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The Spirit Of Boom Classic – formerly run as the Champagne Classic – is a Group 2 race held at Doomben Racecourse* during the Brisbane Winter Racing Carnival. Worth $300,000 in prize money as of 2023, 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 early or mid-May.

*Note: In 2022 the Spirit Of Boom Classic ran at Eagle Farm Racecourse with the Doomben 10,000 meeting moved due to heavy rainfall.

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.

Rothfire (2020) was the last two-year-old to complete the Champagne Classic – JJ Atkins double.

In 2021 the race was run as the Spirit Of Boom classic in honour of the 2014 Doomben 10,000 champion Spirit Of Boom and was aptly won by Spirit Of Boom gelding Prince Of Boom.

The 2022 Spirit Of Boom Classic form was franked with the third place-getter Political Debate going on to run second in that year’s JJ Atkins results.

The 2023 Spirit Of Boom Classic ran on Saturday May 13, 2023 as part of the Doomben 10,000 Day card in Brisbane and was won in an impressive, narrow upset by the Rex Lipp-trained Cifrado ($26).

Spirit Of Boom Classic 2023
Date:	Saturday May 13, 2023
Track:	Doomben Racecourse
Distance:	1200m
Race Type:	2YO Open Set Weights
Status:	Group 2
Prizemoney:	$300,000

2023 Spirit Of Boom Classic Results

• 1st: #3 Cifrado ($26)
• 2nd: #9 Armed Forces
• 3rd: #10 Appin Girl

Rex Lipp’s Toowoomba galloper Cifrado ($26) was excellent the closing stages coming through the middle and lunging right on the line to post a boilover in the Spirit Of Boom Classic 2023 results over the six furlongs on Doomben 10,000 Day.

Click here to read more on the impressive upset by Cifrado in the 2023 Spirit Of Boom Classic.

2023 Spirit Of Boom Classic Results & Finishing Order

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

2023 Spirit Of Boom Classic Betting Odds

The Spirit Of Boom Classic 2023 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) followed by the fellow Rob Heathcote-trained Prince Of Boom ($4.40 in 2021) are the latest favourites in Spirit Of Boom Classic betting to salute for the punters.

There was a notable upset in 2023 with Cifrado winning at Spirit Of Boom Classic odds of $26.

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2023 Spirit Of Boom Classic Form

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2023 Spirit Of Boom Classic Tips

Stay tuned for our insider Spirit Of Boom Classic 2023 Tips on the Doomben 10,000 Day support act this winter carnival.

• To Win: #10 Appin Girl ($3.60 at time of publish) – BET NOW

Sticking with the Queensland-trained favourite and have the undefeated Appin Girl on top to make it three-from-three. The local Capitalist filly is nicely-bred and has so far lived up to her pedigree enjoying back-to-back wins ahead of her Group race debut. Her first start produced a two length victory at the Sunshine Coast in April before her last start Listed Dalrello Stakes (1000m) win at Eagle Farm by 1.6 lengths. She looks like she will have no issues handling the 1200m and presents as a hard-to-beat favourite.

2023 Spirit Of Boom Classic Field

The Spirit Of Boom 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 in late April at Eagle Farm and who are targeting a run in the following month’s JJ Atkins field.

In 2022 the Dalrello Stakes winning filly Exo Lady ran second as the beaten favourite behind Swiss Exile in the Spirit Of Boom Classic results.

The upset 2023 Spirit Of Boom Classic winner Cifrado came off a lead-up third in the Dalrello Stakes, while that year’s Dalrello Stakes winning filly Appin Girl finished third as the beaten favourite in the Spirit Of Boom Classic results.

Another key lead-up into the Spirit Of Boom 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. In 2020 Rothfire backed-up from a Champagne Classic win for the punters to take out the Group 1 JJ Atkins next start.

The official Spirit Of Boom Classic 2023 field & barriers are set for release on the Wednesday before race day and will be published in full below.

