Chatham (foaled 1928) was an outstanding

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that was bred by Percy Miller at the

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near

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Pedigree

He was the best son of the 1925

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winner Windbag. His dam Myosotis was a granddaughter of the 1899 English Triple Crown winner,

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. Myosotis was the dam of eight foals all of which raced and included four winners. Chatham's half-brother, Cetosis was the best of these four winners, having won 16 races in

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and in the country. Chatham's fourth dam, Paqresseuse was a sister to the undefeated

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. Chatham was sold at the 1930 Sydney yearling sales for 650 guineas to trainer, Ike Foulsham.

Racing record

Chatham raced from 1931 to 1934, becoming one of the great milers to race in Australia who won 12 out of 21 times at that distance and often while carrying very high weights. In 1931 he ran second by two and a half lengths to

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in the prestigious

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then came back in the 1932 running to earn the first of his two Cox Plate wins. As well, Chatham won both the

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and the

Craven Plate The Craven Plate is an Australian Turf Club Group 3 Thoroughbred horse race run over 2,000 metres, under Weight for Age conditions for three-year-olds and older, at Randwick Racecourse, Sydney, Australia. Total prize money for the race is A$750 ...

three times. He won three other races twice: the

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in 1932 and 1933, and both the

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and Hill Stakes in 1933 and 1934. He is also well known for his win in the 1934

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in which he carried a weight of on a heavy track and won after missing the start. At the finish of his racing career he had won 21 stakes or Principal Races.ASB - Chatham
Retrieved on 2009-7-27 Chatham was one of the great runners in the inter-war period and in 2005 was inducted in the

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Stud record

Retired to

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in 1935 he stood initially in NSW. In later years he stood in

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where he was a leading sire. His last foal was born in 1950. Among Chatham's progeny, he was the sire of: * Craigie (born 1940) - won

Sydney Cup The Sydney Cup is an Australian Turf Club Group One, Group 1 Thoroughbred handicap horse race, for horses three years old and older, run over 3200 metres at Randwick Racecourse in Sydney, Australia in the autumn during the ATC Championships series ...

etc. * Chatspa (born 1942) -

Adelaide Cup The Adelaide Cup is a South Australian Jockey Club Group 2 Thoroughbred handicap horse race for three-year-olds and older, run over 3,200 metres at Morphettville Racecourse in Adelaide, Australia on the second Monday in March. Total prize mone ...

, a three-time winner of the SAJC Birthday Cup * Conservator (1943) SAJC

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etc. * High Rank (born 1936) - won the

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Chatham sired 16 stakeswinners with 36 stakeswins for over £210,000 in prizemoney.

1934 racebook

File:1934 AJC KINGS CUP RACEBOOK P1.jpg, 1934 AJC Kings Cup racebook front cover File:1934 AJC Kings Cup Racebook P5.jpg, 1934 AJC Kings Cup racebook page showing raceday officials File:1934 AJC C W Cropper Plate Racebook.jpg, 1934 AJC C.W. Cropper Handicap page showing the winner, Chatham File:1934 AJC Kings Cup Racebook P6.jpg, 1934 AJC C.W. Cropper Handicap page showing semaphore flags File:1934 AJC KINGS CUP RACEBOOK P4.jpg, Back cover showing charges at the entrance gates

References

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Australian Racing Hall of Fame horses

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