Champagne Stakes (United States)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Champagne Stakes is a Grade I horse race in the United States for two-year-old thoroughbred colts and geldings. The race is run at a distance of one mile on the dirt at Belmont Park in October each year and is arguably the biggest race of the year in its category—excepting the Breeders' Cup Juvenile for which the Champagne is a major prep. The current purse for the race is $400,000.
The race was first run in 1867, and it is the oldest race of its kind in the United States. It was not only modeled on, but given the same name as, the Champagne Stakes that are run in England, and have done so for a very long time. From 1910 through 1913 no race was held due to a New York State government ban on racing.
Notable past winners who have gone on to success as three-year-olds or older include U.S. Triple Crown champions Seattle Slew, and Count Fleet and several others who are now in the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame.
In 1972, Secretariat finished first, but was disqualified and placed second to Stop the Music.
[edit] Winners
|
|
|