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Champagne Stakes (Great Britain)
British Thoroughbred horse race
British Thoroughbred horse race
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| class | Group 2 |
| horse race | Champagne Stakes |
| location | Doncaster Racecourse |
| Doncaster, England | |
| inaugurated | 1823 |
| race type | Flat / Thoroughbred |
| sponsor | Betfred |
| website | Doncaster |
| distance | 7f 6y (1,414 metres) |
| surface | Turf |
| track | Straight |
| qualification | Two-year-old |
| colts and geldings | |
| weight | 9 st 2 lb |
| Penalties | |
| 3 lb for G1 / G2 winners | |
| purse | £150,000 (2025) |
| 1st: £85,065 |
Doncaster, England colts and geldings Penalties 3 lb for G1 / G2 winners 1st: £85,065 |} The Champagne Stakes is a Group 2 flat horse race in Great Britain open to two-year-old colts and geldings. It is run at Doncaster over a distance of 7 furlongs and 6 yards (1,414 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in September.
History
The event was established in 1823, and it was originally open to horses of either gender. For a period it was contested over a mile, and it was shortened to 6 furlongs in 1870. It was extended to 7 furlongs in 1962, and restricted to male horses in 1988.
The Champagne Stakes is held during Doncaster's four-day St. Leger Festival, and it is currently run on the final day, the same day as the St Leger Stakes.
The leading horses from the race sometimes go on to compete in the following month's Dewhurst Stakes. The most recent horse to win both races was Chaldean in 2022.
Records
Leading jockey (9 wins):
- Bill Scott – Swiss (1823), Memnon (1824), The Colonel (1827), Francesca (1831), Cotillon (1833), Jereed (1836), Don John (1837), Launcelot (1839), Attila (1841)
Leading trainer (10 wins):
- John Scott – Swiss (1823), The Colonel (1827), Jereed (1836), Don John (1837), Launcelot (1839), Attila (1841), Vindex (1852), The Bonnie Morn (1854), Prelude (1858), The Marquis (1861)
- Mathew Dawson – Zambezi (1864), Sunshine (1869), Camballo (1874), Farnese (1875), Lady Golightly (1876), Charibert (1878), Bal Gal (1880), Langwell (1884), Minting (1885), Ladas (1893)
Winners since 1900
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | Orchid | Tod Sloan | 1:09.60 | ||
| 1901 | Game Chick | Lester Reiff | 1:10.20 | ||
| 1902 | Rock Sand | Danny Maher | George Blackwell | 1:10.60 | |
| 1903 | Pretty Polly | Peter Gilpin | |||
| 1904 | |||||
| (dh) | Galangal | ||||
| Verdiana | William Halsey | ||||
| Danny Maher | Charles Archer | ||||
| George Lambton | |||||
| 1905 | Achilles | Herbert Randall | Reg Day | ||
| 1906 | Slieve Gallion | Billy Higgs | Sam Darling | ||
| 1907 | Lesbia | Danny Maher | George Blackwell | ||
| 1908 | Duke Michael | Otto Madden | Doyle | 1:09.20 | |
| 1909 | Neil Gow | Danny Maher | Percy Peck | 1:09.00 | |
| 1910 | Pietri | Danny Maher | Watson | ||
