Inaugurated 1936 Website Chester Surface Turf | Race type Flat / Thoroughbred Distance 1m 5f 89y (2,697 m) Sponsor Boodles | |
Location Chester Racecourse
Chester, England | ||
2003 betfair com ormonde stakes
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 89 yards (2,697 metres) at Chester in May.
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Braashee 1990 ormonde stakes
History
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.
The present Ormonde Stakes was established in 1936. 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. Its previous distance was restored in 1958, and from this point it was restricted to older horses. 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.
Winners since 1980
a The 1983 running was abandoned because of a waterlogged course.