Hardwicke stakes 2013 thomas chippendale biography

  • Thomas Chippendale wins the 2013 Hardwicke Stakes.
  • It was a tragedy that Thomas Chippendale collapsed and died after passing the Hardwicke Stakes winning line in front.
  • The Lady Jane Cecil-trained Thomas Chippendale suffered a suspected heart attack and died after winning a dramatic Hardwicke Stakes at Royal Ascot on.

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    Chippendale's sombre end for stirring week

    How credulously, in its hour of need, did the British Turf embrace the random favours of fortune as evidence of some balance or redress. In consecutive races last week, famous wins for his widow and sovereign respectively seemed calculated to console many who had gone to Royal Ascot grieving the most prolific trainer in its history. But those closest to Sir Henry Cecil will convene for his funeral today freshly versed in the callous indifference of fate's every dispensation.

    For having celebrated a posthumous winner for Cecil on Thursday, just nine days after he finally yielded in his long fight with cancer, his family and staff at Warren Place were on Saturday dealt a savagely literal lektion in the notion of a "hollow victory". They descended to the unsaddling enclosure to welcome Thomas Chippendale, who had just carved the most fitting of memorials to his late trainer in the Hardwicke Stakes. This same colt, after all, had the previous

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    Hardwicke Stakes

    British horse race

    Horse race

    ClassGroup 2
    LocationAscot Racecourse
    Ascot, England
    Inaugurated1879
    Race typeFlat / Thoroughbred
    WebsiteAscot
    Distance1m 3f 211y (2,406 metres)
    SurfaceTurf
    TrackRight-handed
    QualificationFour-years-old and up
    Weight9 st 1 lb
    Allowances
    3 lb for fillies and mares
    Purse£237,750 (2022)
    1st: £134,828
    2024
    Isle Of Jura Goliath Middle Earth

    The Hardwicke Stakes is a Group 2flathorse race in Great Britain open to horses aged four years or older. It is run at Ascot over a distance of 1 mile 3 furlongs and 211 yards (2,406 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in June.

    History

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    The event is named in honour of the 5th Earl of Hardwicke, who served as the Master of the Buckhounds in the 19th century. It was established in 1879, and it was originally open to horses aged three or older. The last three-year-old to win was Heli

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    Thomas Chippendale dies after win, Lethal Force claims Diamond Jubilee Stakes

    Adam Kirby’s mount Lethal Force surged through the course without a rival in sight until Society Rock’s late rally failed to reel in Clive Cox’s charge at the end.

    Four-year-old colt Thomas Chippendale, trained by Lady Cecil, held off Dandino in a thrilling finish on the meet's final day, but collapsed after passing the finish line.

    The 8-1 winner, ridden by Johnny Murtagh, was pronounced dead at the scene after receiving treatment.

    Thomas Chippendale had won three races in 10 starts, including last year's King Edward VII Stakes at Royal Ascot.

    "He ran his heart out and was pulled up at the line," Murtagh told the BBC. "He lost his balance and I don't know what happened to him.

    "It's heart-breaking for everyone involved - it should have been a great win. It's just devastating the way it's finished."

    It was the second win for La