QIPCO CHAMPIONS' SERIES INFO 2011
Sunday 6 November 2011
Tuesday 20 September 2011
QIPCO UPDATE TO THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 8th 2011
QIPCO BRITISH CHAMPIONS SERIES - THE WORLD'S FINEST FLAT RACING
ABOUT QIPCO BRITISH CHAMPION SERIES 2011:
The QIPCO British Champions Series is designed to throw the spotlight on Britain ’s best Flat races and will climax on 15 October 2011 with the richest fixture in British racing history, the brand new QIPCO British Champions Day at Ascot .
The Series features 35 Flat races staged at ten of the UK ’s leading racecourses: Ascot, Doncaster, Epsom Downs, Goodwood, Haydock Park , Newbury, Newmarket ’s July Course, Newmarket ’s Rowley Mile, Sandown Park and York
It encompasses the top races at British racing’s key festivals, including the QIPCO Guineas Festival at Newmarket , the Investec Derby Festival at Epsom, Royal Ascot, the Newmarket July Festival, Glorious Goodwood, the Welcome to Yorkshire Ebor Festival at York and the Ladbrokes St Leger Festival at Doncaster .
The QIPCO British Champions Series comprises five easy-to-follow champion categories - Sprint, Mile, Middle Distance, Long Distance and Fillies & Mares.
The seven highest-rated races feature in each category, including a same-day finale in each on QIPCO British Champions Day.
Long-term, the QIPCO British Champions Series aims to attract a wider audience for the UK
About QIPCO Holding:
QIPCO Holding is one of the leading private investment companies in Qatar Guineas
Qatar Investment & Projects Development Holding Company (QIPCO Holding) is owned by six brothers who are members of the Royal Family of Qatar. The Chief Executive is Sheikh Hamad bin Abdullah Al Thani, who together with his brothers are nephews of the Emir of the State of Qatar.
Over time, the group has diversified itself to form individual subsidiaries, each operating independently and specialising in their fields of expertise.
For more information visit: www.qipco.com.qa
HORSERACING AN UNIQUE AND REMARKABLE SPORT
QIPCO UPDATE TO THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 8th 2011
WHERE WE ARE AT SO FAR IN THE 2011 SERIES
TRAINER OF THE SERIES (AFTER 27 of 35 RACES)
| TRAINER | WINS | 2nds | 3rds |
| 1 Henry Cecil | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 2 Mahmood Al Zarooni | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 Aidan O’Brien | 3 | 5 | 3 |
| 4 Richard Hannon | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 5 John Gosden | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 David Simcock | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 Robert Cowell | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 Andre Fabre | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9(e) William Haggas | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 9(e) Edward Lynam | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 9(e) Robert Collet | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 9(e) James Fanshawe | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 9(e) Michael | 1 | 0 | 0 |
JOCKEY OF THE SERIES (AFTER 27 of 35 RACES)
| JOCKEY | WINS | 2nds | 3rds |
| 1 Tom Queally | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 2 Frankie Dettori | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 William Buick | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 Richard Hughes | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 5 Hayley Turner | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 Ryan Moore | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| 7 Mickael Barzalona | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 Jim | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 9(e) Jamie Spencer | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9(e) Seamie Heffernan | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11(e) Keagan Latham | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 11(e) Johnny Murtagh | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 11(e) Gerald Mosse | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 11(e) Pat Cosgrave | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 11(e) Ian Mongan | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Both championships are decided on the number of winners ridden/trained across the 35 race series. In the event of a tie, the number of seconds and thirds (and, if necessary, lower placings) will be taken into account. The winners will be presented with a specially commissioned trophy on QIPCO British Champions at Ascot on Saturday 15 October and their nominated charity will receive a cheque for £25,000.
Monday 1 August 2011
QIPCO BRITISH CHAMPIONS SERIES 2011
QIPCO BRITISH CHAMPIONS SERIES MEDIA RELEASE
For immediate release, Sunday, July 31, 2011
QIPCO BRITISH CHAMPIONS DAY ENTRIES CLOSE ON TUESDAY
Entries for the five championship races on QIPCO British Champions Day, which offer total prize money of £3 million, making the programme at Ascot on Saturday 15 October by far the most valuable in British racing history, close at 12 noon on Tuesday (2 August).
The £1.3m QIPCO Champion Stakes (Group 1) over 1m 2f and the £1m Queen Elizabeth II Stakes sponsored by QIPCO (Group 1) over a mile are the afternoon’s main highlights and represent the climax to the Middle Distance and Mile divisions in the QIPCO British Champions Series.
