The Chesham Stakes is a Listed flat horse race in Great Britain open to two-year-old horses. It is run at Ascot over a distance of 7 furlongs (1,408 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in June.
History The event is named after the 3rd Baron Chesham, who served as the last Master of the Buckhounds in 1900–01. It was established in 1919, and it was originally contested over 5 furlongs. It replaced a previous race, the first leg of the Triennial Stakes. The race has an unusual restriction, being open only to horses sired by stallions who won over ten furlongs or more.
For a period the Chesham Stakes was contested over 6 furlongs, and it was extended to 7 furlongs in 1996. It is currently restricted to horses whose sires or dams have won at a distance in excess of 1 mile and 1½ furlongs, or in excess of 1,900 metres.
The Chesham Stakes is now the opening race on the final day of the Royal Ascot meeting.
Lester Piggott rode seven winners of the race between 1960 and 1982.
Records Leading jockey (7 wins): Lester Piggott - New Move (1960), Swift Harmony (1965), Ribofilio (1968), Meadow Mint (1971), Star Way (1979), Cajun (1981), Right Dancer (1982)
(6 wins): Ryan Moore - Maybe (2011), Churchill (2016), September (2017), Battleground (2020), Point Lonsdale (2021), Bedtime Story (2024)
Leading trainer (7 wins): Aidan O'Brien – Bach (1999), Maybe (2011), Churchill (2016), September (2017), Battleground (2020), Point Lonsdale (2021), Bedtime Story (2024)
Winners Year Winner Jockey Trainer Time 1919 Decagone colt Bernard Carslake Atty Persse 1920 Syrian Prince George Hulme Len Cundell 1921 Torlinda Herbert Robbins George Dundas 1:03.40 1922 Pharos Ted Gardner George Lambton 1:02.60 1923 Parmenio Charlie Elliott Jack Jarvis 1:02.60 1924 Poor Scats Bobby Jones Harry Cottrill 1925 Accurate colt Harry Beasley Jnr. Atty Persse 1926 Satrap Harry Beasley Jnr. Atty Persse 1:06.00 1927 Pondicherry Joseph Thwaites Fred C Archer 1:02.20 1928 Costaki Pasha Michael Beary Richard Dawson 1:04.20 1929(dh) Rustom PashaSilvia Michael BearyBobby Jones Richard DawsonJoseph Lawson 1:04.20 1930 Goyescas Charlie Elliott Basil Jarvis 1:03.80 1931 Golden Hair colt Bobby Jones Joseph Lawson 1:05.00 1932 Mannering Arthur Wragg Victor Gilpin 1:02.60 1933 Merenda Sir Gordon Richards Fred Darling 1:02.80 1934 Shahali Richard Perryman Frank Butters 1:03.40 1935 Pike Barn Tommy Lowrey Basil Jarvis 1:05.20 1936 Fair Copy Richard Perryman Colledge Leader 1:03.20 1937 Tahir Charlie Smirke Frank Butters 1:04.40 1938 Dhoti Charlie Smirke Frank Butters 1:03.20 1939 Rose Of England colt Tommy Lowrey Basil Jarvis 1:03.80 1940–45No Race 1946 Wet Bob Billy Nevett Matthew Peacock 1:06.00 1947 Djerid Charlie Elliott Charles Semblat 1:03.40 1948 Abernant Charlie Smirke Noel Murless 1:04.60 1949No Race 1950 Bakshishi Charlie Smirke Harry Wragg 1:05.00 1951 Chivalry Doug Smith Reg Day 1:03.60 1952 Nigrette Ted Fordyce George Beeby 1:04.00 1953 High Treason Eph Smith Ted Leader 1:04.60 1954 Eubulides Edgar Britt Charles Elsey 1:04.80 1955 Palariva Roger Poincelet Alec Head 1:02.82 1956 Dentivate Harry Carr Walter Nightingall 1:03.76 1957 Major Portion Eph Smith Ted Leader 1:02.10 1958 Tudor Melody Eddie Hide Richard Peacock 1:03.44 1959 Newbus Edgar Britt Charles Elsey 1:02.70 1960 New Move Lester Piggott Peter Walwyn 1:04.58 1961 Kathyanga Ron Hutchinson Paddy Prendergast 1:04.54 1962 Narrow Escape Joe Mercer Dick Hern 1:04.55 