Champion Stakes

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Champion Stakes is a prestigious Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain, run over middle distances and featuring many of the world’s top thoroughbreds.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Group 1 race
Thoroughbred horse race
flat horse race
ageRestriction 3 years old and older
class Group 1
country Great Britain NERFINISHED
distance 1 mile 2 furlongs
about 2,000 metres
formerCourse Rowley Mile, Newmarket NERFINISHED
formerStatus Group 2 before promotion to Group 1
genderEligibility colts, fillies and mares
governingBody British Horseracing Authority NERFINISHED
importance one of Britain’s most prestigious middle-distance races
inaugurated 1877
locatedIn Ascot Racecourse NERFINISHED
movedTo Ascot Racecourse NERFINISHED
moveYear 2011
notableFeature attracts many of the world’s top thoroughbreds
notableJockey Lester Piggott NERFINISHED
Pat Eddery NERFINISHED
notableTrainer Aidan O'Brien NERFINISHED
Sir Henry Cecil NERFINISHED
notableWinner Almanzor NERFINISHED
Cirrus des Aigles NERFINISHED
Cracksman NERFINISHED
Frankel NERFINISHED
Magical NERFINISHED
Sea The Stars NERFINISHED
organisedBy Ascot Racecourse Limited NERFINISHED
originalLocation Newmarket Racecourse NERFINISHED
partOf British Champions Day NERFINISHED
promotionToGroup1 1971
purse one of the richest races in Britain on turf
qualification three-years-old and up
raceCategory middle-distance race
raceCode Turf flat Group 1 middle-distance
raceDay British Champions Day meeting at Ascot NERFINISHED
raceType flat
region Europe
scheduling end-of-season championship race
held in October
season flat racing season finale event
sponsor QIPCO NERFINISHED
sponsorshipName QIPCO Champion Stakes NERFINISHED
surface turf
track right-handed

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British Champions Series hasPart Champion Stakes
Ascot Racecourse hostsRace Champion Stakes
Brigadier Gerard wonRace Champion Stakes
British racehorse Brigadier Gerard wonRace Champion Stakes
subject surface form: Brigadier Gerard