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Location | Ascot Racecourse Ascot, England (since 2011) |
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Inaugurated | 1877 |
Race type | Flat / Thoroughbred |
Sponsor | QIPCO |
Website | Ascot |
Race information | |
Distance | 1m 1f 212y (2,004 metres) |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Right-handed |
Qualification | Three-years-old and up |
Weight | 9 st 1 lb (3yo); 9 st 5 lb (4yo+) Allowances 3 lb for fillies and mares |
Purse | £1,278,210 (2022) 1st: £737,230 |
2023 | ||
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King Of Steel | Via Sistina | Horizon Dore |
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2022 | ||
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Bay Bridge | Adayar | My Prospero |
2021 | ||
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Sealiway | Dubai Honour | Mac Swiney |
1970–1969 | ||
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1970 | ||
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Lorenzaccio | Nijinsky | Hotfoot |
1969 | ||
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Flossy | Park Top | Lorenzaccio |
The Champion Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run at Ascot over a distance of 1 mile 1 furlong and 212 yards (2,004 metres), and it is scheduled to take place as part of British Champions Day each year in October.