Crucifix. The first filly to win the 2,000 and the 1,000 guineas in 1840, she also won the Oaks and was unbeaten in 12 starts.
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Z - no winner of the Chester Cup has a name beginning with 'Z'. Not only that, no winning horse has a 'Z' anywhere in its name.
None of tomorrow's runners feature a 'Z' in their names either so this peculiar record, going back all the way to 1824, will hold for at least one more year.
None of tomorrow's runners feature a 'Z' in their names either so this peculiar record, going back all the way to 1824, will hold for at least one more year.
Chester Vase - 5 horses have won this race since its inception in 1907 and then gone on to take the Derby.
The relevant years were 1923, 1933, 1934, 1980 & 1981. The last horse to run in the Vase and win the Derby was Quest For Fame in 1990.
The relevant years were 1923, 1933, 1934, 1980 & 1981. The last horse to run in the Vase and win the Derby was Quest For Fame in 1990.
Dee Stakes - about as good a Derby Trial as the Chester Vase.
4 horses in 200 years have won this race and then taken the Derby (1890, 1959, 1999 & 2003) the most recent being Kris Kin.
4 horses in 200 years have won this race and then taken the Derby (1890, 1959, 1999 & 2003) the most recent being Kris Kin.
Forty Three - during the past 15 years 43 races over 5f at Chester (out of a total of 205) have been won by the horse coming out of stall 1.
James, Frank - brother of the more famous Jesse.
In his post-outlaw days he worked for some time as a betting commissioner at the Fair Grounds race track in New Orleans.
Also, the Kentucky Derby website has him visiting Churchill Downs for the 1889 renewal.
In his post-outlaw days he worked for some time as a betting commissioner at the Fair Grounds race track in New Orleans.
Also, the Kentucky Derby website has him visiting Churchill Downs for the 1889 renewal.
Lily Agnes - great racemare and top broodmare. Dam of Ormonde.
Commemorated by the Lily Agnes Stakes run on the first day of Chester's May meeting.
Commemorated by the Lily Agnes Stakes run on the first day of Chester's May meeting.
Newspaper Tipsters - Cayton, once a tipster for the Morning Star, holds the unenviable record of selecting 54 losing naps in a row.
Originally Posted by Big Dipper:
“Newspaper Tipsters - Cayton, once a tipster for the Morning Star, holds the unenviable record of selecting 54 losing naps in a row.”
“Newspaper Tipsters - Cayton, once a tipster for the Morning Star, holds the unenviable record of selecting 54 losing naps in a row.”
Originally Posted by Terrence Chant:
“Odds-on 1/4 favourite should have been his selection one day just to break the sequence!”
“Odds-on 1/4 favourite should have been his selection one day just to break the sequence!”
Russian Hero - 1949 Grand National winner at 66/1. Cayton nailed this one (although working for a Communist newspaper there wasn't much else he could pick).
Cayton also topped the naps table 4 times, an achievement that must be considered a triumph for Marxist-Leninist tipping philosophy over that of the more bourgeois and reactionary newspapers of that time.
Thousand Stars - ran second to Hurricane Fly in the Rabobank Champion Hurdle at Punchestown 2 weeks ago.
This was the 10th race in which the horse has finished behind his illustrious stablemate, all of them at Grade 1 level.
This was the 10th race in which the horse has finished behind his illustrious stablemate, all of them at Grade 1 level.
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