Famous Horse Races
Cesarewitch
 A Brief History Of Cesarewitch The Cesarewitch is a famous flat handicap race for three-year-old and above thoroughbred horses, run over a distance of 2 miles 2 furlongs (3,621 metres) at Newmarket Racecourse in October. Unusually for such a long distance, the race is run in almost a straight line (just one bend after 10 furlongs). A unique feature of the Cesarewitch course is that it crosses a county border - the race starts in Cambridgeshire and finishes in Suffolk. From a betting perspective, the Cesarewitch forms the second leg of the Autumn Double - the first leg is the Cambridgeshire Handicap, two weeks earlier. The race was first run in 1839 and was named in honour of the Russian Crown Prince, the Tsesarevich, who visited the United Kingdom and who later became Tsar Alexander II of Russia. Year 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 Winner Leg Spinner Detroit City Sergeant Cecil Contact Dancer Landing Light Miss Fara Distant Prospect Heros Fatal Top Cees Spirit of Love Turnpole Inchcailloch Old Red Captain's Guest Aahsaylad Vintage Crop Go South Trainglot Double Dutch Nomadic Way Age 6 4 6 5 8 7 4 6 9 3 6 7 5 4 7 5 7 3 5 3 Jockey Johnny Murtagh Jamie Spencer Alan Munro Royston Ffrench Pat Eddery Ryan Moore Martin Dwyer Gary Carter Kieren Fallon Olivier Peslier Lindsay Charnock Royston Ffrench Lindsay Charnock Tony Clark John Williams Walter Swinburn Nicky Carlisle Willie Carson Billy Newnes Willie Carson Trainer Tony Martin Philip Hobbs Rod Millman Mark Johnston Nicky Henderson Martin Pipe Ian Balding Martin Pipe Ian Balding Mark Johnston Mary Reveley Jeff King Mary Reveley Guy Harwood John White Dermot Weld John Jenkins Jimmy FitzGerald Brooke Sanders Barry Hills Owner Time 3:54.13 3:57.84 3:54.79 3:58.52 3:52.33 3:51.22 4:00.27 3:54.91 3:40.30 3:51.23 3:53.56 3:51.17 3:52.62 3:56.79 3:59.52 3:49.16 3:52.76 3:50.90 3:51.32 4:00.61 |
