28 Apr 2021
This year we celebrate the 10
th anniversary of QIPCO British Champions Series, which begins with the QIPCO 2000 Guineas at Newmarket Racecourse this Saturday.
QIPCO British Champions Series showcases 35 of the UK’s finest Flat races, including three of the world’s top 10 and last year’s world’s best in the Juddmonte International at York.
Below we have picked out some of the finest performances from a decade of QIPCO British Champions Series.
Frankel – 2011 QIPCO 2000 Guineas at Newmarket
10 years of the QIPCO British Champion Series could hardly have got off to a more exhilarating start, could it? Just listen to Newmarket commentator Ian Bartlett’s rising sense of incredulity as one of the most spectacular Classic victories any of us is ever likely to witness unfolded before him. “At halfway Frankel is almost ten lengths clear…. At the bushes Frankel is 15 lengths clear….. Inside the last furlong a horse who is pure class, Frankel has destroyed t
16 Feb 2021
We look at three of racing s most exciting young jockeys who look set to build their reputations further in 2021
Hollie Doyle, Tom Marquand and Cieren Fallon each enjoyed landmark first Group 1 wins in the QIPCO British Champions Series last year. After tasting success at the top table, you can guarantee the star trio will be hungry for more this year.
She’s done it again!!! @HollieDoyle1 and GLEN SHIEL win the QIPCO British Champions Sprint! #ChampionsDaypic.twitter.com/mn93AW8F5N Champions Series (@ChampionsSeries) October 17, 2020
Hollie Doyle
Doyle must have been one of the few people in the world who never wanted 2020 to end. She enjoyed a record-breaking year on the track and won numerous awards off it. In addition to riding 151 winners, she was also third in the BBC Sports Personality Of The Year.
9 Feb 2021
Newmarket supremo s yard should be among the big winners once again this season
John Gosden has trained more winners of QIPCO British Champions Series races than his counterparts in each of the past three seasons. He will not be short of candidates to continue his stranglehold in 2021.
Gosden enjoyed eight Series wins last year, having chalked up 11 in 2018 and a dozen in 2019.
The one surprise is that he did not saddle a winner on QIPCO British Champions Day at Ascot in October. Stradivarius and Palace Pier fluffed their lines in their respective races at cramped odds. Mishriff, Lord North, Nazeef and Meydaayih were other big hopes for him on Britain’s richest raceday but none managed to deliver.