Champion Stakes




Flat horse race in Britain





















































Champion Stakes
(British Champions Middle Distance)
Group 1 race

Northern Baby.jpg

Northern Baby, oil on canvas
painted by Bob Demuyser (1920-2003)

Location
Ascot Racecourse
Ascot, England (since 2011)
Inaugurated 1877
Race type
Flat / Thoroughbred
Sponsor QIPCO
Website Ascot
Race information
Distance 1m 2f (2,012 metres)
Surface Turf
Track Right-handed
Qualification Three-years-old and up
Weight 9 st 1 lb (3yo);
9 st 5 lb (4yo+)
Allowances
3 lb for fillies and mares

Purse £1,300,000 (2018)
1st: £737,320

















Champion Stakes
2018

Black and white (halved), sleeves reversed, red cap

Dark blue, yellow cap

Orange and purple diagonal stripes, purple sleeves, orange armlets, black cap
Cracksman
Crystal Ocean
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The Champion Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run at Ascot over a distance of 1 mile and 2 furlongs (2,012 metres), and it is scheduled to take place as part of British Champions Day each year in October.




Contents






  • 1 History


  • 2 Records


  • 3 Winners


  • 4 See also


  • 5 References





History


The event was established in 1877, and it was originally held at Newmarket. The inaugural running was won by Springfield. By the end of the century it had been won by five Classic winners.


The present system of race grading was introduced in 1971, and the Champion Stakes was classed at the highest level, Group 1.


The race was included in the Breeders' Cup Challenge series in 2009 and 2010. The winner earned an automatic invitation to compete in the Breeders' Cup Turf.


The Champion Stakes was transferred to Ascot in 2011. It became part of a newly created fixture called British Champions Day. It now serves as the middle-distance final of the British Champions Series.


With an increased prize fund of £1,300,000, the Champion Stakes was Britain's richest horse race in 2011. The status was reclaimed by The Derby in 2012.[1]



Records



Most successful horse (3 wins):



  • Tristan – 1882, 1883, 1884

Leading jockey (6 wins):




  • Danny Maher – Osboch (1901), Pretty Polly (1905), Polymelus (1906), Llangwm (1908), Bayardo (1909), Lemberg (1910)


  • Charlie Elliott – Ellangowan (1923), Asterus (1927), Goyescas (1931), Djeddah (1949), Dynamiter (1951, 1952)


Leading trainer (8 wins):



  • Alec Taylor, Jr. – Sceptre (1903), Bayardo (1909), Lemberg (1910, 1911), Gay Crusader (1917), My Dear (1918), Buchan (1919), Picaroon (1925)

Leading owner (6 wins):



  • HH Aga Khan III – Rustom Pasha (1930), Dastur (1933, dead-heat), Umidwar (1934), Nasrullah (1943), Migoli (1947), Hafiz (1955)


Dam of two winners:



  • Kind- Frankel (2012) Noble Mission (2014)


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Year
Winner
Age
Jockey
Trainer
Owner
Time
1877

Springfield
4

Tom Cannon, Sr.
James Ryan
J H Houldsworth

1878

Jannette
3

Fred Archer

Mathew Dawson
6th Viscount Falmouth

1879

Rayon d'Or
3
J Goater
Tom Jennings
Frederic de Lagrange

1880

Robert the Devil
3
E Rossiter
Charles Blanton
Charles Brewer
2:10.0
1881

Bend Or
4

Fred Archer
Robert Peck

1st Duke of Westminster
2:23.6
1882[a]
(dh)

Tristan
Thebais
4
4

Fred Archer
George Fordham
Tom Jennings
Alec Taylor, Sr.
C J Lefevre
William Stirling Crawfurd

1883

Tristan
5

Frederic Webb
Tom Jennings
C J Lefevre

1884[a]
(dh)

Tristan
Lucerne
6
4

Frederic Webb
Tom Cannon, Sr.
Tom Jennings
Alfred Hayhoe
C J Lefevre
Leopold de Rothschild

1885

Paradox
3

Fred Archer

John Porter
William Broderick Cloete

1886

Ormonde
3

Fred Archer

John Porter

1st Duke of Westminster
2:19.0
1887

Bendigo
7

John Watts
Charles Jousiffe
H T Barclay

1888

Friar's Balsam
3

George Barrett

John Porter

Sir Frederick Johnstone

1889
Gold
3
D Hunt
Tom Jennings
Prince Soltykoff

1890

Amphion
4

Tom Cannon, Sr.
J Chandler
General Byrne
2:10.2
1891
Orion
3

George Barrett

John Porter

1st Duke of Westminster

1892

Orme
3

George Barrett

John Porter

1st Duke of Westminster
2:18.8
1893
Le Nicham
3

Tommy Loates
Alfred Hayhoe

Leopold de Rothschild

1894

La Fleche
5

John Watts

Richard Marsh

Maurice de Hirsch

1895
Laveno
3
F Finlay
James Ryan
J H Houldsworth

1896
Labrador
3

Mornington Cannon

John Porter

1st Duke of Westminster

1897
Velasquez
3

Charles Wood
W Walters, Jnr.

