Champagne Stakes

The 2011 Champagne Stakes gives every indication it will live up to the already hugely popular two-year-old series we’ve witnessed throughout this year. With Sepoy in the paddock it’s time for a new contingent of horses to make their mark and at this stage it looks like Helmet is the…

Two-year-old Group 1 racing returns to Royal Randwick this Saturday with the 2011 Champagne Stakes field brimming with a new batch of talent all hitting top form. There are plenty of wins throughout the field with just four of the 12 entries yet to register their maiden victory. Helmet is…

Fans and punters received a shock from Friday’s 2010 Champagne Stakes when unlikely winner Lone Rock beat out a field of classy three-year-old fillies to take the win. Punters who took a chance on the daughter of Fastnet Rock will be very happy indeed as the three-year-old bay filly was…

As there is just a day to go before the jumping of Mooney Valley’s $150,000 Champagne Stakes, final preparations are being made. This includes the naming of the final field. Twelve emerging three-year-old fillies are preparing to contest the upcoming Group 3 event. Solar Charged, trained by Randiwick based John…

The 2010 Group 3 Champagne Stakes is set to jump this Saturday, September 25 at Moonee Valley. The nominations for the upcoming race have been announced with 18 quality runners stepping up for a shot at the title and $150,000 in prize money. Kembla Grange based trainer Michael Tubman headlines…

The 2010 MVRC Champagne Stakes is set to take place under the lights at Moonee Valley on Friday night, September 24. The $200,000 Group 3 MVRC Champagne Stakes (1200m) is one of four feature events at the night meeting, headlined by the Group 1 Manikato Stakes (1200m). Other Group races…

The Peter Snowden-trained Skilled defeated a classy field of fellow two-year-olds at Randwick on Saturday in the $300,000 Group 1 Champagne Stakes (1600m), giving jockey Josh Parr his first Group 1 success. In a blanket finish, Skilled ($10) beat home the Tim Martin-trained Sasa ($8) by a mere head with…

As part of the elite racing action taking place at Randwick racecourse’s Sydney Cup Day on Saturday, a capacity field of 15 two-year-olds will battle it out in the $300,000 Group 1 Champagne Stakes (1600m), the largest field in recent years. Two classy juveniles are currently battling for favouritism in…

The nominations are in for this Saturday’s $300,000 Group 1 Champagne Stakes (1600m) with 21 promising two-year-olds hoping to gain a start in the set weights feature. The 2010 Champagne Stakes is taking place at Randwick as part of the elite final meeting of the Sydney autumn carnival, Sydney Cup…

On Saturday April 24 the Royal Randwick racecourse will host its final race meeting of the Sydney autumn carnival, featuring eight top-class races including the $300,000 Group 1 Champagne Stakes (1600m). The Champagne Stakes is the last leg of the coveted Triple Crown for two-year-olds, which follows the Golden Slipper…