Ormonde Stakes Explained
| Class: | Group 3 |
| Horse Race: | Ormonde Stakes |
| Location: | Chester Racecourse
Chester, England |
| Inaugurated: | 1936 |
| Race Type: | Flat / Thoroughbred |
| Sponsor: | The Tote |
| Website: | Chester |
| 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 |
|}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 (2944yd) at Chester in May.
History
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.
Records
Most successful horse (2 wins):
- Sovrango – 1962, 1963
- Shambo – 1993, 1994
- St Expedit – 2001, 2002
- Hamish - 2022, 2023
Leading jockey (6 wins):
- Ryan Moore - Harbinger (2010), St Nicholas Abbey (2011), Dartmouth (2016), Idaho (2018), Japan (2021), Point Lonsdale (2024)
Leading trainer (6 wins):
- Sir Michael Stoute - Saddlers' Hall (1992), Zilzal Zamaan (1995), Daliapour (2000), Ask (2007), Harbinger (2010), Dartmouth (2016)
- Aidan O'Brien - Macarthur (2008), Sir Nicholas Abbey (2011), Memphis Tennessee (2012), Idaho (2018), Japan (2021), Point Lonsdale (2024)
Winners since 1980
Earlier winners
- 1936: Quashed
- 1937: Young England
- 1938: Senor
- 1939: Tricameron
- 1940–45: no race
- 1946: High Stakes
- 1947: Turkish Tune
- 1948: Goyama
- 1949: Alycidon
- 1950: Oleins Grace
- 1951: Cagire II
- 1952: Tulyar
- 1953: Wyandank
- 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
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- Racing Post:
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- galopp-sieger.de – Ormonde Stakes.
- ifhaonline.org – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Ormonde Stakes (2019).
- pedigreequery.com – Ormonde Stakes – Chester.
- Book: Abelson. Edward. Tyrrel. John. The Breedon Book of Horse Racing Records. Breedon Books. 1993. 1-873626-15-0. 39–40.
Notes and References
- News: 1935 Ormonde Stakes . . 10 May 1935 . 1 April 2013.
- News: 1936 Ormonde Stakes . Glasgow Herald . 7 May 1936 . 1 April 2013.
- News: 1955 Ormonde Stakes . Glasgow Herald . 5 May 1955 . 1 April 2013.
- News: 1958 Ormonde Stakes . Glasgow Herald . 8 May 1958 . 1 April 2013.
