Ormonde Stakes


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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 (2944 yd) at Chester in May.

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.

Records
Most successful horse (2 wins):
 * Sovrango – 1962, 1963
 * Shambo – 1993, 1994
 * St Expedit – 2001, 2002
 * Hamish - 2022, 2023

Leading jockey (6 wins):
 * Ryan Moore - Harbinger (2010), St Nicholas Abbey (2011), Dartmouth (2016), Idaho (2018), Japan (2021), Point Lonsdale (2024)

Leading trainer (6 wins):
 * Sir Michael Stoute - Saddlers' Hall (1992), Zilzal Zamaan (1995), Daliapour (2000), Ask (2007), Harbinger (2010), Dartmouth (2016)
 * Aidan O'Brien -  Macarthur (2008), Sir Nicholas Abbey (2011), Memphis Tennessee (2012), Idaho (2018), Japan (2021), Point Lonsdale (2024) 

Earlier winners

 * 1936: Quashed
 * 1937: Young England
 * 1938: Senor
 * 1939: Tricameron
 * 1940–45: no race
 * 1946: High Stakes
 * 1947: Turkish Tune
 * 1948: Goyama
 * 1949: Alycidon
 * 1950: Oleins Grace
 * 1951: Cagire II
 * 1952: Tulyar
 * 1953: Wyandank
 * 1954: Stem King
 * 1955: North Cone
 * 1956: Stephanotis
 * 1957: Hindu Festival
 * 1958: Doutelle
 * 1959: Primera
 * 1960: Light Horseman
 * 1961: Alcaeus
 * 1962: Sovrango
 * 1963: Sovrango
 * 1964: Arctic Vale
 * 1965: Indiana
 * 1966: Biomydrin
 * 1967: David Jack
 * 1968: Hopeful Venture
 * 1969: no race
 * 1970: Blakeney
 * 1971: Quayside
 * 1972: Selhurst
 * 1973: Ormindo
 * 1974: Crazy Rhythm
 * 1975: Rouser
 * 1976: Zimbalon
 * 1977: Oats
 * 1978: Crow
 * 1979: Remainder Man