- Cesarewitch Handicap
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Handicap race
Cesarewitch HandicapLocation Rowley Mile
Newmarket, EnglandInaugurated 1839 Race type Flat / Thoroughbred Sponsor Betfred Website Newmarket Race information Distance 2m 2f (3,621 metres) Track Turf, right-hand "L" Qualification Three-years-old and up Weight Handicap Purse £160,000 (2011)
1st: £99,600The Cesarewitch Handicap is a flat horse race in Great Britain which is open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run at Newmarket over a distance of 2 miles and 2 furlongs (3,621 metres), and the latter part is on the Rowley Mile. It is scheduled to take place each year in October.
The event was established in 1839, and the inaugural running was won by Cruiskeen. The name "Cesarewitch" is an anglicised version of Tsesarevich, the title of the heir to the throne in Imperial Russia. The race was named in honour of Tsesarevich Alexander (later Tsar Alexander II), after he had donated £300 to the Jockey Club. It was founded in the same year as another major handicap at Newmarket, the Cambridgeshire. The two events came to be known as the "Autumn Double".
The Cesarewitch initially took place before the Cambridgeshire, but the schedule was later reversed and it is now held two weeks after the other race. Three horses completed the double in the 19th century — Rosebery (1876), Foxhall (1881) and Plaisanterie (1885) — but since then the feat has been rarely attempted.
The Cesarewitch Handicap is usually contested by a large field, and the maximum number of runners is currently 34. From 2011 it will be staged on Future Champions Day along with the Dewhurst Stakes and Middle Park Stakes.
Contents
Records
Most successful horse:
- no horse has won this race more than once
Leading jockey (6 wins):
- Doug Smith – Canatrice (1939), French Design (1954), Sandiacre (1957), Come to Daddy (1959), Alcove (1960), Persian Lancer (1966)
Leading trainer (4 wins):
- William Day – Haco (1853), Dulcibella (1860), Thalestris (1864), Foxhall (1881)
- Mathew Dawson – Lioness (1863), Julius (1867), Salvanos (1872), Stone Clink (1886)
Winners since 1974
- Weights given in stones and pounds.
Year Winner Age Weight Jockey Trainer SP Time 1974 Ocean King 8 7-07 Tommy Carter Arthur Pitt 25/1 1975 Shantallah 3 8-10 Brian Taylor Harry Wragg 7/1 1976 John Cherry 5 9-13 Lester Piggott Jeremy Tree 13/2 1977 Assured 4 8-04 Philip Waldron Henry Candy 10/1 1978 Centurion 3 9-08 John Matthias Ian Balding 9/2 F 1979 Sir Michael 3 7-08 Mark Rimmer Geoff Huffer 10/1 1980 Popsi's Joy 4 8-06 Lester Piggott Michael Haynes 10/1 1981 Halsbury 3 8-04 Joe Mercer Peter Walwyn 14/1 1982 Mountain Lodge 3 7-10 Willie Carson John Dunlop 9/1 1983 Bajan Sunshine 4 8-08 Brian Rouse Rod Simpson 7/1 JF 1984 Tom Sharp 4 7-05 Steve Dawson Walter Wharton 40/1 3:48.27 1985 Kayudee 5 8-01 Tony Murray Jimmy FitzGerald 7/1 1986 Orange Hill [1] 4 7-09 Richard Fox Jeremy Tree 20/1 1987 Private Audition 5 7-09 Gary Carter Mark Tompkins 50/1 3:59.05 1988 Nomadic Way 3 7-09 Willie Carson Barry Hills 6/1 JF 4:00.61 1989 Double Dutch 5 9-10 Billy Newnes Brooke Sanders 15/2 3:51.32 1990 Trainglot 3 7-12 Willie Carson Jimmy FitzGerald 13/2 3:50.90 1991 Go South 7 7-11 Nicky Carlisle John Jenkins 33/1 3:52.76 1992 Vintage Crop 5 9-06 Walter Swinburn Dermot Weld 5/1 F 3:49.16 1993 Aahsaylad 7 8-12 John Williams John White 12/1 3:59.52 1994 Captain's Guest 4 9-09 Tony Clark Guy Harwood 25/1 3:56.79 1995 Old Red 5 7-11 Lindsay Charnock Mary Reveley 11/1 3:52.62 1996 Inchcailloch 7 7-03 Royston Ffrench Jeff King 20/1 3:51.17 1997 Turnpole 6 7-10 Lindsay Charnock Mary Reveley 16/1 3:53.56 1998 Spirit of Love 3 8-08 Olivier Peslier Mark Johnston 11/1 3:51.23 1999 Top Cees [1] 9 8-10 Kieren Fallon Ian Balding 7/1 3:40.30 2000 Heros Fatal 6 8-01 Gary Carter Martin Pipe 11/1 3:54.91 2001 Distant Prospect 4 8-08 Martin Dwyer Ian Balding 14/1 4:00.27 2002 Miss Fara 7 8-00 Ryan Moore Martin Pipe 12/1 3:51.22 2003 Landing Light 8 9-04 Pat Eddery Nicky Henderson 12/1 3:52.33 2004 Contact Dancer 5 8-02 Royston Ffrench Mark Johnston 16/1 3:58.52 2005 Sergeant Cecil 6 9-08 Alan Munro Rod Millman 10/1 3:54.79 2006 Detroit City 4 9-01 Jamie Spencer Philip Hobbs 9/2 F 3:57.84 2007 Leg Spinner 6 8-11 Johnny Murtagh Tony Martin 14/1 3:54.13 2008 Caracciola 11 9-06 Eddie Ahern Nicky Henderson 50/1 3:48.30 2009 Darley Sun 3 8-06 Andrea Atzeni David Simcock 9/2 F 3:50.27 2010 Aaim to Prosper 6 7-13 Louis-Philippe Beuzelin Brian Meehan 16/1 3:59.10 2011 Never can Tell 4 8-11 Frankie Dettori Jamie Osborne 25/1 3:48.04 1 The 1986 and 1999 editions were held on Newmarket's July Course over a slightly shorter distance.
