The 2012 Champion Stakes was the 136th running of the Champion Stakes horse race. It was run over one mile and two furlongs at Ascot Racecourse on 20 October 2012.
Race details Sponsor: QIPCO Winner's prize money: £737,230 Going: Soft Number of runners: 6 Winner's time: 2 minutes, 10.22 seconds
Full result Dist * Horse Jockey Trainer SP1FrankelTom QueallySir Henry Cecil2/11 fav21¾Cirrus des AiglesOlivier PeslierCorine Barande-Barbe9/232½NathanielWilliam BuickJohn Gosden9/143½PastoriusFrankie DettoriMario Hofer33/154Master of HoundsRyan MooreWilliam Haggas80/162½Bullet TrainIan MonganSir Henry Cecil100/1 * The distances between the horses are shown in lengths
Winner details Further details of the winner, Frankel:
Foaled: 11 February 2008, in Great Britain Sire: Galileo; Dam: Kind (Danehill) Owner: Khalid Abdulla Breeder: Juddmonte Farms
Form analysis Previous Group 1 wins Group 1 victories prior to running in the 2012 Champion Stakes:
Frankel – Dewhurst Stakes (2010), 2000 Guineas Stakes (2011), St James's Palace Stakes (2011), Sussex Stakes (2011, 2012), Queen Elizabeth II Stakes (2011), Lockinge Stakes (2012), Queen Anne Stakes (2012), International Stakes (2012) Cirrus des Aigles – Champion Stakes (2011), Dubai Sheema Classic (2012), Prix Ganay (2012) Nathaniel – King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2011), Eclipse Stakes (2012) Pastorius – Deutsches Derby (2012), Bayerisches Zuchtrennen (2012) Master of Hounds – Jebel Hatta (2012)
Subsequent Group 1 wins Group 1 victories after running in the Champion Stakes:
Pastorius – Prix Ganay (2013) Cirrus des Aigles – Prix Ganay (2014, 2015), Prix d'Ispahan (2014), Coronation Cup (2014)
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