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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 $500,000. 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.

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) and Group 2 Roman Consul Stakes (1200m). The Spring Champion Stakes meeting is now the final major meeting of the Sydney Spring Racing Carnival for the year, the season’s action continuing 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 the $10 million The Everest (1200m) runs the Saturday after from 2017 onwards keeping the attention in New South Wales for a final week as the country’s now richest race.

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 horse to complete the Spring Champion Stakes – VRC Derby double was Monaco Consul (2009).

The Spring Champion Stakes 2018 ran on Saturday October 6, 2018.

Spring Champion Stakes
Date:	Saturday October 6, 2018
Track:	Randwick Racecourse
Distance:	2000m
Conditions:	3YO at Set Weights
Weights:	Colts & Geldings- 56.5kg / Fillies- 54.5kg
Status:	Group 1
Prize Money:	$500,000
Inaugurated:	1971

2018 Spring Champion Stakes Results

• 1st: TBD
• 2nd: TBD
• 3rd: TBD

Check out the official Spring Champion Stakes 2018 Results & Finishing Order below upon the immediate conclusion of the race.

Spring Champion Stakes Betting Odds

The latest Spring Champion Stakes 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 the week of the race.

2018 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 Ace High (2017), Vanbrugh (2015), Complacent (2013) and It’s A Dundeel (2012).

The official 2018 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.

2018 Spring Champion Stakes Nominations

The 2018 Spring Champion Stakes nominations are released on the Monday leading-up to Spring Champion Stakes Day with the full list of early entries available right here as soon as announced.

The 2018 Spring Champion Stakes nominations drew interest from 18 three-year olds including Gloaming Stakes winner Thinkin’ Big as well as James Cummings trained Aramayo. 

No.	Last 10	Horse	Sex	Age	Trainer	Hcp Rating
1	4153×632	A MAN TO MATCH	C	3	Tony Gollan	–
2	2141	ARAMAYO	C	3	James Cummings	76
3	1×4	BOTTI (NZ)	G	3	Murray Baker & Andrew Forsman	63
4	7×21928	CLOAK	C	3	James Cummings	–
5	631×32	DEALMAKER	C	3	Chris Waller	75
6	11	FRANKELY AWESOME	F	3	Kris Lees	69
7	4115×63	HOME GROUND	G	3	John Sargent	68
8	8x2517x443	IRUKANDJI	C	3	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	79
9	4156	MAID OF HEAVEN	F	3	Mark Newnham	–
10	259×11	MICKEY BLUE EYES	C	3	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	–
11	5108×00	NOT A SINGLE CENT	C	3	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	75
12	2234×101	OLE OLE (NZ)	G	3	Murray Baker & Andrew Forsman	–
13	3×12514	PANZERFAUST	F	3	Paul Messara	64
14	5×4313	PURPLE SECTOR (NZ)	C	3	John P Thompson	–
15	184	SAVVY OAK (NZ)	G	3	Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young	–
16	361112	TARKA	C	3	David Payne	84
17	1311	THINKIN’ BIG	C	3	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	86
18	7117	VISAO	C	3	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	–

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
2018 Spring Champion Stakes	1st	TBD	TBD
	2nd	TBD
	3rd	TBD
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