Chipping Norton Stakes

The Chipping Norton Stakes is a Group 1 Sydney race run early during the Autumn Racing Carnival dominated in 2016-19 by glamour mare Winx who won her third by 7 lengths and record fourth in 2019 before retirement.

2023 Chipping Norton Stakes Results

  • 1st: #1 Anamoe
  • 2nd: #11 Fangirl
  • 3rd: #2 Mo'unga



The Chipping Norton Stakes is a Group 1 weight-for-age race held at Royal Randwick Racecourse during the Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival. It is one of Sydney’s first Group 1 races of the year and offers $600,000 in prize money.

The Chipping Norton Stakes is run over 1600m and is open to all horses aged 3 years and older.

Run on Chipping Norton Stakes Day in late February or early March, the best lead up race is the Group 2 Apollo Stakes (1400m) which is held two weeks earlier at Royal Randwick.

Winx completed the Apollo Stakes – Chipping Norton Stakes double twice in 2016 and 2017. Winx returned in the 2018 Chipping Norton Stakes first-up and recorded an incredible seven length win to become a three-time champion of the race. In her final preparation before retirement, Winx also completed the Apollo Stakes – Chipping Norton Stakes double in 2019.

There are five other Group status support acts on Chipping Norton Stakes Day with the Surround Stakes (1400m) elevated to Group 1 status for the 2018 edition, Group 2 Skyline Stakes (1200m), Group 2 Sweet Embrace Stakes (1200m), Group 2 Guy Walter Stakes (1400m) and the Group 3 Liverpool City Cup (1300m) all hosted by the Australian Turf Club (ATC).

Anamoe (2023) was the last horse to complete the Apollo Stakes – Chipping Norton Stakes double.

The 2021 Chipping Norton Stakes was won by Chris Waller’s brilliant mare Verry Elleegant, subsequent winner of that year’s Melbourne Cup!

Waller won his 10th Chipping Norton Stakes with Verry Elleegant going back-to-back in 2022.

The 2023 Chipping Norton Stakes ran on Saturday February 25, 2023 and was won by Godolphin gun Anamoe ($1.60F).  

Chipping Norton Stakes 2023
Date: Saturday February 25, 2023
Track: Royal Randwick Racecourse
Distance: 1600m
Race Type: 3YO+ Weight-For-Age
Status: Group 1
Prize Money: $600,000

2023 Chipping Norton Stakes Results

  • 1st: #1 Anamoe ($1.60F)
  • 2nd: #11 Fangirl
  • 3rd: #2 Mo’unga

The James Cummings-trained Anamoe ($1.60F) kept the wins coming with the last start Apollo Stakes champ saluting for the punters as the odds-on favourite in the Chipping Norton Stakes 2023 results.

Finish No. Horse Trainer Jockey Margin Bar. Weight Penalty Starting Price
1 1 ANAMOE James Cummings James McDonald 3 59kg $1.60F
2 11 FANGIRL Chris Waller Kerrin McEvoy 1.29L 1 57kg $8
3 2 MO’UNGA (NZ) Annabel Neasham Hugh Bowman 1.45L 11 59kg $11
4 5 LAWS OF INDICES (IRE) Annabel Neasham Ryan Maloney 1.77L 6 59kg $16
5 10 MONTEFILIA David Payne Dylan Gibbons (a) 2.11L 8 57kg $31
6 12 HINGED Chris Waller Brenton Avdulla 3.22L 4 57kg $9
7 7 ARAPAHO (FR) Bjorn Baker Ms Rachel King 4.54L 2 59kg $91
8 3 KNIGHTS ORDER (IRE) Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott Tim Clark 4.97L 7 59kg $31
9 8 BENAUD John O’Shea Chad Schofield 5.14L 5 59kg $31
10 6 STOCKMAN (NZ) Joseph Pride Sam Clipperton 6.27L 10 59kg $101
11 4 HUETOR (FR) Peter & Paul Snowden William Pike 7.12L 9 59kg $41
12 9 EL BODEGON (IRE) Chris Waller Regan Bayliss 7.52L 12 58.5kg $31

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

2023 Chipping Norton Stakes Betting Odds

The latest Chipping Norton Stakes 2023 betting odds on the weight-for-age autumn hopefuls will be found below as soon as released by Ladbrokes.com.au.

Te Akau Shark ($2.80 in 2020) followed by Verry Ellegant ($2.30 in 2021 and $2.50 in 2022) and Anamoe ($1.60 in 2023) are the latest favourites in Chipping Norton Stakes betting to win.

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2023 Chipping Norton Stakes Form

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2023 Chipping Norton Stakes Tips

Stay tuned for our insider Chipping Norton Stakes 2023 Tips on the Sydney autumn Group 1 this season.

  • To Win: #1 Anamoe ($1.65 at time of publish) – BET NOW

No value in the Chipping Norton with Anamoe on top at a deserving odds-on quote, but it is impossible to bet against the Godolphin gun. The spring’s Cox Plate hero resumed in the Group 2 Apollo Stakes and won convincingly without having to produce a belter. He always has just enough left late and will take lovely improvement off that. Faces a similar line-up of rivals, and the son of Street Boss loves this track (7:5-1-0). His second-up record is imposing, and he will also relish the extra distance here with lovely mile form (3:2-1-0). Barrier three. J-Mac. Back don’t sack.

2023 Chipping Norton Stakes Field

The Chipping Norton Stakes field features a host of smart autumn milers and is released on the Wednesday before the race.

The official 2023 Chipping Norton Stakes field and barriers are released on Wednesday February 22, 2023 and will be published below.

