Ormonde Stakes

The Ormonde Stakes is a Group 3 flat horse race in the United Kingdom for four-year-old and above thoroughbreds. It is run over a distance of 1 mile 5 furlongs and 89 yards (2,697 m) at Chester Racecourse in May.

It was first run under its present conditions in 1936, although from 1955 to 1957 it was staged as a three year old race over 1 mile 2 furlongs 10 yards (2,021 m). It is named in honour of Ormonde, the English Triple Crown winner of 1886 who won all his 16 races and was bred in Cheshire.

Winners since 1986

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Time
1986	Brunico	4	Brent Thomson	Rod Simpson	3:15.38
1987	Rakaposhi King	5	Steve Cauthen	Henry Cecil	2:45.43
1988	Mr Pintips	4	Willie Carson	Lord Huntingdon	3:20.49
1989	Mountain Kingdom	5	Steve Cauthen	Clive Brittain	2:55.96
1990	Braashee	4	Michael Roberts	Alec Stewart	2:58.17
1991	Per Quod	6	Bruce Raymond	Ben Hanbury	2:55.68
1992	Saddlers' Hall	4	Pat Eddery	Michael Stoute	2:48.38
1993	Shambo	6	Michael Roberts	Clive Brittain	2:50.45
1994	Shambo	7	Michael Roberts	Clive Brittain	2:51.74
1995	Zilzal Zamaan	4	Walter Swinburn	Michael Stoute	2:52.47
1996	Oscar Schindler	4	Michael Kinane	Kevin Prendergast	2:55.39
1997	Royal Court	4	John Reid	Peter Chapple-Hyam	3:15.85
1998	Stretarez	5	Kevin Darley	Venetia Williams	2:50.64
1999	Sadian	4	Pat Eddery	John Dunlop	2:52.26
2000	Daliapour	4	Kieren Fallon	Sir Michael Stoute	2:50.16
2001	St Expedit	4	Darryll Holland	Geoff Wragg	2:49.47
2002	St Expedit	5	Darryll Holland	Geoff Wragg	2:47.40
2003	Asian Heights	5	Darryll Holland	Geoff Wragg	2:52.96
2004	Systematic	5	Kevin Darley	Mark Johnston	2:56.34
2005	Day Flight	4	Richard Hughes	John Gosden	2:59.70
2006	The Whistling Teal	10	Steve Drowne	Geoff Wragg	3:00.71
2007	Ask	4	Kerrin McEvoy	Sir Michael Stoute	2:52.33
2008	Macarthur	4	Johnny Murtagh	Aidan O'Brien	2:53.20