The British Champions Series is a series of 35 top British flat races, which culminates in a day-long festival of championship races, known as British Champions Day. It was inaugurated in the 2011 season to draw together some of Britain's key flat races into a meaningful championship, with the hope of generating coverage and stimulating interest among the more casual sports fan.[1] It was believed to have achieved its aims based on an increase of 7% attendance at the race days that were part of the 2011 series, as opposed to a 3.9% increase in attendances across the season's race programme as a whole.[2]
The championships have been sponsored by the Qatari investment group QIPCO since its inception in 2011. In June 2015 QIPCO renewed their sponsorship until at least 2024 in a deal worth more than £50m, the biggest sponsorship deal ever for British horse racing.[3]
The series is split into five divisions - Sprint, Mile, Middle Distance, Long Distance and Fillies & Mares. This series includes all Group One races in Great Britain, except those limited to two year old horses.
Races
[edit]Sprint
[edit]Race | Date | Distance | Course |
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King Charles III Stakes | Mid June | 5 furlongs | Ascot |
Commonwealth Cup | Mid June | 6 furlongs | Ascot |
Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes | Mid June | 6 furlongs | Ascot |
July Cup | Mid July | 6 furlongs | Newmarket |
Nunthorpe Stakes | Late August | 5 furlongs | York |
Haydock Sprint Cup | Early September | 6 furlongs | Haydock |
British Champions Sprint Stakes | Mid October | 6 furlongs | Ascot |
Mile
[edit]Race | Date | Distance | Course |
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2,000 Guineas | Early May | 1 mile | Newmarket |
Lockinge Stakes | Mid May | 1 mile | Newbury |
Queen Anne Stakes | Mid June | 1 mile | Ascot |
St. James's Palace Stakes | Mid June | 1 mile | Ascot |
Sussex Stakes | Late July | 1 mile | Goodwood |
Sun Chariot Stakes | Early October | 1 mile | Newmarket |
Queen Elizabeth II Stakes | Mid October | 1 mile | Ascot |
Middle Distance
[edit]Race | Date | Distance | Course |
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Coronation Cup | Early June | 1 mile 4 furlongs | Epsom |
Epsom Derby | Early June | 1 mile 4 furlongs | Epsom |
Prince of Wales's Stakes | Mid June | 1 mile 2 furlongs | Ascot |
Eclipse Stakes | Early July | 1 mile 2 furlongs | Sandown |
King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes | Late July | 1 mile 4 furlongs | Ascot |
Juddmonte International Stakes | Mid August | 1 mile 2 furlongs | York |
Champion Stakes | Mid October | 1 mile 2 furlongs | Ascot |
Long Distance
[edit]Race | Date | Distance | Course |
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Yorkshire Cup | Mid May | 1 mile 6 furlongs | York |
Ascot Gold Cup | Mid June | 2 miles 4 furlongs | Ascot |
Goodwood Cup | Early August | 2 miles | Goodwood |
Lonsdale Cup | Late August | 2 miles 1/2 furlong | York |
Doncaster Cup | Mid September | 2 miles 2 furlongs | Doncaster |
St. Leger Stakes | Mid September | 1 mile 6 furlongs | Doncaster |
British Champions Long Distance Cup | Mid October | 2 miles | Ascot |
Fillies & Mares
[edit]Race | Date | Distance | Course |
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1,000 Guineas | Early May | 1 mile | Newmarket |
Epsom Oaks | Early June | 1 mile 4 furlongs | Epsom |
Coronation Stakes | Mid June | 1 mile | Ascot |
Falmouth Stakes | Mid July | 1 mile | Newmarket |
Nassau Stakes | Early August | 1 mile 2 furlongs | Goodwood |
Yorkshire Oaks | Mid/Late August | 1 mile 4 furlongs | York |
British Champions Fillies & Mares Stakes | Mid October | 1 mile 4 furlongs | Ascot |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "British Champions' Series launched to broaden appeal". BBC Sport. 23 September 2010. Retrieved 21 April 2013.
- ^ "British Champions' Series organisers buoyed by new figures". Sport Business. 13 October 2011. Archived from the original on 24 April 2013. Retrieved 21 April 2013.
- ^ "British Champions Series secures record sponsorship deal". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
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