| 1911 | White Star | George Stern | Charles Morton | ||
| 1912 | Craganour | William Saxby | William Robinson | 1:16.20 | |
| 1913 | The Tetrarch | Steve Donoghue | Atty Persse | 1:12.60 | |
| 1914 | Redfern | James Clark | Alec Taylor Jr. | ||
| 1915 | no race 1915-18 | ||||
| 1919 | Tetratema | Brownie Carslake | Atty Persse | 1:15.00 | |
| 1920 | Lemonora | Joe Childs | Alec Taylor Jr. | 1:15.60 | |
| 1921 | Golden Corn | Joe Childs | Hugh Powney | 1:14.60 | |
| 1922 | Drake | Michael Beary | Humphrey Cottrill | ||
| 1923 | Mumtaz Mahal | George Hulme | Richard Dawson | 1:15.40 | |
| 1924 | Bucellas | Henri Jellis | Basil Jarvis | ||
| 1925 | Coronach | George Archibald Sr. | Fred Darling | 1:10.80 | |
| 1926 | Damon | Harry Beasley Jr. | Atty Persse | 1:13.00 | |
| 1927 | Fairway | Tommy Weston | Frank Butters | 1:15.00 | |
| 1928 | Arabella | Joe Childs | Peter Gilpin | 1:12.40 | |
| 1929 | Fair Diana | Freddie Fox | Fred Darling | 1:14.00 | |
| 1930 | Portlaw | Harry Beasley Jr. | Atty Persse | 1:13.00 | |
| 1931 | Orwell | Bobby Jones | Joseph Lawson | 1:15.60 | |
| 1932 | Myrobella | Gordon Richards | Fred Darling | 1:12.00 | |
| 1933 | Blazonry | Richard Perryman | D Waugh | 1:12.40 | |
| 1934 | Kingsem | Steve Donoghue | Scobie | 1:12.40 | |
| 1935 | Mahmoud | Freddie Fox | Frank Butters | 1:14.00 | |
| 1936 | Foray | Rufus Beasley | Cecil Boyd-Rochfort | 1:14.00 | |
| 1937 | Portmarnock | Rufus Beasley | Cecil Boyd-Rochfort | 1:14.80 | |
| 1938 | Panorama | Rufus Beasley | Cecil Boyd-Rochfort | 1:15.40 | |
| 1939 | no race 1939-40 | ||||
| 1941 | Big Game | Harry Wragg | Fred Darling | 1:13.40 | |
| 1942 | no race 1942–45 | ||||
| 1946 | Petition | Harry Wragg | Frank Butters | 1:17.40 | |
| 1947 | My Babu | Edgar Britt | Frank Armstrong | 1:13.80 | |
| 1948 | Abernant | Gordon Richards | Noel Murless | 1:12.00 | |
| 1949 | Palestine | Gordon Richards | Frank Butters | 1:14.40 | |
| 1950 | Big Dipper | Harry Carr | Cecil Boyd-Rochfort | 1:15.80 | |
| 1951 | Orgoglio | Edgar Britt | Charles Elsey | 1:15.40 | |
| 1952 | Bebe Grande | Willie Snaith | Frank Armstrong | 1:12.60 | |
| 1953 | Darius | Manny Mercer | Harry Wragg | 1:13.20 | |
| 1954 | Our Babu | Doug Smith | Geoffrey Brooke | 1:14.80 | |
| 1955 | Rustam | Doug Smith | Geoffrey Brooke | 1:14.00 | |
| 1956 | Eudaemon | Edgar Britt | Charles Elsey | 1:17.00 | |
| 1957 | Kelly | Jack Purtell | Noel Cannon | 1:15.00 | |
| 1958 | Be Careful | Eddie Hide | Charles Elsey | 1:11.40 | |
| 1959 | Paddy's Sister | George Moore | Paddy Prendergast | 1:11.00 | |
| 1960 | Ambergris | Jimmy Lindley | Harry Wragg | 1:13.40 | |
| 1961 | Clear Sound | Ron Hutchinson | Paddy Prendergast | 1:14.00 | |
| 1962 | King Of Babylon | Eddie Hide | Bill Elsey | 1:27.60 | |
| 1963 | Talahasse | Scobie Breasley | Atty Corbett | 1:25.60 | |
| 1964 | Hardicanute | Garnie Bougoure | Paddy Prendergast | 1:27.60 | |
