Favourites have won 11 of 36 runnings of the Champion Stakes since 1990 in the RaceWatch results database.Sample: 36 runnings · Window: 1990 to 2025 · Source: RaceWatch results database (historical_results)
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Champion Stakes roll of honour since 1990
| 2025 | 18 Oct 25 | Ascot | 4 | 9-7 | 15/8 | - | 125 | F-H Graffard | Mickael Barzalona | Aga Khan Studs Scea | 11 | 2.25 | Good | 1m2f | |
| 2024 | 19 Oct 24 | Ascot | 6 | 9-7 | 40/1 | - | 115 | Owen Burrows | Jim Crowley | Shadwell Estate Company Ltd | 11 | 0.50 | Soft | 1m2f | |
| 2023 | 21 Oct 23 | Ascot | 3 | 9-3 | 3/1F | Yes | 121 | Roger Varian | Frankie Dettori | Amo Racing Limited | 8 | 0.75 | Soft | 1m2f | |
| 2022 | 15 Oct 22 | Ascot | 4 | 9-7 | 10/1 | - | 120 | Sir Michael Stoute | Richard Kingscote | James Wigan & Ballylinch Stud | 9 | 0.50 | Good To Soft | 1m2f | |
| 2021 | 16 Oct 21 | Ascot | 3 | 9-1 | 12/1 | - | 117 | Cedric Rossi | Mickael Barzalona | Gousserie Racing | 9 | 0.75 | Good To Soft | 1m2f | |
| 2020 | 17 Oct 20 | Ascot | 6 | 9-5 | 9/1 | - | 122 | William Haggas | Tom Marquand | Sheikh Ahmed Al Maktoum | 10 | 2.25 | Soft | 1m2f | |
| 2019 | 19 Oct 19 | Ascot | 4 | 9-2 | EvensF | Yes | 122 | Aidan O'Brien | Donnacha O'Brien | Derrick Smith & Mrs John Magnier & Michael Tabor | 9 | 0.75 | Soft | 1m2f | |
| 2018 | 20 Oct 18 | Ascot | 4 | 9-5 | 5/6F | Yes | 125 | John Gosden | Frankie Dettori | A E Oppenheimer | 8 | 6.00 | Soft | 1m2f | |
| 2017 | 21 Oct 17 | Ascot | 3 | 9-1 | 13/8F | Yes | 122 | John Gosden | Frankie Dettori | A E Oppenheimer | 10 | 7.00 | Soft | 1m2f | |
| 2016 | 15 Oct 16 | Ascot | 3 | 9-0 | 11/8F | Yes | 127 | J-C Rouget | Christophe Soumillon | Ecurie Antonio Caro | 10 | 2.00 | Good | 1m2f | |
| 2015 | 17 Oct 15 | Ascot | 4 | 9-5 | 10/1 | - | 120 | D K Weld | Pat Smullen | Newtown Anner Stud Farm | 13 | 1.25 | Good To Soft | 1m2f | |
| 2014 | 18 Oct 14 | Ascot | 5 | 9-5 | 7/1 | - | 117 | Lady Cecil | James Doyle | K Abdullah | 9 | 0.30 | Heavy | 1m2f | |
| 2013 | 19 Oct 13 | Ascot | 5 | 9-3 | 11/4 | - | 124 | Saeed bin Suroor | Silvestre De Sousa | Godolphin | 10 | 0.30 | Soft | 1m2f | |
| 2012 | 20 Oct 12 | Ascot | 4 | 9-3 | 2/11F | Yes | 140 | Sir Henry Cecil | Tom Queally | K Abdullah | 6 | 1.75 | Soft | 1m2f | |
| 2011 | 15 Oct 11 | Ascot | 5 | 9-3 | 12/1 | - | 125 | Mme C Barande-Barbe | Christophe Soumillon | Jean Claude Alain Dupouy | 12 | 0.75 | Good | 1m2f | |
| 2010 | 16 Oct 10 | Newmarket | 5 | 9-3 | 7/2 | - | 125 | Sir Henry Cecil | Tom Queally | K Abdullah | 10 | 1.75 | Good To Soft | 1m2f | |
| 2009 | 17 Oct 09 | Newmarket | 4 | 9-3 | 14/1 | - | 119 | Sir Henry Cecil | Tom Queally | K Abdullah | 14 | 0.50 | Good | 1m2f | |
| 2008 | 18 Oct 08 | Newmarket | 3 | 8-12 | 6/5F | Yes | - | J S Bolger | Kevin Manning | Hrh Princess Haya Of Jordan | 11 | 6.00 | Good | 1m2f | |
| 2007 | 20 Oct 07 | Newmarket | 3 | 8-12 | 7/2 | - | - | J-C Rouget | Christophe-Patrice Lemaire | H Morin | 12 | 0.10 | Good To Soft | 1m2f | |
