Cesarewitch Handicap
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The Cesarewitch is a famous flat horse race in the United Kingdom for three-year-old and above thoroughbreds. It is run over a distance of 2 miles 2 furlongs (3,621 metres) at Newmarket Racecourse in October.
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.
Unusually for such a long distance, the race is run in almost a straight line, with just one right-hand 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. It is one of two major handicap races run at Newmarket during the closing weeks of the season, preceded by the Cambridgeshire Handicap two weeks earlier. These races are together known as the Autumn Double.
[edit] Winners since 1976
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Weight |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Odds |
Time |
| 1976 | John Cherry | 5 | 9-13 | Lester Piggott | Jeremy Tree | 13/2 | |
| 1977 | Assured | 4 | 8-04 | Philip Waldron | Henry Candy | 10/1 | |
| 1978 | Centurion | 3 | 9-08 | John Matthias | Ian Balding | 9/2 F | |
| 1979 | Sir Michael | 3 | 7-08 | Mark Rimmer | Geoff Huffer | 10/1 | |
| 1980 | Popsi's Joy | 5 | 8-06 | Lester Piggott | Michael Haynes | 10/1 | |
| 1981 | Halsbury | 3 | 8-04 | Joe Mercer | Peter Walwyn | 14/1 | |
| 1982 | Mountain Lodge | 3 | 7-10 | Willie Carson | John Dunlop | 9/1 | |
| 1983 | Bajan Sunshine | 4 | 8-08 | Brian Rouse | Rod Simpson | 7/1 | |
| 1984 | Tom Sharp | 4 | 7-05 | Steve Dawson | Walter Wharton | 40/1 | |
| 1985 | Kayudee | 5 | 8-01 | Tony Murray | Jimmy FitzGerald | 7/1 | |
| 1986 | Orange Hill * | 4 | 7-09 | Richard Fox | Jeremy Tree | 20/1 | |
| 1987 | Private Audition | 5 | 7-09 | Gary Carter | Mark Tompkins | 50/1 | 3:59.05 |
| 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 |
| 2007 | Leg Spinner | 6 | 8-11 | Johnny Murtagh | Tony Martin | 14/1 | 3:54.13 |
* Run at Newmarket's July Course – 2 miles 1 furlong (3,420 metres) in 1986; 2 miles 1 furlong 65 yards (3,479 metres) in 1999.
[edit] References
- PedigreeQuery.com
- Racing Post:
- tbheritage.com
- Waterman, Jack (2005). The Punter's Friend. London: Virgin Books, p209. ISBN 0753510456.
