Group 2 race | |
Location | Doncaster Racecourse Doncaster, England |
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Inaugurated | 1823 |
Race type | Flat / Thoroughbred |
Sponsor | Coral |
Website | Doncaster |
Race information | |
Distance | 7f 6y (1,414 metres) |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Straight |
Qualification | Two-year-old colts and geldings |
Weight | 9 st 0 lb Penalties 3 lb for G1 / G2 winners |
Purse | £125,000 (2022) 1st: £80,000 |
2024 | ||
Bay City Roller | Monumental | Aftermath |
Previous years | ||
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2023 | ||
Iberian | Sunway | Rosallion |
2022 | ||
Chaldean | Indestructible | Silver Knott |
2021 | ||
Bayside Boy | Reach For The Moon | Twilight Jet |
1990-1988 | ||
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1990 | ||
Bog Trotter | Arokat | Stone Mill |
1988 | ||
Prince Of Dance | Shining Steel | Free Sweater |
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.
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.
Leading jockey (9 wins):
Leading trainer (10 wins):
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 and 1904 races were dead-heats and have joint winners.
4 The 1941 edition took place at Newbury.
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