-handed |
Qualification | Four-years-old and up |
Weight | 9 st 2 lb Allowances 3 lb for fillies and mares Penalties 7 lb for Group 1 winners * 5 lb for Group 2 winners * 3 lb for Group 3 winners * * since 31 August last year |
Purse | £140,000 (2024) 1st: £78,428 |
2024 | ||
Point Lonsdale | Arrest | Alsakib |
Previous years | ||
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2023 | ||
Hamish | Lone Eagle | Changingoftheguard |
2022 | ||
Hamish | Thunderous | Alounak |
2021 | ||
Japan | Trueshan | Sonnyboyliston |
1990-1988 | ||
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1990 | ||
Braashee | Michelozzo | Albadr |
1989 | ||
Mountain Kingdom | Lazaz | West China |
1988 | ||
Mr Pintips | Spruce Baby | Sir Harry Lewis |
The Ormonde Stakes is a Group 3 flat horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged four years or older. It is run over a distance of 1 mile, 5 furlongs and 84 yards (2,692 metres) at Chester in May.
History
[edit]The event is named after Ormonde, a famous racehorse foaled at Eaton Hall in Cheshire. The original version was a 5-furlong race for two-year-olds.[1]
The present Ormonde Stakes was established in 1936.[2] It was initially open to horses aged three or older, and contested over 1 mile, 5 furlongs and 75 yards. The first running was won by Quashed.
The race was confined to three-year-olds and cut to 1 mile, 2 furlongs and 10 yards in 1955.[3] Its previous distance was restored in 1958, and from this point it was restricted to older horses.[4] It was extended by several yards in 1970.
The Ormonde Stakes can serve as a trial for the Coronation Cup. The last horse to win both races in the same year was St Nicholas Abbey in 2011.
Records
[edit]Most successful horse (2 wins):
- Sovrango – 1962, 1963
- Shambo – 1993, 1994
- St Expedit – 2001, 2002
- Hamish - 2022, 2023
Leading jockey (6 wins):
- Ryan Moore - Harbinger (2010), St Nicholas Abbey (2011), Dartmouth (2016), Idaho (2018), Japan (2021), Point Lonsdale (2024)
Leading trainer (6 wins):
- Sir Michael Stoute - Saddlers' Hall (1992), Zilzal Zamaan (1995), Daliapour (2000), Ask (2007), Harbinger (2010), Dartmouth (2016)
- Aidan O'Brien - Macarthur (2008), Sir Nicholas Abbey (2011), Memphis Tennessee (2012), Idaho (2018), Japan (2021), Point Lonsdale (2024)
Winners since 1980
[edit]Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer | Time |
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1980 | Niniski | 4 | Willie Carson | Dick Hern | 2:49.63 |
1981 | Pelerin | 4 | Brian Taylor | Harry Wragg | 2:58.95 |
1982 | Six Mile Bottom | 4 | Steve Cauthen | Harry Wragg | 2:50.88 |
1983 | no race [a] | ||||
1984 | Teenoso | 4 | Pat Eddery | Geoff Wragg | 2:51.92 |
1985 | Seismic Wave | 4 | Brent Thomson | Barry Hills | 2:54.59 |
1986 | Brunico | 4 | Brent Thomson | Rod Simpson | 3:15.38 |
1987 | Rakaposhi King | 5 | Steve Cauthen | Henry Cecil | 2:45.43 |
1988 | Mr Pintips | 4 | Willie Carson | William Hastings-Bass | 3:20.49 |
1989 | Mountain Kingdom | 5 | Steve Cauthen | Clive Brittain | 2:55.96 |
1990 | Braashee | 4 | Michael Roberts | Alec Stewart | 2:58.17 |
1991 | Per Quod | 6 | Bruce Raymond | Ben Hanbury | 2:55.68 |
1992 | Saddlers' Hall | 4 | Pat Eddery | Michael Stoute | 2:48.38 |
1993 | Shambo | 6 | Michael Roberts | Clive Brittain | 2:50.45 |
1994 | Shambo | 7 | Michael Roberts | Clive Brittain | 2:51.74 |
1995 | Zilzal Zamaan | 4 | Walter Swinburn | Michael Stoute | 2:52.47 |
1996 | Oscar Schindler | 4 | Michael Kinane | Kevin Prendergast | 2:55.39 |
1997 | Royal Court | 4 | John Reid | Peter Chapple-Hyam | 3:15.85 |
