The Cesarewitch Handicap is a flat handicap horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged three years or older. It is run at Newmarket over a distance of 2 miles and 2 furlongs (3,621 metres), and finishes on the Rowley Mile. It is scheduled to take place each year in October.

History "Cesarewitch" is an anglicised version of Tsesarevich, the title of the heir to the throne in Imperial Russia. The race was named in honour of Tsesarevich Alexander (later Tsar Alexander II), after he donated £300 to the Jockey Club.

The event was established in 1839, and the inaugural running was won by Cruiskeen. It was founded in the same year as another major handicap at Newmarket, the Cambridgeshire. The two races came to be known as the Autumn Double.

The Cesarewitch initially took place before the Cambridgeshire, but the schedule was later reversed and it is now held two weeks after the other race. Three horses completed the double in the 19th century — Rosebery (1876), Foxhall (1881) and Plaisanterie (1885) — but the feat has been rarely attempted since then.

The race was formerly staged during Newmarket's Champions' Day meeting in mid-October and became part of a new fixture called "Future Champions Day" in 2011. In 2014 the Cesarewitch was separated from Future Champions Day, which was moved back a week in the calendar, and in 2015 it returned to the Saturday of the new Future Champions Festival.

Records

Most successful horse (2 wins): Aaim To Prosper - 2010, 2012

Leading jockey (6 wins): Doug Smith – Canatrice (1939), French Design (1954), Sandiacre (1957), Come to Daddy (1959), Alcove (1960), Persian Lancer (1966)

Leading trainer (4 wins): William Day – Haco (1853), Dulcibella (1860), Thalestris (1864), Foxhall (1881) Mathew Dawson – Lioness (1863), Julius (1867), Salvanos (1872), Stone Clink (1886)