| 1965 | Celtic Song | Lester Piggott | Paddy Prendergast | 1:29.60 | |
| 1966 | Bold Lad | Des Lake | Paddy Prendergast | 1:30.00 | |
| 1967 | Cheb's Lad | Brian Connorton | Snowy Gray | 1:24.40 | |
| 1968 | Ribofilio | Lester Piggott | Fulke Johnson Houghton | 1:24.60 | |
| 1969 | Saintly Song | Sandy Barclay | Noel Murless | 1:27.60 | |
| 1970 | Breeder's Dream | Frankie Durr | Michael Jarvis | 1:32.40 | |
| 1971 | Crowned Prince | Lester Piggott | Bernard van Cutsem | 1:27.00 | |
| 1972 | Otha | Willie Carson | Bernard van Cutsem | 1:31.45 | |
| 1973 | Giacometti | Tony Murray | Ryan Price | 1:28.00 | |
| 1974 | Grundy | Pat Eddery | Peter Walwyn | 1:27.20 | |
| 1975 | Wollow | Gianfranco Dettori | Henry Cecil | 1:27.70 | |
| 1976 | J. O. Tobin | Lester Piggott | Noel Murless | 1:27.84 | |
| 1977 | Sexton Blake | Willie Carson | Barry Hills | 1:26.67 | |
| 1978 | R. B. Chesne | Joe Mercer | Henry Cecil | 1:28.33 | |
| 1979 | Final Straw | Paul Cook | Michael Stoute | 1:28.35 | |
| 1980 | Gielgud | Joe Mercer | Henry Cecil | 1:28.92 | |
| 1981 | Achieved | Pat Eddery | Vincent O'Brien | 1:27.09 | |
| 1982 | Gorytus | Willie Carson | Dick Hern | 1:26.24 | |
| 1983 | Lear Fan | Tony Clark | Guy Harwood | 1:28.16 | |
| 1984 | Young Runaway | Greville Starkey | Guy Harwood | 1:28.81 | |
| 1985 | Sure Blade | Brent Thomson | Barry Hills | 1:28.30 | |
| 1986 | Don't Forget Me | Pat Eddery | Richard Hannon Sr. | 1:25.06 | |
| 1987 | Warning | Pat Eddery | Guy Harwood | 1:25.22 | |
| 1988 | Prince of Dance | Willie Carson | Neil Graham | 1:26.50 | |
| 1989 | no race | ||||
| 1990 | Bog Trotter | Nigel Day | William Haggas | 1:26.88 | |
| 1991 | Rodrigo de Triano | Willie Carson | Peter Chapple-Hyam | 1:26.55 | |
| 1992 | Petardia | Michael Hills | Geoff Wragg | 1:25.86 | |
| 1993 | Unblest | George Duffield | James Fanshawe | 1:28.36 | |
| 1994 | Sri Pekan | Michael Kinane | Paul Cole | 1:27.22 | |
| 1995 | Alhaarth | Willie Carson | Dick Hern | 1:31.57 | |
| 1996 | Bahhare | Willie Carson | John Dunlop | 1:23.21 | |
| 1997 | Daggers Drawn | Kieren Fallon | Henry Cecil | 1:26.92 | |
| 1998 | Auction House | Michael Hills | Barry Hills | 1:26.08 | |
| 1999 | Distant Music | Michael Hills | Barry Hills | 1:24.16 | |
| 2000 | Noverre | Frankie Dettori | David Loder | 1:25.67 | |
| 2001 | Dubai Destination | Frankie Dettori | David Loder | 1:26.45 | |
| 2002 | Almushahar | Frankie Dettori | David Loder | 1:24.15 | |
| 2003 | Lucky Story | Darryll Holland | Mark Johnston | 1:27.92 | |
| 2004 | Etlaala | Richard Hills | Barry Hills | 1:23.33 | |
| 2005 | |||||
| (dh) | Close to You | ||||
| Silent Times | John Egan | ||||
| Jamie Spencer | Terry Mills | ||||
| Eoghan O'Neill | 1:26.62 | ||||
| 2006 | Vital Equine | Richard Mullen | Eoghan O'Neill | 1:23.29 | |
| 2007 | McCartney | Ryan Moore | Mark Johnston | 1:25.04 | |
