Chipping Norton Stakes
Encyclopedia
The Chipping Norton Stakes is a Group 1
Australia
n Thoroughbred
horse race run at weight for age
, over a distance of 1600 metres at Warwick Farm Racecourse
, Sydney
in February or March.
Group One
Group One or Group 1 is the term used for the highest level of Thoroughbred and Standardbred stakes races in many countries. Group One races may be run under handicap conditions in Australia but in Europe weight-for-age conditions always apply. Races may be also restricted to age groups or a...
Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n Thoroughbred
Thoroughbred
The Thoroughbred is a horse breed best known for its use in horse racing. Although the word thoroughbred is sometimes used to refer to any breed of purebred horse, it technically refers only to the Thoroughbred breed...
horse race run at weight for age
Weight for Age
Weight for Age is a term in Thoroughbred horse racing which is one of the conditions for a race. It means that a horse will carry a set weight in accordance with the Weight for Age Scale. This weight varies depending on the horse’s age, its sex, the race distance and the month of the year...
, over a distance of 1600 metres at Warwick Farm Racecourse
Warwick Farm Racecourse
Warwick Farm Racecourse is a racecourse at Warwick Farm a south-west suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is used as a racecourse for Thoroughbred horse racing.- Races :...
, Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
in February or March.
Distance
- 1925 - 1972 held over 10 furlongs (approx. 2000 metres)
- 1972 - 1979 held over 2100 metres.
- 1980 onwards held over 1600 metres.
Class
- 1925 - 1979 was designated as a principle race.
- 1980 - 1985 was a Group 2Group racesGroup races are the highest standard of Thoroughbred horseraces in Australia. The Australian Pattern Committee recommends to the Australian Racing Board which races shall be designated as Group races...
race. - 1986 onwards Group 1Group racesGroup races are the highest standard of Thoroughbred horseraces in Australia. The Australian Pattern Committee recommends to the Australian Racing Board which races shall be designated as Group races...
race.
The winners
- 2011 - Danleigh
- 2010 - Theseo
- 2009 - Tuesday Joy
- 2008 - Casino Prince
- 2007 - He's No Pie Eater
- 2006 - Desert WarDesert War (horse)Desert War was an Australian Thoroughbred racehorse gelding that won six Group one races including the Epsom Handicap , Chipping Norton Stakes, LKS Mackinnon Stakes, AJC Queen Elizabeth Stakes and Ranvet Stakes....
- 2005 - Grand ArmeeGrand Armee (horse)Grand Armee was a middle distance Australian Thoroughbred racehorse. He was a brown gelding bred by Newhaven Park Stud, New South Wales. Grand Armee was by Hennessy , his dam Tambour won $132,200 and was by Marauding . He was trained by Gai Waterhouse.Grand Armee's biggest win was in the 2003...
- 2004 - StarcraftStarcraft (horse)Starcraft is an Australian-owned Thoroughbred racehorse who came to international attention when he won the Group 1 Queen Elizabeth II Stakes at Newmarket in England in September 2005...
- 2003 - LonhroLonhroLonhro was a champion Australian racehorse who is now standing at stud. Nicknamed "The Black Flash", Lonhro was from the first crop of the champion Octagonal out of the Group One-placed Shadea , who also produced the Group One winner Niello...
- 2002 - Tie the KnotTie the KnotTie the Knot was an Australian bred Thoroughbred racehorse, who won 13 Group One races and in 1999-2000 he was voted Australian Champion Stayer.-Breeding:...
- 2001 - Tie the KnotTie the KnotTie the Knot was an Australian bred Thoroughbred racehorse, who won 13 Group One races and in 1999-2000 he was voted Australian Champion Stayer.-Breeding:...
- 2000 - Tie the KnotTie the KnotTie the Knot was an Australian bred Thoroughbred racehorse, who won 13 Group One races and in 1999-2000 he was voted Australian Champion Stayer.-Breeding:...
- 1999 - Tie the KnotTie the KnotTie the Knot was an Australian bred Thoroughbred racehorse, who won 13 Group One races and in 1999-2000 he was voted Australian Champion Stayer.-Breeding:...
- 1998 - Encounter
- 1997 - OctagonalOctagonalOctagonal is a retired champion New Zealand-bred, Australian raced Thoroughbred racehorse, also known as 'The Big O' or 'Occy'. He was by the champion sire Zabeel, out of the champion broodmare Eight Carat, who also produced Group One winners Mouawad, Kaapstad, Diamond Lover and Marquise.Trained...
- 1996 - Juggler
- 1995 - Pharaoh
- 1994 - Telesto
- 1993 - Kingston Bay
- 1992 - Super ImposeSuper ImposeSuper Impose was a New Zealand bred Thoroughbred racehorse who was inducted into the Australian Racing Hall of Fame. In a career spanning 74 starts, Super Impose won eight Group One races and a then Australasian record $5.6 million in prize money...
- 1991 - Super ImposeSuper ImposeSuper Impose was a New Zealand bred Thoroughbred racehorse who was inducted into the Australian Racing Hall of Fame. In a career spanning 74 starts, Super Impose won eight Group One races and a then Australasian record $5.6 million in prize money...
