Champagne Stakes (Great Britain)

Champagne Stakes
ClassGroup 2
LocationDoncaster Racecourse
Doncaster, England
Inaugurated1823
Race typeFlat / Thoroughbred
SponsorBetfred
WebsiteDoncaster
Race information
Distance7f 6y (1,414 metres)
SurfaceTurf
TrackStraight
QualificationTwo-year-old
colts and geldings
Weight9 st 2 lb
Penalties
3 lb for G1 / G2 winners
Purse£150,000 (2025)
1st: £85,065
Champagne Stakes
2025
Puerto Rico Oxagon Cape Orator
Previous years
2024
Bay City Roller Monumental Aftermath
2023
Iberian Sunway Rosallion
2022
Chaldean Indestructible Silver Knott
2021
Bayside Boy Reach For The Moon Twilight Jet
2020-2011
2020
Chindit Albasheer State Of Rest
2019
Threat Royal Crusade Juan Elcano
2018
Too Darn Hot Phoenix Of Spain Cardini
2017
Seahenge Hey Gaman Mythical Magic
2016
Rivet Thunder Snow D'bai
2015
Emotionless Ibn Malik Palawan
2014
Estidhkaar War Envoy Aces
2013
Outstrip The Grey Gatsby Cable Bay
2012
Toronado Dundonnell Tha'ir
2011
Trumpet Major Red Duke Entifaadha
2010-2001
2010
Saamidd Approve Waiter's Dream
2009
Poet's Voice Viscount Nelson Silver Grecian
2008
Westphalia Zacinto Playfellow
2007
Mccartney Alexander Castle One Great Cat
2006
Vital Equine Eagle Mountain Cockney Rebel
2005
Close To You Silent Times Killybegs
2004
Etlaala Iceman Oude
2003
Lucky Story Auditorium Haafhd
2002
Almushahar St Pancras Wizard Of Noz
2001
Dubai Destination Rock Of Gibraltar Leo's Luckyman
2000-1991
2000
Noverre Cd Europe Ghayth
1999
Distant Music Rossini Winning Venture
1998
Auction House Commander Collins Tumbleweed Quartet
1997
Daggers Drawn Docksider Saratoga Springs
1996
Bahhare In Command Musheer
1995
Alhaarth Rio Duvida Take A Left
1994
Sri Pekan Pipe Major Alami
1993
Unblest State Performer Bluegrass Prince
1992
Petardia Needle Gun Fitzcarraldo
1991
Rodrigo De Triano River Falls Artic Tracker
1990-1988
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.

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 [a] 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 [b] 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 [c] Vital Equine Richard Mullen Eoghan O'Neill 1:23.29
2007 McCartney Ryan Moore Mark Johnston 1:25.04
2008 Westphalia [d] 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
  1. ^ The 1941 running was held at Newbury.
  2. ^ The 1989 race was abandoned because of subsidence
  3. ^ The 2006 running took place at York
  4. ^ The 2008 winner Westphalia was later exported to Hong Kong and renamed Super Pistachio

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.

See also

References

  • Paris-Turf:
    • "1982"., "1983"., "1984"., "1985"., "1986"., "1987".
  • Racing Post:
  • Race Recordings (1974, 1980, 1982-2003) youtube.com
  • galopp-sieger.de – Champagne Stakes.
  • horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Champagne Stakes (2018).
  • pedigreequery.com – Champagne Stakes – Doncaster.
  • Abelson, Edward; Tyrrel, John (1993). The Breedon Book of Horse Racing Records. Breedon Books. pp. 173–175. ISBN 1-873626-15-0.
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