2018 British Champions Series
Sports season
2018 British Champions Series | |
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Sport | Horse racing |
Duration | 5 May – 20 October 2018 |
Horse | |
Series Champion | Cracksman |
Rating | 130[1] |
Jockey | |
Series Champion | Frankie Dettori |
Win / 2nd / 3rd | 7 / 4 / 4 |
Trainer | |
Series Champion | John Gosden |
Win / 2nd / 3rd | 11 / 4 / 4 |
Seasons | |
← 2017 2019 → |
The 2018 British Champions Series, sponsored by QIPCO, was the eighth edition of the horse racing series comprising 35 of the UK's top flat races. The series began with the 2,000 Guineas at Newmarket on 5 May, and ended with British Champions Day at Ascot on 20 October.[2][3]
Results
The series was split into five categories: Sprint, Mile, Middle Distance, Long Distance and Fillies & Mares. Each category included seven races.[4][5]
Sprint
Race | Date | Distance | Course | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
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King's Stand Stakes | 19 June | 5 furlongs | Ascot | Blue Point William Buick – Charlie Appleby | Battaash Jim Crowley – Charles Hills | Mabs Cross Paul Mulrennan – Michael Dods |
Commonwealth Cup | 22 June | 6 furlongs | Ascot | Eqtidaar Jim Crowley – Michael Stoute | Sands Of Mali Paul Hanagan – Richard Fahey | Emblazoned Frankie Dettori – John Gosden |
Diamond Jubilee Stakes | 23 June | 6 furlongs | Ascot | Merchant Navy Ryan Moore – Aidan O'Brien | City Light Christophe Soumillon – Stéphane Wattel | Bound For Nowhere Joel Rosario – Wesley Ward |
July Cup | 14 July | 6 furlongs | Newmarket | U S Navy Flag Ryan Moore – Aidan O'Brien | Brando Tom Eaves – Kevin Ryan | Fleet Review Wayne Lordan – Aidan O'Brien |
Nunthorpe Stakes | 24 August | 5 furlongs | York | Alpha Delphini Graham Lee – Bryan Smart | Mabs Cross Tom Eaves – Michael Dods | Blue Point William Buick – Charlie Appleby |
Sprint Cup | 8 September | 6 furlongs | Haydock | The Tin Man Oisin Murphy – James Fanshawe | Brando Tom Eaves – Kevin Ryan | Gustav Klimt Ryan Moore – Aidan O'Brien |
British Champions Sprint Stakes | 20 October | 6 furlongs | Ascot | Sands Of Mali Paul Hanagan – Richard Fahey | Harry Angel Adam Kirby – Clive Cox | Donjuan Triumphant James Doyle – Andrew Balding |
Mile
Middle Distance
Race | Date | Distance | Course | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
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Coronation Cup | 1 June | 1 mile 4 furlongs | Epsom | Cracksman Frankie Dettori – John Gosden | Salouen Silvestre de Sousa – Sylvester Kirk | Windstoss Adrie de Vries – Markus Klug |
Epsom Derby | 2 June | 1 mile 4 furlongs | Epsom | Masar William Buick – Charlie Appleby | Dee Ex Bee Silvestre de Sousa – Mark Johnston | Roaring Lion Oisin Murphy – John Gosden |
Prince of Wales's Stakes | 20 June | 1 mile 2 furlongs | Ascot | Poet's Word James Doyle – Michael Stoute | Cracksman Frankie Dettori – John Gosden | Hawkbill William Buick – Charlie Appleby |
Eclipse Stakes | 7 July | 1 mile 2 furlongs | Sandown | Roaring Lion Oisin Murphy – John Gosden | Saxon Warrior Donnacha O'Brien – Aidan O'Brien | Cliffs Of Moher Seamie Heffernan – Aidan O'Brien |
King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes | 28 July | 1 mile 4 furlongs | Ascot | Poet's Word James Doyle – Michael Stoute | Crystal Ocean William Buick – Michael Stoute | Coronet Olivier Peslier – John Gosden |
International Stakes | 22 August | 1 mile 2+1⁄2 furlongs | York | Roaring Lion Oisin Murphy – John Gosden | Poet's Word James Doyle – Michael Stoute | Thundering Blue Fran Berry - David Menuisier |
Champion Stakes | 20 October | 1 mile 2 furlongs | Ascot | Cracksman Frankie Dettori – John Gosden | Crystal Ocean William Buick – Michael Stoute | Subway Dancer Radek Koplík – Zdeno Koplík |
Long Distance
Race | Date | Distance | Course | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
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Yorkshire Cup | 18 May | 1 mile 6 furlongs | York | Stradivarius Frankie Dettori – John Gosden | Desert Skyline Silvestre de Sousa – David Elsworth | Call To Mind William Buick – William Haggas |
Ascot Gold Cup | 21 June | 2 miles 4 furlongs | Ascot | Stradivarius Frankie Dettori – John Gosden | Vazirabad Christophe Soumillon – Alain de Royer-Dupré | Torcedor Colm O'Donoghue – Jessica Harrington |
Goodwood Cup | 31 July | 2 miles | Goodwood | Stradivarius Andrea Atzeni – John Gosden | Torcedor Colm O'Donoghue – Jessica Harrington | Idaho Ryan Moore – Aidan O'Brien |
Lonsdale Cup | 24 August | 2 miles 1⁄2 furlong | York | Stradivarius Frankie Dettori – John Gosden | Count Octave Oisin Murphy – Andrew Balding | Idaho Ryan Moore – Aidan O'Brien |
Doncaster Cup | 14 September | 2 miles 2 furlongs | Doncaster | Thomas Hobson Ryan Moore – Willie Mullins | Max Dynamite Andrea Atzeni - Willie Mullins | Sheikhzayedroad Martin Harley - David Simcock |
St Leger Stakes | 15 September | 1 mile 6+1⁄2 furlongs | Doncaster | Kew Gardens Ryan Moore – Aidan O'Brien | Lah Ti Dar Frankie Dettori – John Gosden | Southern France Seamie Heffernan – Aidan O'Brien |
British Champions Long Distance Cup | 20 October | 2 miles | Ascot | Stradivarius Frankie Dettori – John Gosden | Thomas Hobson Oisin Murphy – Willie Mullins | Sir Erec Donnacha O'Brien – Aidan O'Brien |
Fillies & Mares
Standings
Horses were ranked according to their official BHA performance ratings in British Champions Series races during the season. Jockeys and trainers were ranked according to the number of wins, second places and third places they achieved during the series.[5]
Horses
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See also
References
- ^ "Champions Series Stars To Stud: Cracksman". British Champions Series. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
- ^ "QIPCO British Champions Series / Introduction". British Champions Series. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
- ^ "QIPCO British Champions Series set to launch on Saturday". British Champions Series. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
- ^ "Five Champions Series showdowns to savour in 2018". British Champions Series. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
- ^ a b "British Champions Series / Results Archive 2018". British Champions Series. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
External links
- Official website
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Middle Distance | |
Long Distance | |
Fillies & Mares |
- Temple Stakes (Sprint)
- Joel Stakes (Mile)