Earlier winners
- 1839 - Cruiskeen
- 1840 - Clarion
- 1841 - Iliona
- 1842 - Arcanus
- 1843 - Corranna
- 1844 - Faugh-a-Ballagh
- 1845 - The Baron
- 1846 - Wit's End
- 1847 - Caurouch
- 1848 - The Cur
- 1849 - Legerdemain
- 1850 - Glauca
- 1851 - Mrs Taft
- 1852 - Weathergage
- 1853 - Haco
- 1854 - Muscovite
- 1855 - Mr Sykes
- 1856 - Vengeance
- 1857 - Prioress *
- 1858 - Rocket
- 1859 - Artless
- 1860 - Dulcibella
- 1861 - Audrey
- 1862 - Hartington
- 1863 - Lioness
- 1864 - Thalestris
- 1865 - Salpinctes
- 1866 - Lecturer
- 1867 - Julius
- 1868 - Cecil
- 1869 - Cherie
- 1870 - Cardinal York
- 1871 - Corisande
- 1872 - Salvanos
- 1873 - King Lud
- 1874 - Aventuriere
- 1875 - Duke of Parma
- 1876 - Rosebery
- 1877 - Hilarious
- 1878 - Jester
- 1879 - Chippendale
- 1880 - Robert the Devil
- 1881 - Foxhall
- 1882 - Corrie Roy
- 1883 - Don Juan
- 1884 - St. Gatien
- 1885 - Plaisanterie
- 1886 - Stone Clink
- 1887 - Humewood
- 1888 - Tenebreuse
- 1889 - Primrose Day
- 1890 - Sheen
- 1891 - Ragimunde
- 1892 - Burnaby
- 1893 - Cypria / Red Eyes *
- 1894 - Childwick
- 1895 - Rockdove
- 1896 - St. Bris
- 1897 - Merman
- 1898 - Chaleureux
- 1899 - Scintillant
- 1900 - Clarehaven
- 1901 - Balsarroch
- 1902 - Black Sand
- 1903 - Grey Tick
- 1904 - Wargrave
- 1905 - Hammerkop
- 1906 - Mintagon
- 1907 - Demure
- 1908 - Yentoi
- 1909 - Submit
- 1910 - Verney
- 1911 - Willonyx
- 1912 - Warlingham
- 1913 - Fiz Yama
- 1914 - Troubadour
- 1915 - Son-in-Law
- 1916 - Sanctum
- 1917 - Furore
- 1918 - Air Raid
- 1919 - Ivanhoe
- 1920 - Bracket
- 1921 - Yutoi
- 1922 - Light Dragoon
- 1923 - Rose Prince
- 1924 - Charley's Mount
- 1925 - Forseti
- 1926 - Myra Gray
- 1927 - Eagle's Pride
- 1928 - Arctic Star
- 1929 - West Wicklow
- 1930 - Ut Majeur
- 1931 - Noble Star
- 1932 - Nitsichin
- 1933 - Seminole
- 1934 - Enfield
- 1935 - Near Relation
- 1936 - Fet
- 1937 - Punch
- 1938 - Contrevent
- 1939 - Canatrice
- 1940 - Hunter's Moon
- 1941 - Filator
- 1942 - no race
- 1943 - Germanicus
- 1944 - no race
- 1945 - Kerry Piper
- 1946 - Monsieur l'Amiral
- 1947 - Whiteway
- 1948 - Woodburn
- 1949 - Strathspey
- 1950 - Above Board
- 1951 - Three Cheers
- 1952 - Flush Royal
- 1953 - Chantry
- 1954 - French Design
- 1955 - Curry
- 1956 - Prelone
- 1957 - Sandiacre
- 1958 - Morecambe
- 1959 - Come to Daddy
- 1960 - Alcove
- 1961 - Avon's Pride
- 1962 - Golden Fire
- 1963 - Utrillo
- 1964 - Grey of Falloden
- 1965 - Mintmaster
- 1966 - Persian Lancer
- 1967 - Boismoss
- 1968 - Major Rose
- 1969 - Floridian
- 1970 - Scoria
- 1971 - Orosio
- 1972 - Cider with Rosie
- 1973 - Flash Imp
* The 1857 running finished as a three-way dead-heat, but it was decided by a run-off.
* The 1893 race was a dead-heat and has joint winners.References
- galopp-sieger.de – Cesarewitch Handicap.
- pedigreequery.com – Cesarewitch Handicap – Newmarket.
- tbheritage.com – Cesarewitch Stakes (Handicap).
- The Breedon Book of Horse Racing Records. Breedon Books. 1993. p. 215. ISBN 1-873626-15-0.
See also
Categories:- Flat races in Great Britain
- Newmarket Racecourse
- Open long distance horse races
- Recurring events established in 1839
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