The Chipchase Stakes is a

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in Great Britain open to horses aged three years or older. It is run at

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over a distance of 6 furlongs (1,207 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in late June or early July. The event was established in 1994 and is named after Chipchase Castle, a Jacobean mansion situated approximately 30 miles north west of Newcastle. It was initially classed at Listed level before being promoted to Group 3 status in 2001. Since 2016 it has been run on a Tapeta all-weather track, having previously been contested on turf. It is one of four non-turf Group races in Britain, along with the

Winter Derby The Winter Derby is a Group 3 flat horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged four years or older. It is run over a distance of 1 mile and 2 furlongs () at Lingfield Park in February or Ma ...

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and the

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. The Chipchase Stakes is run on the same afternoon as Newcastle's richest race, the

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Records

Most successful horse (2 wins): * Tedburrow – ''2000, 2002'' ---- Leading

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(2 wins): *

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– ''Branston Abby (1995), Andreyev (1998)'' *

Kevin Darley Kevin Darley (born 5 August 1960, in Penn, Wolverhampton) is a retired jockey, and a co-president of the Jockeys' Association of Great Britain. He was British flat racing Champion Apprentice in 1978 with 70 wins and Champion Jockey in 2000 wi ...

– ''Halmahera (1999), Soldier's Tale (2005)'' *

Paul Hanagan Paul Hanagan (born 8 September 1980 in Warrington, Cheshire) is a leading British flat horse racing jockey. Hanagan has twice been crowned champion jockey on the flat in Britain, riding 165 winners in 2011 to defend his title, having won his f ...

– ''Utmost Respect (2008), Knot in Wood (2009)'' * Graham Lee - ''Maarek (2012), Jack Dexter (2103)'' * George Baker - ''Genki (2011), Aeolus (2015)'' *

Tom Marquand Tom Marquand (born 30 March 1998) is a British jockey who competes in flat racing. Background Marquand spent his childhood near Cheltenham and, although not from a racing background, grew up around horses. After pony racing and riding out f ...

- '' Sense of Duty (2022), Tiber Flow (2023) '' ---- Leading trainer (2 wins): *

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– ''Piccolo (1994), Royal Millennium (2004)'' * Eric Alston – ''Tedburrow (2000, 2002)'' *

Richard Fahey Richard Fahey is a racehorse trainer, based in Malton, North Yorkshire. He has saddled over 60 Group race and Listed winners in the UK, Ireland, France and Canada. Group 1 winners include Perfect Power in the 2022 Commonwealth Cup and 2021 P ...

– ''Utmost Respect (2008), Knot in Wood (2009)'' * Jim Goldie - ''Orientor (2003), Jack Dexter (2013)'' *

William Haggas William Haggas is a British Thoroughbred racehorse trainer, based at Somerville Lodge stables in Newmarket, Suffolk. He is the son-in-law of the multiple champion jockey Lester Piggott. He was educated at Harrow and played cricket at Lord's ...

- '' Sense of Duty (2022), Tiber Flow (2023) ''

Winners

References

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Winners

See also

References