2013 Champion Stakes

2013 Champion Stakes

Champion Stakes
Racing colours of the winner
Location	Ascot Racecourse
Date	19 October 2013
Winning horse	Farhh
Starting price	11/4
Jockey	Silvestre de Sousa
Trainer	Saeed bin Suroor
Owner	Godolphin Racing
Conditions	Soft

The 2013 Champion Stakes was the 137th running of the Champion Stakes horse race. It was run over one mile and two furlongs at Ascot Racecourse on 19 October 2013. ^[1]

Race details

• Sponsor: QIPCO
• Winner's prize money: £737,230
• Going: Soft
• Number of runners: 10
• Winner's time: 2 minutes, 12.02 seconds

Full result

	Dist *	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	SP
1		Farhh	Silvestre de Sousa	Saeed bin Suroor	11/4
2	nk	Cirrus des Aigles	Christophe Soumillon	Corine Barande-Barbe	6/4 fav
3	½	Ruler of the World	Ryan Moore	Aidan O'Brien	13/2
4	6	Hunter's Light	Mickael Barzalona	Saeed bin Suroor	25/1
5	½	Mukhadram	Paul Hanagan	William Haggas	14/1
6	nk	Hillstar	Richard Hughes	Sir Michael Stoute	14/1
7	1	Morandi	Christophe Lemaire	Jean-Claude Rouget	10/1
8	4½	Main Sequence	Ted Durcan	David Lanigan	66/1
9	nk	Parish Hall	Kevin Manning	Jim Bolger	50/1
10	7	Triple Threat	Maxime Guyon	André Fabre	20/1

* The distances between the horses are shown in lengths ^[1]

Winner details

Further details of the winner, Farhh: ^[2]

• Foaled: 4 March 2008, in Great Britain
• Sire: Pivotal; Dam: Gonbarda (Lando)
• Owner: Godolphin Racing
• Breeder: Darley Stud

Form analysis

Previous Group 1 wins

Group 1 victories prior to running in the 2013 Champion Stakes:

• Farhh – Lockinge Stakes (2013) ^[2]
• Cirrus des Aigles – Champion Stakes (2011), Dubai Sheema Classic (2012), Prix Ganay (2012) ^[3]
• Ruler of the World – Epsom Derby (2013) ^[4]
• Hunter's Light – Premio Roma (2012), Al Maktoum Challenge R3 (2013) ^[5]
• Morandi – Critérium de Saint-Cloud (2012) ^[6]
• Parish Hall – Dewhurst Stakes (2011) ^[7]

References

1. "2013 Champion Stakes result". Racing Post . Retrieved 2013-10-25.
2. "Farhh". Racing Post. 2011-06-02. Retrieved 2013-10-25.
3. "Cirrus Des Aigles". Racing Post. Retrieved 2013-10-25.
4. "Ruler Of The World". Racing Post. Retrieved 2013-10-25.
5. "Hunter´s Light". Racing Post. Retrieved 2013-10-25.
6. "Morandi". Racing Post. 2011-06-02. Retrieved 2013-10-25.
7. "Parish Hall". Racing Post. 2011-06-02. Retrieved 2013-10-25.