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Chairman's Quality

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History

CIRCLE OF FIRE winning the SCHWEPPES CHAIRMAN'S QUALITY at Randwick in Australia.
CIRCLE OF FIRE winning the SCHWEPPES CHAIRMAN'S QUALITY at Randwick in Australia. Picture: Steve Hart

The Chairman's Quality is a Group 2 race conducted by the Australian Turf Club at Royal Randwick.

The Chairman's Quality was first run in 1979 and was introduced to provide a key final lead-up race for horses entered for the Sydney Cup.

The Chairman's Quality has been run over 2600m since its inception except for the years 2000-2003 when the distance was 2400m.

The Chairman's Quality has been a Group 2 race since 2002 when it also succeeded the recently reborn AJC St Leger. From 1979-2001 it was Group 3.

The 2024 Chairman's Quality was run over 2600m at Randwick on the first day of The Championships for prizemoney of $300,000.

The Chairman's Quality is run under quality handicap conditions.

The winner of the Chairman's Quality is exempt from ballot and penalty for the Sydney Cup (3200m) at Randwick.

Since 1979 the Chairman's Quality/Sydney Cup double has been won by eight horses in the same year – Marooned (1986), Major Drive (1987), King Aussie (1990), Linesman (1997), Henderson Bay (2002), No Wine No Song (2008), Jessicabeel (2010) and The Offer (2014).

Quick Thinker won his first race since taking the 2020 Australian Derby in taking the 2021 Chairman's.

Steel Phoenix (1999/2001), No Wine No Song (2007/2008) and Tremec (2013/2015) are the only dual winners of the Chairman's Quality.

Other notable winners of the Chairman's Quality include Bianco Lady, What A Nuisance, Round The World, Te Akau Nick, Pravda, Grey Song, Mummify, Once Were Wild, Big Duke, Quick Thinker and Circle Of Fire.

The 2024 Chairman's Quality was won by Circle Of Fire from Hopeful and Double Cherry.


Racing and Sports

Previous Chairman's Quality Winners

Date Horse Jockey WT Trainer BP
CIRCLE OF FIRE (GB) 4H
ALMANZOR (FR) - FIERY SUNSET (GB) GALILEO (IRE)
DYLAN GIBBONS 53.0 CIARON MAHER 8
SUREFIRE (GB) 5G
FASTNET ROCK (AUS) - MODESTA (IRE) SADLER'S WELLS (USA)
JOAO MOREIRA 56.0 CHRIS WALLER 2
NERVE NOT VERVE (NZ) 6M
SHOCKING (AUS) - BILANCIA (NZ) MONTJEU (IRE)
REGAN BAYLISS 54.0 MICHAEL MORONEY 7
QUICK THINKER (AUS) 4H
SO YOU THINK (NZ) - ACOUPLAMAS (AUS) AL MAHER (AUS)
DAMIAN LANE 55.0 MURRAY BAKER & ANDREW FORSMAN 8
RAHEEN HOUSE (IRE) 6G
SEA THE STARS (IRE) - JUMOOH (GB) MONSUN (GER)
HUGH BOWMAN 56.0 KRIS LEES 6
GALLIC CHIEFTAIN (FR) 6H
TAMAYUZ (GB) - KATERINI (FR) CACIQUE (IRE)
DAMIAN LANE 54.0 ARCHIE ALEXANDER 1
SIR CHARLES ROAD (AUS) 4G
MYBOYCHARLIE (IRE) - GIANT MYSTIQUE (AUS) GIANT'S CAUSEWAY (USA)
B SHINN 56.0 LANCE O'SULLIVAN & ANDREW SCOTT 10
BIG DUKE (IRE) 5G
RAVEN'S PASS (USA) - HAZARAYNA (GB) POLISH PRECEDENT (USA)
CRAIG WILLIAMS 58.0 DARREN WEIR 1
LIBRAN (IRE) 5G
LAWMAN (FR) - TRUE CRYSTAL (IRE) SADLER'S WELLS (USA)
B AVDULLA 58.0 CHRIS WALLER 4
TREMEC (NZ) 6G
ZABEEL (NZ) - TIPPLE (NZ) STRAVINSKY (USA)
B AVDULLA 53.0 JOHN P THOMPSON 8
THE OFFER (IRE) 5G
MONTJEU (IRE) - VALDARA (GB) DARSHAAN (GB)
TOMMY BERRY 57.5 MS G WATERHOUSE 1
TREMEC (NZ) 4G
ZABEEL (NZ) - TIPPLE (NZ) STRAVINSKY (USA)
C NEWITT 53.0 JOHN P THOMPSON 3
PERMIT (GB) 5G
DANSILI (GB) - COCHIN (GB) SWAIN (IRE)
C W BROWN 53.0 CHRIS WALLER 12
ONCE WERE WILD (AUS) 4M
JOHANNESBURG (USA) - WILDESONG (AUS) UNBRIDLED'S SONG (USA)
N RAWILLER 56.0 MS G WATERHOUSE 3
JESSICABEEL (NZ) 4M
ZABEEL (NZ) - MORE DIAMONDS (NZ) STRAIGHT STRIKE (USA)
CRAIG WILLIAMS 52.0 JOHN O'SHEA 8
DIVINE REBEL (NZ) 4M
DON EDUARDO (NZ) - IT'S MY SIN (AUS) SUCCESS EXPRESS (USA)
K MCEVOY 52.0 MICHAEL MORONEY 3
NO WINE NO SONG (AUS) 6G
SONG OF TARA (IRE) - DEEP TIME (NZ) KINJITE (NZ)
DAMIEN OLIVER 57.0 KEVIN MOSES 5
NO WINE NO SONG (AUS) 5G
SONG OF TARA (IRE) - DEEP TIME (NZ) KINJITE (NZ)
M RODD 53.5 KEVIN MOSES 6
FOORAM (NZ) 5G
MAROOF (USA) - SINJANI (NZ) SIR TRISTRAM (IRE)
D BEADMAN 53.0 JOHN O'SHEA 12
PHILOSOPHE (NZ) 5G
ZABEEL (NZ) - SOUND LOVER (NZ) SOUND REASON (CAN)
D DUNN 52.0 J T CONLAN 9
MUMMIFY (AUS) 4G
JEUNE (GB) - CLEOPATRA'S GIRL (AUS) AT TALAQ (USA)
D NIKOLIC 60.0 D L FREEDMAN 5
GREY SONG (AUS) 4G
UNBRIDLED'S SONG (USA) - TONZAZIP (NZ) KAAPSTAD (NZ)
STEVEN KING 54.5 T J HUGHES 2
HENDERSON BAY (NZ) 6G
GUNS OF NAVARONE (IRE) - MISTY LORE (AUS) ROLLE (GB)
D MCLELLAN 52.5 NEVILLE MCBURNEY 5
STEEL PHOENIX (NZ) 6G
NASSIPOUR (USA) - PRINCESS PHOENIX (NZ) THREE LEGS (GB)
D BEADMAN 52.5 JOHN SIZE 5
PRAVDA (NZ) 4M
ZABEEL (NZ) - FOREIGN COPY (NZ) BOLD VENTURE (NZ)
C MUNCE 54.5 P O'SULLIVAN 2

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