Chesham Stakes

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The Chesham Stakes is a Listed flat horse race in Great Britain open to two-year-old horses. 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. The race has an unusual restriction, being open only to horses sired by stallions who won over ten furlongs or more.

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 or dams have won at a distance in excess of 1 mile and 1½ furlongs, or in excess of 1,900 metres.

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

Lester Piggott rode seven winners of the race between 1960 and 1982.

Records

Leading jockey since 1965 (6 wins):

• Lester Piggott - Swift Harmony (1965), Ribofilio (1968), Meadow Mint (1971), Star Way (1979), Cajun (1981), Right Dancer (1982)
• Ryan Moore - Maybe (2011), Churchill (2016), September (2017), Battleground (2020), Point Lonsdale (2021), Bedtime Story (2024)

Leading trainer since 1965 (7 wins):

• Aidan O'Brien – Bach (1999), Maybe (2011), Churchill (2016), September (2017), Battleground (2020), Point Lonsdale (2021), Bedtime Story (2024)

Winners since 1964

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Time
1964	Abandoned due to waterlogging
1965	Swift Harmony	Lester Piggott	Eddie Reavey	1:19.79
1966	Hambleden	Scobie Breasley	Atty Corbett	1:19.06
1967	Riboccare	Jimmy Lindley	Jeremy Tree	1:18.60
1968	Ribofilio	Lester Piggott	Fulke Johnson Houghton	1:17.71
1969	Malvasia	Russ Maddock	Ted Leader	1:18.80
1970	Trinity Term	Eddie Hide	Peter Nelson	1:18.30
1971	Meadow Mint	Lester Piggott	Sam Armstrong	1:22.50
1972	Otha	Willie Carson	Bernard van Cutsem	1:19.21
1973	Live Arrow	Tommy Carter	Bill Marshall	1:20.51
1974	Red Cross	Pat Eddery	Peter Walwyn	1:16.50
1975	Smuggler	Joe Mercer	Dick Hern	1:16.69
1976	Limone	Greville Starkey	Guy Harwood	1:17.35
1977	Sookera	Walter Swinburn	Dermot Weld	1:18.45
1978	Main Reef	Joe Mercer	Henry Cecil	1:17.16
1979	Star Way	Lester Piggott	Paul Kelleway	1:18.00
1980	Kirtling	Pat Eddery	Harry Wragg	1:18.29
1981	Cajun	Lester Piggott	Henry Cecil	1:16.75
1982	Right Dancer	Lester Piggott	Paul Kelleway	1:14.84
1983	Head For Heights	Greville Starkey	Richard Hannon Sr.	1:15.42
1984	Old Bailey	Greville Starkey	Guy Harwood	1:14.96
1985	Bakharoff	Greville Starkey	Guy Harwood	1:15.31
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 Template:Efn	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 Sr.	1:29.59
2009	Big Audio	Richard Hughes	Richard Hannon Sr.	1:30.19
2010	Zaidan	Seb Sanders	Clive Brittain	1:27.51
2011	Maybe	Ryan Moore	Aidan O'Brien	1:32.46
2012	Tha'ir	Frankie Dettori	Saeed bin Suroor	1:30.01
2013	Berkshire	Jim Crowley	Paul Cole	1:28:46
2014	Richard Pankhurst	William Buick	John Gosden	1:27:58
2015	Suits YouTemplate:Efn	Cristian Demuro	Eoghan O'Neill	1:26.93
2016	Churchill	Ryan Moore	Aidan O'Brien	1:29.57
2017	September	Ryan Moore	Aidan O'Brien	1:26.70
2018	Arthur Kitt	Richard Kingscote	Tom Dascombe	1:28.08
2019	Pinatubo	James Doyle	Charlie Appleby	1:25.73
2020	Battleground	Ryan Moore	Aidan O'Brien	1:30.62
2021	Point Lonsdale	Ryan Moore	Aidan O'Brien	1:30.46
2022	Holloway Boy	Daniel Tudhope	Karl Burke	1:28.12
2023	Snellen	Gary Carroll	Gavin Cromwell	1:29.36
2024	Bedtime Story	Ryan Moore	Aidan O'Brien	1:27.01
2025	Humidity	James Doyle	Andrew Balding	1:27.09

See also

• Horse racing in Great Britain
• List of British flat horse races

References

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• pedigreequery.com – Chesham Stakes – Ascot.