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.
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.
Most successful horse (2 wins):
Leading jockey (6 wins):
Leading trainer (6 wins):
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