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File:1949 AJC Chipping Norton Stakes Racebook P1.jpg, Front cover 1949 AJC Chipping Norton Stakes racebook.
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First three placegetters Chipping Norton Stakes (ATC)Everything you need to know about Chipping Norton Stakes
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Thoroughbred
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horse race for horses three years old and older, run at weight for age
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History
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, over a distance of 1600 metres at Randwick Racecourse
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, Sydney
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, Australia
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in February or March. Prizemoney is A$600,000.
History
The race is major preparatory race for the Group 1Doncaster Handicap
The Doncaster Mile, registered as the Doncaster Handicap is an Australian Turf Club Group One Thoroughbred handicap race for horses three years old and older, held over 1,600 metres at Royal Randwick Racecourse, Sydney, Australia. Although the ...
and Sydney Cup as the winner is exempt from ballot for entry into each race.
The race is named after the suburb Chipping Norton
Chipping Norton is a market town and civil parish in the Cotswold Hills in the West Oxfordshire district of Oxfordshire, England, about south-west of Banbury and north-west of Oxford. The 2011 Census recorded the civil parish population as ...
located in Liverpool
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located 27 kilometres south-west of Sydney
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. The race is usually held together with the Liverpool City Cup as part of the City of Liverpool festivities.
Some outstanding champions have won this race including Phar Lap
Phar Lap (4 October 1926 – 5 April 1932) was a champion New Zealand–bred Thoroughbred racehorse who is widely regarded as New Zealand's greatest racehorse ever. Achieving incredible success during his distinguished career, his initial ...
, Tranquil Star
Tranquil Star (foaled in 1937) was one of the hardiest and best performed Australian-bred Thoroughbred race-mares. She is the only mare to have won the double of the Caulfield Stakes, now known as the Yalumba Stakes, and the Cox Plate, which is ...
, Bernborough
Bernborough (1939–1960) was an outstanding Australian-bred Thoroughbred racehorse who competed from 1941 to 1946. He carried heavy weights in 15 consecutive wins that included the Doomben 10,000 while carrying 10 stone 5 pounds.
Bernborough w ...
and Tulloch Tulloch may refer to:
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*Bert Tulloch, English footballer
*Bitsie Tulloch, American actress
*Francis Tulloch (born 1940), Jamaican politician
...
and Super Impose.
Tie the Knot won the race four consecutive times, a feat matched by Winx in March 2019.
1949 racebook
Distance
* 1925–1972 - miles (~2000 metres) * 1972–1979 – 2100 metres * 1980 onwards - 1600 metresGrade
* 1925–1979 - Principal race * 1980–1985 -Group 2 The term Group 2 may refer to:
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* Group 2 (racing), an FIA classification for cars in ...
* 1986 onwards - Group 1 Group 1 may refer to:
* Alkali metal, a chemical element classification for Alkali metal
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race
Venue
* From 1939 due toWorld War II
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and after until 1952 the event was held at Randwick Racecourse
Royal Randwick Racecourse is a racecourse for horse racing located in the Eastern Suburbs (Sydney), Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, New South Wales. Randwick Racecourse is Crown Land leased to the Australian Turf Club and known to many Sydney ra ...
.
* 1979–1991 - Warwick Farm Racecourse
Warwick Farm Racecourse is a racecourse at Warwick Farm, a south-west suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is used as a racecourse for Thoroughbred horse racing. The racecourse is owned and operated by the Australian Turf Club.
...
* 1992 - Randwick Racecourse
Royal Randwick Racecourse is a racecourse for horse racing located in the Eastern Suburbs (Sydney), Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, New South Wales. Randwick Racecourse is Crown Land leased to the Australian Turf Club and known to many Sydney ra ...
* 1993–2000 - Warwick Farm Racecourse
Warwick Farm Racecourse is a racecourse at Warwick Farm, a south-west suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is used as a racecourse for Thoroughbred horse racing. The racecourse is owned and operated by the Australian Turf Club.
...
* 2001 - Randwick Racecourse
Royal Randwick Racecourse is a racecourse for horse racing located in the Eastern Suburbs (Sydney), Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, New South Wales. Randwick Racecourse is Crown Land leased to the Australian Turf Club and known to many Sydney ra ...
* 2002–2007 - Warwick Farm Racecourse
Warwick Farm Racecourse is a racecourse at Warwick Farm, a south-west suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is used as a racecourse for Thoroughbred horse racing. The racecourse is owned and operated by the Australian Turf Club.
...
* 2008–2009 - Randwick Racecourse
Royal Randwick Racecourse is a racecourse for horse racing located in the Eastern Suburbs (Sydney), Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, New South Wales. Randwick Racecourse is Crown Land leased to the Australian Turf Club and known to many Sydney ra ...