Winners since 1900 Weights given in stones and pounds. Year Winner Age Weight Jockey Trainer SP Time 1900 Clarehaven 4 7-13 William Halsey Peter Gilpin 3:51.40 1901 Balsarroch 3 6-05 Monty Aylin Ryan 4:05.60 1902 Black Sand 5 8-02 Kempton Cannon Luis Alvarez 3:52.00 1903 Grey Tick 7 Walter Nightingall 1904 Wargrave 6 7-04 Alfred Sharples Sr. James Batho F 3:59.00 1905 Hammerkop 5 8-09 Bernard Dillon Peter Gilpin 3:55.40 1906 Mintagon 5 7-00 Charlie Trigg William I'Anson 3:56.80 1907 Demure 4 6-09 Frank Wootton John Brewer 3:59.20 1908 Yentoi 4 7-01 Freddie Fox Fred Darling 3:53.80 1909 Submit 3 6-13 Joseph Plant Charles Morton 3:57.20 1910 Verney 4 7-11 Frank Wootton Peter Gilpin 4:00.60 1911 Willonyx 4 8-05 Billy Higgs Sam Darling JF 3:54.60 1912 Walingham 3 6-12 George Clout Goodgames 3:53.80 1913 Fiz-Yama 4 7-07 Fred Herbert Morris 3:51.60 1914 Troubadour 3 6-09 Charles Dickens William Halsey 3:54.20 1915 Son-in-Law 4 8-05 Frank Bullock Reg Day 3:47.00 1916 Sanctum 4 7-09 Steve Donoghue Atty Persse F 3:48.80 1917 Furore 4 8-06 Herbert Robbins Charles Tabor 3:54.60 1918 Air Raid 3 8-01 Otto Madden Alec Taylor Jr. 3:57.40 1919 Ivanhoe 6 7-12 Albert Whalley Harry Cottrill 3:49.60 1920 Bracket 3 7-07 Steve Donoghue Reg Day 3:46.60 1921 Yutoi 4 8-05 Henri Jelliss George Dundas 3:49.40 1922 Light Dragoon 4 7-03 Thomas Pryor Harper 3:46.80 1923 Rose Prince 4 8-03 George Archibald Sr. Sam H Darling 3:48.00 1924 Charley's Mount 3 7-10 Thomas Pryor Richard Dawson 3:55.00 1925 Forseti 5 8-03 Harry Beasley Jr. Sam H Darling 3:52.00 1926 Myra Gray 6 6-01 Lionel Read J Scott 3:45.80 1927 Eagle's Pride 4 7-00 Johnny Dines Edwin Martin 3:50.20 1928 Arctic Star 4 8-02 Richard Perryman Charles Tabor 3:55.60 1929 West Wicklow 5 7-06 Cliff Richards Lance Todd 3:41.40 1930 Ut Majeur 3 8-03 Michael Beary Richard Dawson 3:54.20 1931 Noble Star 4 8-12 Freddie Fox Len Cundell 3:55.00 1932 Nitsichin 4 8-09 Michael Beary Peter Thrale 3:51.40 1933 Seminole 4 8-00 Freddie Fox Cecil Boyd-Rochfort 3:47.00 1934 Enfield 3 7-10 Jack Sirett Cecil Boyd-Rochfort F 3:48.20 1935 Near Relation 3 7-09 Eph Smith Frank Butters 3:53.40 1936 Fet 5 6-12 Albert Richardson Harry Hedges 3:53.00 1937 Punch 4 7-11 Sam Wragg Charles Tabor 4:06.00 1938 Contrevent 3 6-10 Arthur Tucker Arthur Tucker 3:55.20 1939 Cantatrice II 4 7-05 Doug Smith Frank Butters F 3:32.20 1940 Hunters Moon IV 4 9-05 Gordon Richards Fred Darling 3:27.20 1941 Filator 3 7-12 Sam Wragg Ossie Bell 3:28.40 1942no race 1943 Germanicus 7 9-09 Harry Wragg Henri Jelliss F 1944no race 1945 Kerry Piper 4 8-01 Edgar Britt Sam Armstrong 3:56.60 1946 Monsieur l'Amiral 5 8-05 Harry Wragg Elijah Charlier 3:52.80 1947 Whiteway 3 7-12 Bill Evans Willie Pratt 3:47.80 1948 Woodburn 3 7-13 Edgar Britt Charles Elsey 3:51.80 1949 Strathspey 4 7-11 Eph Smith Noel Cannon 3:50.60 1950 Above Board 3 7-10 Eph Smith Cecil Boyd-Rochfort 3:49.80 1951 Three Cheers 3 7-08 Manny Mercer Peter Thrale 3:56.00 1952 Flush Royal 7 8-13 Billy Nevett Jack Fawcus 3:54.41 1953 Chantry 4 8-04 Ken Gethin Staff Ingham F 4:00.73 1954 French Design 7 8-03 Doug Smith George Todd 3:53.42 1955 Curry 4 7-06 Paul Tulk Sam Armstrong 3:57.62 1956 Prelone 3 7-03 Eddie Hide Bill Hide 3:54.66 1957 Sandiacre 5 7-08 Doug Smith Bill Dutton 4:01.22 1958 Morecambe 5 9-01 Joe Sime Sam Hall F 4:01.86 1959 Come To Daddy 4 7-08 Doug Smith Wilfrid Lyde JF 3:51.30 1960 Alcove 3 7-08 Doug Smith Jack Watts F 4:03.40 1961 Avon's Pride 4 7-11 Eph Smith Dick Hern 3:57.92 1962 Golden Fire 4 7-11 David Yeats Doug Marks 3:56.32 1963 Utrillo 6 8-00 Joe Sime Ryan Price 3:55.80 1964 Grey Of Falloden 5 9-06 Joe Mercer Dick Hern 3:59.20 1965 Mintmaster 4 7-09 Joe Sime A Cooper 4:06.69 1966 Persian Lancer 8 7-08 Doug Smith Ryan Price 4:00.09 1967 Boismoss 3 7-01 Ernie Johnson Mick Easterby 3:53.76 1968 Major Rose 6 9-04 Lester Piggott Ryan Price F 3:57.79 1969 Floridian 5 7-03 Dennis McKay Tommy Shedden 3:59.36 1970 Scoria 4 7-00 Dennis McKay Con Crossley 4:05.06 1971 Orosio 4 8-02 Geoff Lewis Henry Cecil 4:15.78 1972 Cider With Rosie 4 7-11 Taffy Thomas Staff Ingham 4:03.01 1973 Flash Imp 4 7-08 Terry Cain Ron Smyth 3:56.72 1974 Ocean King 8 7-07 Tommy Carter Arthur Pitt 3:59.85 1975 Shantallah 3 8-10 Brian Taylor Harry Wragg 4:06.58 1976 John Cherry 5 9-13 Lester Piggott Jeremy Tree 3:57.25 1977 Assured 4 8-04 Philip Waldron Henry Candy 3:53.61 1978 Centurion 3 9-08 John Matthias Ian Balding F 4:03.54 1979 Sir Michael 3 7-08 Mark Rimmer Geoff Huffer 4:07.97 1980 Popsi's Joy 4 8-06 Lester Piggott Michael Haynes 3:54.11 1981 Halsbury 3 8-04 Joe Mercer Peter Walwyn 4:01.89 1982 Mountain Lodge 3 7-10 Willie Carson John Dunlop 4:01.50 1983 Bajan Sunshine 4 8-08 Brian Rouse Rod Simpson JF 3:57.23 1984 Tom Sharp 4 7-05 Steve Dawson Walter Wharton 3:48.27 1985 Kayudee 5 8-01 Tony Murray Jimmy FitzGerald 3:51.43 1986 Orange Hill 4 7-09 Richard Fox Jeremy Tree 3:43.93 1987 Private Audition 5 7-09 Gary Carter Mark Tompkins 3:59.05 1988 Nomadic Way 3 7-09 Willie Carson Barry Hills JF 4:00.61 1989 Double Dutch 5 9-10 Billy Newnes Brooke Sanders 3:51.32 1990 Trainglot 3 7-12 Willie Carson Jimmy FitzGerald 3:50.90 1991 Go South 7 7-11 Nicky Carlisle John Jenkins 3:52.76 1992 Vintage Crop 5 9-06 Walter Swinburn Dermot Weld F 3:49.16 1993 Aahsaylad 7 8-12 John Williams John White 3:59.52 1994 Captain's Guest 4 9-09 Tony Clark Guy Harwood 3:56.79 1995 Old Red 5 7-11 Lindsay Charnock Mary Reveley 3:52.62 1996 Inchcailloch 7 7-03 Royston Ffrench Jeff King 3:51.17 1997 Turnpole 6 7-10 Lindsay Charnock Mary Reveley 3:53.56 1998 Spirit of Love 3 8-08 Olivier Peslier Mark Johnston 3:51.23 1999 Top Cees 9 8-10 Kieren Fallon Ian Balding 3:40.30 2000 Heros Fatal 6 8-01 Gary Carter Martin Pipe 3:54.91 2001 Distant Prospect 4 8-08 Martin Dwyer Ian Balding 4:00.27 2002 Miss Fara 7 8-00 Ryan Moore Martin Pipe 3:51.22 2003 Landing Light 8 9-04 Pat Eddery Nicky Henderson 3:52.33 2004 Contact Dancer 5 8-02 Royston Ffrench Mark Johnston 3:58.52 2005 Sergeant Cecil 6 9-08 Alan Munro Rod Millman 3:54.79 2006 Detroit City 4 9-01 Jamie Spencer Philip Hobbs F 3:57.84 2007 Leg Spinner 6 8-11 Johnny Murtagh Tony Martin 3:54.13 2008 Caracciola 11 9-06 Eddie Ahern Nicky Henderson 3:48.30 2009 Darley Sun 3 8-06 Andrea Atzeni David Simcock F 3:50.27 2010 to Prosper 6 7-13 Louis Beuzelin Brian Meehan 3:59.10 2011 Never Can Tell 4 8-11 Frankie Dettori Jamie Osborne 3:48.04 2012 to Prosper 8 9-10 Kieren Fallon Brian Meehan 3:51.51 2013 Scatter Dice 4 8-08 Silvestre de Sousa Mark Johnston 3:52.75 2014 Big Easy 7 8-07 Tom Queally Philip Hobbs 3:49.10 2015 Grumeti 7 8-02 Adam Beschizza Alan King 3:56.02 2016 Sweet Selection 4 8-08 Silvestre de Sousa Hughie Morrison 3:53.41 2017 Withhold 4 8-08 Silvestre de Sousa Roger Charlton F 3:45.59 2018 Low Sun 5 9-02 Seamie Heffernan Willie Mullins 3:48.96 2019 Stratum 6 9-02 Jason Watson Willie Mullins 3:58.64 2020 Great White Shark 6 8-06 Jason Watson Willie Mullins F 3:55.15 2021 Buzz 7 8-13 Oisin Murphy Nicky Henderson 3:48.43 2022 Run For Oscar 7 8-11 David Egan Charles Byrnes 3:52.87 2023 The Shunter 10 9-01 James Doyle Emmet Mullins 3:52.64 2024 Alphonse Le Grande 5 8-03 Jamie Powell Cathy O'Leary 3:57.42 2025 Beylerbeyi 5 8-11 Billy Loughnane Ian Williams 3:47.95

