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 third 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) GalangalVerdiana William HalseyDanny Maher Charles ArcherGeorge 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 John 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 Harry Cottrill 1923 Mumtaz Mahal George Hulme Richard Dawson 1:15.40 1924 Bucellas Henri Jelliss 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 Dawson Waugh 1:12.40 1934 Kingsem Steve Donoghue Norman 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 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 Sam 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 Sam 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 1989Abandoned due to subsidence 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 YouSilent Times John EganJamie Spencer Terry MillsEoghan O'Neill 1:26.62 2006 Vital Equine Richard Mullen Eoghan O'Neill 1:23.29 2007 McCartney Ryan Moore Mark Johnston 1:25.04 2008 Westphalia 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 2026 Desert Castle Billy Loughnan Charlie Appleby 1:26.25

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 Horse racing in Great Britain List of British flat horse races

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External links 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.