1963 Mesopotamia Peter Boothman Brud Fetherstonhaugh 1:20.98 1964Abandoned due to waterlogging 1965 Swift Harmony Lester Piggott Eddie Reavey 1:19.79 1966 Hambleden Scobie Breasley Atty Corbett 1:19.06 1967 Riboccare Jimmy Lindley Jeremy Tree 1:18.60 1968 Ribofilio Lester Piggott Fulke Johnson Houghton 1:17.71 1969 Malvasia Russ Maddock Ted Leader 1:18.80 1970 Trinity Term Eddie Hide Peter Nelson 1:18.30 1971 Meadow Mint Lester Piggott Sam Armstrong 1:22.50 1972 Otha Willie Carson Bernard van Cutsem 1:19.21 1973 Live Arrow Tommy Carter Bill Marshall 1:20.51 1974 Red Cross Pat Eddery Peter Walwyn 1:16.50 1975 Smuggler Joe Mercer Dick Hern 1:16.69 1976 Limone Greville Starkey Guy Harwood 1:17.35 1977 Sookera Walter Swinburn Dermot Weld 1:18.45 1978 Main Reef Joe Mercer Henry Cecil 1:17.16 1979 Star Way Lester Piggott Paul Kelleway 1:18.00 1980 Kirtling Pat Eddery Harry Wragg 1:18.29 1981 Cajun Lester Piggott Henry Cecil 1:16.75 1982 Right Dancer Lester Piggott Paul Kelleway 1:14.84 1983 Head For Heights Greville Starkey Richard Hannon Sr. 1:15.42 1984 Old Bailey Greville Starkey Guy Harwood 1:14.96 1985 Bakharoff Greville Starkey Guy Harwood 1:15.31 1986 Minstrella John Reid Charlie Nelson 1:13.63 1987 Lapierre Steve Cauthen Clive Brittain 1:19.29 1988 Jacamar Bruce Raymond Ben Hanbury 1:14.21 1989 Be My Chief Steve Cauthen Henry Cecil 1:15.21 1990 Chicarica Pat Eddery John Gosden 1:16.72 1991 Fair Cop Alan Munro Paul Cole 1:14.80 1992 Humam Richard Hills Harry Thomson Jones 1:14.26 1993 State Performer John Reid Peter Chapple-Hyam 1:20.34 1994 Montjoy Richard Quinn Paul Cole 1:15.14 1995 World Premier Brett Doyle Clive Brittain 1:14.97 1996 Shamikh Richard Hills Saeed bin Suroor 1:30.57 1997 Central Park Frankie Dettori Paul Cole 1:29.84 1998 Rhapsodist Frankie Dettori John Gosden 1:32.84 1999 Bach Michael Kinane Aidan O'Brien 1:28.88 2000 Celtic Silence Kieren Fallon Mark Johnston 1:30.59 2001 Seba Frankie Dettori David Loder 1:29.64 2002 Helm Bank Keith Dalgleish Mark Johnston 1:29.00 2003 Pearl of Love Darryll Holland Mark Johnston 1:28.50 2004 Whazzat Michael Hills Barry Hills 1:29.55 2005 Championship Point Ted Durcan Mick Channon 1:24.14 2006 Champlain Philip Robinson Michael Jarvis 1:27.90 2007 Maze Royston Ffrench Bryan Smart 1:29.28 2008 Free Agent Richard Hughes Richard Hannon Sr. 1:29.59 2009 Big Audio Richard Hughes Richard Hannon Sr. 1:30.19 2010 Zaidan Seb Sanders Clive Brittain 1:27.51 2011 Maybe Ryan Moore Aidan O'Brien 1:32.46 2012 Tha'ir Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor 1:30.01 2013 Berkshire Jim Crowley Paul Cole 1:28:46 2014 Richard Pankhurst William Buick John Gosden 1:27:58 2015 Suits You Cristian Demuro Eoghan O'Neill 1:26.93 2016 Churchill Ryan Moore Aidan O'Brien 1:29.57 2017 September Ryan Moore Aidan O'Brien 1:26.70 2018 Arthur Kitt Richard Kingscote Tom Dascombe 1:28.08 2019 Pinatubo James Doyle Charlie Appleby 1:25.73 2020 Battleground Ryan Moore Aidan O'Brien 1:30.62 2021 Point Lonsdale Ryan Moore Aidan O'Brien 1:30.46 2022 Holloway Boy Daniel Tudhope Karl Burke 1:28.12 2023 Snellen Gary Carroll Gavin Cromwell 1:29.36 2024 Bedtime Story Ryan Moore Aidan O'Brien 1:27.01 2025 Humidity James Doyle Andrew Balding 1:27.09 2026 Nola Soul Seamie Heffernan Fozzy Stack 1:26.85
See also Horse racing in Great Britain List of British flat horse races
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pedigreequery.com – Chesham Stakes – Ascot.