Champagne Classic (horse race)
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The Champagne Classic is a Brisbane Racing Club Group 2
Australia
n Thoroughbred
horse race for horses aged two years old, at set weights, over a distance of 1200 metres. Prizemoney is A$150,000. It is held annually at Doomben Racecourse
in Brisbane
, Queensland
in May.
Group races
Group races are the highest standard of Thoroughbred horseraces in Australia. The Australian Pattern Committee recommends to the Australian Racing Board which races shall be designated as Group races...
Australia
Australia
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n Thoroughbred
Thoroughbred
The Thoroughbred is a horse breed best known for its use in horse racing. Although the word thoroughbred is sometimes used to refer to any breed of purebred horse, it technically refers only to the Thoroughbred breed...
horse race for horses aged two years old, at set weights, over a distance of 1200 metres. Prizemoney is A$150,000. It is held annually at Doomben Racecourse
Doomben Racecourse
Doomben Racecourse is a horse racing venue in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It is located in the suburb of Ascot, 7 kilometres north of the Brisbane central business district....
in Brisbane
Brisbane
Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...
, Queensland
Queensland
Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
in May.
Past winners
- 2011 Free Wheeling
- 2010 Pressday
- 2009 Funtantes
- 2008 Court
- 2007 Keiki
- 2006 Gold Edition
- 2005 Virage de Fortune
- 2004 Golden Fox
- 2003 Shamekha
- 2002 Lovely Jubly
- 2001 Dolce Veloce
- 2000 Chenar
- 1999 Alpine Express
- 1998 Electrifying
- 1997 Staging
- 1996 Flavour
- 1995 Ginzano
- 1994 Chief De Beers
- 1993 Sardana
- 1992 Surtee
- 1991 Bold Promise
- 1990 Our Horizon
- 1989 Gin Rhythm
- 1988 race not held
- 1987 Prince Anton
- 1986 Breakfast Creek
- 1985 Swiftly Roman
- 1984 Pete's Choice