| 2018 British Champions Series | |
| Color: | LightGreen |
| Sport: | Horse racing |
| Duration: | 5 May – 20 October 2018 |
| Season: | Horse |
| Season Champs: | Cracksman |
| Season Champ Name: | Series Champion |
| League Champs: | 130[1] |
| League Champ Name: | Rating |
| Season2: | Jockey |
| Season Champs2: | Frankie Dettori |
| Season Champ2 Name: | Series Champion |
| League Champs2: | 7 / 4 / 4 |
| League Champ2 Name: | Win / 2nd / 3rd |
| Season3: | Trainer |
| Season Champs3: | John Gosden |
| Season Champ3 Name: | Series Champion |
| League Champs3: | 11 / 4 / 4 |
| League Champ3 Name: | Win / 2nd / 3rd |
| Prevseason Link: | 2017 British Champions Series |
| Prevseason Year: | 2017 |
| Nextseason Link: | 2019 British Champions Series |
| Nextseason Year: | 2019 |
The 2018 British Champions Series, sponsored by QIPCO, was the eighth edition of the horse racing series comprising 35 of the UK's top flat races. The series began with the 2,000 Guineas at Newmarket on 5 May, and ended with British Champions Day at Ascot on 20 October.[2] [3]
The series was split into five categories: Sprint, Mile, Middle Distance, Long Distance and Fillies & Mares. Each category included seven races.[4] [5]
Horses were ranked according to their official BHA performance ratings in British Champions Series races during the season. Jockeys and trainers were ranked according to the number of wins, second places and third places they achieved during the series.[5]
| Rank | Horse | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cracksman | 130 |
| 2 | Poet's Word | 127 |
| Roaring Lion | 127 | |
| 4 | Crystal Ocean | 126 |
| 5 | Alpha Centauri | 122 |
| 6 | Masar | 121 |
| Saxon Warrior | 121 | |
| 8 | Blue Point | 120 |
| Kew Gardens | 120 | |
| Stradivarius | 120 |
| Rank | Jockey | Win | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frankie Dettori | 7 | 4 | 4 |
| 2 | Ryan Moore | 6 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | Oisin Murphy | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 4 | William Buick | 3 | 4 | 6 |
| 5 | James Doyle | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 6 | Donnacha O'Brien | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 7 | Colm O'Donoghue | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Daniel Tudhope | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Andrea Atzeni | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jim Crowley | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Paul Hanagan | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Rank | Trainer | Win | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Gosden | 11 | 4 | 4 |
| 2 | Aidan O'Brien | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| 3 | Michael Stoute | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 4 | Charlie Appleby | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Jessica Harrington | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Willie Mullins | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | David Simcock | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | William Haggas | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Karl Burke | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Richard Fahey | 1 | 1 | 0 |