5th Earl of Rosebery

1898
Velasquez
4

Charles Wood

Charles Wood

5th Earl of Rosebery

1899
Dieudonne
4

Mornington Cannon

Richard Marsh

8th Duke of Devonshire

1900
Solitaire
4

Lester Reiff
F W Day

Sir Ernest Cassel

1901
Osboch
3

Danny Maher

Richard Marsh

4th Baron Wolverton

1902
Veles
4

Skeets Martin
Robert Sherwood, Jr.
Sir R W Griffith

1903

Sceptre
4
F W Hardy

Alec Taylor, Jr.

Sir William Bass

1904
Bachelor's Button
5
William Halsey
Charles Peck

Solomon Joel

1905

Pretty Polly
4

Danny Maher
Peter Gilpin
Eustace Loder

1906

Polymelus
4

Danny Maher
Charles Peck

Solomon Joel

1907
Galvani
3

Bernard Dillon
Peter Gilpin
Eustace Loder

1908
Llangwm
3

Danny Maher
William Waugh
B Walker

1909

Bayardo
3

Danny Maher

Alec Taylor, Jr.

Alfred W. Cox

1910

Lemberg
3

Danny Maher

Alec Taylor, Jr.

Alfred W. Cox

1911

Lemberg
4

Frank Wootton

Alec Taylor, Jr.

Alfred W. Cox

1912
Stedfast
4

Frank Wootton

George Lambton

17th Earl of Derby

1913

Tracery
4
Albert Whalley
John Watson

August Belmont, Jr.

1914
Hapsburg
3
Cornelius Foy
William Halsey

Sir Ernest Cassel

1915
Let Fly
3
Fred Rickaby
F Leader

William Hall Walker

1916

Clarissimus
3

Frank Bullock
William Waugh
7th Viscount Falmouth

1917

Gay Crusader
3

Steve Donoghue

Alec Taylor, Jr.

Alfred W. Cox

1918

My Dear
3

Steve Donoghue

Alec Taylor, Jr.

Alfred W. Cox

1919
Buchan
3
Jack Brennan

Alec Taylor, Jr.

Waldorf Astor

1920
Orpheus
3
Felix Leach, Jr.
Felix Leach

Hugo Cunliffe-Owen

1921
Orpheus
4
H Gray
Felix Leach

Hugo Cunliffe-Owen

1922
Franklin
4

Steve Donoghue

Richard Dawson

5th Earl of Carnarvon

1923

Ellangowan
3

Charlie Elliott

Jack Jarvis

5th Earl of Rosebery

1924

Pharos
4

Tommy Weston

George Lambton

17th Earl of Derby

1925

Picaroon
3

Frank Bullock

Alec Taylor, Jr.
Alexander Robb Cox

1926
Warden of the Marches
4

Joe Childs

Fred Darling

5th Earl of Lonsdale

1927
Asterus
3

Charlie Elliott

Sam Darling

Marcel Boussac

1928

Fairway
3

Tommy Weston

Frank Butters

17th Earl of Derby

1929

Fairway
4

Tommy Weston

Frank Butters

17th Earl of Derby

1930
Rustom Pasha
3

Harry Wragg

Richard Dawson

Aga Khan III

1931
Goyescas
3

Charlie Elliott
Basil Jarvis

Marcel Boussac

1932

Cameronian
4

Gordon Richards

Fred Darling
John Arthur Dewar

1933[a]
(dh)
Dastur
Chatelaine
4
3
Michael Beary
Gordon Richards

Frank Butters
Fred Templeman

Aga Khan III
Ernest Thornton-Smith

1934
Umidwar
3

Freddie Fox

Frank Butters

Aga Khan III

1935
Wychwood Abbot
4
Dick Perryman
Ted Leader
O Watney

1936
Wychwood Abbot
5
Dick Perryman
Ted Leader
O Watney

1937

Flares
4

Harry Wragg

Cecil Boyd-Rochfort

William Woodward, Sr.