| 2006 | 14 Oct 06 | Newmarket | 6 | 9-0 | 7/2 | - | - | A De Royer-Dupre | Christophe-Patrice Lemaire | N P Bloodstock | 8 | 3.00 | Good To Soft | 1m2f | |
| 2005 | 15 Oct 05 | Newmarket | 3 | 8-11 | 25/1 | - | 115 | Brian Meehan | Jamie Spencer | Roldvale Limited | 15 | 0.75 | Good To Soft | 1m2f | |
| 2004 | 16 Oct 04 | Newmarket | Haafhd (GB) | 3 | 8-11 | 12/1 | - | 122 | B W Hills | Richard Hills | Hamdan Al Maktoum | 11 | 2.50 | Soft | 1m2f |
| 2003 | 18 Oct 03 | Newmarket | 4 | 9-2 | 11/1 | - | 121 | Michael Jarvis | Philip Robinson | Gary A Tanaka | 12 | 2.00 | Good To Firm | 1m2f | |
| 2002 | 19 Oct 02 | Newmarket | Storming Home (GB) | 4 | 9-2 | 8/1 | - | - | B W Hills | Michael Hills | Maktoum Al Maktoum | 11 | 0.50 | Good | 1m2f |
| 2001 | 20 Oct 01 | Newmarket | Nayef (USA) | 3 | 8-11 | 3/1F | Yes | 119 | Marcus Tregoning | Richard Hills | Hamdan Al Maktoum | 12 | 0.75 | Good To Soft | 1m2f |
| 2000 | 14 Oct 00 | Newmarket | Kalanisi (IRE) | 4 | 9-2 | 5/1 | - | 125 | Sir Michael Stoute | Johnny Murtagh | H H Aga Khan | 15 | 0.50 | Good To Soft | 1m2f |
| 1999 | 16 Oct 99 | Newmarket (July) | Alborada (GB) | 4 | 8-13 | 5/1 | - | 121 | Sir Mark Prescott Bt | George Duffield | Miss K Rausing | 13 | 1.25 | Good | 1m2f |
| 1998 | 17 Oct 98 | Newmarket | Alborada (GB) | 3 | 8-8 | 6/1 | - | 118 | Sir Mark Prescott Bt | George Duffield | Miss K Rausing | 10 | 0.30 | Good | 1m2f |
| 1997 | 18 Oct 97 | Newmarket | Pilsudski (IRE) | 5 | 9-2 | EvensF | Yes | - | Sir Michael Stoute | Mick Kinane | Lord Weinstock | 7 | 2.00 | Good | 1m2f |
| 1996 | 19 Oct 96 | Newmarket | Bosra Sham (USA) | 3 | 8-8 | 9/4 | - | - | Sir Henry Cecil | Pat Eddery | Wafic Said | 5 | 2.50 | Good | 1m2f |
| 1995 | 14 Oct 95 | Newmarket | Spectrum (IRE) | 3 | 8-10 | 5/1 | - | - | Peter Chapple-Hyam | John Reid | Lord Weinstock | 8 | 2.00 | Good To Firm | 1m2f |
| 1994 | 15 Oct 94 | Newmarket | Dernier Empereur (USA) | 4 | 9-4 | 8/1 | - | - | A Fabre | S Guillot | Gary A Tanaka | 8 | 0.10 | Good To Firm | 1m2f |
| 1993 | 16 Oct 93 | Newmarket | Hatoof (USA) | 4 | 9-0 | 5/2F | Yes | - | Mme Christiane Head | W R Swinburn | Maktoum Al Maktoum | 12 | 3.00 | Good | 1m2f |
| 1992 | 17 Oct 92 | Newmarket | Rodrigo De Triano (USA) | 3 | 8-12 | 11/8F | Yes | - | Peter Chapple-Hyam | L Piggott | R E Sangster | 10 | 0.30 | Good To Firm | 1m2f |
| 1991 | 19 Oct 91 | Newmarket | Tel Quel (FR) | 3 | 8-12 | 16/1 | - | - | A Fabre | Thierry Jarnet | Sheikh Mohammed | 12 | 0.50 | Good To Firm | 1m2f |
| 1990 | 20 Oct 90 | Newmarket | In The Groove (GB) | 3 | 8-9 | 9/2 | - | - | David Elsworth | S Cauthen | Brian Cooper | 10 | 1.50 | Good | 1m2f |
Every running we hold since 1990, newest first. Race titles vary with sponsors; the race name as run is in each row. Run at Newmarket until 2010, at Ascot on British Champions Day since 2011. Source: RaceWatch results database.
