Champagne Stakes

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Champagne Stakes

Champagne Stakes Race Facts

  • Location: Belmont Park, Elmont, NY
  • Inaugural Race: 1867
  • Distance: 1 mile (8 furlongs)
  • Track Type: Left-handed, Dirt
  • Age Qualifications: Two Year Olds
  • 2022 Purse: $500,000
  • 2022 Race Date: Saturday, October 1st

2022 Champagne Stakes Race Results

POSTHORSEJOCKEY / TRAINERWIN / PLACE / SHOW
5Blazing SevensFlavien Prat / Chad C. Brown$19.00 / $6.60 / $3.60
3VerifyingJoel Rosario / Brad H. Cox$5.00 / $3.10
6GulfportJose L. Ortiz / Steven M. Asmussen$2.50
1Andiamo a FirenzeJose Lezcano / Kelly J. Breen
4Champions DreamManuel Franco / Danny Gargan
2Top RecruitIrad Ortiz, Jr. / Michael J. Maker

Exotic Payoffs:

  • $1 Exacta (5-3) Paid: $28.25
  • $0.50 Trifecta (5-3-6) Paid: $26.25
  • $0.10 Superfecta (5-3-6-1) Paid: $16.92

Watch the 2022 Champagne Stakes

Champagne Stakes and Kentucky Derby Winners

There have been instances in which a Champagne Stakes winner has gone onto win the Kentucky Derby the following year:

  • Seattle Slew: 1976 Champagne Stakes, 1977 Triple Crown
  • Count Fleet: 1942 Champagne Stakes, 1943 Triple Crown
  • Riva Ridge: 1971 Champagne Stakes, 1972 Kentucky Derby
  • Foolish Pleasure: 1974 Champagne Stakes, 1975 Kentucky Derby
  • Spectacular Bid: 1978 Champagne Stakes, 1979 Kentucky Derby

Champagne Stakes Winners and Breeders’ Cup Winners

There have been five instances in which the Champagne Stakes winner went on to win the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile in the same year:

  • Fly So Free (1990)
  • Timber Country (1994)
  • War Pass (2007)
  • Uncle Mo (2010)
  • Shanghai Bobby (2012)

Champagne Stakes Records

  • The biggest margin of victory at the Champagne Stakes is 9 3/4 lengths.
  • The record for fastest time at the Champagne Stakes at its current 1-mile distance is 1:34.20. Two horses hold the Champagne Stakes speed record: Seattle Slew (1976) and Devil’s Bag (1983).
  • The record for most Champagne Stakes wins by a jockey is five, set by Braulio Baeza (1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1975).
  • The record for most Champagne Stakes wins by a trainer is six, set by Todd Pletcher (2004, 2006, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014).
  • The record for most Champagne Stakes wins by an owner is five, set by Calumet Farm (1933, 1936, 1944, 1949, 1977).

Champagne Stakes Race History

Inaugurated in 1867, the Champagne Stakes is a grade one level horserace for two-year-olds (open to both fillies and colts), and is considered the oldest race in the United States of its kind. It is held annually in October at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York (since 1905) and is contested at a distance of 1 mile (8 furlongs) on a dirt surface, left-handed track. Even though the Champagne Stakes welcomes both colts and fillies, it’s mainly colts who participate—fillies compete in the Frizette Stakes.

The Champagne Stakes is part of both the Breeders’ Cup Challenge series and the “Road to the Kentucky Derby” prep race circuit. The winner of the Champagne Stakes earns an automatic berth into the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile and also earns 10 “Road to the Kentucky Derby” qualifying points.

