Cesarewitch Handicap


Cesarewitch Handicap
Handicap race
Location Rowley Mile
Newmarket, England
Inaugurated 1839
Race type Flat / Thoroughbred
Sponsor Dubai
Website Newmarket
Race information
Distance 2m 2f (3,621 metres)
Surface Turf
Track Right-hand "L"
Qualification Three-years-old and up
Weight Handicap
Purse £500,000 (2018)
1st: £307,250
Cesarewitch Handicap
2018
Low Sun Uradel Cleonte

The Cesarewitch Handicap is a flat handicap horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged three years or older. It is run at Newmarket over a distance of 2 miles and 2 furlongs (3,621 metres), and finishes on the Rowley Mile. It is scheduled to take place each year in October.

History

"Cesarewitch" is an anglicised version of Tsesarevich, the title of the heir to the throne in Imperial Russia. The race was named in honour of Tsesarevich Alexander (later Tsar Alexander II), after he donated £300 to the Jockey Club.

The event was established in 1839, and the inaugural running was won by Cruiskeen. It was founded in the same year as another major handicap at Newmarket, the Cambridgeshire. The two races came to be known as the Autumn Double.

The Cesarewitch initially took place before the Cambridgeshire, but the schedule was later reversed and it is now held two weeks after the other race. Three horses completed the double in the 19th century — Rosebery (1876), Foxhall (1881) and Plaisanterie (1885) — but the feat has been rarely attempted since then.

The race was formerly staged during Newmarket's Champions' Day meeting in mid-October and became part of a new fixture called Future Champions Day in 2011. In 2014 the Cesarewitch was separated from Future Champions Day, which was moved back a week in the calendar, and in 2015 it returned to the Saturday of the new Future Champions Festival.[1]

Records

Most successful horse (2 wins):

  • Aaim To Prosper - 2010, 2012

Leading jockey (6 wins):

  • Doug Smith – Canatrice (1939), French Design (1954), Sandiacre (1957), Come to Daddy (1959), Alcove (1960), Persian Lancer (1966)

Leading trainer (4 wins):

  • William Day – Haco (1853), Dulcibella (1860), Thalestris (1864), Foxhall (1881)
  • Mathew Dawson – Lioness (1863), Julius (1867), Salvanos (1872), Stone Clink (1886)

Winners since 1974

  • Weights given in stones and pounds.
Year Winner Age Weight Jockey Trainer SP Time
1974 Ocean King 8 7-07 Tommy Carter Arthur Pitt 25/1 3:59.90
1975 Shantallah 3 8-10 Brian Taylor Harry Wragg 7/1
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 4 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 JF
1984 Tom Sharp 4 7-05 Steve Dawson Walter Wharton 40/1 3:48.27
1985 Kayudee 5 8-01 Tony Murray Jimmy FitzGerald 7/1
1986 Orange Hill [lower-alpha 1] 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 [lower-alpha 1] 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
2008 Caracciola 11 9-06 Eddie Ahern Nicky Henderson 50/1 3:48.30
2009 Darley Sun 3 8-06 Andrea Atzeni David Simcock 9/2 F 3:50.27
2010 Aaim to Prosper 6 7-13 Louis Beuzelin Brian Meehan 16/1 3:59.10
2011 Never Can Tell 4 8-11 Frankie Dettori Jamie Osborne 25/1 3:48.04
2012 Aaim to Prosper 8 9-10 Kieren Fallon Brian Meehan 66/1 3:51.51
2013 Scatter Dice 4 8-08 Silvestre de Sousa Mark Johnston 66/1 3:52.75
2014 Big Easy 7 8-07 Tom Queally Philip Hobbs 10/1 3:49.10
2015 Grumeti 7 8-02 Adam Beschizza Alan King 50/1 3:56.02
2016 Sweet Selection 4 8-08 Silvestre de Sousa Hughie Morrison 7/1 3:53.41
2017 Withhold 4 8-08 Silvestre de Sousa Roger Charlton 5/1 F 3:45.59
2018 Low Sun 5 9-02 Seamie Heffernan Willie Mullins 10/1 3:48.96
  1. 1 2 The 1986 and 1999 editions were held on Newmarket's July Course over a slightly shorter distance

