Chesham Stakes

Listed race
Chesham Stakes

Location	Ascot Racecourse Ascot, England
Race type	Flat / Thoroughbred
Website	Ascot
Race information
Distance	7f (1,408 metres)
Track	Turf, straight
Qualification	Two-year-olds sired by winner at 1,900m+
Weight	9 st 3 lb Allowances 5 lb for fillies Penalties 5 lb for Group winners 3 lb for Listed winners
Purse	£50,000 (2011) 1st: £28,385

The Chesham Stakes is a Listed flat horse race in Great Britain open to two-year-old thoroughbreds. 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.

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.

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 won at a distance in excess of 1,900 metres.

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

Records

Leading jockey since 1986 (3 wins):

• Frankie Dettori – Central Park (1997), Rhapsodist (1998), Seba (2001)

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Leading trainer since 1986 (3 wins):

• Clive Brittain – Lapierre (1987), World Premier (1995), Zaidan (2010)
• Paul Cole – Fair Cop (1991), Montjoy (1994), Central Park (1997)
• Mark Johnston – Celtic Silence (2000), Helm Bank (2002), Pearl of Love (2003)

Winners since 1986

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Time
1986	Minstrella	John Reid	Charlie Nelson	1:13.63
1987	Lapierre	Steve Cauthen	Clive Brittain	1:19.29
1988	Jacamar	Bruce Raymond	Ben Hanbury	1:14.21
1989	Be My Chief	Steve Cauthen	Henry Cecil	1:15.21
1990	Chicarica	Pat Eddery	John Gosden	1:16.72
1991	Fair Cop	Alan Munro	Paul Cole	1:14.80
1992	Humam	Richard Hills	Harry Thomson Jones	1:14.26
1993	State Performer	John Reid	Peter Chapple-Hyam	1:20.34
1994	Montjoy	Richard Quinn	Paul Cole	1:15.14
1995	World Premier	Brett Doyle	Clive Brittain	1:14.97
1996	Shamikh	Richard Hills	Saeed bin Suroor	1:30.57
1997	Central Park	Frankie Dettori	Paul Cole	1:29.84
1998	Rhapsodist	Frankie Dettori	John Gosden	1:32.84
1999	Bach	Michael Kinane	Aidan O'Brien	1:28.88
2000	Celtic Silence	Kieren Fallon	Mark Johnston	1:30.59
2001	Seba	Frankie Dettori	David Loder	1:29.64
2002	Helm Bank	Keith Dalgleish	Mark Johnston	1:29.00
2003	Pearl of Love	Darryll Holland	Mark Johnston	1:28.50
2004	Whazzat	Michael Hills	Barry Hills	1:29.55
2005	Championship Point [a]	Ted Durcan	Mick Channon	1:24.14
2006	Champlain	Philip Robinson	Michael Jarvis	1:27.90
2007	Maze	Royston Ffrench	Bryan Smart	1:29.28
2008	Free Agent	Richard Hughes	Richard Hannon	1:29.59
2009	Big Audio	Richard Hughes	Richard Hannon	1:30.19
2010	Zaidan	Seb Sanders	Clive Brittain	1:27.51
2011	Maybe	Ryan Moore	Aidan O'Brien	1:32.46

^a The 2005 running took place at York.

See also

• Horseracing in Great Britain
• List of British flat horse races

References

• Racing Post:
  • 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
  • 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
  • 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011

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• pedigreequery.com – Chesham Stakes – Ascot.