Chester Stakes
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ClassListed
LocationChester Racecourse
Chester, Cheshire, England
Chester, Cheshire, England
Race typeFlat / Thoroughbred
SponsorVirgin Bet
| Class | Listed |
|---|---|
| Location | Chester Racecourse Chester, Cheshire, England |
| Race type | Flat / Thoroughbred |
| Sponsor | Virgin Bet |
| Website | Chester |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1m 6f 87y (2,896 metres) |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Qualification | Three-years-old and up |
| Weight | 8 st 13 lb (3yo); 9 st 8 lb (4yo+) Allowances 5 lb for fillies and mares Penalties 3 lb for Listed winners* 5 lb for Group 3 winners* 7 lb for Group 1 / 2 winners" * after 2024 |
| Purse | £60,000 (2025) 1st: £34,026 |
| 2025 | ||
| Allonsy | Tabletalk | Alsakib |
| Previous years | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | ||
| Absurde | Caius Chorister | Samui |
| 2023 | ||
| Shanroe | Divine Jewel | Lone Eagle |
| 2022 | ||
| River Of Stars | Loft | Typewriter |
| 2021 | ||
| Yesyes | Dancing King | Morando |
| 1990-1988 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | ||
| Tarikhana | Sesame | Braashee |
| 1989 | ||
| Nemesia | Lazaz | Upper Strata |
| 1988 | ||
| Sudden Victory | Grand Tour | Dastur |
The Chester Stakes is a Listed flat horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged three years or older. It is run at Chester over a distance of 1 mile, 6 furlongs and 87 yards (2,896 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in late August or early September. Prior to 2018 it was run as a handicap. The handicap element was removed in 2018 to comply with a recommendation that no handicap should carry Listed status,[1] and it became a conventional Listed Race.