Royal Ascot: Chesham Stakes (First Leg of First Triennial Stakes)
The Chesham Stakes, the opening race on the final day of the Royal meeting, is a Listed race over 7 furlongs for two-year-olds named after the 3rd Baron Chesham who served as Master of the Buckhounds in 1900-01. It was established in 1919, and it was originally contested over 5 furlongs, replacing the first leg of the Triennial Stakes which was first staged in 1848 when won by Elthiron. The race has an unusual restriction, being open only to horses sired by stallions who won over ten furlongs or more. For a time the Chesham Stakes was contested over 6 furlongs, but was extended to 7 furlongs in 1996. |
First Leg of First Triennial Stakes 1897 | Listed race | 5 furlongs | ||
Pos. | Horse | Jockey | Age/weight | Owner |
1 | CYLLENE | Sam Loates | William A Jarviw 2-9st 3lbs | Mr C D Rose 4/7 fav |
2 | NUN NICER | Calder | W Waugh 2-9st 0lbs | Sir J Blundell Maple 7/4 |
3 | DEMONETTE | Morny Cannon | W Stevens 2-8st 9lbs | Mr B S Straus 20/1 |
This race, forerunner of the Chesham Stakes, took place on Wednesday 16th June 1897 and was won by a brown colt by Bona Vista to win 890 sovereigns from 49 subscribers (equivalent to £116,000 in 2020). | Over round 105% |
Chesham Stakes | Listed race | 7 furlongs | 1919 (1848) | ||||||
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