2021 British Champions Series Explained

2021 British Champions Series
Color:	LightGreen
Sport:	Horse racing
Duration:	1 May – 16 October 2021
Season:	Leading Horse
Season Champs:	Adayar / St Mark's Basilica
Season Champ Name:	Highest Rated
League Champs:	127
League Champ Name:	Rating
Season2:	Leading Jockey
Season Champs2:	Frankie Dettori
Season Champ2 Name:	Winner
League Champs2:	7 / 1 / 2
League Champ2 Name:	Win / 2nd / 3rd
Season3:	Leading Trainer
Season Champs3:	Aidan O'Brien
Season Champ3 Name:	Winner
League Champs3:	5 / 4 / 11
League Champ3 Name:	Win / 2nd / 3rd
Prevseason Link:	2020 British Champions Series
Prevseason Year:	2020
Nextseason Link:	2022 British Champions Series
Nextseason Year:	2022

The 2021 British Champions Series, sponsored by QIPCO, was the 11th edition of the horse racing series comprising 35 of the UK's top flat races.^[1]

The series began with the 2,000 Guineas at Newmarket on 1 May, and ended on British Champions Day at Ascot on 16 October.^[2]

Results

The series was split into five categories: Sprint, Mile, Middle Distance, Long Distance and Fillies & Mares. Each category included seven races.^{[3] [4]}

Sprint

Race	Date	Distance	Course	1st	2nd	3rd
King's Stand Stakes	15 June	5 furlongs	Ascot	Oxted Cieren Fallon – Roger Teal	Arecibo Jamie Spencer – Robert Cowell	Extravagant Kid Frankie Dettori – Brendan Walsh
Commonwealth Cup	18 June	6 furlongs	Ascot	Campanelle Frankie Dettori – Wesley Ward	Dragon Symbol Oisin Murphy – Archie Watson	Measure Of Magic Ben Coen – Johnny Murtagh
Diamond Jubilee Stakes	19 June	6 furlongs	Ascot	Dream Of Dreams Ryan Moore – Michael Stoute	Glen Shiel Hollie Doyle – Archie Watson	Art Power Silvestre de Sousa – Tim Easterby
July Cup	10 July	6 furlongs	Newmarket	Starman Tom Marquand – Ed Walker	Dragon Symbol Oisin Murphy – Archie Watson	Oxted Cieren Fallon – Roger Teal
Nunthorpe Stakes	20 August	5 furlongs	York	Winter Power Silvestre de Sousa – Tim Easterby	Emaraaty Ana Andrea Atzeni – Kevin Ryan	Dragon Symbol Oisin Murphy – Archie Watson
Sprint Cup	4 September	6 furlongs	Haydock	Emaraaty Ana Andrea Atzeni – Kevin Ryan	Starman Tom Marquand – Ed Walker	Chil Chil David Probert – Andrew Balding
British Champions Sprint Stakes	16 October	6 furlongs	Ascot	Creative Force William Buick – Charlie Appleby	Glen Shiel Hollie Doyle – Archie Watson	Minzaal Jim Crowley – Owen Burrows

Mile

Race	Date	Distance	Course	1st	2nd	3rd
2,000 Guineas	1 May	1 mile	Newmarket	Poetic Flare Kevin Manning – Jim Bolger	Master Of The Seas William Buick – Charlie Appleby	Lucky Vega Shane Foley – Jessica Harrington
Lockinge Stakes	15 May	1 mile	Newbury	Palace Pier Frankie Dettori – John & Thady Gosden	Lady Bowthorpe Oisin Murphy – William Jarvis	Top Rank P J McDonald – James Tate
Queen Anne Stakes	15 June	1 mile	Ascot	Palace Pier Frankie Dettori – John & Thady Gosden	Lope Y Fernandez Seamie Heffernan – Aidan O'Brien	Sir Busker Oisin Murphy – William Knight
St James's Palace Stakes	15 June	1 mile	Ascot	Poetic Flare Kevin Manning – Jim Bolger	Lucky Vega Shane Foley – Jessica Harrington	Battleground Ryan Moore – Aidan O'Brien
Sussex Stakes	28 July	1 mile	Goodwood	Alcohol Free Oisin Murphy – Andrew Balding	Poetic Flare Kevin Manning – Jim Bolger	Snow Lantern Jamie Spencer – Richard Hannon
Sun Chariot Stakes	2 October	1 mile	Newmarket	Saffron Beach William Buick – Jane Chapple-Hyam	Mother Earth Ryan Moore – Aidan O'Brien	Dreamloper Kieran Shoemark – Ed Walker
Queen Elizabeth II Stakes	16 October	1 mile	Ascot	Baaeed Jim Crowley – William Haggas	Palace Pier Frankie Dettori – John & Thady Gosden	Lady Bowthorpe Kieran Shoemark – William Jarvis