1938

Rockfel
3

Harry Wragg
Ossie Bell

Hugo Cunliffe-Owen

1940
Hippius
3

Eph Smith

Jack Jarvis

6th Earl of Rosebery

1941
Hippius
4

Eph Smith

Jack Jarvis

6th Earl of Rosebery

1942

Big Game
3

Gordon Richards

Fred Darling

King George VI

1943

Nasrullah
3

Gordon Richards

Frank Butters

Aga Khan III

1944

Hycilla
3

Billy Nevett

Cecil Boyd-Rochfort

William Woodward, Sr.

1945

Court Martial
3
Cliff Richards

Joe Lawson

2nd Viscount Astor

1946
Honeyway
5

Eph Smith

Jack Jarvis

1st Baron Milford

1947

Migoli
3

Gordon Richards

Frank Butters

Aga Khan III

1948
Solar Slipper
3

Eph Smith
F Smyth
J McGrath

1949

Djeddah
4

Charlie Elliott

Charles Semblat

Marcel Boussac

1950
Peter Flower
4

Bill Rickaby

Jack Jarvis

6th Earl of Rosebery

1951

Dynamiter
3

Charlie Elliott

Charles Semblat

Marcel Boussac

1952

Dynamiter
4

Charlie Elliott
J Glynn

Marcel Boussac

1953

Nearula
3
Edgar Britt
Charles Elsey
William Humble

1954
Narrator
3
F Barlow
H Cottrill
Major L B Holliday

1955

Hafiz
3

Roger Poincelet

Alec Head

Aga Khan III

1956

Hugh Lupus
4

Rae Johnstone

Noel Murless
Lady Vernon

1957

Rose Royale
3
J Massard

Alec Head

Prince Aly Khan

1958

Bella Paola
3
G Lequeux

Francois Mathet

Francois Dupre

1959

Petite Etoile
3

Lester Piggott

Noel Murless

Prince Aly Khan

1960
Marguerite Vernaut
3
E Camici
Ugo Penco
Marchesa della Rochetta

1961
Bobar
3
M Garcia
R Corme
Mme G Courtois

1962
Arctic Storm
3
Bill Williamson
John Oxx
Mrs E Carroll

1963

Hula Dancer
3
J Deforges
Etienne Pollet

Gertrude Widener

1964

Baldric
3
Bill Pyers
Ernest Fellows
Dorothy Jackson

1965
Silly Season
3

Geoff Lewis

Ian Balding

Paul Mellon

1966
Pieces of Eight
3

Lester Piggott

Vincent O'Brien
Comtesse de la Valdene

1967

Reform
3

Scobie Breasley

Sir Gordon Richards

Michael Sobell
2:08.46
1968

Sir Ivor
3

Lester Piggott

Vincent O'Brien

Raymond Guest
2:12.62
1969
Flossy
3
Jean Deforge

François Boutin
Henry Berlin
2:07.06
1970

Lorenzaccio
5

Geoff Lewis

Noel Murless
Charles St George
2:06.80
1971

Brigadier Gerard
3

Joe Mercer

Dick Hern
Jean Hislop
2:17.90
1972

Brigadier Gerard
4

Joe Mercer

Dick Hern
Jean Hislop
2:07.40
1973
Hurry Harriet
3

Jean Cruguet

Paddy Mullins
Malcolm Thorp
2:08.41
1974

Giacometti
3

Lester Piggott

Ryan Price
Charles St George
2:09.30
1975

Rose Bowl
3

Willie Carson

Fulke Johnson Houghton

Jane Engelhard
2:05.24
1976

Vitiges
3

Pat Eddery

Peter Walwyn
Mrs Marc Laloum
2:06.50
1977

Flying Water
4

Yves Saint-Martin

Angel Penna

Daniel Wildenstein
2:06.80
1978

Swiss Maid
3

Greville Starkey
Paul Kelleway
Max Fine
2:03.80
1979

Northern Baby
3

Philippe Paquet

François Boutin
Anne-Marie d'Estainville
2:03.95
1980

Cairn Rouge
3
Tony Murray
Michael Cunningham
D. Brady
2:05.73
1981

Vayrann
3

Yves Saint-Martin
François Mathet

HH Aga Khan IV
2:08.50
1982

Time Charter
3
Billy Newnes

Henry Candy
Robert Barnett
2:10.76
1983

Cormorant Wood
3

Steve Cauthen

Barry Hills
Bobby McAlpine
2:07.95
1984

Palace Music
3

Yves Saint-Martin

Patrick Biancone

Nelson Bunker Hunt
2:01.04
1985

Pebbles
4

Pat Eddery

Clive Brittain

Sheikh Mohammed
2:04.79
1986

Triptych
4

Tony Cruz

Patrick Biancone
Alan Clore
2:09.49
1987

Triptych
5

Tony Cruz

Patrick Biancone
Alan Clore
2:10.98
1988

Indian Skimmer
4

Michael Roberts

Henry Cecil

