- Ormonde Stakes
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Group 3 race
Ormonde StakesLocation Chester Racecourse
Chester, EnglandInaugurated 1936 Race type Flat / Thoroughbred Sponsor Boodles Website Chester Race information Distance 1m 5f 89y (2,697 m) Track Turf, left-handed Qualification Four-years-old and up Weight 9 st 0 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 August 31 last yearPurse £65,000 (2011)
1st: £36,901The Ormonde Stakes is a Group 3 flat horse race in Great Britain open to thoroughbreds aged four years or older. It is run at Chester over a distance of 1 mile, 5 furlongs and 89 yards (2,697 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in May.
The event is named after Ormonde, a successful racehorse foaled at Eaton Hall, Cheshire, in 1883. The original Ormonde Stakes was contested by two-year-olds over 5 furlongs. The present version, initially a race for horses aged three or older, was established in 1936.
During the period 1955 to 1957, the Ormonde Stakes was restricted to three-year-olds and run over 1 mile, 2 furlongs and 10 yards.
The race is now confined to older horses, and it sometimes serves as a trial for the Coronation Cup. The last horse to win both events in the same year was St Nicholas Abbey in 2011.
Contents
Records
Most successful horse (2 wins):
- Sovrango – 1962, 1963
- Shambo – 1993, 1994
- St Expedit – 2001, 2002
Leading jockey (5 wins):
- Lester Piggott – Primera (1959), Arctic Vale (1964), Biomydrin (1966), David Jack (1967), Quayside (1971)
- Pat Eddery – Oats (1977), Crow (1978), Teenoso (1984), Saddlers' Hall (1992), Sadian (1999)
Leading trainer (5 wins):
- Harry Wragg – Sovrango (1962, 1963), Ormindo (1973), Pelerin (1981), Six Mile Bottom (1982)
- Geoff Wragg – Teenoso (1984), St Expedit (2001, 2002), Asian Heights (2003), The Whistling Teal (2006)
Winners since 1980
Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Time 1980 Niniski 4 Willie Carson Dick Hern 2:49.63 1981 Pelerin 4 Brian Taylor Harry Wragg 1982 Six Mile Bottom 4 Steve Cauthen Harry Wragg no race 1983 [a] 1984 Teenoso 4 Pat Eddery Geoff Wragg 2:51.92 1985 Seismic Wave 4 Brent Thomson Barry Hills 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 Lord Huntingdon 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 a The 1983 running was abandoned because of a waterlogged course.
Earlier winners
- 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
References
- galopp-sieger.de – Ormonde Stakes.
- horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Ormonde Stakes (2011).
- pedigreequery.com – Ormonde Stakes – Chester.
- Abelson, Edward; John Tyrrel (1993). The Breedon Book of Horse Racing Records. Breedon Books. pp. 39–40. ISBN 1-873626-15-0.
Categories:- Flat races in Great Britain
- Chester Racecourse
- Open long distance horse races
- Recurring sporting events established in 1936
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