Middle Distance

Race	Date	Distance	Course	1st	2nd	3rd
Coronation Cup	4 June	1 mile 4 furlongs	Newmarket	Pyledriver Martin Dwyer – William Muir & Chris Grassick	Al Aasy Jim Crowley – William Haggas	Japan Ryan Moore – Aidan O'Brien
Epsom Derby	5 June	1 mile 4 furlongs	Epsom	Adayar Adam Kirby – Charlie Appleby	Mojo Star David Egan – Richard Hannon	Hurricane Lane William Buick – Charlie Appleby
Prince of Wales's Stakes	16 June	1 mile 2 furlongs	Ascot	Love Ryan Moore – Aidan O'Brien	Audarya William Buick – James Fanshawe	Armory Seamie Heffernan – Aidan O'Brien
Eclipse Stakes	3 July	1 mile 2 furlongs	Sandown	St Mark's Basilica Ryan Moore – Aidan O'Brien	Addeybb Tom Marquand – William Haggas	Mishriff David Egan – John & Thady Gosden
King George VI &<br>Queen Elizabeth Stakes	24 July	1 mile 4 furlongs	Ascot	Adayar William Buick – Charlie Appleby	Mishriff David Egan – John & Thady Gosden	Love Ryan Moore – Aidan O'Brien
International Stakes	18 August	1 mile 2½ furlongs	York	Mishriff David Egan – John & Thady Gosden	Alenquer Tom Marquand – William Haggas	Love Ryan Moore – Aidan O'Brien
Champion Stakes	16 October	1 mile 2 furlongs	Ascot	Sealiway Mickael Barzalona – Cedric Rossi	Dubai Honour James Doyle – William Haggas	Mac Swiney Kevin Manning – Jim Bolger

Long Distance

Race	Date	Distance	Course	1st	2nd	3rd
Yorkshire Cup	14 May	1 mile 6 furlongs	York	Spanish Mission William Buick – Andrew Balding	Santiago Ryan Moore – Aidan O'Brien	Sir Ron Priestley Franny Norton – Mark Johnston
Ascot Gold Cup	17 June	2 miles 4 furlongs	Ascot	Subjectivist Joe Fanning – Mark Johnston	Princess Zoe Joey Sheridan – Anthony Mullins	Spanish Mission William Buick – Andrew Balding
Goodwood Cup	27 July	2 miles	Goodwood	Trueshan Hollie Doyle – Alan King	Away He Goes Jim Crowley – Ismail Mohammed	Sir Ron Priestley Franny Norton – Mark Johnston
Lonsdale Cup	20 August	2 miles ½ furlong	York	Stradivarius Frankie Dettori – John & Thady Gosden	Spanish Mission William Buick – Andrew Balding	The Grand Visir Richard Kingscote – Ian Williams
Doncaster Cup	10 September	2 miles 2 furlongs	Doncaster	Stradivarius Frankie Dettori – John & Thady Gosden	Alerta Roja Luke Morris – Mark Prescott	Nayef Road Andrea Atzeni – Mark Johnston
St Leger Stakes	11 September	1 mile 6½ furlongs	Doncaster	Hurricane Lane William Buick – Charlie Appleby	Mojo Star Rossa Ryan – Richard Hannon	The Mediterranean Wayne Lordan – Aidan O'Brien
British Champions Long Distance Cup	16 October	2 miles	Ascot	Trueshan Hollie Doyle – Alan King	Tashkhan Ben Robinson – Brian Ellison	Stradivarius Frankie Dettori – John & Thady Gosden

Fillies & Mares

Race	Date	Distance	Course	1st	2nd	3rd
1,000 Guineas	2 May	1 mile	Newmarket	Mother Earth Frankie Dettori – Aidan O'Brien	Saffron Beach Adam Kirby – Jane Chapple-Hyam	Fev Rover Paul Hanagan – Richard Fahey
Epsom Oaks	4 June	1 mile 4 furlongs	Epsom	Snowfall Frankie Dettori – Aidan O'Brien	Mystery Angel Ben Curtis – George Boughey	Divinely Seamie Heffernan – Aidan O'Brien
Coronation Stakes	18 June	1 mile	Ascot	Alcohol Free Oisin Murphy – Andrew Balding	Snow Lantern Sean Levey – Richard Hannon	Mother Earth Ryan Moore – Aidan O'Brien
Falmouth Stakes	9 July	1 mile	Newmarket	Snow Lantern Sean Levey – Richard Hannon	Mother Earth Ryan Moore – Aidan O'Brien	Alcohol Free Oisin Murphy – Andrew Balding
Nassau Stakes	29 July	1 mile 2 furlongs	Goodwood	Lady Bowthorpe Kieran Shoemark – William Jarvis	Zeyaadah Jim Crowley – Roger Varian	Joan Of Arc Ryan Moore – Aidan O'Brien
Yorkshire Oaks	19 August	1 mile 4 furlongs	York	Snowfall Ryan Moore – Aidan O'Brien	Albaflora Rossa Ryan – Ralph Beckett	La Joconde Hollie Doyle – Aidan O'Brien
British Champions Fillies & Mares Stakes	16 October	1 mile 4 furlongs	Ascot	Eshaada Jim Crowley – Roger Varian	Albaflora Rossa Ryan – Ralph Beckett	Snowfall Ryan Moore – Aidan O'Brien

See also

• 2021 Breeders' Cup Challenge series
• 2021 Epsom Derby

External links

• Official website

Notes and References

1. Web site: 10th Anniversary of British Champions Series – 10 Top Moments . Eclipse Magazine . 1 May 2021.
2. Web site: QIPCO British Champions Day tickets now on sale as crowds set to return . British Champions Series . 1 May 2021.
3. Web site: Five QIPCO British Champions Series Categories . British Champions Series . 1 May 2021.
4. Web site: Fixtures / QIPCO British Champions Series . British Champions Series . 1 May 2021.