22 G1 winners in action on QIPCO British Champions Day

Published 2020/10/17

Stradivarius is the most prolific G1 scorer lining up, with his seven G1 wins coming via four Al Shaqab Goodwood Cups and three Gold Cups at Royal Ascot.

Magical is just one behind Stradivarius with six G1 success and will be bidding for a third win on QIPCO British Champions Day when she aims to follow up on her 2019 victory in the QIPCO Champion Stakes (her other success on QIPCO British Champions Day came in the 2018 QIPCO British Champions Fillies & Mares Stakes.

The individual G1 winners in each race are:

1.20pm QIPCO British Champions Long Distance Cup

Stradivarius (7 G1 wins) - 2017, 2018, 2019 & 2020 Al Shaqab Goodwood Cup; 2018, 2019 & 2020 Gold Cup

Search For A Song (2) - 2019 & 2020 Comer Group International Irish St Leger

Sovereign (1) - 2019 Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby

1.55pm QIPCO British Champions Sprint Stakes

The Tin Man (3) - 2016 QIPCO British Champions Sprint Stakes, 2017 Diamond Jubilee Stakes, 2018 Haydock Sprint Cup

One Master (3) - 2018, 2019 & 2020 Qatar Prix de la Foret

Dream Of Dreams (1) - 2020 Betfair Sprint Cup Oxted (1) - 2020 Darley July Cup

2.30pm QIPCO British Champions Fillies & Mares Stakes

Even So (1) - 2020 Juddmonte Irish Oaks

Wonderful Tonight (1) - 2020 Qatar Prix de Royallieu

3.05pm Queen Elizabeth II Stakes (Sponsored by QIPCO)

Circus Maximus (3) - 2019 St James's Palace Stakes, 2019 Prix du Moulin, 2020 Queen Anne Stakes

Nazeef (2) - 2020 Tattersalls Falmouth Stakes, 2020 Kingdom Of Bahrain Sun Chariot Stakes

Palace Pier (2) - 2020 St James's Palace Stakes, 2020 Prix du Haras de Fresnay-le-Buffard Jacques le Marois

Lord Glitters (1) - 2019 Queen Anne Stakes

Veracious (1) - 2019 Tattersalls Falmouth Stakes

3.40pm QIPCO Champion Stakes Magical (7) - 2018 QIPCO British Champions Fillies & Mares Stakes, 2019 & 2020 Tattersalls Gold Cup, 2019 & 2020 QIPCO Irish Champion Stakes, 2019 QIPCO Champion Stakes, 2020 Alwasmiyah Pretty Polly Stakes

Addeybb (2) - 2020 Ranvet Stakes, 2020 Longines Queen Elizabeth Stakes

Japan (2) - 2019 Juddmonte Grand Prix de Paris, 2019 Juddmonte International Stakes

Desert Encounter (1) - 2019 Pattison Canadian International Stakes Lord North (1) - 2020 Prince of Wales's Stakes

Mishriff (1) - 2020 Prix du Jockey Club

Serpentine (1) - 2020 Investec Derby 

About QIPCO British Champions Series and Day: This year marks the 10th year of both QIPCO British Champions Day and QIPCO British Champions Series.

The Series showcases 35 of the UK's finest Flat races which are run at all of the UK's most iconic Flat festivals, from the Derby and St Leger, to Glorious Goodwood and Royal Ascot, presenting unparalleled, quality racing across 10 of the country's finest racecourses.

It showcases world-class sporting action across five different categories - Sprint, Mile, Middle Distance, Long Distance and Fillies & Mares.

The Series culminates in QIPCO British Champions Day at Ascot racecourse on Saturday 17th October, the most valuable raceday in the UK with £2.5 million in prize money on offer.

The day also boasts an unprecedented UK card comprising four Group 1 contests; a Group 2 and competitive mile handicap.

Race schedule:

● 1.20pm - The QIPCO British Champions Long Distance Cup (Group 2)

● 1.55pm - The QIPCO British Champions Sprint Stakes (Group 1)

● 2.30pm - The QIPCO British Champions Fillies & Mares Stakes (Group 1)

● 3.05pm - The Queen Elizabeth II Stakes Sponsored by QIPCO (Group 1)

● 3.40pm - The QIPCO Champion Stakes (Group 1)

● 4.15pm - The Balmoral Handicap (Sponsored by QIPCO)