Cesarewitch
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The Cesarewitch is a famous flat handicap race in the United Kingdom for three-year-old and above thoroughbred horses, run over a distance of 2 miles 2 furlongs (3,621 metres) at Newmarket Racecourse in October. Unusually for such a long distance, the race is run in almost a straight line (just one bend after 10 furlongs). A unique feature of the Cesarewitch course is that it crosses a county border - the race starts in Cambridgeshire and finishes in Suffolk.
From a betting perspective, the Cesarewitch forms the second leg of the Autumn Double - the first leg is the Cambridgeshire Handicap, two weeks earlier.
The race was first run in 1839 and was named in honour of the Russian Crown Prince, the Tsesarevich, who visited the United Kingdom and who later became Tsar Alexander II of Russia.
[edit] Winners since 1988
| Year | Winner | Age | Weight | Jockey | Trainer | Odds | Time |
| 1988 | Nomadic Way | 3 | 7-09 | Willie Carson | Barry Hills | 6/1 JF | 4:00.61 |
| 1989 | Double Dutch | 5 | 9-10 | Billy Newnes | Brooke Sanders | 15/2 | 3:51.32 |
| 1990 | Trainglot | 3 | 7-12 | Willie Carson | Jimmy FitzGerald | 13/2 | 3:50.90 |
| 1991 | Go South | 7 | 7-11 | Nicky Carlisle | John Jenkins | 33/1 | 3:52.76 |
| 1992 | Vintage Crop | 5 | 9-06 | Walter Swinburn | Dermot Weld | 5/1 F | 3:49.16 |
| 1993 | Aahsaylad | 7 | 8-12 | John Williams | John White | 12/1 | 3:59.52 |
| 1994 | Captain's Guest | 4 | 9-09 | Tony Clark | Guy Harwood | 25/1 | 3:56.79 |
| 1995 | Old Red | 5 | 7-11 | Lindsay Charnock | Mary Reveley | 11/1 | 3:52.62 |
| 1996 | Inchcailloch | 7 | 7-03 | Royston Ffrench | Jeff King | 20/1 | 3:51.17 |
| 1997 | Turnpole | 6 | 7-10 | Lindsay Charnock | Mary Reveley | 16/1 | 3:53.56 |
| 1998 | Spirit of Love | 3 | 8-08 | Olivier Peslier | Mark Johnston | 11/1 | 3:51.23 |
| 1999 | Top Cees * | 9 | 8-10 | Kieren Fallon | Ian Balding | 7/1 | 3:40.30 |
| 2000 | Heros Fatal | 6 | 8-01 | Gary Carter | Martin Pipe | 11/1 | 3:54.91 |
| 2001 | Distant Prospect | 4 | 8-08 | Martin Dwyer | Ian Balding | 14/1 | 4:00.27 |
| 2002 | Miss Fara | 7 | 8-00 | Ryan Moore | Martin Pipe | 12/1 | 3:51.22 |
| 2003 | Landing Light | 8 | 9-04 | Pat Eddery | Nicky Henderson | 12/1 | 3:52.33 |
| 2004 | Contact Dancer | 5 | 8-02 | Royston Ffrench | Mark Johnston | 16/1 | 3:58.52 |
| 2005 | Sergeant Cecil | 6 | 9-08 | Alan Munro | Rod Millman | 10/1 | 3:54.79 |
| 2006 | Detroit City | 4 | 9-01 | Jamie Spencer | Philip Hobbs | 9/2 F | 3:57.84 |
* The 1999 race was run at Newmarket's July Course over the slightly shorter distance of 2 miles 1 furlong 65 yards (3,479 metres).