Winner SP (decimal) by Year
Champion Stakes trends since 1990
| Official rating | 100 to 109 | 0 | 13 | 1998 to 2025 | |
| Official rating | 110 to 114 | 0 | 52 | 1998 to 2025 | |
| Official rating | 115 to 119 | 5 | 67 | 1998 to 2025 | |
| Official rating | 120 and over | 14 | 68 | 1998 to 2025 | |
| Official rating | No rating | 1 | 3 | 1998 to 2025 | |
| Position last time out (GB/IRE run) | Won | 18 | 109 | 1991 to 2025 | |
| Position last time out (GB/IRE run) | 2nd or 3rd | 8 | 100 | 1991 to 2025 | |
| Position last time out (GB/IRE run) | 4th or worse | 5 | 121 | 1991 to 2025 | |
| Position last time out (GB/IRE run) | Did not finish | 0 | 1 | 1991 to 2025 | |
| Position last time out (GB/IRE run) | No previous GB/IRE run | 4 | 30 | 1991 to 2025 | |
| Days since last GB/IRE run | 30 days or fewer | 5 | 92 | 1991 to 2025 | |
| Days since last GB/IRE run | 31 to 60 days | 13 | 139 | 1991 to 2025 | |
| Days since last GB/IRE run | 61 to 120 days | 5 | 51 | 1991 to 2025 | |
| Days since last GB/IRE run | 121 to 240 days | 5 | 33 | 1991 to 2025 | |
| Days since last GB/IRE run | Over 240 days | 3 | 16 | 1991 to 2025 | |
| Days since last GB/IRE run | No previous GB/IRE run | 4 | 30 | 1991 to 2025 | |
| Level of last run (GB/IRE run) | Group 1 | 23 | 181 | 1991 to 2025 | |
| Level of last run (GB/IRE run) | Group 2 or 3 | 5 | 102 | 1991 to 2025 | |
| Level of last run (GB/IRE run) | Listed | 3 | 31 | 1991 to 2025 | |
| Level of last run (GB/IRE run) | Handicap | 0 | 4 | 1991 to 2025 | |
| Level of last run (GB/IRE run) | Other race | 0 | 13 | 1991 to 2025 | |
| Course of last run (GB/IRE run) | Leopardstown | 8 | 57 | 1991 to 2025 | |
| Course of last run (GB/IRE run) | Ascot | 5 | 65 | 1991 to 2025 | |
| Course of last run (GB/IRE run) | York | 4 | 47 | 1991 to 2025 | |
| Course of last run (GB/IRE run) | Newmarket | 4 | 33 | 1991 to 2025 | |
| Course of last run (GB/IRE run) | Any other course | 10 | 129 | 1991 to 2025 |
Official rating is the rating the horse ran off in this race, counted only in runnings where at least 80% of runners had a rating (1998 onward). Weight bands appear for handicaps only. Last run and days since use the previous run in Britain or Ireland only (runs abroad are not in our results database), from 1991. Win % shown where a group has 100 or more runners. Source: RaceWatch results database.
Favourites by Result
Latest running: full result (18 October 2025)
| 1 | 15/8 | won | F-H Graffard | Mickael Barzalona | 4 | 9-7 | 125 | |
| 2 | 13/8F | 2¼ | John & Thady Gosden | William Buick | 4 | 9-7 | 128 | |
| 3 | 28/1 | 4 | Ed Walker | Kieran Shoemark | 4 | 9-7 | 117 | |
| 4 | 11/2 | 4 | Aidan O'Brien | Christophe Soumillon | 3 | 9-3 | 126 | |
| 5 | 33/1 | 7 | A Fabre | James Doyle | 4 | 9-7 | 117 | |
| 6 | 28/1 | 8½ | Andrew Balding | PJ McDonald | 4 | 9-7 | 116 | |
| 7 | 66/1 | 9¾ | John & Thady Gosden | Robert Havlin | 3 | 9-3 | 109 | |
| 8 | 12/1 | 10 | William Haggas | Tom Marquand | 4 | 9-7 | 123 | |
| 9 | 18/1 | 13½ | Andrew Balding | Oisin Murphy | 3 | 9-3 | 117 | |
| 10 | 80/1 | 19 | Dylan Cunha | Benoit de la Sayette | 5 | 9-7 | 107 | |
| 11 | 50/1 | 20 | Aidan O'Brien | Wayne Lordan | 3 | 9-3 | 108 |
All runners in the latest running we hold. Source: RaceWatch results database.