The £250,000 QIPCO British Champions Sprint (Group 2) over 6 furlongs (formerly the Diadem Stakes), the £250,000 QIPCO British Champions Fillies & Mares (Group 2) over 1m 4f (formerly the Pride Stakes) and the £200,000 QIPCO British Champions Long Distance Cup (Group 3) over 2 miles (formerly the Jockey Club Cup) provide the climax to their respective Series categories and although they do not have official Group 1 status, they do have Group 1 conditions.
“Our main message to trainers pondering their entries for QIPCO British Champions Day is that these three races do not entail penalties for Group race winners and, with the level of prize money that they offer, they are effectively Group 1 contests in all but name,” commented Rod Street, Chief Executive of British Champions Series Limited.
“We hope that all five races will attract strong entries, especially the QIPCO Champion Stakes, which will be the most valuable race ever run in Britain, and the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes, which will be by far the most valuable mile race ever run in Europe.
“Frankel’s likely participation in the latter might make some owners and trainers think twice about taking him on, but it’s worth pointing out that second place in the QE2 is worth £215,000, which is more than any other mile race in Britain carries in first place prize money.”
About the QIPCO British Champions Series:
The QIPCO British Champions Series is designed to throw the spotlight on Britain ’s best Flat races and will climax on 15 October 2011 with the richest fixture in British racing history, the brand new QIPCO British Champions Day at Ascot .
The Series features 35 Flat races staged at ten of the UK ’s leading racecourses: Ascot, Doncaster, Epsom Downs, Goodwood, Haydock Park , Newbury, Newmarket ’s July Course, Newmarket ’s Rowley Mile, Sandown Park and York
It encompasses the top races at British racing’s key festivals, including the QIPCO Guineas Festival at Newmarket , the Investec Derby Festival at Epsom, Royal Ascot, the Newmarket July Festival, Glorious Goodwood, the Welcome to Yorkshire Ebor Festival at York and the Ladbrokes St Leger Festival at Doncaster .
The QIPCO British Champions Series comprises five easy-to-follow champion categories - Sprint, Mile, Middle Distance, Long Distance and Fillies & Mares.
The seven highest-rated races feature in each category, including a same-day finale in each on QIPCO British Champions Day.
Long-term, the QIPCO British Champions Series aims to attract a wider audience for the UK
About QIPCO Holding:
QIPCO Holding is one of the leading private investment companies in Qatar Guineas
Qatar Investment & Projects Development Holding Company (QIPCO Holding) is owned by six brothers who are members of the Royal Family of Qatar. The Chief Executive is Sheikh Hamad bin Abdullah Al Thani, who together with his brothers are nephews of the Emir of the State of Qatar.
Over time, the group has diversified itself to form individual subsidiaries, each operating independently and specialising in their fields of expertise. For more information visit: www.qipco.com.qa
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION:
Alistair Haggis, British Champions Series: 07761 896 500; ahaggis@britishchampionsseries.com
QIPCO British Champions Series – the world’s finest Flat racing
QIPCO BRITISH CHAMPIONS SERIES UPDATE
QIPCO BRITISH CHAMPIONS SERIES UPDATE
FRANKEL IS BEST IN THE WORLD
Frankel’s awesome performance in winning today’s QIPCO Sussex Stakes will make him the best horse in the world this year when his revised official rating is revealed next week.
Rated joint top with crack Australian sprinter Black Caviar going into the race, he is likely to be rated a minimum of 132 as a result of today’s five length demolition of his big rival, Canford Cliffs, which extended his unbeaten career record to eight races.
Dominic Gardiner-Hill, the BHA’s senior mile handicapper, said: “My initial reaction is that this performance will undoubtedly put him top of the world rankings. He’s proven today that he’s a 130+ horse.
“In my opinion he is worth at least 132 and very possibly more, but this will have to be discussed with our international colleagues before his position in the World Thoroughbred Rankings is confirmed.”
Winning trainer Sir Henry Cecil confirmed that his star colt’s big end-of-season target will be one of the two big races on QIPCO British Champions Day at Ascot – either the £1m Queen Elizabeth II Stakes, by far the richest mile race ever run in Europe, or the £1.3m QIPCO Champion Stakes over 1 ¼ miles, which will be the most valuable race ever run in Britain.
Cecil also confirmed that the Juddmonte International Stakes at York on Wednesday 17 August, the next race in the QIPCO British Champions Series Middle Distance category, remains a possible target en route to Ascot .
The victory took Cecil to the top of the QIPCO British Champions Series trainers’ table, while it enabled Frankel’s rider, Tom Queally, to move two winners clear of his rivals at the top of the jockeys’ table.
