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Held during the prestigious Sydney Spring Racing Carnival, the Spring Champion Stakes is a Group 1 race run at Royal Randwick in early to mid-October. The Spring Champion Stakes is run over 2000m under set weight conditions. It is one of the premier races for three-year-olds at the carnival and is worth $1 million.

This middle distance event attracts fine quality competitors every year and runners may have come via the Group 3 Gloaming Stakes (1800m) two weeks before at Rosehill or the Listed Dulcify Quality (2000m) the Saturday prior. Ace High (2017) followed by Shadow Hero (2019) are the last horses to complete the Gloaming Stakes – Spring Champion Stakes double.

Previously run on the same day as the Epsom Handicap, the Spring Champion Stakes was moved back a week for the 2013/2014 racing season an is now the feature event of the day that also sees the running of the Group 3 Angst Stakes (1600m), Group 2 Stan Fox Stakes (1500m) and Group 2 Roman Consul Stakes (1200m).

The Spring Champion Stakes meeting was the final major meeting of the Sydney Spring Racing Carnival for the year before the addition of a host of special condition events for The Everest Carnival. The season’s action also continues in Melbourne with the running of the majors like the Caulfield Cup, Cox Plate and Melbourne Cup over the following weeks.

The Spring Champion Stakes is the last Group 1 of the Sydney Festival of Spring Racing, but events including the $15 million The Everest (1200m) now keep the focus on Sydney for longer than ever before over the season.

Horses that perform well in the Spring Champion Stakes may then be aimed at some of the other illustrious events held in spring at the Melbourne Racing Carnival including the Group 2 Moonee Valley Vase (2040m) on Cox Plate Day or possibly Flemington’s Group 1 VRC Derby (2500m). The last horses to complete the Spring Champion Stakes – VRC Derby double were Monaco Consul (2009) and Ace High (2017).

History was made in 2020 with Montefilia became the first filly to complete the Flight Stakes – Spring Champion Stakes double in the same calendar year.

The Spring Champion Stakes 2020 ran on Saturday October 10, 2020 and was won by the favourite Montefilia. 

Spring Champion Stakes
Date:	Saturday October 10, 2020
Track:	Randwick Racecourse
Distance:	2000m
Conditions:	3YO at Set Weights
Weights:	Colts & Geldings- 56.5kg / Fillies- 54.5kg
Status:	Group 1
Prize Money:	$1,000,000
Inaugurated:	1971

2020 Spring Champion Stakes Results

• 1st: #13 Montefilia 
• 2nd: #6 Lion’s Roar
• 3rd: #5 Bucharest

Montefilia ($2.70F) was too good for the boys on the quick back-up from her Flight Stakes triumph to salute for the punters in the 2020 Spring Champion Stakes results.

Click here to read more on the history Spring Champion Stakes 2020 win by Montefilia.

Colour	Finish	No.	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Margin	Bar.	Weight	Penalty	Starting Price
	1	13	MONTEFILIA	David Payne	Jason Collett		1	54.5kg		$2.70F
	2	6	LION’S ROAR (NZ)	John O’Shea	Brenton Avdulla	0.8L	7	56.5kg		$18
	3	5	BUCHAREST	Chris Waller	James McDonald	4.6L	3	56.5kg		$21
	4	3	LOVE TAP	Richard & Michael Freedman	Nash Rawiller	5.1L	12	56.5kg		$4.80
	5	15e	FAVREAU (NZ)	John Sargent	Sam Clipperton	5.6L	10	56.5kg		$21
	6	14	MIRAVALLE	Mark Newnham	Joshua Parr	5.8L	11	54.5kg		$26
	7	1	CHERRY TORTONI	Patrick Payne	Ryan Maloney	6.3L	4	56.5kg		$4.60
	8	7	ACHIEVER	Chris Waller	Ms Kathy O’Hara	8.3L	9	56.5kg		$101
	9	11	SOCRATES (NZ)	John O’Shea	Kerrin McEvoy	10.3L	5	56.5kg		$16
	10	10	WERTHEIMER (NZ)	Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young	Tommy Berry	15.1L	8	56.5kg		$26
	11	4	STREET DANCER	Anthony Cummings	Regan Bayliss	18.6L	13	56.5kg		$61
	12	12	GORSHIN	Anthony Cummings	Ms Louise Day (a)	29.6L	6	56.5kg		$301
	F	9	CHOIR	James Cummings	Ms Rachel King		2	56.5kg		$31
		8	ALBARADO (NZ)	Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young	Tim Clark		0
		2	GLOBAL QUEST	Chris Waller	Glen Boss		0

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

2020 Spring Champion Stakes Betting Odds

The latest Spring Champion Stakes 2020 betting markets on the hopeful three-year-olds facing off in the late Sydney Spring Racing Carnival classic, Spring Champion Stakes odds provided by Ladbrokes.com.au, will be provided below as soon as released.

