Some facts about the Group One $350,000 Chipping Norton Stakes (1600m) at Warwick Farm on Saturday.
* First run in 1925 when won by Wallace Mortlake.
* Tie The Knot won the race four years in a row from 1999-2002.
* The only other horse to win more than twice was Lough Neagh in 1933, 1936 and 1937.
* Other horses to win more than once: Katanga (1944-45), Carbon Copy (1949-50), Carioca (1953, 1955), Tulloch (1958, 1960), Apollo Eleven (1973, 1975) and Super Impose (1991-92).
* Other notable winners include: Windbag (1926), Amounis (1927), Phar Lap (1930), Rogilla (1935), Tranquil Star (1941), Bernborough (1946), Comic Court (1951), Delta (1952), Sky High (1962), Rain Lover (1969), Gay Icarus (1971), Igloo (1974), Dalmacia (1983), Emancipation (1984), Our Waverley Star (1987), Octagonal (1997), Lonhro (2003), Starcraft (2004), Grand Armee (2005), Desert War (2006), Tuesday Joy (2009), Theseo (2010).
* Warwick Farm-trained horses have won seven of the past 14 Chipping Norton Stakes: Octagonal (1997), Encounter (1998), Tie The Knot (1999-2002), Lonhro (2003).
* Winning jockeys with a ride on Saturday: Nash Rawiller – Theseo (Theseo 2010); Corey Brown – Centennial Park (Tuesday Joy 2009).
* Winning trainers with a runner this year: Gai Waterhouse – Theseo, Descarado, Lorne Dancer, Once Were Wild (Theseo 2010,Tuesday Joy 2009, Desert War 2006, Grand Armee 2005, Juggler 1996, Pharaoh 1995); Anthony Cummings – Zavite (Casino Prince 2008); John Hawkes who now trains in partnership with his sons Michael and Wayne – Maluckyday (Lonhro 2003, Octagonal 1997).
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