TRAINER OF THE SERIES (AFTER 20 RACES)
| TRAINER | WINS | 2nds | 3rds |
| 1 Henry Cecil | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 Aidan O’Brien | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| 3 Richard Hannon | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 4 Mahmood Al Zarooni | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 John Gosden | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 6(e) Robert Cowell | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6(e) Andre Fabre | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6(e) David Simcock | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9(e) William Haggas | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 9(e) Edward Lynam | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 9(e) Robert Collet | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 9(e) James Fanshawe | 1 | 0 | 0 |
JOCKEY OF THE SERIES (AFTER 20 RACES)
| JOCKEY | WINS | 2nds | 3rds |
| 1 Tom Queally | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 Richard Hughes | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 William Buick | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 Frankie Dettori | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 Ryan Moore | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| 6 Mickael Barzalona | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 7(e) Jim | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7(e) Jamie Spencer | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9(e) Keagan Latham | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 9(e) Johnny Murtagh | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 9(e) Gerald Mosse | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 9(e) Pat Cosgrave | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 9(e) Seamie Heffernan | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 9(e) Hayley Turner | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Both championships are decided on the number of winners ridden/trained across the 35 race series. In the event of a tie, the number of seconds and thirds (and, if necessary, lower placings) will be taken into account. The winners will be presented with a specially commissioned trophy on QIPCO British Champions at Ascot on Saturday 15 October and their nominated charity will receive a cheque for £25,000.
NEXT RACE:
THE ARTEMIS GOODWOOD CUP, GOODWOOD, 3.15PM TOMORROW (28 JULY) – LONG DISTANCE
· Opinion Poll (runner-up in the Gold Cup at Royal Ascot), Manighar (4th in the Gold Cup and 3rd in the Emirates Airline Yorkshire Cup) and Blue Bajan (runner-up in the Emirates Airline Yorkshire Cup) feature amongst a field of 16 declared for the Artemis Goodwood Cup, the third leg in the QIPCO British Champions Series Long Distance category.
The Artemis Goodwood Cup is the 21st race overall in the QIPCO British Champions Series and the third in the Long Distance division:
1. Emirates Airline Yorkshire Cup (1¾m, 4yo+) York , Friday 13 May – won by DUNCAN
2. Gold Cup (2½m, 4yo+), Thursday 16 June – won by FAME AND GLORY
3. Artemis Goodwood Cup (2m, 3yo+), Goodwood, Thursday 28 July
4. Weatherbys Insurance Lonsdale Cup (2m, 3yo+ ), York
5. Doncaster Cup (2¼m 3yo+), Doncaster , Friday 9 September
6. Ladbrokes St Doncaster , Saturday 10 September
7. QIPCO British Champions Long Distance Cup (2m, 3yo+), Saturday 15 October
QIPCO BRITISH CHAMPIONS SERIES LONG DISTANCE RANKINGS (based on the official ratings of horses that have finished 1st, 2nd or 3rd in QBCS races)
| 1 | Fame And Glory | 121 |
| 2e | | 116 |
| 2e | Opinion Poll | 116 |
| 4 | Brigantin | 113 |
| 5 | Manighar | 112 |
| 6 | Blue Bajan | 111 |
QIPCO BRITISH CHAMPIONS SERIES RACES TO DATE (there are 35 in total, 7 in each category):
1. QIPCO 2000 Guineas (1m, 3yo), Newmarket
Won by FRANKEL (Owner: Khalid Abdulla; Trainer: Henry Cecil; Jockey: Tom Queally)
2. QIPCO 1000 Guineas (1m, 3yo), Newmarket
Won by BLUE BUNTING (Owner: Godolphin; Trainer: Mahmood Al Zarooni; Jockey: Frankie Dettori)
3. Emirates Airline Yorkshire Cup (1¾m, 4yo+) York
Won by DUNCAN
4. JLT Lockinge Stakes (1m, 4yo+), Newbury, Saturday 14 May (MILE)
Won by CANFORD CLIFFS (Owner: Heffer Syndicate, Tabor, Smith; Trainer: Richard Hannon; Jockey: Richard Hughes)
5. Betfred.com Temple Stakes (5f, 3yo+), Haydock Park
Won by SOLE POWER (Owner: Mrs S Power; Trainer: Edward Lynam; Jockey: Keagan Latham)
