As the culmination of the QIPCO British Champions Series, this year’s edition of the event will take place on Saturday 18th October 2025.
The day is rightly described as the grand finale of the flat racing season in Britain and it always attracts some of the world’s finest horses.
One of the main highlights on Champions Day is the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes. It is Europe’s richest mile race and generally attracts a star-studded line-up.
How much Is The Prize Money On Champions Day?
QIPCO British Champions Day will be run for £4.35m in prize money this year, with the country’s richest raceday extending to seven races for the first time. The day will feature five Group 1 races – following the upgrade of the QIPCO Long Distance Cup – together with a new 2YO conditions race over six furlongs, worth £250,000.
Which races are run on Champions Day?
- 12.55 - 2YO Conditions Race (Irish EBF Auction Series Final) 7 furlongs.
The day will kick off with a new £250,000 race for two-year-olds. The six-furlong conditions race is open to all two-year-olds, and is to be run without penalties.
- 1.20 - British Champions Long Distance Cup (Group 1) 2 miles.
The Long Distance Cup is the first of the Group 1 races, with the best stayers competing over just short of two miles. The race is now worth £500,000 after its upgrade.
- 2.05 - British Champions Sprint Stakes (Group 1) 6 furlongs.
The sprinters go hell-for-leather over six furlongs in one of the fastest races of the day.
- 2.45 - British Champions Fillies & Mares Stakes (Group 1) 1m4f.
A race for elite fillies and mares over a demanding mile and a half, and is often contested by horses who have run in the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe and the Yorkshire Oaks.
- 3.25 - Queen Elizabeth II Stakes (Group 1) 1 mile.
The richest mile race in European racing, pitching in the best older milers with the classic three-year-olds. It’s a generational, season ending masterpiece to savour.
- 4.05 - Champion Stakes (Group 1) 1m2f.
The headline act on Champions Day, and a race with over £1.3 million to the winner. The 1m2f affair is generally packed with international champions galore.
- 4.40 - Balmoral Handicap (Finale Handicap) 1 mile.
79 entries were received on September 16th for the £200,000 Balmoral Handicap (Sponsored by QIPCO), the final race on QIPCO British Champions Day.
This year’s hotly contested sports betting handicap race, will once again draw proceedings to a close on Britain’s richest raceday.
You can find all our Champions Day horse racing betting here.
*Odds subject to change - prices accurate at the time of writing*
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