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The Champagne Classic is a Group 2 race held at Doomben or Eagle Farm Racecourse during the Brisbane Winter Racing Carnival. Worth $200,000 in prize money, this 1200m set weight race is open only to two-year-olds and is traditionally held on the same day as the Group 1 Doomben 10,000 (1200m) in mid-May.

For 2020 the Champagne Classic offered $175,000 in prize money and took place on the same day as the Group 2 Victory Stakes (1200m) at Eagle Farm with the carnival reduced and most Group 1 races including the Doomben 10,000 card cut from the program due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Champagne Classic is regarded as the best lead-up race to the Group 2 BRC Sires’ Produce Stakes (1400m) held two weeks later and juveniles may then progress onto a mile for the Group 1 JJ Atkins (1600m) on Stradbroke Handicap Day in June.

The 2020 Champagne Classic ran on Saturday May 23, 2020 at Eagle Farm as part of Victory Stakes Day and was won by the Robert Heathcote-trained Rothfire. 

Champagne Classic 2020
Date:	Saturday May 23, 2020
Track:	Doomben Racecourse (Eagle Farm in 2020)
Distance:	1200m
Race Type:	2YO Open Set Weights
Status:	Group 2
Prizemoney:	$200,000 ($175,000 in 2020 due to COVID-19)

2020 Champagne Classic Results

• 1st: #1 Rothfire
• 2nd: #7 Isotope
• 3rd: #2 Wild Ruler

Trainer Robert Heathcote celebrated his third win in the Champagne Classic 2020 with the race day favourite Rothfire ($2.40) taking his record up to five wins from six starts with an all-the-way victory in the JJ Atkins lead-up.

Click here to read more on the official 2020 Champagne Classic results and race review.

Color	Finish	No.	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Margin	Bar.	Weight	Penalty	Starting Price
	1	1	ROTHFIRE	Robert Heathcote	Jim Byrne		2	57kg		$2.40F
	2	7	ISOTOPE	Tony Gollan	Baylee Nothdurft (a)	1.3L	5	55kg		$2.90
	3	2	WILD RULER	Peter & Paul Snowden	Ryan Maloney	1.4L	6	57kg		$5
	4	4	BEYLIKS	James Cummings	Larry Cassidy	5.4L	1	57kg		$13
	5	6	KUKERACHA (NZ)	Chris Waller	Matthew McGillivray	7.4L	3	57kg		$21
	6	8	KABOOM	Darryl Hansen	Robbie Fradd	16.4L	4	55kg		$31
		9	WRITTEN BEAUTY	Bryan & Daniel Guy			0
		3	THE DRINKS CART	Toby & Trent Edmonds	Robbie Fradd		0
		5	OVERLORD	Chris Waller			0

Table Credit: Racing Australia

2020 Champagne Classic Odds

The Champagne Classic 2020 odds and betting market links to Ladbrokes.com.au on the two-years-old feature sprint will be available below the week of the race.

Rothfire ($2.40 in 2020) was the last favourite in Champagne Classic betting to salute for the punters.

2020 Champagne Classic Field

The Champagne Classic field attracts the best two-year-old winter gallopers that may have had an earlier Brisbane run in a race like the Listed Dalrello Stakes (1200m) in late April at Eagle Farm and who are targeting a run in the following month’s JJ Atkins field. Another key lead-up into the Champagne Classic field is the Group 3 Ken Russell Memorial Classic and Sizzling (2012) and Pressday (2010) won both races as well as the Group 1 JJ Atkins taking out the winter 2YO triple crown in Queensland.

The official Champagne Classic 2020 field & barriers are set for release on the Wednesday before race day and will be published in full below.

Click here to read more on the key chances in the 2020 Champagne Classic field and betting markets.

Just eight two-year-olds remain in the 2020 Champagne Classic field following the early scratching of the Chris Waller-trained Overlord (5) with Isotope and Rothfire battling for top spot in betting.

2020 Champagne Classic Scratchings: #3 The Drinks Cart (8), #5 Overlord (5) and #9 Written Beauty (7) have all been withdrawn leaving six runners. Jockey Robbie Fradd was originally named to ride The Drinks Cart, but instead moves to partner Kaboom as a late alteration.

Click here for the full Eagle Farm Scratchings & Victory Stakes Day 2020 Track Report.

No	Last 10	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Penalty	Hcp Rating
1	11x112x	ROTHFIRE	Robert Heathcote	Jim Byrne (late alt)	2	57kg
2	1×2	WILD RULER	Peter & Paul Snowden	Ryan Maloney	9	57kg
3	143×1	THE DRINKS CART	Toby & Trent Edmonds	Robbie Fradd	8	57kg
4	3x3x	BEYLIKS	James Cummings	Larry Cassidy	1	57kg
5	32	OVERLORD	Chris Waller		5	57kg
6	14	KUKERACHA (NZ)	Chris Waller	Matthew McGillivray	3	57kg
7	11	ISOTOPE	Tony Gollan	Baylee Nothdurft (a)	6	55kg
8	2	KABOOM	Darryl Hansen	Robbie Fradd (late alt)	4	55kg
9		WRITTEN BEAUTY	Bryan & Daniel Guy	TBA	7	55kg

2020 Champagne Classic Nominations

The Champagne Classic 2020 nominations close the Monday leading up to Victory Stakes Day and will be available below giving a good early guide to the juveniles out to contest the Group 2 feature sprint.