The Chipping Norton Stakes 2023 final field features a dozen autumn hopefuls led in betting by Cox Plate hero Anamoe in gate three second-up off an easy win fresh in the Group 2 Apollo Stakes.

Click here to read more on the key runners in the 2023 Chipping Norton Stakes field and betting markets.

No Last 10 Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight Probable Weight Penalty Hcp Rating
1 19x11114x1 ANAMOE James Cummings James McDonald 3 59kg 120
2 6x032852x5 MO’UNGA (NZ) Annabel Neasham Hugh Bowman 11 59kg 112
3 521x13439x KNIGHTS ORDER (IRE) Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott Tim Clark 7 59kg 111
4 11x3418x8x HUETOR (FR) Peter & Paul Snowden William Pike 9 59kg 108
5 09x42833x6 LAWS OF INDICES (IRE) Annabel Neasham Ryan Maloney 6 59kg 108
6 x9644188x0 STOCKMAN (NZ) Joseph Pride Sam Clipperton 10 59kg 107
7 17123820×7 ARAPAHO (FR) Bjorn Baker Ms Rachel King 2 59kg 103
8 542x64260x BENAUD John O’Shea Chad Schofield 5 59kg 102
9 1x7233x3x9 EL BODEGON (IRE) Chris Waller Regan Bayliss 12 58.5kg 113
10 x718x4340x MONTEFILIA David Payne Dylan Gibbons (a) 8 57kg 114
11 410x2562x3 FANGIRL Chris Waller Kerrin McEvoy 1 57kg 111
12 24x53358x2 HINGED Chris Waller Brenton Avdulla 4 57kg 111

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

2023 Chipping Norton Stakes Nominations

Nominations for Chipping Norton Stakes in 2023 are taken the Monday of race week and will be updated in full below.

Godolphin’s first-up Apollo Stakes winner Anamoe heads the 2023 Chipping Norton Stakes nominations for his second run of the autumn back up in Group 1 company this weekend.

Last 10 Horse Sex Age Trainer Hcp Rating
1 19x11114x1 ANAMOE H 4 James Cummings 120
2 17123820×7 ARAPAHO (FR) G 6 Bjorn Baker 103
3 542x64260x BENAUD G 4 John O’Shea 102
4 x3x051128x CADRE DU NOIR (USA) G 7 Ciaron Maher & David Eustace 98
5 1x7233x3x9 EL BODEGON (IRE) H 4 Chris Waller 114
6 410x2562x3 FANGIRL M 4 Chris Waller 111
7 24x53358x2 HINGED M 4 Chris Waller 111
8 11x3418x8x HUETOR (FR) G 6 Peter & Paul Snowden 108
9 521x13439x KNIGHTS ORDER (IRE) G 8 Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott
10 09x42833x6 LAWS OF INDICES (IRE) H 5 Annabel Neasham 108
11 x718x4340x MONTEFILIA M 5 David Payne 114
12 6x032852x5 MO’UNGA (NZ) H 5 Annabel Neasham 112
13 0211x2250x NUMERIAN (IRE) G 7 Annabel Neasham 110
14 x9644188x0 STOCKMAN (NZ) G 6 Joseph Pride 107
15 0x155021x8 SUREFIRE (GB) G 5 Chris Waller 103

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

Chipping Norton Stakes History

The Chipping Norton Stakes was a Group 2 race between 1980 and 1985 and was also occasionally run at Randwick where it will take place in 2017. 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.

Other notable Chipping Norton Stakes winners include Danleigh (2011), Shoot Out (2012-13) and of course the world’s best mare Winx (2016-19) who posted four straight wins in the race including a seven length romp home in 2018.

Chris Waller prepared his tenth Chipping Norton Stakes winner in 12 years with Verry Elleegant going back-to-back in 2021 and 2022.

In 2023 the previous spring’s Cox Plate hero Anamoe won the Chipping Norton Stakes as the $1.60 odds-on favourite.

See below for the Chipping Norton Stakes winners dating back to 2000.

Recent Chipping Norton Stakes Winners

Year Place Horse Time
2023
Chipping Norton Stakes
1st Anamoe 1 minute 34.99 seconds
2nd Fangirl
3rd Mo’unga
2022
Chipping Norton Stakes
1st Verry Elleegant 1 minute 39.64 seconds
2nd She’s Ideel
3rd Angel Of Truth
2021
Chipping Norton Stakes
1st Verry Ellegant 1 minute 35.49 seconds
2nd Colette
3rd Avilius
2020
Chipping Norton Stakes
1st Te Akau Shark 1 minute 33.87 seconds
2nd Verry Elleegant
3rd Fierce Impact
2019
Chipping Norton Stakes
1st Winx 1 minute 33.27 seconds
2nd Happy Clapper
3rd Unforgotten
2018
Chipping Norton Stakes
1st Winx 1 minute 34.92 seconds
2nd Prized Icon
3rd Classic Uniform
2017
Chipping Norton Stakes
1st Winx 1 minute 40.37 seconds
2nd Lasqueti Spirit
3rd Who Shot Thebarman
2016
Chipping Norton Stakes
1st Winx 1 minute 33.9 seconds
2nd Dibayani
3rd Hauraki
2015
Chipping Norton Stakes
1st Contributer 1 minute 36.5 seconds
2nd Hartnell
3rd He’s Your Man
2014
Chipping Norton Stakes
1st Boban 1 minute 38.2 seconds
2nd It’s A Dundeel
3rd Hawkspur
2013
Chipping Norton Stakes
1st Shoot Out 1 minute 35.8 seconds
2nd Monton
3rd Danleigh
2012
Chipping Norton Stakes
1st Shoot Out 1 minute 37.4 seconds
2nd Danleigh
3rd Trusting
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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