Chipping Norton Stakes

The 2019 Chipping Norton Stakes is a Group 1 race that takes place in March each year at Warwick Farm Racecourse. Worth $600,000 in prize money, the Chipping Norton Stakes is run under weight-for-age conditions and over a distance of 1,600 metres.

Held as part of the Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival, the Chipping Norton Stakes is run on the same day as the Group 2 Surround Stakes (1400m), Group 2 Skyline Stakes (1200m), Group 2 Sweet Embrace Stakes (1200m), Group 3 Wiggle Stakes (1400m) and the Group 3 Liverpool City Cup (1300m).

The first Chipping Norton Stakes was run in 1925 when it was won by a horse named Wallace Mortlake. The race was initially run over a distance of 10 furlongs (2000m) and was extended even further to 2,100 metres in 1972 when the metric system was introduced to Australia. In 1980 the Chipping Norton Stakes was altered to today’s race distance of 1,600 metres.

In 1986 the Chipping Norton Stakes was given Group 1 status after spending many years as both a Principle race and a Group 2 race. While it is traditionally held at Warwick Farm Racecourse, the Chipping Norton Stakes was held at Randwick Racecourse in 1992, 2001 and 2008. The Chipping Norton Stakes was not held in 1942 due to World War 2.

Horses that compete in the Chipping Norton Stakes generally take part in lead-up races such as the Group 2 Apollo Stakes. Grand Armee (2005) and Tuesday Joy (2009) both achieved the Apollo Stakes and Chipping Norton Stakes double.

Horses that win the Chipping Norton Stakes will most likely go on to compete in the Group 1 Doncaster Handicap and the Group 1 Sydney Cup, as winning horses gain automatic entry into these races and are exempt from the ballot.

Notable horses who have won the Chipping Norton Stakes include Amounis (1927), Phar Lap (1930), Rogilla (1935), Comic Court (1951), Tulloch (1960), Sky High (1962), Rain Lover (1969), Super Impose (1991-92), Octagonal (1997), Tie The Knot (1999-2002) and Lonhro (2003).

2019 Chipping Norton Stakes Field

The 2019 Chipping Norton Stakes field is provided here.

No Last 10 Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight Hcp Rating
1 x1213x75x2 HAPPY CLAPPER Patrick Webster Blake Shinn 3 59kg 118
2 4656x641x4 PATRICK ERIN (NZ) Chris Waller Corey Brown 2 59kg 106
3 0x8378338x LIBRAN (IRE) Chris Waller Glyn Schofield 6 59kg 104
4 2x332222x8 BRIMHAM ROCKS (GB) Chris Waller Tommy Berry 7 59kg 103
5 111x1111x1 WINX Chris Waller Hugh Bowman 4 57kg 132
6 21x53330x3 EGG TART Chris Waller Brenton Avdulla 5 57kg 107
7 121x6138x5 UNFORGOTTEN Chris Waller Kerrin McEvoy 1 57kg 107

2019 Chipping Norton Stakes Nominations

The 2019 Chipping Norton Stakes nominations will be published below.

No. Last 10 Horse Sex Age Trainer Hcp Rating
1 68x83002x7 ALOISIA (NZ) M 4 Ciaron Maher & David Eustace 105
2 2x332222x8 BRIMHAM ROCKS (GB) G 5 Chris Waller 103
3 4x32256x00 D’ARGENTO H 4 Chris Waller 106
4 21x53330x3 EGG TART M 5 Chris Waller 107
5 x1213x75x2 HAPPY CLAPPER G 8 Patrick Webster 118
6 0x8378338x LIBRAN (IRE) G 8 Chris Waller 104
7 4656x641x4 PATRICK ERIN (NZ) G 7 Chris Waller 106
8 00x518x79x TAVAGO (NZ) G 6 Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young 108
9 121x6138x5 UNFORGOTTEN M 4 Chris Waller 109
10 111x1111x1 WINX M 7 Chris Waller 132

Past Winners & Results

Here you will find the past winners of the Chipping Norton Stakes since 2000.

Year Results Winning Time
2019 1 TBD 2 TBD 3 TBD TBD
2018 1 Winx 2 Prized Icon 3 Classic Uniform 1:34.92
2017 1 Winx 2 Lasqueti Spirit 3 Who Shot Thebarman 1:40.37
2016 1 Winx 2 Dibayani 3 Hauraki 1:33.9
2015 1 Contributer 2 Hartnell 3 He’s Your Man 1:36.5
2014 1 Boban 2 It’s A Dundeel 3 Hawkspur 1:38.2
2013 1 Shoot Out 2 Monton 3 Danleigh 1:35.8
2012 1 Shoot Out 2 Danleigh 3 Trusting 1:37.4
2011 1 Danleigh 2 Centennial Park 3 Sacred Choice 1:35.7
2010 1 Theseo 2 Rangirangdoo 3 Danleigh 1:37.4
2009 1 Tuesday Joy 2 Vision And Power 3 Gallant Tess 1:34.8
2008 1 Casino Prince 2 Tuesday Joy 3 Sniper’s Bullet 1:36.4
2007 1 He’s No Pie Eater 2 Desert War 3 Mentality 1:37.6
2006 1 Desert War 2 Eremein 3 Ike’s Dream 1:36.3
2005 1 Grand Armee 2 Court’s In Session 3 Winning Belle 1:35.4
2004 1 Starcraft 2 Ambulance 3 Gentle Genius 1:40.8
2003 1 Lonhro 2 Shogun Lodge 3 Dress Circle 1:37.9
2002 1 Tie The Knot 2 Freemason 3 Universal Prince 1:37.3
2001 1 Tie The Knot 2 Dottoressa 3 Referral 1:35.8
2000 1 Tie The Knot 2 Adam 3 Staging 1:37.7

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