ATC Champagne Stakes 2022 Tips, Betting Odds, Past winners and results

Winners and Past Results for the Champagne Stakes

Hosted by the Australian Turf Club towards the end of April during the autumn racing carnival in Sydney, the ATC Champagne Stakes is an open race for two year old horses held at the Randwick Racecourse in Sydney.

Champagne Stakes Race Details

Date: 15/4/23

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Racecourse: Randwick

Race Distance: 1600m

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Prize Money: $500,000

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When Is The Champagne Stakes: 15/4/23

What Time Is The Champagne Stakes: TBA

Where Is The Champagne Stakes: Randwick Racecourse

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More Details About The Champagne Stakess

The 1600 meter event is run at set weight conditions on the same day the ATC Group 1 All Aged Stakes. Top class two year old milers compete for prize money worth $500,000.

The Sires Produce Stakes held earlier in the carnival is a warm up race for more than handy sprinters on the same track.

Several top class sprinters have won the Sires Produce and Champagne Stakes double over the last decade. Assertive Lad, Viscount, Victory Vein, Hasna and Dance Hero achieved the feat between 2000 and 2004, followed by Helmet in 2011. Third placed in 2009, Manhattan Rain ran an impressive second in the Group 1 W.S. Cox Plate at Moonee Valley in spring.

The Champagne Stakes began as a principal race way back in 1864 and was elevated to Group 1 in 1980. Notable milers to win the Stakes in recent times include Assertive Lad in 2000, Dance Hero in 2004, Samantha Miss in 2008, Skilled in 2010, and Helmet in 2011. Set weight conditions of 56.5 kilograms for colts and geldings and 56.5 kilograms for fillies suit the more than handy crop of milers. Top two year old horses to crack the mile may also move on to the Group 1 VRC Crown Oaks and the Cox Plate. Winner in 2008, Samantha Miss, placed well in the Cox Plate and later won the Crown Oaks.

Although the race had changed distances several times it has remained a 1600 meter race since 1972.

Among the outstanding gallopers to win the Champagne Stakes earlier on are Ajax in 1937, Todman in 1957, Storm Queen in 1966, Baguette in 1970, and Red Anchor in 1984. The top two year olds to win the trip crown include Baguette and Luskin Star in 1970 and 1977 respectively. Tierce, and Burst repeated the feat in 1991 and 1992, while Dance Hero was the last to take home all three prizes in 2004.

Among the most successful trainers is Bart Cummings with four Champagne Stakes to his credit.

Champagne Stakes 2022 Details, Results and Recap

The 2022 edition of the Moet and Chandon Champagne Stakes was won by She’s Extreme under the ride of jockey Tommy Berry. She’s Extreme defeated Fireburn for trainer Anthony Cummings to win the Group One Champagne Stakes over 1600m in a time of 1 minute 41 seconds.

Build up to the 2022 Champagne Stakes

The lead up to the 2022 Moet and Chandon Champagne Stakes was dominated by talk of the Gary Portelli trained Fireburn winning a third successive Group One title and complete a rare triple crown victory for two year olds during the Sydney Autumn Carnival.

Fireburn had twice defeated She’s Extreme prior to the Group One Champagne Stakes. Gary Portelli’s new stable star was looking all set to complete a hat trick of wins after winning the Golden Slipper and Inglis Sires’ Produce in the weeks leading up to 1600m Group One contest at Royal Randwick.

The Champagne Stakes only had a small number of entrants with just 6 runners listed to tackle the Group One contest on the final day of The Autumn Racing Carnival. Alongside Fireburn and She’s Extreme the other runners to line up in the $1m contest included Williamsburg, Let’srollthedice, Wealthy Investor, Counttheheadlights.

After the performances of Fireburn in recent starts the Poretlli filly had been backed into a heavy favourite at $1.55. Portelli himself in an interview leading up to the race said “i don’t see how she gets beaten” and the market seemed to think the same with bookies taking no chances on the Golden Slipper winner.

With all the focus and money on Fireburn there was only She’s Extreme who looked likely to beat the filly and was $5 in betting. There was late specking for Williamsburg ($8.5) and Let’srollthedice ($9) with the remaining to runners both wide outsiders and in double figures in the betting.

2022 Moet and Chandon Champagne Stakes Result

The result and final placings of the 2022 Moet and Chandon Stakes which were run at Royal Randwick Racecourse on Saturday 16th April 2022 over a distance of 1600m for two year olds in set weight conditions were as follows: 

1st - 6. She’s Extreme (6) - 54.5kg - $5.00
2nd - 5. Fireburn (2) - 54.5kg - $1.55
3rd - 2. Williamsburg (3) - 56.5kg - $8.50

2022 Moet and Chandon Champagne Stakes Race Recap

The 2022 Champagne Stakes had been heavily dominated by the talk of Fireburn and could the two year old filly trained by Gary Portelli win a prestigious triple crown after winning the Golden Slipper and Inglis Sires’ Produce in the lead up to the 1600m Group One at Royal Randwick.

The betting indicated that the punters believed Fireburn wouldn’t be stopped and was backed into a $1.55 favourite before the jump. She’s Extreme was second elect at $5 having drifted from an opening quote of $3.70 because of the support for Fireburn.

As the gates crashed back the small field of 6 jumped evenly. It wasn’t long before She’s Extreme took up the running with Wealthy Investor. Fireburn kept close contact with the leaders while Let’srollthedice was held back at the rear of the field.

She’s Extreme would continue to roll along in front of the the field of six with Wealthy Investor and Counttheheadlights trucking along in third and fourth while Fireburn occupied the fourth position. There was little change in the order past the 1200m marker until the field headed round the turn.

As the field entered the final turn jockey Tommy Berry kicked two lengths clear under hands and heels aboard She’s Extreme while the rest of the field began to battle under the increased tempo. Fireburn at this stage had peeled three deep under the ride of Brenton Avdulla and set out after the leader.

The two would settle down to battle it out in front with She’s Extreme holding a two length lead for the majority of the way up the straight. Despite Fireburn lifting late to come within half a length of She’s Extreme it would be too little too late as the Anthony Cummings trained runner would win the 2022 Moet and Chandon Champagne Stakes.

Champagne Stakes Past Winners