Chesham Stakes

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Chesham Stakes
Listed race
Location Ascot Racecourse
Ascot, England
Race type Flat / Thoroughbred
Website Ascot
Race information
Distance7f (1,408 metres)
SurfaceTurf
TrackStraight
QualificationTwo-year-olds
sired by winner at 1 mile 2 furlongs+
Weight9 st 3 lb
Allowances
5 lb for fillies
Penalties
5 lb for Group winners
3 lb for Listed winners
Purse £100,000 (2022)
1st: £59,200
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The Chesham Stakes is a Listed flat horse race in Great Britain open to two-year-old horses. It is run at Ascot over a distance of 7 furlongs (1,408 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in June.

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History

The event is named after the 3rd Baron Chesham, who served as the last Master of the Buckhounds in 1900–01. It was established in 1919, and it was originally contested over 5 furlongs. It replaced a previous race, the first leg of the Triennial Stakes. The race has an unusual restriction, being open only to horses sired by stallions who won over ten furlongs or more.

For a period the Chesham Stakes was contested over 6 furlongs, and it was extended to 7 furlongs in 1996. It is currently restricted to horses whose sires or dams have won at a distance in excess of 1 mile and 1½ furlongs, or in excess of 1,900 metres. [1]

The Chesham Stakes is now the opening race on the final day of the Royal Ascot meeting.

Lester Piggott rode seven winners of the race between 1960 and 1982.

Records

Leading jockey since 1986 (6 wins):

Leading trainer since 1986 (7 wins):

Winners since 1984

Year
Winner
Jockey
Trainer
Time
1984Old Bailey Greville Starkey Guy Harwood 1:14.96
1985 Bakharoff Greville Starkey Guy Harwood 1:15.31
1986 Minstrella John Reid Charlie Nelson1:13.63
1987Lapierre Steve Cauthen Clive Brittain 1:19.29
1988Jacamar Bruce Raymond Ben Hanbury 1:14.21
1989 Be My Chief Steve Cauthen Henry Cecil 1:15.21
1990Chicarica Pat Eddery John Gosden 1:16.72
1991Fair Cop Alan Munro Paul Cole 1:14.80
1992Humam Richard Hills Harry Thomson Jones 1:14.26
1993State Performer John Reid Peter Chapple-Hyam 1:20.34
1994Montjoy Richard Quinn Paul Cole 1:15.14
1995World Premier Brett Doyle Clive Brittain 1:14.97
1996Shamikh Richard Hills Saeed bin Suroor 1:30.57
1997Central Park Frankie Dettori Paul Cole 1:29.84
1998Rhapsodist Frankie Dettori John Gosden 1:32.84
1999Bach Michael Kinane Aidan O'Brien 1:28.88
2000Celtic Silence Kieren Fallon Mark Johnston 1:30.59
2001Seba Frankie Dettori David Loder 1:29.64
2002Helm BankKeith Dalgleish Mark Johnston 1:29.00
2003Pearl of Love Darryll Holland Mark Johnston 1:28.50
2004Whazzat Michael Hills Barry Hills 1:29.55
2005Championship Point [lower-alpha 1] Ted Durcan Mick Channon 1:24.14
2006Champlain Philip Robinson Michael Jarvis 1:27.90
2007Maze Royston Ffrench Bryan Smart1:29.28
2008Free Agent Richard Hughes Richard Hannon Sr. 1:29.59
2009Big Audio Richard Hughes Richard Hannon Sr. 1:30.19
2010Zaidan Seb Sanders Clive Brittain 1:27.51
2011 Maybe Ryan Moore Aidan O'Brien 1:32.46
2012Tha'ir Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor 1:30.01
2013Berkshire Jim Crowley Paul Cole 1:28:46
2014Richard Pankhurst William Buick John Gosden 1:27:58
2015Suits You [lower-alpha 2] Cristian Demuro Eoghan O'Neill1:26.93
2016 Churchill Ryan Moore Aidan O'Brien 1:29.57
2017September Ryan Moore Aidan O'Brien 1:26.70
2018Arthur Kitt Richard Kingscote Tom Dascombe 1:28.08
2019 Pinatubo James Doyle Charlie Appleby 1:25.73
2020Battleground Ryan Moore Aidan O'Brien 1:30.62
2021Point Lonsdale Ryan Moore Aidan O'Brien 1:30.46
2022Holloway Boy Daniel Tudhope Karl Burke1:28.12
2023SnellenGary CarrollGavin Cromwell1:29.36
2024Bedtime Story Ryan Moore Aidan O'Brien 1:27.01
  1. The 2005 running took place at York
  2. The 2015 winner Suits You was later exported to Hong Kong and renamed Sunny Way

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References

  1. "The Chesham Stakes" (PDF). British Horseracing Authority. p. 88. Retrieved 17 August 2016.