2011 Queensland Horse of the Year, the now Chris Waller-trained Shoot Out is gearing up for an autumn return after racing in their first official trial of the season at Rosehill on Thursday morning.
The five-year-old High Chaparral gelding, last seen finishing two lengths away…
The Chipping Norton Stakes is a Group 1 weight-for-age race held at Warwick Farm Racecourse during the Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival. It is Sydney’s first Group 1 race of the year and offers $300,000 in prize money.
The Chipping Norton Stakes is run over 1600m and is open to all horses aged 3 years and older with a good sprinting ability. Run on Chipping Norton Stakes Day in March, the best lead up race is the Group 2 Apollo Stakes (1400m) which is held two weeks earlier.
Chipping Norton Stakes Day features a quality line up of races. While the marquee event is the Group 1 Chipping Norton Stakes, the race meeting also includes the Group 2 Surround Stakes and the Group 3 Liverpool City Cup.
The 2012 Chipping Norton Stakes will be run on Saturday the 10th of March, 2012.
| Chipping Norton Stakes | |
|---|---|
| Date: | March 12, 2012 |
| Track: | Warwick Farm Racecourse |
| Distance: | 1600m |
| Race Type: | 3YO+ Weight-For-Age |
| Status: | Group 1 |
| Prize Money: | $300,000 |
The Chipping Norton Stakes was a Group 2 race between 1980 and 1985 and was also occasionally run at Randwick. Originally hosted at Warwick Farm Racecourse, the Stakes was won by Tie The Knot over four consecutive years from 1999 to 2002. Even the legendary Phar Lap won the Chipping Norton Stakes in 1930.
| Year | Place | Horse | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Chipping Norton Stakes |
1st | Danleigh | 1 minute 35.7 seconds |
| 2nd | Centennial Park | ||
| 3rd | Sacred Choice | ||
| 2010 Chipping Norton Stakes |
1st | Theseo | 1 minute 37.45 seconds |
| 2nd | Rangirangdoo | ||
| 3rd | Danleigh | ||
| 2009 Chipping Norton Stakes |
1st | Tuesday Joy | 1 minute 34.8 seconds |
| 2nd | Vision And Power | ||
| 3rd | Gallant Tess | ||
| 2008 Chipping Norton Stakes |
1st | Casino Prince | 1 minute 36.4 seconds |
| 2nd | Tuesday Joy | ||
| 3rd | Sniper?s Bullet | ||
| 2007 Chipping Norton Stakes |
1st | He?s No Pie Eater | 1 minute 37.6 seconds |
| 2nd | Desert War | ||
| 3rd | Mentality | ||
| 2006 Chipping Norton Stakes |
1st | Desert War | 1 minute 36.3 seconds |
| 2nd | Eremein | ||
| 3rd | Ike?s Dream | ||
| 2005 Chipping Norton Stakes |
1st | Grand Armee | 1 minute 35.4 seconds |
| 2nd | Court?s In Session | ||
| 3rd | Winning Belle | ||
| 2004 Chipping Norton Stakes |
1st | Starcraft | 1 minute 40.8 seconds |
| 2nd | Ambulance | ||
| 3rd | Gentle Genius | ||
| 2003 Chipping Norton Stakes |
1st | Lonhro | 1 minute 37.9 seconds |
| 2nd | Shogun Lodge | ||
| 3rd | Dress Circle | ||
| 2002 Chipping Norton Stakes |
1st | Tie The Knot | 1 minute 37.3 seconds |
| 2nd | Freemason | ||
| 3rd | Universal Prince | ||
| 2001 Chipping Norton Stakes |
1st | Tie The Knot | 1 minute 35.8 seconds |
| 2nd | Dottoressa | ||
| 3rd | Referral | ||
| 2000 Chipping Norton Stakes |
1st | Tie The Knot | 1 minute 37.7 seconds |
| 2nd | Adam | ||
| 3rd | Staging | ||
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