* 2010–2015 - Warwick Farm Racecourse
Warwick Farm Racecourse is a racecourse at Warwick Farm, a south-west suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is used as a racecourse for Thoroughbred horse racing. The racecourse is owned and operated by the Australian Turf Club.
...
* 2016 onwards - Randwick Racecourse
Royal Randwick Racecourse is a racecourse for horse racing located in the Eastern Suburbs (Sydney), Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, New South Wales. Randwick Racecourse is Crown Land leased to the Australian Turf Club and known to many Sydney ra ...
Gallery of noted winners
Phar Lap
Phar Lap (4 October 1926 – 5 April 1932) was a champion New Zealand–bred Thoroughbred racehorse who is widely regarded as New Zealand's greatest racehorse ever. Achieving incredible success during his distinguished career, his initial ...
, 1930 winner.
File:Bernborough 1946 Tatts Chelmsford Stakes Randwick Racecourse Jockey Athol Mulley Trainer Harry Plant.jpg, Bernborough
Bernborough (1939–1960) was an outstanding Australian-bred Thoroughbred racehorse who competed from 1941 to 1946. He carried heavy weights in 15 consecutive wins that included the Doomben 10,000 while carrying 10 stone 5 pounds.
Bernborough w ...
, 1946 winner.
File:Delta 1950 VRC St Leger Flemington Racecourse Jockey Neville Sellwood Trainer Maurice McCarten.jpg, Delta
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* Delta Air Lines, US
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, 1952 winner.
File:Amounis 1930 VATC Futurity Stakes Jockey Harold Jones Trainer Frank McGrath.jpg, Amounis
Amounis was an Australian Thoroughbred Hall of Fame racehorse. He won 33 races over distances ranging from 6 to 12 furlongs (1,200 to 2,400 metres). Of these wins, 27 were in "Principal Races" (equivalent to today's Group races or "Black Type" ra ...
, 1927 winner.
File:Comic Court (AUS).jpg, Comic Court
Comic Court (1945–1973) was a most versatile post-war Australian bred Thoroughbred racehorse who set race records at distances of 6 furlongs (1,200 metres) and 2 miles (3,200 metres). He won the 1950 Melbourne Cup carrying and set an Australa ...
, 1951 winner.
Winners
* 2022 -Verry Elleegant
Verry Elleegant (foaled 12 October 2015) is a New Zealand-bred Australian-trained Thoroughbred racehorse that has won 11 Group One races. She was crowned the 2020/2021 Australian Racehorse of the Year, and was the winner of the 2021 Melbourne ...
* 2021 - Verry Elleegant
Verry Elleegant (foaled 12 October 2015) is a New Zealand-bred Australian-trained Thoroughbred racehorse that has won 11 Group One races. She was crowned the 2020/2021 Australian Racehorse of the Year, and was the winner of the 2021 Melbourne ...
* 2020 - Te Akau Shark
* 2019 - Winx
* 2018 - Winx
* 2017 - Winx
* 2016 - Winx
* 2015 - Contributor
* 2014 - Boban
* 2013 - Shoot Out
* 2012 - Shoot Out
* 2011 - Danleigh
* 2010 - Theseo
* 2009 - Tuesday Joy
* 2008 - Casino Prince
* 2007 - He's No Pie Eater
* 2006 - Desert War
* 2005 - Grand Armee
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* 2004 - Starcraft
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* 2003 - Lonhro
Lonhro (foaled 10 December 1998) was a champion Australian racehorse who is now standing at stud. Nicknamed "The Black Flash", he was from the first crop of the champion Octagonal out of the Group One-placed Shadea (by Straight Strike), who a ...
* 2002 - Tie the Knot
Tie The Knot (foaled 1994 - Died October 2012) was an Australian-bred Thoroughbred racehorse who won 13 Group One races. In 1999-2000, he was voted Australian Champion Stayer and in 2021 was inducted into the Australian Racing Hall of Fame.
...
* 2001 - Tie the Knot
Tie The Knot (foaled 1994 - Died October 2012) was an Australian-bred Thoroughbred racehorse who won 13 Group One races. In 1999-2000, he was voted Australian Champion Stayer and in 2021 was inducted into the Australian Racing Hall of Fame.
...
* 2000 - Tie the Knot
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...
* 1999 - Tie the Knot
Tie The Knot (foaled 1994 - Died October 2012) was an Australian-bred Thoroughbred racehorse who won 13 Group One races. In 1999-2000, he was voted Australian Champion Stayer and in 2021 was inducted into the Australian Racing Hall of Fame.
...
