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The 2020 Chatham Stakes is now held on Mackinnon Stakes Day on the Saturday after Melbourne Cup Day on the first Tuesday of November.

An open handicap race, the Chatham Stakes was originally run the Saturday before on Victoria Derby Day but was moved from the 2016 Melbourne Cup Carnival to VRC Oaks Day and then to its current Mackinnon Stakes date.

The Group 3 race is contested over 1400m offering $200,000 in total prizemoney.

The Chatham Stakes shares the Flemington card with two elite level features: the Group 1 $2 million Mackinnon Stakes (2000m) for Cox Plate graduates and the Group 1 $1.5 million Darley Sprint Classic (1200m) held down the iconic ‘Straight Six’ at HQ.

The Chatham Stakes is often used as a lead up event to later races such as the Group 3 Sandown Stakes (1500m), a race the 2017 Chatham Stakes winner Hellova Street finished second in. Many Chatham Stakes winners go on to bigger and better things the following year including the 2018 winner Dreamforce who subsequently enjoyed placings in the 2019 George Ryder Stakes (3rd) to Winx, 2019 Doncaster Mile (2nd) and 2019 George Main Stakes (2nd).

Good lead-up races into the Chatham Stakes include the Group 3 Moonga Stakes (1400m) on Caulfield Cup Day or even Flemington’s Group 2 Salinger Stakes (1200m) run on Derby Day.

The 2020 Chatham Stakes was held on Saturday November 7, 2020 and won by Sansom.

Chatham Stakes 2020
Date:	Saturday November 7, 2020
Track:	Flemington Racecourse
Distance:	1400m
Conditions:	3YO&UP Handicap
Status:	Group 3
Prizemoney:	$200,000

2020 Chatham Stakes Results

• 1st: #7 Sansom
• 2nd: #8 Morvada
• 3rd: #6 Bold Star

	Finish	No.	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Margin	Bar.	Weight	Penalty	Starting Price
	1	7	SANSOM (NZ)	Phillip Stokes	Ben Allen		5	56.5kg		$5.50
	2	8	MORVADA	Peter Jolly	Zac Spain	0.1L	6	55.5kg		$5.50
	3	6	BOLD STAR	Gordon Richards	Jamie Kah	0.3L	3	57.5kg		$4.60
	4	4	MORRISSY	Leon & Troy Corstens	Craig Williams	1.05L	4	58kg		$4.40F
	5	1	REYKJAVIK	Lindsey Smith	Jye McNeil	2.3L	1	60kg		$7
	6	5	RIDDLE ME THAT	Matt Laurie	Daniel Stackhouse	6.05L	8	58kg		$8.50
	7	9	FOX HALL	Tony & Calvin McEvoy	Luke Currie	6.55L	7	55kg		$20
	8	3	HARLECH (NZ)	Michael Moroney	Ben Melham	9.55L	2	58.5kg		$18
		2	HARIPOUR (IRE)	Emma Church	John Allen		0

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

2020 Chatham Stakes Betting Odds

See below for the latest 2020 Chatham Stakes odds along with links to the markets at Ladbrokes.com.au for you to lock in your Chatham Stakes tips at the right price.

2020 Chatham Stakes Field

The 2020 Chatham Stakes field is released on the Wednesday leading-up to the race, one day after the Melbourne Cup, and rarely runs at the capacity 16 starters.

Nine runners make-up the 2020 Chatham Stakes field including the defending champion Reykjavik carrying the 60kg top weight, while Morrissy in gate five with Craig Williams riding heads betting.

No	Last 10	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Penalty	Hcp Rating
1	x381567450	REYKJAVIK	Lindsey Smith	Jye McNeil	2	60kg		101
2	18328x49x0	HARIPOUR (IRE)	Emma Church	John Allen	1	58.5kg		98
3	212224×001	HARLECH (NZ)	Michael Moroney	Ben Melham	3	58.5kg		98
4	0021416232	MORRISSY	Leon & Troy Corstens	Craig Williams	5	58kg		97
5	2x121x5914	RIDDLE ME THAT	Matt Laurie	Daniel Stackhouse	9	58kg		97
6	8438×46663	BOLD STAR	Gordon Richards	Jamie Kah	4	57.5kg		96
7	121x2234x1	SANSOM (NZ)	Phillip Stokes	Ben Allen	6	56.5kg		94
8	21208×0234	MORVADA	Peter Jolly	Zac Spain (late alt)	7	55.5kg		92
9	0x57x40010	FOX HALL	Tony & Calvin McEvoy	Luke Currie	8	55kg		87

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

Chatham Stakes History

Inaugurated in 1986, the Chatham Stakes is fairly young in comparison to a lot of Flemington races.

