The Champagne Stakes is a

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in Great Britain open to two-year-old colts and

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s. It is run at

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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 final day, the same day as the

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. The leading horses from the race sometimes go on to compete in the following month's

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. The most recent horse to win both races was Chaldean in 2022.

Records

Leading

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(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)'' *

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– ''Zambezi (1864), Sunshine (1869), Camballo (1874), Farnese (1875), Lady Golightly (1876), Charibert (1878), Bal Gal (1880), Langwell (1884), Minting (1885), Ladas (1893)''

Winners since 1967

Earlier winners

* 1823: Swiss * 1824:

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* 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:

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* 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:

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* 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:

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* 1879: Evasion * 1880: Bal Gal * 1881: Kermesse * 1882: Hauteur * 1883: Superba * 1884: Langwell * 1885:

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* 1886: Grandison / Panzerschiff ³ * 1887:

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* 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 * 1900: Orchid * 1901: Game Chick * 1902:

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* 1903: Pretty Polly * 1904: Galangal / Verdiana ³ * 1905: Achilles * 1906:

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* 1907: Lesbia * 1908: Duke Michael * 1909: Neil Gow * 1910: Pietri * 1911: White Star * 1912: Craganour * 1913:

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* 1914: Redfern * 1915–18: ''no race'' * 1919: Tetratema * 1920: Lemonora * 1921: Golden Corn * 1922: Drake * 1923:

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* 1924: Bucellas * 1925: Coronach * 1926: Damon * 1927: Fairway * 1928: Arabella * 1929: Fair Diana * 1930: Portlaw * 1931:

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* 1932: Myrobella * 1933: Blazonry * 1934: Kingsem * 1935: Mahmoud * 1936: Foray * 1937: Portmarnock * 1938: Panorama * 1939–40: ''no race'' * 1941: Big Game ⁴ * 1942–45: ''no race'' * 1946:

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* 1947: My Babu * 1948: Abernant * 1949:

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* 1950: Big Dipper * 1951: Orgoglio * 1952: Bebe Grande * 1953: Darius * 1954: Our Babu * 1955: Rustam * 1956: Eudaemon * 1957: Kelly * 1958: Be Careful * 1959: Paddy's Sister * 1960: Ambergris * 1961: Clear Sound * 1962: King of Babylon * 1963: Tallahassee * 1964: Hardicanute * 1965: Celtic Song * 1966:

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¹ The 1865 race was a dead heat, but Redan was awarded victory after

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'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 and 1904 races were dead-heats and have joint winners.
⁴ The 1941 edition took place at Newbury.

References

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