Shadow Hero ($1.90 in 2019) followed by Montefilia ($2.70 in 2020) are the latest favourites in Spring Champion Stakes betting to salute for the punters.

2020 Spring Champion Stakes Field

The Spring Champion Stakes field traditionally features many of the same runners as the Group 3 Gloaming Stakes (1800m) at Rosehill a fortnight before. The Gloaming Stakes has produced more Spring Champion Stakes winners than any other lead-up and the double has recently been achieved by Shadow Hero (2019), Ace High (2017), Vanbrugh (2015), Complacent (2013) and It’s A Dundeel (2012).

The official 2020 Spring Champion Stakes Final Field & Barriers are announced by Racing NSW on the Wednesday of race week and will be provided in full below once released.

The Spring Champion Stakes 2020 field features a capacity line-up of hopefuls including the undefeated Love Tap, while Global Quest (9) is an early scratching in favour of a run in a small Group 2 Stan Fox Stakes field earlier on the card.

Latest Scratching: #8 Albarado (11).

No	Last 10	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Probable Weight	Penalty	Hcp Rating
1	111×32	CHERRY TORTONI	Patrick Payne	Ryan Maloney	4	56.5kg			83
2	1x224x28	GLOBAL QUEST	Chris Waller	Glen Boss	9	56.5kg			82
3	1111	LOVE TAP	Richard & Michael Freedman	Nash Rawiller	14	56.5kg			76
4	92×7712	STREET DANCER	Anthony Cummings	Regan Bayliss	15	56.5kg			70
5	1173	BUCHAREST	Chris Waller	James McDonald	3	56.5kg			69
6	1×211	LION’S ROAR (NZ)	John O’Shea	Brenton Avdulla	7	56.5kg			69
7	24431×826	ACHIEVER	Chris Waller	Ms Kathy O’Hara	10	56.5kg			67
8	12×383	ALBARADO (NZ)	Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young	Tim Clark	11	56.5kg			67
9	34413	CHOIR	James Cummings	Ms Rachel King	2	56.5kg			62
10	6×176	WERTHEIMER (NZ)	Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young	Tommy Berry	8	56.5kg			62
11	461	SOCRATES (NZ)	John O’Shea	Kerrin McEvoy	5	56.5kg			60
12	64946×692	GORSHIN	Anthony Cummings	Ms Louise Day (a)	6	56.5kg
13	14×3141	MONTEFILIA	David Payne	Jason Collett	1	54.5kg			98
14	0x176	MIRAVALLE	Mark Newnham	Joshua Parr	13	54.5kg			64
15e	8×734	FAVREAU (NZ)	John Sargent	Sam Clipperton	12	56.5kg

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

2020 Spring Champion Stakes Nominations

Nominations for the Spring Champion Stakes in 2020 are taken the Monday of race week and the full list of early entries will be published below.

Nineteen three-year-old stayers make-up the 2020 Spring Champion Stakes nominations including the shock Group 1 Flight Stakes winning filly from last Saturday Montefilia.

Click here to read about the key Spring Champion Stakes 2020 nominees this spring.

	Last 10	Horse	Sex	Age	Trainer	Hcp Rating
1	24431×826	ACHIEVER	C	3	Chris Waller	67
2	12×383	ALBARADO (NZ)	C	3	Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young
3	7317	BOB	C	3	Mark Newnham	59
4	1173	BUCHAREST	C	3	Chris Waller	69
5	111×32	CHERRY TORTONI	G	3	Patrick Payne
6	34413	CHOIR	C	3	James Cummings
7	4525	DALGARNO (NZ)	C	3	Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr)
8	23	DEEPSTRIKE (NZ)	C	3	Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr)
9	8×734	FAVREAU (NZ)	G	3	John Sargent
10	1x224x28	GLOBAL QUEST	C	3	Chris Waller	82
11	64946×692	GORSHIN	C	3	Anthony Cummings
12	1×211	LION’S ROAR (NZ)	G	3	John O’Shea	69
13	1111	LOVE TAP	G	3	Richard & Michael Freedman	76
14	0x176	MIRAVALLE	F	3	Mark Newnham
15	14×3141	MONTEFILIA	F	3	David Payne
16	76×52	REAL PEACE	C	3	Clarry Conners
17	461	SOCRATES (NZ)	C	3	John O’Shea	60
18	92×7712	STREET DANCER	C	3	Anthony Cummings	70
19	6×176	WERTHEIMER (NZ)	G	3	Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