Earlier winners

1839: Cruiskeen 1840: Clarion 1841: Iliona 1842: Arcanus 1843: Corranna 1844: Faugh-a-Ballagh 1845: The Baron 1846: Wit's End 1847: Caurouch 1848: The Cur, owned by William Stuart Stirling-Crawfurd 1849: Legerdemain 1850: Glauca 1851: Mrs Taft 1852: Weathergage 1853: Haco 1854: Muscovite 1855: Mr Sykes 1856: Vengeance 1857: Prioress 1858: Rocket 1859: Artless 1860: Dulcibella 1861: Audrey 1862: Hartington 1863: Lioness 1864: Thalestris 1865: Salpinctes 1866: Lecturer 1867: Julius 1868: Cecil 1869: Cherie 1870: Cardinal York 1871: Corisande 1872: Salvanos 1873: King Lud 1874: Aventuriere 1875: Duke of Parma 1876: Rosebery 1877: Hilarious 1878: Jester 1879: Chippendale 1880: Robert the Devil 1881: Foxhall 1882: Corrie Roy 1883: Don Juan 1884: St Gatien 1885: Plaisanterie 1886: Stone Clink 1887: Humewood 1888: Tenebreuse 1889: Primrose Day 1890: Sheen 1891: Ragimunde 1892: Burnaby 1893: Cypria / Red Eyes 1894: Childwick 1895: Rockdove 1896: St Bris 1897: Merman 1898: Chaleureux 1899: Scintillant

See also Horse racing in Great Britain List of British flat horse races

Notes

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External links Race Recordings (1976-2011) youtube.com galopp-sieger.de – Cesarewitch Handicap. pedigreequery.com – Cesarewitch Handicap – Newmarket. tbheritage.com – Cesarewitch Stakes (Handicap).