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.
Statements (46)
| 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
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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
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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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Brigadier Gerard