2026 Champion Stakes: declared runners
The 2026 Champion Stakes field is declared: 6 runners, listed below with a link to the racecard. Source: RaceWatch racecards.
Trainers with most Champion Stakes wins since 1990
| Sir Henry Cecil | 4 | 15 | 2,012 | |
| Sir Michael Stoute | 3 | 33 | 2,022 | |
| Sir Mark Prescott Bt | 2 | 3 | 1,999 | |
| Peter Chapple-Hyam | 2 | 4 | 1,995 | |
| J-C Rouget | 2 | 6 | 2,016 | |
| B W Hills | 2 | 10 | 2,004 | |
| A Fabre | 2 | 11 | 1,994 | |
| John Gosden | 2 | 30 | 2,018 | |
| Cedric Rossi | 1 | 1 | 2,021 | |
| Lady Cecil | 1 | 1 | 2,014 | |
| Owen Burrows | 1 | 1 | 2,024 | |
| D K Weld | 1 | 2 | 2,015 | |
| A De Royer-Dupre | 1 | 3 | 2,006 | |
| F-H Graffard | 1 | 3 | 2,025 | |
| Michael Jarvis | 1 | 3 | 2,003 | |
| Mme C Barande-Barbe | 1 | 4 | 2,011 | |
| Mme Christiane Head | 1 | 4 | 1,993 | |
| Roger Varian | 1 | 4 | 2,023 | |
| Brian Meehan | 1 | 5 | 2,005 | |
| Marcus Tregoning | 1 | 5 | 2,001 |
Trainers with at least one win, runners counted in this race only.
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Jockeys with most Champion Stakes wins since 1990
| Tom Queally | 3 | 5 | 2,012 | |
| Frankie Dettori | 3 | 26 | 2,023 | |
| George Duffield | 2 | 4 | 1,999 | |
| Christophe-Patrice Lemaire | 2 | 5 | 2,007 | |
| Mickael Barzalona | 2 | 5 | 2,025 | |
| Christophe Soumillon | 2 | 9 | 2,016 | |
| Richard Hills | 2 | 14 | 2,004 | |
| S Guillot | 1 | 1 | 1,994 | |
| Donnacha O'Brien | 1 | 2 | 2,019 | |
| Richard Kingscote | 1 | 2 | 2,022 | |
| Thierry Jarnet | 1 | 2 | 1,991 | |
| Pat Smullen | 1 | 3 | 2,015 | |
| Philip Robinson | 1 | 3 | 2,003 | |
| S Cauthen | 1 | 3 | 1,990 | |
| L Piggott | 1 | 4 | 1,992 | |
| W R Swinburn | 1 | 4 | 1,993 | |
| Jim Crowley | 1 | 5 | 2,024 | |
| Silvestre De Sousa | 1 | 5 | 2,013 | |
| Kevin Manning | 1 | 6 | 2,008 | |
| Tom Marquand | 1 | 6 | 2,020 |
Jockeys with at least one win, rides counted in this race only.
Winners by age
| 3 | 15 | 155 | |
| 4 | 13 | 126 | |
| 5 | 5 | 62 | |
| 6 | 3 | 16 | |
| 7 | 0 | 9 | |
| 8 | 0 | 3 |
Win % shown only where an age group has 100 or more runners.
Winners by starting price band
| Evens or shorter | 4 | 8 | |
| 11/10 to 3/1 | 10 | 38 | |
| 10/3 to 6/1 | 8 | 55 | |
| 13/2 to 12/1 | 10 | 84 | |
| 14/1 to 25/1 | 3 | 88 | |
| 28/1 or bigger | 1 | 98 |
Win % shown only where a band has 100 or more runners.
