Ormonde Stakes
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| Class | Group 3 |
|---|---|
| Location | Chester Racecourse Chester, England |
| Inaugurated | 1936 |
| Race type | Flat / Thoroughbred |
| Sponsor | Ladbrokes |
| Website | Chester |
| Race information | |
| 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: £79,394 |
| 2025 | ||
| Illinois | Al Qareem | Absurde |
| Previous years | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | ||
| Point Lonsdale | Arrest | Alsakib |
| 2023 | ||
| Hamish | Lone Eagle | Changingoftheguard |
| 2022 | ||
| Hamish | Thunderous | Alounak |
| 2021 | ||
| Japan | Trueshan | Sonnyboyliston |
| 1990-1988 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | ||
| Braashee | Michelozzo | Albadr |
| 1989 | ||
| Mountain Kingdom | Lazaz | West China |
| 1988 | ||
| Mr Pintips | Spruce Baby | Sir Harry Lewis |
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 (2,692 metres) at Chester in May.
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 (7 wins):
- Ryan Moore - Harbinger (2010), St Nicholas Abbey (2011), Dartmouth (2016), Idaho (2018), Japan (2021), Point Lonsdale (2024), Illinois (2025)
Leading trainer (7 wins):
- Aidan O'Brien - Macarthur (2008), Sir Nicholas Abbey (2011), Memphis Tennessee (2012), Idaho (2018), Japan (2021), Point Lonsdale (2024), Illinois (2025)