Cheveley Park Stud
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Cheveley Park Stud is a
Newmarket, Suffolk, UK
, which has bred and owned many notable horses. It is the oldest stud in Newmarket, the "capital" of British racing, with evidence of horse breeding on the site for over a thousand years, and became famous in the early nineteenth century.
History and ownership
Cheveley Park is the oldest stud in Newmarket, with some buildings dating from the sixteenth centuryPatricia Thompson. Their son Richard Thompson has taken an active interest in the Cheveley Park Stud farm over that time. The farm has owned horses such as Pivotal, Medicean, Russian Rhythm, Confidential Lady, Peeress and Nannina. Patricia Thompson was also the owner of the 1992 Grand National winner, Party Politics.[2][4] David Thompson died on 29 December 2020 after a short illness.[5]
The racing colours of the Cheveley Park Stud are red, with a white sash and a blue cap.[6]
Group 1 winners
Horses owned and/or bred by the Cheveley Park Stud that have won Group 1 races include:
- Cadland, winner of the 1828 Derby.[3]
- Triple Crown in 1893.[7]
- Gay Gallanta, winner of the Cheveley Park Stakes and European Champion Two-Year-Old Filly (1994)
- King's Stand Stakes and the Nunthorpe Stakes.[2]
- 2000 Guineas was bred at Cheveley Park Stud but owned by Michael Tabor and Susan Magnier].[2]
- Medicean, winner of the 2001 Lockinge Stakes, Queen Anne Stakes and Eclipse Stakes
- 1000 Guineas, Coronation Stakes, Nassau Stakes and 2004 Lockinge Stakes.[2]
- Peeress, winner of the 2005 Sun Chariot Stakes and the 2006 Lockinge Stakes
- Inspiral, winner of 2022 Coronation Stakes
References
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- ISBN 9780801895968.
- ^ a b c d e Montgomery, Sue (1 May 2005). "Racing: Business a pleasure for Lily". The Independent. Archived from the original on 25 January 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
- ^ ISBN 9780688033262.
- ^ "Cheveley Park Stud". the-racehorse.com. Harbury Media. 8 June 2006. Archived from the original on 13 May 2011. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
- ^ "David Thompson, influential Cheveley Park Stud owner-breeder, dies aged 84 | Horse Racing News | Racing Post".
- ^ "Guide to Racing: Racing Colours". Britishhorseracing.com. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
- ^ "Death of Isinglass". The Times. 6 December 1911. p. 15.