Chelmsford Stakes
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ClassGroup 2
LocationRandwick Racecourse,
Sydney, Australia
Sydney, Australia
Inaugurated1895
Race typeThoroughbred - flat
 Bernborough, 1946 winner | |
| Class | Group 2 |
|---|---|
| Location | Randwick Racecourse, Sydney, Australia |
| Inaugurated | 1895 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - flat |
| Sponsor | Asahi Breweries Asahi Super Dry (2022) |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1,600 metres |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Right-handed |
| Weight | Weight for Age |
| Purse | A$300,000 (2025) |
The Chelmsford Stakes is a Tattersalls Club Group 2 Thoroughbred horse race run over 1600 metres at Weight for Age at Randwick Racecourse, Sydney, Australia, in September.[1] Prize money is A$300,000.
Grade
The race was first run in 1895.[1]
- 1895–1979 - Principal Race
- 1980 onwards - Group 2
Venue
- 1983 - Warwick Farm
- 1984–1999 - Randwick
- 2000 - Rosehill
- 2001–2003 - Randwick
- 2004 - Warwick Farm
- 2005–2010 - Randwick
- 2011–2012 - Warwick Farm
- 2013 onwards - Randwick
Distance
- 1895–1971 - 9 furlongs (~1800 metres)
- 1972–1982 – 1800 metres
- 1983 – 1600 metres
- 1984 – 1800 metres
- 1985–1999 – 1600 metres
- 2000 – 1500 metres
- 2001 – 1400 metres
- 2002–2005 – 1600 metres
- 2006 – 1550 metres
- 2008 onwards - 1600 metres
1926 and 1945 racebooks
1926 Tatts Chelmsford Stakes racebook front cover
1926 Tatts Chelmsford Stakes showing the winner, Limerick
1945 Tatts Chelmsford Stakes racebook front cover
1945 Tatts Chelmsford Stakes raceday officials
1945 Tatts Chelmsford Stakes showing the winner, Sleepy Fox
1945 Tatts Chelmsford Stakes starters and results
Back cover showing totalisator odds indicator