Sheikh Mohammed
2:10.51
1989

Legal Case
3

Ray Cochrane

Luca Cumani

Sir Gordon White
2:02.95
1990

In the Groove
3

Steve Cauthen

David Elsworth
Brian Cooper
2:05.67
1991
Tel Quel
3

Thierry Jarnet

André Fabre

Sheikh Mohammed
2:01.93
1992

Rodrigo de Triano
3

Lester Piggott

Peter Chapple-Hyam

Robert Sangster
2:02.46
1993

Hatoof
4

Walter Swinburn

Criquette Head

Maktoum Al Maktoum
2:06.80
1994

Dernier Empereur
4

Sylvain Guillot

André Fabre

Gary Tanaka
2:05.65
1995

Spectrum
3

John Reid

Peter Chapple-Hyam

Lord Weinstock
2:02.55
1996

Bosra Sham
3

Pat Eddery

Henry Cecil

Wafic Saïd
2:03.71
1997

Pilsudski
5

Michael Kinane

Michael Stoute

Lord Weinstock
2:05.46
1998

Alborada
3

George Duffield

Sir Mark Prescott

Kirsten Rausing
2:03.69
1999

Alborada
4

George Duffield

Sir Mark Prescott

Kirsten Rausing
2:05.57
2000

Kalanisi
4

Johnny Murtagh

Sir Michael Stoute

HH Aga Khan IV
2:05.59
2001

Nayef
3

Richard Hills

Marcus Tregoning

Hamdan Al Maktoum
2:07.72
2002

Storming Home
4

Michael Hills

Barry Hills

Maktoum Al Maktoum
2:01.42
2003

Rakti
4

Philip Robinson

Michael Jarvis

Gary Tanaka
2:03.34
2004

Haafhd
3

Richard Hills

Barry Hills

Hamdan Al Maktoum
2:06.90
2005

David Junior
3

Jamie Spencer

Brian Meehan
Roldvale Ltd
2:05.43
2006

Pride
6

Christophe Lemaire

Alain de Royer-Dupré
NP Bloodstock Ltd
2:06.81
2007

Literato
3

Christophe Lemaire

Jean-Claude Rouget

Hervé Morin
2:04.24
2008

New Approach
3

Kevin Manning

Jim Bolger

Princess Haya of Jordan
2:00.13
2009

Twice Over
4

Tom Queally

Henry Cecil

Khalid Abdullah
2:01.31
2010

Twice Over
5

Tom Queally

Henry Cecil

Khalid Abdullah
2:08.54
2011

Cirrus des Aigles
5

Christophe Soumillon
Corine Barande-Barbe
Jean-Claude Dupouy
2:02.52

2012

Frankel
4

Tom Queally

Sir Henry Cecil

Khalid Abdullah
2:10.22

2013

Farhh
5

Silvestre de Sousa

Saeed bin Suroor

Godolphin Racing
2:12.02
2014

Noble Mission
5

James Doyle
Jane Cecil

Khalid Abdullah
2:11.23
2015

Fascinating Rock
4

Pat Smullen

Dermot Weld
Newtown Anner Stud Farm
2:06.31
2016

Almanzor
3

Christophe Soumillon

Jean-Claude Rouget
Ecurie Antonio Caro
2:05.94
2017

Cracksman
3

Frankie Dettori

John Gosden

Anthony Oppenheimer
2:11.75
2018

Cracksman
4

Frankie Dettori

John Gosden

Anthony Oppenheimer
2:08.79




  1. ^ abc The 1882, 1884 and 1933 races were dead-heats and have joint winners




See also



  • Horse racing in Great Britain

  • List of British flat horse races



References





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  • Paris-Turf:

    • "1978"., "1979"., "1980"., "1981"., "1982"., "1983"., "1984"., "1985"., "1986"., "1987".



  • Racing Post:


    • 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997


    • 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007


    • 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017

    • 2018




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  • galopp-sieger.de – Champion Stakes.


  • horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Champion Stakes (2018).


  • pedigreequery.com – Champion Stakes.


  • Abelson, Edward; Tyrrel, John (1993). The Breedon Book of Horse Racing Records. Breedon Books. pp. 212–214. ISBN 1-873626-15-0.

  • Race Recordings [1]











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