Earlier winners

  • 1839: Cruiskeen
  • 1840: Clarion
  • 1841: Iliona
  • 1842: Arcanus
  • 1843: Corranna
  • 1844: Faugh-a-Ballagh
  • 1845: The Baron
  • 1846: Wit's End
  • 1847: Caurouch
  • 1848: The Cur
  • 1849: Legerdemain
  • 1850: Glauca
  • 1851: Mrs Taft
  • 1852: Weathergage
  • 1853: Haco
  • 1854: Muscovite
  • 1855: Mr Sykes
  • 1856: Vengeance
  • 1857: Prioress [lower-alpha 1]
  • 1858: Rocket
  • 1859: Artless
  • 1860: Dulcibella
  • 1861: Audrey
  • 1862: Hartington
  • 1863: Lioness
  • 1864: Thalestris
  • 1865: Salpinctes
  • 1866: Lecturer
  • 1867: Julius
  • 1868: Cecil
  • 1869: Cherie
  • 1870: Cardinal York
  • 1871: Corisande
  • 1872: Salvanos
  • 1873: King Lud
  • 1874: Aventuriere
  • 1875: Duke of Parma
  • 1876: Rosebery
  • 1877: Hilarious
  • 1878: Jester
  • 1879: Chippendale
  • 1880: Robert the Devil
  • 1881: Foxhall
  • 1882: Corrie Roy
  • 1883: Don Juan
  • 1884: St Gatien
  • 1885: Plaisanterie
  • 1886: Stone Clink
  • 1887: Humewood
  • 1888: Tenebreuse
  • 1889: Primrose Day
  • 1890: Sheen
  • 1891: Ragimunde
  • 1892: Burnaby
  • 1893: Cypria / Red Eyes [lower-alpha 2]
  • 1894: Childwick
  • 1895: Rockdove
  • 1896: St Bris
  • 1897: Merman
  • 1898: Chaleureux
  • 1899: Scintillant
  • 1900: Clarehaven
  • 1901: Balsarroch
  • 1902: Black Sand
  • 1903: Grey Tick
  • 1904: Wargrave
  • 1905: Hammerkop
  • 1906: Mintagon
  • 1907: Demure
  • 1908: Yentoi
  • 1909: Submit
  • 1910: Verney
  • 1911: Willonyx
  • 1912: Warlingham
  • 1913: Fiz Yama
  • 1914: Troubadour
  • 1915: Son-in-Law
  • 1916: Sanctum
  • 1917: Furore
  • 1918: Air Raid
  • 1919: Ivanhoe
  • 1920: Bracket
  • 1921: Yutoi
  • 1922: Light Dragoon
  • 1923: Rose Prince
  • 1924: Charley's Mount
  • 1925: Forseti
  • 1926: Myra Gray
  • 1927: Eagle's Pride
  • 1928: Arctic Star
  • 1929: West Wicklow
  • 1930: Ut Majeur
  • 1931: Noble Star
  • 1932: Nitsichin
  • 1933: Seminole
  • 1934: Enfield
  • 1935: Near Relation
  • 1936: Fet
  • 1937: Punch
  • 1938: Contrevent
  • 1939: Cantatrice
  • 1940: Hunter's Moon
  • 1941: Filator
  • 1942: no race
  • 1943: Germanicus
  • 1944: no race
  • 1945: Kerry Piper
  • 1946: Monsieur l'Amiral
  • 1947: Whiteway
  • 1948: Woodburn
  • 1949: Strathspey
  • 1950: Above Board
  • 1951: Three Cheers
  • 1952: Flush Royal
  • 1953: Chantry
  • 1954: French Design
  • 1955: Curry
  • 1956: Prelone
  • 1957: Sandiacre
  • 1958: Morecambe
  • 1959: Come to Daddy
  • 1960: Alcove
  • 1961: Avon's Pride
  • 1962: Golden Fire
  • 1963: Utrillo
  • 1964: Grey of Falloden
  • 1965: Mintmaster
  • 1966: Persian Lancer
  • 1967: Boismoss
  • 1968: Major Rose
  • 1969: Floridian
  • 1970: Scoria
  • 1971: Orosio
  • 1972: Cider with Rosie
  • 1973: Flash Imp
  1. ↑ The 1857 running finished as a three-way dead-heat, but it was decided by a run-off
  2. ↑ The 1893 race was a dead-heat and has joint winners

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ "Newmarket Racecourses to stage £2million+ Dubai Future Champions Festival". newmarket.thejockeyclub.co.uk. Retrieved 12 February 2015.

References

  • Paris-Turf:
    • "1982". , "1983". , "1984". , "1986". , "1987".
  • Racing Post:

  • galopp-sieger.de – Cesarewitch Handicap.
  • pedigreequery.com – Cesarewitch Handicap – Newmarket.
  • tbheritage.com – Cesarewitch Stakes (Handicap).
  • Abelson, Edward; Tyrrel, John (1993). The Breedon Book of Horse Racing Records. Breedon Books. pp. 215–218. ISBN 1-873626-15-0.
  • Race Recordings
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