* 1998 - Encounter
* 1997 -Octagonal
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A '' regular octagon'' has Schläfli symbol and can also be constructed as a quasiregular truncated square, t, whi ...
* 1996 - Juggler
* 1995 - Pharaoh
* 1994 - Telesto
* 1993 - Kingston Bay
* 1992 - Super Impose
* 1991 - Super Impose
* 1990 - Dr. Grace
* 1989 - Flotilla
* 1988 - Wong
* 1987 - Our Waverley Star
* 1986 - Heat Of The Moment
* 1985 - Rising Prince
* 1984 - Emancipation
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* 1983 - Dalmacia
* 1982 - Vivacite
* 1981 - Prince Ruling
* 1980 - Embasadora
* 1979 - Leonotis
* 1978 - Grey Affair
* 1977 - In Pursuit
* 1976 - Taras Bulba
* 1975 - Apollo Eleven
* 1974 - Igloo
* 1973 - Apollo Eleven
* 1972 - Latin Knight
* 1971 - Gay Icarus
* 1970 - Great Exploits
* 1969 - Rain Lover
Rain Lover (1964-1989) was a champion Australian Thoroughbred racehorse best remembered for his back-to-back wins in the 1968 and 1969 VRC Melbourne Cup.
Background
Rain Lover was sired by the good racehorse, Latin Lover (GB) (a son of the un ...
* 1968 - General Command
* 1967 - Striking Force
* 1966 - Prince Grant
* 1965 - Bon Filou
* 1964 - Maidenhead
* 1963 - The Dip
* 1962 - Sky High
* 1961 - Valerius
* 1960 - Tulloch Tulloch may refer to:
People with the surname
*Alexander Bruce Tulloch (1838–1920), Major-general in the British Army, author
*Bert Tulloch, English footballer
*Bitsie Tulloch, American actress
*Francis Tulloch (born 1940), Jamaican politician
...
* 1959 - Caesar
* 1958 - Tulloch Tulloch may refer to:
People with the surname
*Alexander Bruce Tulloch (1838–1920), Major-general in the British Army, author
*Bert Tulloch, English footballer
*Bitsie Tulloch, American actress
*Francis Tulloch (born 1940), Jamaican politician
...
* 1957 - Mac's Amber
* 1956 - Somerset Fair
* 1955 - Carioca
* 1954 - Gallant Archer
* 1953 - Carioca
* 1952 - Delta
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* Delta (letter) (Δ or δ), a letter of the Greek alphabet
* River delta, at a river mouth
* D ( NATO phonetic alphabet: "Delta")
* Delta Air Lines, US
* Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2 that causes COVID-19
Delta may also ...
* 1951 - Comic Court
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* 1950 - Carbon Copy
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* 1949 - Carbon Copy
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* 1948 - Fresh Boy
* 1947 - Vigaro
* 1946 - Bernborough
Bernborough (1939–1960) was an outstanding Australian-bred Thoroughbred racehorse who competed from 1941 to 1946. He carried heavy weights in 15 consecutive wins that included the Doomben 10,000 while carrying 10 stone 5 pounds.
Bernborough w ...
* 1945 - Katanga
* 1944 - Katanga
* 1943 - Veiled Threat
* 1942 - race not held
* 1941 - Tranquil Star
Tranquil Star (foaled in 1937) was one of the hardiest and best performed Australian-bred Thoroughbred race-mares. She is the only mare to have won the double of the Caulfield Stakes, now known as the Yalumba Stakes, and the Cox Plate, which is ...
* 1940 - Reading
* 1939 - Defaulter
* 1938 - John Wilkes
* 1937 - Lough Neagh
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* 1936 - Lough Neagh
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* 1935 - Rogilla
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* 1934 - Silver Scorn
* 1933 - Lough Neagh
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* 1932 - Ammon Ra
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* 1931 - Chide
* 1930 - Phar Lap
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* 1929 - Strephon
* 1928 - Limerick
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* 1927 - Amounis
Amounis was an Australian Thoroughbred Hall of Fame racehorse. He won 33 races over distances ranging from 6 to 12 furlongs (1,200 to 2,400 metres). Of these wins, 27 were in "Principal Races" (equivalent to today's Group races or "Black Type" ra ...
* 1926 - Windbag
* 1925 - Wallace Mortlake
See also
*List of Australian Group races
This List of Australian Group races is recognized as a list of Australia's classified Black type thoroughbred horse races.
The Pattern Committee of the Australian Racing Board (ARB) recommends which races shall be designated as Group and Listed r ...
* Group races
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External links
First three placegetters Chipping Norton Stakes (ATC)
References
{{Reflist Group 1 stakes races in Australia Open mile category horse races