- 1990 - Dr. Grace
- 1989 - Flotilla
- 1988 - Wong
- 1987 - Our Waverley StarWaverley StarWaverley Star was a New Zealand Thoroughbred racehorse who is best remembered for finishing second to Bonecrusher in the 1986 Cox Plate - widely referred to as the 'race of the century'. Waverley Star, who was known as Our Waverley Star in Australia to distinguish him from a 1976 foaling of the...
- 1986 - Heat Of The Moment
- 1985 - Rising Prince
- 1984 - EmancipationEmancipation (horse)Emancipation was a champion Australian Thoroughbred racehorse. By Bletchingly, Emancipation was a grey, like her dam, Ammo Girl, and her damsire, Gunsynd...
- 1983 - Dalmacia
- 1982 - Vivacite
- 1981 - Prince Ruling
- 1980 - Embasadora
- 1979 - Leonotis
- 1978 - Grey Affair
- 1977 - In Pursuit
- 1976 - Taras Bulba
- 1975 - Apollo ElevenApollo ElevenApollo Eleven is a New Zealand thoroughbred racehorse, foaled in 1967 by Cyrus out of Lady Rizzio.He is notable for winning the Tancred Stakes and the Auckland Cup.-Major races won:* 1975 Chipping Norton Stakes* 1973 Auckland Cup...
- 1974 - Igloo
- 1973 - Apollo ElevenApollo ElevenApollo Eleven is a New Zealand thoroughbred racehorse, foaled in 1967 by Cyrus out of Lady Rizzio.He is notable for winning the Tancred Stakes and the Auckland Cup.-Major races won:* 1975 Chipping Norton Stakes* 1973 Auckland Cup...
- 1972 - Latin Knight
- 1971 - Gay Icarus
- 1970 - Great Exploits
- 1969 - Rain LoverRain LoverRain Lover was a champion Australian Thoroughbred racehorse. He was one of the very few horses to win the Melbourne Cup more than once. Rain Lover was sired by the good racehorse, Latin Lover his dam Rain Spot was by Valognes .He was owned and bred by Clifford A. Reid, who won the 1945 Melbourne...
- 1968 - General Command
- 1967 - Striking Force
- 1966 - Prince Grant
- 1965 - Bon Filou
- 1964 - Maidenhead
- 1963 - The Dip
- 1962 - Sky HighSky High (horse)Sky High was an outstanding Australian Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. Some of his major race victories include the 1960 STC Golden Slipper Stakes, 1960 VRC Derby, 1961 and 1962 VRC Lightning Stakes and the 1961 AJC Epsom Handicap.-Breeding:...
- 1961 - Valerius
- 1960 - TullochTulloch (horse)Tulloch was a Thoroughbred racehorse, who is regarded as one of the three finest racehorses in Australian racing history...
- 1959 - Caesar
- 1958 - TullochTulloch (horse)Tulloch was a Thoroughbred racehorse, who is regarded as one of the three finest racehorses in Australian racing history...
- 1957 - Mac's Amber
- 1956 - Somerset Fair
- 1955 - Carioca
- 1954 - Gallant Archer
- 1953 - Carioca
- 1952 - Delta
- 1951 - Comic CourtComic CourtComic Court was a most versatile post-war Australian bred Thoroughbred racehorse who set race records at distances of 6 furlongs and 2 miles...
- 1950 - Carbon Copy
- 1949 - Carbon Copy
- 1948 - Fresh Boy
- 1947 - Vigaro
- 1946 - BernboroughBernboroughBernborough was an outstanding Australian-bred Thoroughbred racehorse who competed from 1941 to 1946. He carried heavy weights to victory in a sequence of 15 consecutive wins that included the Doomben 10,000 carrying 10 stone 5 pounds....
- 1945 - Katanga
- 1944 - Katanga
- 1943 - Veiled Threat
- 1942 - not held
- 1941 - Tranquil Star
- 1940 - Reading
- 1939 - Defaulter
- 1938 - John Wilkes
- 1937 - Lough Neagh
- 1936 - Lough Neagh
- 1935 - RogillaRogillaRogilla, was a chestnut Australian Thoroughbred gelding, who was a versatile racehorse performing in Australia. Known as the Coalfields Champion in Newcastle, Rogilla raced during a vintage era of the Australian turf. He won in each of the six seasons that he raced as a three-year-old to a...
- 1934 - Silver Scorn
- 1933 - Lough Neagh
- 1932 - Ammon Ra
- 1931 - Chide
- 1930 - Phar LapPhar LapPhar Lap was a champion Thoroughbred racehorse whose achievements captured the public's imagination during the early years of the Great Depression. Foaled in New Zealand, he was trained and raced in Australia. Phar Lap dominated Australian racing during a distinguished career, winning a Melbourne...
- 1929 - Strephon
- 1928 - Limerick
- 1927 - AmounisAmounisAmounis was a good Australian Thoroughbred Hall of Fame racehorse. He won 33 races over distances ranging from 6 to 12 furlongs . Of these wins, 27 were in "Principal Races" , 16 of these races have since been promoted to Group One status...
- 1926 - Windbag
- 1925 - Wallace Mortlake