The 2020 Champagne Classic nominations attracted a dozen juveniles including Tony Gollan’s undefeated Deep Field filly Isotope chasing a third career win and the returning Robert Heathcote-trained Rothfire.

#	Form (Last 10)	Horse	Sex	Age	Trainer
1	436×21	ANDERS	C	2	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace
2	3x3x	BEYLIKS	C	2	James Cummings
3	12x10x31	GOTTA KISS	F	2	Steven O’Dea
4	11	ISOTOPE	F	2	Tony Gollan
5	2	KABOOM	F	2	Darryl Hansen
6	14	KUKERACHA (NZ)	C	2	Chris Waller
7	32	OVERLORD	C	2	Chris Waller
8	11x112x	ROTHFIRE	G	2	Robert Heathcote
9	143×1	THE DRINKS CART	G	2	Toby & Trent Edmonds
10	2×71312	TUMBLER RIDGE	C	2	Steven O’Dea
11	1×2	WILD RULER	C	2	Peter & Paul Snowden
12	–	WRITTEN BEAUTY	F	2	Bryan & Daniel Guy

Champagne Classic History

The Champgne Classic was first run in 1982 and won by Peand. The race record of 1:09.36 was set by Gold Edition in 2006 and after starting out as a Listed event, gained its Group 2 status for the first time in the same year.

Plenty of top class juveniles have won the Champagne Classic over the years including Daybreak Lover (1983), Chief De Beers (1994), Court (2008), Sizzling (2012) and Braze Beau (2014).

Champagne Classic Winners Since 2000

Year	Place	Horse	Time
2020 Champagne Classic	1st	Rothfire	1 minute 10.40 seconds
	2nd	Isotope
	3rd	Wild Ruler
2019 Champagne Classic	1st	Dubious	1 minute 10.14 seconds
	2nd	Czarson
	3rd	Strasbourg
2018 Champagne Classic	1st	Zousain	1 minute 10.8 seconds
	2nd	Mishani Hustler
	3rd	Blue Book
2017 Champagne Classic	1st	Tangled	1 minute 11.87 seconds
	2nd	All Too Huiying
	3rd	Italia Bella
2016 Champagne Classic	1st	Winning Rupert	1 minute 09.5 seconds
	2nd	Attention
	3rd	Souchez
2015 Champagne Classic	1st	Blueberry Hill	1 minute 09.9 seconds
	2nd	Wicked Intent
	3rd	Pepperano
2014 Champagne Classic	1st	Brazen Beau	1 minute 09.8 seconds
	2nd	Looks Like The Cat
	3rd	Shaumari
2013 Champagne Classic	1st	Vo Heart	1 minute 12.15 seconds
	2nd	Vilanova
	3rd	Global Dream
2012 Champagne Classic	1st	Sizzling	1 minute 09.9 seconds
	2nd	Academus
	3rd	Dances on Stars
2011 Champagne Classic	1st	Free Wheeling	1 minute 10.5 seconds
	2nd	Dr Ichi
	3rd	Hot Snitzel
2010 Champagne Classic	1st	Pressday	1 minute 09.9 seconds
	2nd	Spirit Of Boom
	3rd	Buffering
2009 Champagne Classic	1st	Funtantes	1 minute 9.7 seconds
	2nd	Trim
	3rd	Impulsive Dream
2008 Champagne Classic	1st	Court	1 minute 10.8 seconds
	2nd	Captain Fantastic
	3rd	Cat D’Antibes
2007 Champagne Classic	1st	Keiki	1 minute 10.2 seconds
	2nd	Key Bar Nights
	3rd	Diamond Deck
2006 Champagne Classic	1st	Gold Edition	1 minute 9.3 seconds
	2nd	Ghetto Blaster
	3rd	Silent Power
2005 Champagne Classic	1st	Virage de Fortune	1 minute 10.3 seconds
	2nd	Kincharm
	3rd	Well Noted
2004 Champagne Classic	1st	Golden Fox	1 minute 10.3 seconds
	2nd	Star Shiraz
	3rd	Our Sweet Dreams
2003 Champagne Classic	1st	Shamekha	1 minute 10.8 seconds
	2nd	In Top Swing
	3rd	Sir Success
2002 Champagne Classic	1st	Lovely Jubly	1 minute 10.5 seconds
	2nd	Yell
	3rd	Verstak
2001 Champagne Classic	1st	Dolce Veloce	1 minute 9.8 seconds
	2nd	Dutch Harry
	3rd	Jar Jar Binks
2000 Champagne Classic	1st	Chenar	1 minute 10.4 seconds
	2nd	Centona
	3rd	Rapid Man