The race is named after Chatham, Australian Racing Hall of Fame inductee and renowned miler. Chatham had considerable pedigree, with a Melbourne Cup winner (Windbag) for a sire and the granddaughter of an English Triple Crown winner (Flying Fox) for a dam (Myosotis). Chatham won the 1932 and 1934 Cox Plate, as well as two Epsom Handicaps and a few Craven Plates, among other major wins.

The Chatham Stakes is one of those races that is often run under a sponsor name. Throughout the years, the Chatham Stakes has been known variously as the Hong Kong Jockey Club Plate, the AAMI International, the Yallambee Stud Stakes, the AAMI Business Insurance Stakes and the Tab.com.au Stakes.

In 1997, the Chatham Stakes was briefly run over 1417 metres.

Notable Chatham Stakes winners include Avannotto (1986), Bezeal Bay (1998), Scenic Park (2001), Fawkner (2012) and Dreamforce (2018). Chatham Stakes results, winners and winning times since 2000 are provided below.

Chatham Stakes Results

Year	Place	Horse	Time
2020 Chatham Stakes	1st	Sansom	1 minute 22.84 seconds
	2nd	Morvada
	3rd	Bold Star
2019 Chatham Stakes	1st	Reykjavik	1 minute 23.22 seconds
	2nd	Admiral’s Joker
	3rd	Noble Boy
2018 Chatham Stakes	1st	Dreamforce	1 minute 22.12 seconds
	2nd	Widgee Turf
	3rd	Perast
2017 Chatham Stakes	1st	Hellova Street	1 minute 22.4 seconds
	2nd	Supply And Demand
	3rd	Fox Hall
2016 Chatham Stakes	1st	Rageese	1 minute 21.53 seconds
	2nd	Arod
	3rd	Federal
2015 Chatham Stakes	1st	Disposition	1 minute 23.6 seconds
	2nd	San Diego
	3rd	Hosting
2014 Chatham Stakes	1st	Hucklebuck	1 minute 23.3 seconds
	2nd	Alma’s Fury
	3rd	Generalife
2013 Chatham Stakes	1st	Smokin’ Joey	1 minute 23.4 seconds
	2nd	Galah
	3rd	Strike The Stars
2012 Chatham Stakes	1st	Fawkner	1 minute 20.9 seconds
	2nd	Free Wheeling
	3rd	Wall Street
2011 Chatham Stakes	1st	Woorim	1 minute 23.5 seconds
	2nd	Thankgodyou’rehere
	3rd	Toorak Toff
2010 Chatham Stakes	1st	Poor Judge	1 minute 25.7 seconds
	2nd	Demerit
	3rd	Centennial Park
2009 Chatham Stakes	1st	Centennial Park	1 minute 22.3 seconds
	2nd	McClintock
	3rd	Royal Ida/Sniper’s Bullet
2008 Chatham Stakes	1st	All Silent	1 minute 22.4 seconds
	2nd	Sniper’s Bullet
	3rd	Stickpin
2007 Chatham Stakes	1st	Count To Zero	1 minute 23.7 seconds
	2nd	Spielmeister
	3rd	Royal Ida
2006 Chatham Stakes	1st	Malcolm	1 minute 22.9 seconds
	2nd	Mr Ubiquitous
	3rd	Live In Vain
2005 Chatham Stakes	1st	Rockford Bay	1 minute 22.2 seconds
	2nd	Zankel
	3rd	Valedictum
2004 Chatham Stakes	1st	Great Is Great	1 minute 22.7 seconds
	2nd	Amtrak
	3rd	Regent Street
2003 Chatham Stakes	1st	Scenic Park	1 minute 24.0 seconds
	2nd	Lord Volksraad
	3rd	Shogun Lodge
2002 Chatham Stakes	1st	To Be Fair	1 minute 22.3 seconds
	2nd	Palladium Star
	3rd	Tarcoola Midnight
2001 Chatham Stakes	1st	Scenic Park	1 minute 21.3 seconds
	2nd	Desert Eagle
	3rd	Super Impressive
2000 Chatham Stakes	1st	Matter Of Honour	1 minute 23.8 seconds
	2nd	Typhoon Barney
	3rd	Aka Bilk