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The 2019 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 $2 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 2019 Chatham Stakes was held on Saturday November 9, 2019 and won by Artie Schiller stallion Reykjavik. 

Chatham Stakes 2019
Date:	Saturday November 9, 2019
Track:	Flemington Racecourse
Distance:	1400m
Conditions:	3YO&UP Handicap
Status:	Group 3
Prizemoney:	$200,000

2019 Chatham Stakes Results

• 1st: #10 Reykjavik
• 2nd: #3 Admiral’s Joker
• 3rd: #12 Noble Boy

Place	#	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Margin	Barrier	Weight	Hcp. Rating
1	10	REYKJAVIK	Lindsey Smith	Dean Yendall	–	1	54.5kg	$11
2	3	ADMIRAL’S JOKER	Kylie Vella	Craig Williams	0.2L	8	57kg	$3.60F
3	12	NOBLE BOY	Todd Blowes	Brodie Loy	0.3L	10	54kg	$9
4	6	ICONOCLASM	Danny O’Brien	Damien Oliver	1.55L	4	56kg	$3.90
5	8	MANOLO BLAHNIQ (NZ)	Tony Noonan	Jake Noonan	2.3L	7	55kg	$21
6	5	HAUNTED	James Cummings	Kerrin McEvoy	3.3L	11	56kg	$7
7	9	RICH ITCH	Shawn Mathrick	Dwayne Dunn	3.5L	5	55kg	$31
8	11	KEN’S DREAM	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	Ms Linda Meech	3.7L	9	54kg	$31
9	1	STREETS OF AVALON	Shane Nichols	Clayton Douglas	4.45L	12	59kg	$8.50
10	7	KASPERSKY (IRE)	Michelle Payne	Ms Michelle Payne	8.2L	2	56kg	$101
11	4	TOM MELBOURNE (IRE)	Chris Waller	James McDonald	8.4L	3	57kg	$26
12	13	WILLI WILLI	Craig Widdison	Beau Mertens	9.65L	6	54kg	$151
–	14	EAST INDIAMAN	Tony & Calvin McEvoy	Luke Currie	–	0	–	–
–	2	WIDGEE TURF	Patrick Payne	Brad Rawiller	–	0	–	–

2019 Chatham Stakes Betting Odds

See below for the latest 2019 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.

2019 Chatham Stakes Field

The 2019 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.

The Chatham Stakes 2019 Final Field features 14 hopefuls including the flying Admiral’s Joker chasing a fifth win on the trot following a last start Seymour Cup success over the mile. Noble Boy is narrow favourite in an open Chatham Stakes betting market after a close fourth in the Goulburn Cup carrying four kilos more, while the rails-drawn Widgee Turf (second to Dreamforce in 2018) has claims having finished third in the Group 1 Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes earlier in the spring.

Update: The Chatham Stakes field is down to 12 runners after the scratchings of #2 Widgee Turf (1) and #14 East Indiaman (12)

#	Form (Last 10)	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Hcp. Rating
1	510×504018	STREETS OF AVALON	Shane Nichols	Ben Melham	14	59kg	104
2	21017×5392	WIDGEE TURF	Patrick Payne	Brad Rawiller	1	59kg	104
3	251821×111	ADMIRAL’S JOKER	Kylie Vella	Craig Williams	9	57kg	100
4	932225×837	TOM MELBOURNE (IRE)	Chris Waller	James McDonald	4	57kg	100
5	3×13983231	HAUNTED	James Cummings	Kerrin McEvoy	13	56kg	98
6	0x105x0301	ICONOCLASM	Danny O’Brien	Damien Oliver	5	56kg	98
7	x5252720x0	KASPERSKY (IRE)	Michelle Payne	Ms Michelle Payne	3	56kg	98
8	272240×924	MANOLO BLAHNIQ (NZ)	Tony Noonan	Jake Noonan	8	55kg	96
9	5×21128314	RICH ITCH	Shawn Mathrick	Dwayne Dunn	6	55kg	96
10	x1653138x7	REYKJAVIK	Lindsey Smith	Dean Yendall	2	54.5kg	95
11	426x2x79x0	KEN’S DREAM	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	Ms Linda Meech	10	54kg	93
12	x141116x44	NOBLE BOY	Todd Blowes	Brodie Loy	11	54kg	92
13	006x65398x	WILLI WILLI	Craig Widdison	Beau Mertens	7	54kg	87
14	122139×312	EAST INDIAMAN	Tony & Calvin McEvoy	Luke Currie	12	54kg	80

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
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