6. Investec Coronation Cup (1½ miles, 4yo+), Epsom, Friday 3 June (MIDDLE DISTANCE)
Won by ST NICHOLAS ABBEY (Owner: Smith, Magnier, Tabor; Trainer: Aidan O’Brien; Jockey: Ryan Moore)
7. Investec Oaks (1½ miles, 3yo), Epsom, Friday 3 June (FILLIES & MARES)
Won by DANCING RAIN (Owner: M. & L. Taylor; Trainer: William Haggis; Jockey: Johnny Murtagh)
8. Investec Derby (1½ miles, 3yo), Epsom, Saturday 4 June (MIDDLE DISTANCE)
Won by POUR MOI (Owner: Magnier, Tabor, Smith; Trainer: Andre Fabre; Jockey: Mickael Barzalona)
9. Queen Anne Stakes (1m, 4yo+), Tuesday 14 June (MILE)
Won by CANFORD CLIFFS (Owner: Heffer Syndicate, Tabor, Smith; Trainer: Richard Hannon; Jockey: Richard Hughes)
10. King’s Stand Stakes (5f, 3yo+), Tuesday 14 June (SPRINT)
Won by PROHIBIT (Owner: Dasmal, Rix, Barr, Morley, Mrs Penney; Trainer: Robert Cowell; Jockey: Jim Crowley)
11. St James’s Palace Stakes (1m, 3yo), Tuesday 14 June (MILE)
Won by FRANKEL (Owner: Khalid Abdulla; Trainer: Henry Cecil; Jockey: Tom Queally)
12. Prince of Wales’s Stakes (1 ¼m, 4yo+), Wednesday 15 June (MIDDLE DISTANCE)
Won by REWILDING (Owner: Godolphin; Trainer: Mahmood Al Zarooni; Jockey: Frankie Dettori)
13. Gold Cup (2½m, 4yo+), Thursday 16 June (LONG DISTANCE)
Won by FAME AND GLORY (Owner: Hay, Smith, Magnier, Tabor; Trainer: Aidan O’Brien; Jockey: Jamie Spencer)
14. Coronation Stakes (1m, 3yo), Friday 17 June (FILLIES & MARES)
Won by IMMORTAL VERSE (Owner: R. Strauss; Trainer: Robert Collet; Jockey: Gerald Mosse)
15. Golden Jubilee Stakes (6f, 3yo+), Saturday 18 June (SPRINT)
Won by SOCIETY ROCK (Owner: S. Gibson; Trainer: James Fanshawe; Jockey: Pat Cosgrave)
16. Coral-Eclipse Stakes (1¼m, 3yo+), Sandown Park
Won by SO YOU THINK (Owner: Smith, Magnier et al; Trainer: Aidan O’Brien; Jockey: Seamie Heffernan)
17. Etihad Airways Falmouth Stakes (1m, 3yo+), Newmarket
Won by TIMEPIECE (Owner: Khalid Abdulla; Trainer: Henry Cecil; Jockey: Tom Queally)
18. Darley July Cup (6f, 3yo+), Newmarket
Won by DREAM AHEAD (Owner: Khalifa Dasmal; Trainer: David Simcock; Jockey: Hayley Turner)
19. King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes (sponsored by Betfair) (1½m, 3yo+), Ascot , Saturday 23 July (MIDDLE DISTANCE)
Won by NATHANIEL (Owner: Lady Rothschild; Trainer: John Gosden; Jockey: William Buick)
20. QIPCO Sussex
Won by FRANKEL (Owner: Khalid Abdulla; Trainer: Sir Henry Cecil; Jockey: Tom Queally)
The upcoming QIPCO British Champions Series races are:
Artemis Goodwood Cup (2m, 3yo+), Goodwood, Thursday 28 July (LONG DISTANCE)
Markel Insurance Nassau
About the QIPCO British Champions Series:
The QIPCO British Champions Series is designed to throw the spotlight on Britain ’s best Flat races and will climax on 15 October 2011 with the richest fixture in British racing history, the brand new QIPCO British Champions Day at Ascot .
The Series features 35 Flat races staged at ten of the UK ’s leading racecourses: Ascot, Doncaster, Epsom Downs, Goodwood, Haydock Park , Newbury, Newmarket ’s July Course, Newmarket ’s Rowley Mile, Sandown Park and York
It encompasses the top races at British racing’s key festivals, including the QIPCO Guineas Festival at Newmarket , the Investec Derby Festival at Epsom, Royal Ascot, the Newmarket July Festival, Glorious Goodwood, the Welcome to Yorkshire Ebor Festival at York and the Ladbrokes St Leger Festival at Doncaster .
The QIPCO British Champions Series comprises five easy-to-follow champion categories - Sprint, Mile, Middle Distance, Long Distance and Fillies & Mares.
The seven highest-rated races feature in each category, including a same-day finale in each on QIPCO British Champions Day.
Long-term, the QIPCO British Champions Series aims to attract a wider audience for the UK
About QIPCO Holding:
QIPCO Holding is one of the leading private investment companies in Qatar Guineas
Qatar Investment & Projects Development Holding Company (QIPCO Holding) is owned by six brothers who are members of the Royal Family of Qatar. The Chief Executive is Sheikh Hamad bin Abdullah Al Thani, who together with his brothers are nephews of the Emir of the State of Qatar.
Over time, the group has diversified itself to form individual subsidiaries, each operating independently and specialising in their fields of expertise. For more information visit: www.qipco.com.qa
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