Champagne Stakes Past Winners

YearWinnerJockey / TrainerDistance / Time
2022Blazing SevensFlavien Prat / Chad C. Brown1 M / 1:37.07
2021Jack ChristopherJosé Ortiz / Chad C. Brown1 M / 1:37.31
2020Jackie's WarriorJoel Rosario / Steve Asmussen1 M / 1:35.42
2019Tiz the LawManny Franco / Barclay Tagg1 M / 1:35.41
2018ComplexityJosé L. Ortiz / Chad C. Brown1 M / 1:34.63
2017Firenze FireIrad Ortiz Jr. / Jason Servis1 M / 1:35.91
2016Practical JokeJoel Rosario / Chad C. Brown1 M / 1:34.68
2015GreenpointcrusaderJoe Bravo / Dominick Schettino1 M / 1:36.25
2014DaredevilJavier Castellano / Todd Pletcher1 M / 1:36.62
2013HavanaIrad Ortiz Jr. / Todd Pletcher1 M / 1:35.81
2012Shanghai BobbyRosie Napravnik / Todd Pletcher1 M / 1:35.55
2011Union RagsJavier Castellano / Michael Matz1 M / 1:35.55
2010Uncle MoJohn Velazquez / Todd Pletcher1 M / 1:34.51
2009HomeboykrisEdgar Prado / Richard E. Dutrow Jr.1 M / 1:35.12
2008Vineyard HavenEdgar Prado / Robert J. Frankel1 M / 1:36.06
2007War PassCornelio Velásquez / Nicholas P. Zito1 M / 1:36.12
2006Scat DaddyJohn R. Velazquez / Todd A. Pletcher1 M / 1:36.97
2005First SamuraiJerry D. Bailey / Frank L. Brothers1 M / 1:36.29
2004Proud AccoladeJohn R. Velazquez / Todd A. Pletcher1 1/16 M / 1:42.30
2003BirdstoneJerry D. Bailey / Nicholas P. Zito1 1/16 M / 1:44.05
2002ToccetJorge Chavez / John F. Scanlan1 1/16 M / 1:44.45
2001OfficerVictor Espinoza / Bob Baffert1 1/16 M / 1:43.39
2000A P ValentineJorge Chavez / Nicholas P. Zito1 1/16 M / 1:41.45
1999Greenwood LakeJean-Luc Samyn / Nicholas P. Zito1 1/16 M / 1:43.70
1998The Groom Is RedCorey Nakatani / Nicholas P. Zito1 1/16 M / 1:42.91
1997Grand SlamGary Stevens / D. Wayne Lukas1 1/16 M / 1:40.59
1996OrdwayJohn R. Velazquez / David G. Donk1 1/16 M / 1:42.09
1995Maria's MonRobbie Davis / Richard Schosberg1 1/16 M / 1:42.39
1994Timber CountryPat Day / D. Wayne Lukas1 1/16 M / 1:44.01
1993DehereChris McCarron / Reynaldo H. Nobles1 M / 1:35.91
1992Sea HeroJerry D. Bailey / MacKenzie Miller1 M / 1:34.80
1991Tri To WatchÁngel Cordero Jr. / Carl Domino1 M / 1:36.60
1990Fly So FreeJosé A. Santos / Flint S. Schulhofer1 M / 1:35.60
1989AdjudicatingJacinto Vásquez / C.R. McGaughey III1 M / 1:37.60
1988Easy GoerPat Day / C.R. McGaughey III1 M / 1:34.80
1987Forty NinerEddie Maple / Woody Stephens1 M / 1:36.80
1986Polish NavyRandy Romero / C.R. McGaughey III1 M / 1:35.20
1985MogamboÁngel Cordero Jr. / LeRoy Jolley1 M / 1:37.20
1984For Certain DocMarcel Zuniga / Thomas DeBonis1 1/8 M / 1:49.20
1983Devil's BagEddie Maple / Woody Stephens1 M / 1:34.20
1982CopelanJerry D. Bailey / Mitchell Griffin1 M / 1:37.80
1981Timely WriterJeffrey Fell / Dominic Imprescia1 M / 1:36.40
1980Lord AvieJorge Velásquez / Daniel Perlsweig1 M / 1:37.20
1979Joanie's ChiefRuben Hernandez / Eugene Jacobs1 M / 1:38.20
1978Spectacular BidJorge Velásquez / Grover G. Delp1 M / 1:34.80
1977AlydarJorge Velásquez / John M. Veitch1 M / 1:36.80
1976Seattle SlewJean Cruguet / William H. Turner Jr.1 M / 1:34.40
1975Honest PleasureBraulio Baeza / LeRoy Jolley1 M / 1:36.40
1974Foolish PleasureJacinto Vásquez / LeRoy Jolley1 M / 1:36.00
1973 (2 Divisions)ProtagonistAngel Santiago / John P. Campo1 M / 1:36.00
1973 (2 Divisions)Holding PatternMichael Miceli / Jerome Sarner Sr.1 M / 1:36.00
1972Stop The MusicJohn L. Rotz / John M. Gaver Sr.1 M / 1:35.00
1971Riva RidgeRon Turcotte / Lucien Laurin1 M / 1:36.40
1970Limit To ReasonJorge Velásquez / Thomas J. Kelly1 M / 1:35.40
1969Silent ScreenJohn L. Rotz / J. Bowes Bond1 M / 1:37.20
1968Top KnightManuel Ycaza / Raymond Metcalf1 M / 1:35.20
1967VitriolicBraulio Baeza / Edward A. Neloy1 M / 1:34.60
1966SuccessorBraulio Baeza / Edward A. Neloy1 M / 1:35.00
1965BuckpasserBraulio Baeza / William C. Winfrey1 M / 1:36.40
1964Bold LadBraulio Baeza / William C. Winfrey1 M / 1:36.40
1963Roman BrotherJohn L. Rotz / Burley Parke1 M / 1:38.00
1962Never BendManuel Ycaza / Woody Stephens1 M / 1:35.80
1961Donut KingManuel Ycaza / Ron McAnally1 M / 1:36.00
1960Roving MinstrelHenry Moreno / Burley Parke1 M / 1:35.60
1959WarfareIsmael Valenzuela / Hack Ross1 M / 1:35.20
1958First LandingEddie Arcaro / Casey Hayes1 M / 1:39.40
1957Jewel's RewardBill Shoemaker / Ivan H. Parke1 M / 1:37.40
1955Beau FondEddie Arcaro / Daverne Emery1 M / 1:36.40
1954Flying FuryHenry Moreno / Loyd Gentry Jr.1 M / 1:37.80
1953FishermanHedley Woodhouse / Sylvester Veitch1 M / 1:38.60
1952LaffangoNick Shuk / Merritt A. Buxton1 M / 1:38.00
1951ArmageddonBill Shoemaker / Moody Jolley1 M / 1:38.20
1950Uncle MiltieHedley Woodhouse / Andrew C. Colando1 M / 1:36.60
1949TheorySteve Brooks / Horace A. Jones1 M / 1:37.00
1948CapotTed Atkinson / John M. Gaver Sr.1 M / 1:37.20
1947Vulcan's ForgeArnold Kirkland / Sylvester Veitch1 M / 1:36.60
1946DonorJob Dean Jessop / Preston M. Burch1 M / 1:37.40