Chatham (horse)
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| Chatham | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Windbag |
| Grandsire | Magpie |
| Dam | Myosotis |
| Damsire | The Welkin |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 1928 |
| Country | Australia |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | Kia Ora Stud |
| Owner | E. A. Blair |
| Trainer | F. Williams |
| Record | 45: 24-7-1 |
| Earnings | $36,393 |
| Major Racing Wins, Awards and Honours | |
| Major Racing Wins | |
| Craven Plate (1931, 1933, 1934) Linlithgow Stakes (1931, 1932, 1933) Cox Plate (1932, 1934) Epsom Handicap (1932, 1933) Canterbury Stakes (1933) Caufield Stakes (1933) Hill Stakes (1933, 1934) Warwick Stakes (1933, 1934) All Aged Stakes (1934) Doncaster Handicap (1934) |
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| Honours | |
| Australian Racing Hall of Fame (2005) | |
| Infobox last updated on: 19:30, Sunday June 8, 2008 (UTC). | |
Chatham (foaled 1928) was an Australian thoroughbred racehorse bred at the Kia Ora Stud near Sydney. Out of the mare Myosotis, a granddaughter of the 1899 English Triple Crown winner, Flying Fox, he was sired by Windbag, a grandson of Dark Ronald.
Chatham raced from 1931 to 1934, becoming one of the great milers to race in Australia who won 12 out of 21 times at that distance and often while carrying very high weights. In 1931 he ran second by two and a half lengths to Phar Lap in the prestigious Cox Plate then came back in the 1932 running to earn the first of his two Cox Plate wins. As well, Chatham won both the Linlithgow Stakes and the Craven Plate three times. He won three other races twice: the Epsom Handicap in 1932 and 1933, and both the Warwick and Hill Stakes in 1933 and 1934. He is also well known for his win in the 1934 Doncaster Handicap in which he carried a weight of 10st 4 on a heavy track and won after missing the start.
Chatham was one of the great runners in the inter-war period and in 2005 was inducted in the Australian Racing Hall of Fame.
Retired to stud, his last foal was born in 1950. Among Chatham's progeny, he was the sire of:
- High Rank (b. 1936) - won the Stradbroke Handicap
- Craigie (b. 1940) - won Sydney Cup
- Chatspa (b. 1942) - a three-time winner of the SAJC Birthday Cup
