Champion Stakes Odds
Widely considered as one of the biggest races of the entire Flat season, the betting for the Champion Stakes is hugely popular, and you can find the latest odds for the latest renewal below...
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Ascot 15:55
Qipco Champion Stakes (British Champions Middle Distance) (Group 1)
- 3yo+, 37 Runners
- Flat,Turf , 1m 1f 212y
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• Number alongside the horse name is the days since the horse last ran.
• Numbers/letters under the jockey silk is the horse form with the most recent figure on the right. Numbers = finishing position (0 = finished outside the top 10), P = pulled up, F = fell, U = Unseated, B = brought down, R = refused, C = carried out, D = disqualified, HR = hit rails, L = left at start, O = ran out, S = slipped up, V = void race. A dash between figures indicates a year between the runs and a slash indicates a new season.
• % alongside jockey/trainer names = strike rate in last 30 days.
• Key to pointers: C = Course winner, D = Distance winner, CD = Course & Distance winner, BF = Beaten Favourite last time out, WS = Has had wind surgery since last run, LT = Longest Travellers, b = Wearing blinkers, b1 = Wearing blinkers for the first time, h = Wearing a hood, h1 = Wearing a hood for the first time, t = Wearing a tongue strap, t1 = Wearing a tongue strap for the first time, v = Wearing a visor, v1 = Wearing a visor for the first time, p = Wearing cheek pieces. OR = Official Rating. RPR = Racing Post Rating. Topspeed is a figure calculated using race times and the going to show how fast the horse can run.
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What is the Champion Stakes?
The Champion Stakes is one of the biggest middle-distance Flat races in the world, and the feature on Champions Day at Ascot. A Group 1 contest over a mile and two furlongs, the race carries a prize pot of £1.3 million, and is the middle-distance final of the British Champions Series.
What happened in the 2023 Champion Stakes?
Roger Varian's King Of Steel handed Frankie Dettori a last winner in Britain as the 3/1 favourite got the better of Via Sistina in a thrilling finish.
The history of the Champion Stakes
A race with a stunning history, the Champion Stakes was first run in 1877 at Newmarket ,and it has since grown into an elite race which is integral to the calendar. The race often sees the cream of the classic generation take on their elders for a share of the £1.3 million of prize money on offer.
The Champion Stakes was originally held at Newmarket as part of the old Champions Day, but the concept was revamped and switched to Ascot in 2011, and the race now serves as the middle-distance finale of the British Champion Series. Some illustrious names have won the race over the years, including Brigadier Gerard and Frankel.
Who is the most iconic winner of the Champion Stakes?
The Champion Stakes has one of the great roll of honours in the history of the sport, with a plethora of legendary winners etching their name into history over the past century and more.
There were a number of multiple winners during the early years of the Champion Stakes, but more recently there have been some memorable moments. The great Brigadier Gerard won the race in successive years in the early seventies, while the same can be said of Triptych, who won the race twice in 1986 and 1987.
The most iconic winner of the race, though, is undoubtedly Frankel. The Champion Stakes proved to be the tenth and final Group 1 success of the great Frankel's illustrious career, when he was required to deal with both soft ground, and the challenge of the top-class French horse Cirrus des Aigles. He took his final assignment, like everything else during his magnificent career, in his stride, signing off with a perfect record of 14 wins out of 14. Frankel has seen been retired to stud and have sired a plethora of Group 1 winners, including Cracksman - who won the Champion Stakes in 2017 and 2018.
Are there any trials for the Champion Stakes?
The Champion Stakes is the finale of the middle-distance category of the British Champion Series, and as such the route to the race is pretty established. Every so often, key contenders will improve throughout the season through more unorthodox routes, but more often than not, contenders for the Champion Stakes tend to take their chance in races such as the Coronation Cup at Epsom, the Prince of Wales's Stakes at Royal Ascot, the Coral-Eclipse at Sandown, the King George at Ascot and the International Stakes at York.
Who is the most successful jockey in the Champion Stakes?
The joint winning most jockeys in the Champion Stakes are Danny Maher and Charlie Elliott, with six wins. Maher won on Osboch (1901), Pretty Polly (1905), Polymelus (1906), Llangwm (1908), Bayardo (1909) and Lemberg (1910), while Elliott scored with Ellangowan (1923), Asterus (1927), Goyescas (1931), Djeddah (1949) and Dynamiter (1951, 1952).
Who is the most successful trainer in the Champion Stakes?
Alec Taylor Jr is the trainer at the top of the winning charts with eight victories during his career in the Champion Stakes. Taylor won the race with Sceptre (1903), Bayardo (1909), Lemberg (1910, 1911), Gay Crusader (1917), My Dear (1918), Buchan (1919) and Picaroon (1925).