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Favourites year by year
| 2025 | 13/8F | 2 | John & Thady Gosden | |
| 2024 | 6/4F | 2 | F-H Graffard | |
| 2023 | 3/1F | 1 | Roger Varian | |
| 2022 | 1/4F | 4 | William Haggas | |
| 2021 | 13/8F | 4 | John & Thady Gosden | |
| 2020 | 15/8F | 3 | Aidan O'Brien | |
| 2019 | EvensF | 1 | Aidan O'Brien | |
| 2018 | 5/6F | 1 | John Gosden | |
| 2017 | 13/8F | 1 | John Gosden | |
| 2016 | 11/8F | 1 | J-C Rouget | |
| 2015 | EvensF | 3 | John Gosden | |
| 2014 | 7/4F | 5 | Mme C Barande-Barbe | |
| 2013 | 6/4F | 2 | Mme C Barande-Barbe | |
| 2012 | 2/11F | 1 | Sir Henry Cecil | |
| 2011 | 7/4F | 2 | Aidan O'Brien | |
| 2010 | 3/1F | 2 | E Libaud | |
| 2009 | 6/4F | 6 | Aidan O'Brien | |
| 2008 | 6/5F | 1 | J S Bolger | |
| 2007 | 9/4F | 6 | Sir Michael Stoute | |
| 2006 | 9/4F | 3 | A Fabre | |
| 2005 | 9/4F | 4 | Aidan O'Brien | |
| 2004 | 3/1F | 7 | Saeed bin Suroor | |
| 2003 | Alamshar (IRE) | 9/4F | 6 | John M Oxx |
| 2002 | Moon Ballad (IRE) | 5/2F | 2 | Saeed bin Suroor |
| 2001 | Nayef (USA) | 3/1F | 1 | Marcus Tregoning |
| 2000 | Montjeu (IRE) | 10/11F | 2 | J E Hammond |
| 1999 | Shiva (JPN) | 7/2F | 2 | Sir Henry Cecil |
| 1998 | Daylami (IRE) | 6/5F | 3 | Saeed bin Suroor |
| 1997 | Pilsudski (IRE) | EvensF | 1 | Sir Michael Stoute |
| 1996 | Halling (USA) | EvensF | 2 | Saeed bin Suroor |
| 1995 | Bahri (USA) | 5/2F | 5 | John Dunlop |
| 1994 | Hatoof (USA) | 6/4F | 5 | Mme Christiane Head |
| 1993 | Hatoof (USA) | 5/2F | 1 | Mme Christiane Head |
| 1992 | Rodrigo De Triano (USA) | 11/8F | 1 | Peter Chapple-Hyam |
| 1991 | In The Groove (GB) | 4/1F | 3 | David Elsworth |
| 1990 | Kartajana (GB) | 13/8F | 6 | Sir Michael Stoute |
Favourite = shortest starting price joint favourites each listed. Favourites record: 11 wins from 36 runnings
The Champion Stakes field, scored
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What is the Champion Stakes?
The Champion Stakes is a Group 1 over about a mile and a quarter on British Champions Day at Ascot in October, open to three-year-olds and older.
Who has won the Champion Stakes?
The roll of honour lists every Champion Stakes winner since 1990 with SP, age, weight, trainer, jockey and owner. Winners on the list include Frankel, Cracksman, Twice Over, Pilsudski and Alborada.
What do the Champion Stakes trends show?
13 of the 35 Champion Stakes winners since 1991 had last run in Britain or Ireland 31 to 60 days earlier, the most common gap, and 26 of the 35 had finished in the first three on their previous run. The trends table also splits runners by official rating, level and course of the last run, with winners, runners and win % for each group.
Which trainers and jockeys do best in the Champion Stakes?
Sir Henry Cecil leads the Champion Stakes trainers with 4 wins and Tom Queally (joint top with 1 other) leads the riders with 3. Both tables show runners, strike rate and the year of each name's last win.
When is the next Champion Stakes?
The next Champion Stakes is due in mid-October at Ascot; the banner at the top of this page shows the expected date and, once made, the entries. The roll of honour adds the result the evening it is run.
Questions people ask
Who won the latest Champion Stakes?
Calandagan (IRE) won the most recent running on 18 October 2025, trained by F-H Graffard and ridden by Mickael Barzalona at an SP of 15/8. The full result of that running, with every finisher and the distances beaten, sits below the roll of honour.
Which trainer has won the Champion Stakes the most times?
Sir Henry Cecil heads the Champion Stakes trainers' table, which is sorted by wins, with 4 since 1990 in the RaceWatch results database. The trainers table also shows runners in the race, strike rate and, from 30 runners
Which jockey has ridden the most Champion Stakes winners?
Tom Queally (joint top with 1 other) heads the Champion Stakes jockeys' table, sorted by wins, with 3 winning rides since 1990. Results before 1990 are outside the RaceWatch results database, so the jockeys table covers the modern era only.
How do favourites do in the Champion Stakes?
Favourites have won 11 of 36 runnings since 1990, a strike rate of 30.6%. A £1 level stake on every favourite at SP shows -7.9 points, and the favourites table lists each one year by year.
What is the biggest-priced Champion Stakes winner?
Anmaat (IRE) is the longest-priced winner since 1990, returned at 40/1. The starting price band table shows how many winners came from each price range, with profit or loss at SP.
When is the next Champion Stakes?
The next Champion Stakes is due in mid-October at Ascot, and the banner at the top of this page shows the expected date. Once the race is run, the winner joins the roll of honour and every table on the page updates.
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