1998 | Stretarez | 5 | Kevin Darley | Venetia Williams | 2:50.64 |
1999 | Sadian | 4 | Pat Eddery | John Dunlop | 2:52.26 |
2000 | Daliapour | 4 | Kieren Fallon | Sir Michael Stoute | 2:50.16 |
2001 | St Expedit | 4 | Darryll Holland | Geoff Wragg | 2:49.47 |
2002 | St Expedit | 5 | Darryll Holland | Geoff Wragg | 2:47.40 |
2003 | Asian Heights | 5 | Darryll Holland | Geoff Wragg | 2:52.96 |
2004 | Systematic | 5 | Kevin Darley | Mark Johnston | 2:56.34 |
2005 | Day Flight | 4 | Richard Hughes | John Gosden | 2:59.70 |
2006 | The Whistling Teal | 10 | Steve Drowne | Geoff Wragg | 3:00.71 |
2007 | Ask | 4 | Kerrin McEvoy | Sir Michael Stoute | 2:52.33 |
2008 | Macarthur | 4 | Johnny Murtagh | Aidan O'Brien | 2:53.20 |
2009 | Buccellati | 5 | William Buick | Andrew Balding | 3:45.91 |
2010 | Harbinger | 4 | Ryan Moore | Sir Michael Stoute | 2:56.73 |
2011 | St Nicholas Abbey | 4 | Ryan Moore | Aidan O'Brien | 2:52.27 |
2012 | Memphis Tennessee | 4 | Joseph O'Brien | Aidan O'Brien | 3:08.73 |
2013 | Mount Athos | 6 | Jamie Spencer | Luca Cumani | 2:56.13 |
2014 | Brown Panther | 6 | Richard Kingscote | Tom Dascombe | 3:05.96 |
2015 | Clever Cookie | 7 | Graham Lee | Peter Niven | 3:03.15 |
2016 | Dartmouth | 4 | Ryan Moore | Sir Michael Stoute | 2:58.70 |
2017 | Western Hymn | 6 | Frankie Dettori | John Gosden | 2:52.69 |
2018 | Idaho | 5 | Ryan Moore | Aidan O'Brien | 2:53.27 |
2019 | Morando | 6 | Silvestre de Sousa | Andrew Balding | 3:00.66 |
no race 2020 [b] | |||||
2021 | Japan | 5 | Ryan Moore | Aidan O'Brien | 2:58.01 |
2022 | Hamish | 6 | Tom Marquand | William Haggas | 2:55.99 |
2023 | Hamish | 7 | Tom Marquand | William Haggas | 3:06.02 |
2024 | Point Lonsdale | 5 | Ryan Moore | Aidan O'Brien | 2:49.17 |
- ^ The 1983 running was abandoned because of a waterlogged course
- ^ The 2020 running was cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom[5]
Earlier winners
[edit]- 1936: Quashed
- 1937: Young England
- 1938: Senor
- 1939: Tricameron
- 1940–45: no race
- 1946: High Stakes
- 1947: Turkish Tune
- 1948: Goyama
- 1949: Alycidon
- 1950: Oleins Grace
- 1951: Cagire II
- 1952: Tulyar
- 1953: Wyandank
- 1954: Stem King
- 1955: North Cone
- 1956: Stephanotis
- 1957: Hindu Festival
- 1958: Doutelle
- 1959: Primera
- 1960: Light Horseman
- 1961: Alcaeus
- 1962: Sovrango
- 1963: Sovrango
- 1964: Arctic Vale
- 1965: Indiana
- 1966: Biomydrin
- 1967: David Jack
- 1968: Hopeful Venture
- 1969: no race
- 1970: Blakeney
- 1971: Quayside
- 1972: Selhurst
- 1973: Ormindo
- 1974: Crazy Rhythm
- 1975: Rouser
- 1976: Zimbalon
- 1977: Oats
- 1978: Crow
- 1979: Remainder Man
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "1935 Ormonde Stakes". Glasgow Herald. 10 May 1935. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
- ^ "1936 Ormonde Stakes". Glasgow Herald. 7 May 1936. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
- ^ "1955 Ormonde Stakes". Glasgow Herald. 5 May 1955. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
- ^ "1958 Ormonde Stakes". Glasgow Herald. 8 May 1958. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
- ^ "Coronavirus: Horse racing in Great Britain suspension extended". BBC Sport. 15 April 2020.
- Paris-Turf:
- Racing Post:
- galopp-sieger.de – Ormonde Stakes.
- ifhaonline.org – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Ormonde Stakes (2019).
- pedigreequery.com – Ormonde Stakes – Chester.
- Abelson, Edward; Tyrrel, John (1993). The Breedon Book of Horse Racing Records. Breedon Books. pp. 39–40. ISBN 1-873626-15-0.