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Sun Chariot Stakes: Past Winners, Stats & History

Sun Chariot Day
Course:
Newmarket
Rowley Mile
Grade:
Group 1
Length:
1m
Last Winner:
Tamfana @ 2/1
Prize Money:
£275,000 (2024)

The first Saturday in October at Newmarket brings the last race in the British Champions Series before Ascot’s British Champion Day at the end of the month, and comes in the form of the Group 1 Sun Chariot Stakes.

First run in 1966, the race is named after the great racehorse Sun Chariot who won the Fillies’ Triple Crown of the 1000 Guineas, Oaks and St Leger Stakes in 1942 when all the Classics took place at Newmarket due to World War II.

The mare Sahpresa won an historic hattrick of wins in the Sun Chariot Stakes between 2009 and 2011 for French trainer Rodolphe ‘Rod’ Collet. Sahpresa, along with Luca Cumani’s two-time winner Free Guest, are the only horses to win this more than once.

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Sun Chariot Stakes Course Map (Rowley Mile)

Newmarket Rowley Mile Flat Course Map

Sun Chariot Stakes Past Winners

Year Winner SP Trainer Jockey
2024 Tamfana 2/1 David Menuisier Colin Keane
2023 Inspiral 10/11 John & Thady Gosden Frankie Dettori
2022 Fonteyn 16/1 Kevin Ryan Neil Callan
2021 Saffron Beach 5/1 Jane Chapple-Hyam William Buick
2020 Nazeef 17/2 John Gosden Jim Crowley
2019 Billesdon Brook 16/1 Richard Hannon Sean Levey
2018 Laurens 11/4 Karl Burke Daniel Tudhope
2017 Roly Poly 4/1 Aidan O’Brien Ryan Moore
2016 Alice Springs 13/8 Aidan O’Brien Ryan Moore
2015 Esoterique 11/8 André Fabre Pierre-Charles Boudot
2014 Integral 7/2 Sir Michael Stoute Ryan Moore
2013 Sky Lantern 7/4 Richard Hannon Snr Richard Hughes
2012 Siyouma 12/1 Francois Doumen Gerald Mosse
2011 Sahpresa 13/8 Rod Collet Christophe Lemaire
2010 Sahpresia 9/2 Rod Collett Christophe Soumillon
2009 Sahpresia 16/1 Rod Collett Ted Durcan
2008 Halfway to Heaven 8/1 Aidan O'Brien Seamie Heffernan
2007 Majestic Roi 16/1 Mick Channon Darryll Holland
2006 Spinning Queen 12/1 Barry Hills Michael Hills
2005 Peeress 7/1 Sir Michale Stoute Kevin Darley

About the Sun Chariot Stakes: Fillies Shine in October

Newmarket Millennium Grandstand Front View
Photo © Richard Humphrey (cc-by-sa/2.0)

Newmarket racecourse scores top marks for consistency when it comes to the provision of high-quality flat racing action over the course of the season, with the track staging at least one Group class contest every month between April and November.

October is something of a bumper month in this regard, with a clutch of Group 1 events being staged at the Suffolk venue – including this one-mile affair for the fillies. First run back in 1966, the race was initially restricted to three year olds, and held over the longer trip of 1m2f. The opening up of the race to the older fillies came relatively early in 1974, but it wasn’t until the year 2000 that the distance was cut to one mile. Just four years after that, the contest gained Group 1 status for the first time in 2004.

The Sun Chariot of the race’s title refers to one of the greatest fillies ever to have graced the Rowley Mile. A winner of eight of her nine career starts, the King George VI-owned Sun Chariot bagged top spot in the 1,000 Guineas, the Oaks and the St Leger in 1942, becoming just the seventh filly to land the Triple Crown. Due to the war, all three of those Classics were staged at Newmarket in 1942, so it is only fitting that it is here at the headquarters of the flat racing game that she has a race named in her honour.

Classic Generation Dominate

In common with other events of its type, the three year olds receive a three pound weight allowance from their older rivals in this race, and a look at the history of previous winners would suggest that that seemingly small allowance has proven to be a significant advantage.

Chart Showing the Ages of the Sun Chariot Stakes Winners Between 1974 and 2024

Since the race was first opened to the older fillies in 1974, the three year olds have come home in front three quarters of the time. Even accounting for the fact that they tend to be the most strongly represented age group in the race, that is still a pretty formidable record.

Luca Leads The Way

Chart Showing the Top Sun Chariot Stakes Winning Trainers Between 1966 and 2024

The now retired Luca Cumani was a trainer who tasted his fair share of success with his fillies during his career overall, but nowhere more so than in this contest. Cumani’s total of six wins is good enough for the all-time lead as of 2024, but with big guns Aiden O’Brien and John Gosden featuring prominently amongst the chasing pack, it wouldn’t be the biggest surprise to see him joined at the head of affairs in the not too distant future.

Special Praise For Sahpresa

French Flag Rippled

The name of French trainer Rod Collet features in our top trainers table thanks to the exploits of just the one horse. The remarkable Sahpresa ran in twelve Group 1 contests over the course of her career – being beaten on nine occasions and winning three times. She certainly seemed to like it here at Newmarket though, with all three of those top-level triumphs coming in this very race. Successful here in 2009, 2010 and 2011, as of 2024 she remains both the only three-time winner, and the only six year old to ever come home in front.

Sahpresa’s Sun Chariot Hattrick: 2009 – 2011

Date Age SP Jockey Owner Winnings
3rd Oct 2009 4 16/1 Ted Durcan Douglas Owen McIntyre £113,540
2nd Oct 2010 5 9/2 Christophe Soumillon Douglas Owen McIntyre £102,186
24th Sept 2011 6 13/8 Christophe-Patrice Lemaire Teruya Yoshida £98,902

Other Races of Note at Newmarket

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