| 2008 | Westphalia | Johnny Murtagh | Aidan O'Brien | 1:28.52 | |
| 2009 | Poet's Voice | Frankie Dettori | Saeed bin Suroor | 1:24.91 | |
| 2010 | Saamidd | Frankie Dettori | Saeed bin Suroor | 1:26.32 | |
| 2011 | Trumpet Major | Richard Hughes | Richard Hannon Sr. | 1:25.86 | |
| 2012 | Toronado | Richard Hughes | Richard Hannon Sr. | 1:24.88 | |
| 2013 | Outstrip | Mickael Barzalona | Charlie Appleby | 1:26.90 | |
| 2014 | Estidhkaar | Paul Hanagan | Richard Hannon Jr. | 1:24.18 | |
| 2015 | Emotionless | William Buick | Charlie Appleby | 1:27.49 | |
| 2016 | Rivet | Andrea Atzeni | William Haggas | 1:26.63 | |
| 2017 | Seahenge | Donnacha O'Brien | Aidan O'Brien | 1:25.78 | |
| 2018 | Too Darn Hot | Frankie Dettori | John Gosden | 1:23.92 | |
| 2019 | Threat | Pat Dobbs | Richard Hannon Jr. | 1:25.42 | |
| 2020 | Chindit | Pat Dobbs | Richard Hannon Jr. | 1:24.21 | |
| 2021 | Bayside Boy | David Egan | Roger Varian | 1:27.88 | |
| 2022 | Chaldean | Frankie Dettori | Andrew Balding | 1:27.01 | |
| 2023 | Iberian | Tom Marquand | Charles Hills | 1:27.35 | |
| 2024 | Bay City Roller | Callum Shepherd | George Scott | 1:25.02 | |
| 2025 | Puerto Rico | Sean Levey | Aidan O'Brien | 1:25.93 |
Earlier winners
- 1823: Swiss
- 1824: Memnon
- 1825: King Catton
- 1826: Moonshine
- 1827: The Colonel
- 1828: Cant
- 1829: Bud
- 1830: Frederica
- 1831: Francesca
- 1832: Muley Moloch
- 1833: Cotillon
- 1834: Coriolanus
- 1835: Beeswing
- 1836: Jereed
- 1837: Don John
- 1838: Eliza
- 1839: Launcelot
- 1840: Kedge
- 1841: Attila
- 1842: A British Yeoman
- 1843: The Cure
- 1844: Lancashire Witch
- 1845: Princess Alice
- 1846: Van Tromp
- 1847: Assault
- 1848: The Flying Dutchman
- 1849: The Italian
- 1850: Aphrodite
- 1851: Augur
- 1852: Vindex
- 1853: Champagne
- 1854: The Bonnie Morn
- 1855: Ellington
- 1856: Tasmania
- 1857: Gildermire
- 1858: Prelude
- 1859: King of Diamonds
- 1860: Walloon
- 1861: The Marquis
- 1862: Lord Clifden
- 1863: Ely
- 1864: Zambezi
- 1865: Redan 1
- 1866: Achievement
- 1867: Virtue 2
- 1868: Morna
- 1869: Sunshine
- 1870: King of the Forest
- 1871: Cremorne
- 1872: Kaiser
- 1873: Napoleon III
- 1874: Camballo
- 1875: Farnese
- 1876: Lady Golightly
- 1877: Clementine
- 1878: Charibert
- 1879: Evasion
- 1880: Bal Gal
- 1881: Kermesse
- 1882: Hauteur
- 1883: Superba
- 1884: Langwell
- 1885: Minting
- 1886: Grandison / Panzerschiff 3
- 1887: Ayrshire
- 1888: Chittabob
- 1889: Riviera
- 1890: Haute Saône
- 1891: La Fleche
- 1892: The Prize
- 1893: Ladas
- 1894: Solaro
- 1895: Omladina
- 1896: Velasquez
- 1897: Ayah
- 1898: Mark For'ard
- 1899: Democrat 1 The 1865 race was a dead heat, but Redan was awarded victory after Lord Lyon's owner declined to take part in a run-off. 2 Blue Gown finished first in 1867, but he was disqualified for carrying an undeclared weight. 3 The 1886 race was a dead-heat and has joint winners.
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