Cesarewitch Handicap
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.
| Handicap race | |
| Location | Rowley Mile Newmarket, England |
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| 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 | £350,000 (2019) 1st: £217,875 |
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| Stratum | Party Playboy | Summer Moon |
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| Low Sun | Uradel | Cleonte |
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| Withhold | London Prize | Lagostovegas |
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| Sweet Selection | First Mohican | Sea Of Heaven |
| 2015 | ||
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| Grumeti | Oriental Fox | Quick Jack |
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| Big Easy | De Rigueur | Quick Jack |
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| Scatter Dice | Waterclock | Lieutenant Miller |
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| Aaim To Prosper | Countrywide Flame | Tominator |
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| Never Can Tell | Ermyn Lodge | Colour Vision |
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| Aaim To Prosper | La Vecchia Scuola | Plymouth Rock |
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| Darley Sun | Mamlook | Sereth |
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| Caracciola | Arc Bleu | Mamlook |
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| Leg Spinner | Caracciola | Fair Along |
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| Detroit City | Inchnadamph | Dr Sharp |
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| Sergeant Cecil | King Revo | Inchnadamph |
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| Contact Dancer | Mr Ed | High Point |
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| Landing Light | Sun Bird | Kristensen |
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 |
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| 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 |
| 2019 | Stratum | 6 | 9-02 | Jason Watson | Willie Mullins | 25/1 | 3:58.64 |
- 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
- The 1857 running finished as a three-way dead-heat, but it was decided by a run-off
- The 1893 race was a dead-heat and has joint winners
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Notes
- "Newmarket Racecourses to stage £2million+ Dubai Future Champions Festival". newmarket.thejockeyclub.co.uk. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
References
- Paris-Turf:
- 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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