Chester (horse)

Chester
Chester
	Chester c.1878
Sire	Yattendon
Grandsire	Sir Hercules
Dam	Lady Chester (GB)
Damsire	Stockwell
Sex	Stallion
Foaled	1874
Country	Australia
Colour	Brown
Breeder	Hon. Edward King Cox
Owner	Hon. James White
Trainer	Etienne de Mestre
Record	29: 19-6-1
Earnings	$53,000
Major wins
	Champagne Stakes (1877); AJC Sires' Produce Stakes (1877); Victoria Derby (1877); Melbourne Cup (1877); AJC Spring Stakes (1878, 1879); Melbourne Stakes (1878, 1880); Craven Plate (1878); AJC Plate (1878, 1879)
Awards
	Leading sire in Australia; (1888, 1890, 1892, 1893)
	Last updated on 18 May 2009

Chester (1874–1888) was an Australian thoroughbred racehorse and a leading sire. He defeated some of the best horses in training over distances ranging from five furlongs (one thousand metres) to three miles (four thousand eight hundred metres).^[2] He was the leading sire in Australia on four occasions.

^ Cite error: The named reference Ahnert was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Pring, Peter; "Analysis of Champion Racehorses", The Thoroughbred Press, Sydney, 1977, ISBN 0-908133-00-6

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[Pring-2] Pring, Peter; "Analysis of Champion Racehorses", The Thoroughbred Press, Sydney, 1977, ISBN 0-908133-00-6

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