Spring Champion Stakes History

The Spring Champion Stakes is one of the younger thoroughbred races conducted in Australia, first run in 1971 when Gay Icarus claimed victory. It began as a principal race run over 2000m and reached Group 1 status in 1979. For one year in 2001 the race distance was set at 1800m.

A number of champion gallopers have got their start in the Spring Champion Stakes. Classy winners include Universal Prince (2000), Dignity Dancer (1998), Tie The Knot (1997), Nothin’ Leica Dane (1995), Kinjite (1991) and Kingston Town (1979).

Spring Champion Stakes Records
Time Record (for 2000m):	2:00.1 set by Hampton Court (2014)
Most Successful Jockey:	R. Quinton won four times with Gold Brick (1973), Veloso (1982), Sir Dapper (1983) and Easter (1985).

Recent Spring Champion Stakes Winners

Year	Place	Horse	Time
2020 Spring Champion Stakes	1st	Montefilia	2 minutes 01.47 seconds
	2nd	Lion’s Roar
	3rd	Bucharest
2019 Spring Champion Stakes	1st	Shadow Hero	2 minutes 00.79 seconds
	2nd	Castelvecchio
	3rd	Battenburg
2018 Spring Champion Stakes	1st	Maid Of Heaven	2 minutes 5.59 seconds
	2nd	Aramayo
	3rd	Thinkin’ Big
2017 Spring Champion Stakes	1st	Ace High	2 minutes 3.94 seconds
	2nd	Tangled
	3rd	Sully
2016 Spring Champion Stakes	1st	Yankee Rose	2 minutes 2.4 seconds
	2nd	Swear
	3rd	Prized Icon
2015 Spring Champion Stakes	1st	Vanbrugh	2 minutes 2.8 seconds
	2nd	I’m Belucci
	3rd	Man Of Choice
2014 Spring Champion Stakes	1st	Hampton Court	2 minutes 0.19 seconds
	2nd	First Seal
	3rd	Sweynesse
2013 Spring Champion Stakes	1st	Complacent	2 minutes 3.34 seconds
	2nd	Criterion
	3rd	Savvy Nature
2012 Spring Champion Stakes	1st	It’s A Dundeel	2 minutes 2.63 seconds
	2nd	Proisir
	3rd	Honorius
2011 Spring Champion Stakes	1st	Doctor Doom	2 minutes 5.88 seconds
	2nd	Darci Be Good
	3rd	Sangster
2010 Spring Champion Stakes	1st	Erewhon	2 minutes 2.95 seconds
	2nd	Retrieve
	3rd	Shootoff
2009 Spring Champion Stakes	1st	Monaco Consul	2 minutes 9.9 seconds
	2nd	Gathering
	3rd	Viking Legend
2008 Spring Champion Stakes	1st	Sousa	2 minutes 6.2 seconds
	2nd	Predatory Pricer
	3rd	Excelltastic
2007 Spring Champion Stakes	Race Not Held
2006 Spring Champion Stakes	1st	Teranaba	2 minutes 4.5 seconds
	2nd	All Black Gold
	3rd	He?s No Pie Eater
2005 Spring Champion Stakes	1st	Hotel Grand	2 minutes 4.8 seconds
	2nd	Pendragon
	3rd	Duelled
2004 Spring Champion Stakes	1st	Savabeel	2 minutes 7.2 seconds
	2nd	Outback Prince
	3rd	Cedar Manor
2003 Spring Champion Stakes	1st	Niello	2 minutes 3.4 seconds
	2nd	November Dreaming
	3rd	Tsuimai
2002 Spring Champion Stakes	1st	Platinum Scissors	2 minutes 4.3 seconds
	2nd	Soprana
	3rd	Maskerado
2001 Spring Champion Stakes	1st	Viking Ruler	1 minute 49.5 seconds
	2nd	Evander
	3rd	Silver Baron
2000 Spring Champion Stakes	1st	Universal Prince	2 minutes 5.1 seconds
	2nd	Falls The Shadow
	3rd	Go Bint