The 2023 Spirit Of Boom Classic final field features a quality line-up of JJ Atkins-bound youngsters including Peter & Paul Snowden’s Group 1 performer Empire Of Japan, his last start winning stablemate The King, and the well-backed Ducasse for Michael Freedman.

No	Last 10	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Probable Weight	Penalty	Hcp Rating
1	1×36459	EMPIRE OF JAPAN	Peter & Paul Snowden	Ryan Maloney	7	57kg
2	110×5	SOVEREIGN FUND	Peter & Paul Snowden	Tim Clark	5	57kg
3	228×13	CIFRADO	Rex Lipp	Damien Thornton	6	57kg
4	12	THUNDERLIPS	Bjorn Baker	Joshua Parr	9	57kg
5	251	THE KING	Peter & Paul Snowden	Ben Thompson	3	57kg
6	21	ADDRIEL	Annabel Neasham	Tyler Schiller (a)	4	57kg
7	1	METALLIC RULER	Sam Kavanagh	Craig Williams	11	57kg
8	3	DUCASSE	Michael Freedman	Nash Rawiller	8	57kg
9	7	ARMED FORCES	Chris Waller	James McDonald	2	57kg
10	11	APPIN GIRL	Steven O’Dea & Matthew Hoysted	Boris Thornton	1	55kg
11	14×1	MISS JOELENE	Kelly Schweida	James Orman	10	55kg	55.5kg

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

2023 Spirit Of Boom Classic Nominations

The Spirit Of Boom Classic 2023 nominations close the Monday leading up to Doomben 10,000 Day and will be available below giving a good early guide to the juveniles out to contest the Group 2 feature sprint.

	Last 10	Horse	Sex	Age	Trainer	Ballot	Weight	True Weight	Penalty	Hcp Rating
1	21×962	SALTAIRE	F	2	John O’Shea	1	55kg
2	1×36459	EMPIRE OF JAPAN	C	2	Peter & Paul Snowden	2	57kg
3	110×5	SOVEREIGN FUND	C	2	Peter & Paul Snowden	3	57kg
4	11	APPIN GIRL	F	2	Steven O’Dea & Matthew Hoysted	4	55kg
5	228×13	CIFRADO	C	2	Rex Lipp	5	57kg
6	12	THUNDERLIPS	C	2	Bjorn Baker	6	57kg
7	14×1	MISS JOELENE	F	2	Kelly Schweida	7	55kg
8	251	THE KING	C	2	Peter & Paul Snowden	8	57kg
9	1	KANDINSKY ABSTRACT	C	2	Chris Waller	9	57kg
10	21	ADDRIEL	G	2	Annabel Neasham	10	57kg
11	1	METALLIC RULER	C	2	Sam Kavanagh	11	57kg
12	3	DUCASSE	C	2	Michael Freedman	12	57kg
13	7	ARMED FORCES	C	2	Chris Waller	13	57kg
14		IOANE (NZ)	C	2	Annabel Neasham	14	57kg

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

Champagne Classic / Spirit Of Boom Classic History

The Champagne 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 event over the years including Daybreak Lover (1983), Chief De Beers (1994), Court (2008), Sizzling (2012), Brazen Beau (2014), and Rothfire (2020).

The Champagne Classic race name was changed to the Spirit Of Boom Classic in 2021 in honour of form top-line Brisbane sprint star and the 2014 Doomben 10,000 winner Spirit Of Boom.

In 2022 the race took place at Eagle Farm Racecourse due to heavy rainfall making for unsuitable conditions at Doomben.

Champagne Classic Winners Since 2000

Year	Place	Horse	Time
2023 Spirit Of Boom Classic	1st	Cifrado	1 minute 10.09 seconds
	2nd	Armed Forces
	3rd	Appin Girl
2022 Spirit Of Boom Classic (run at Eagle Farm)	1st	Swiss Exile	1 minute 13.16 seconds
	2nd	Exo Lady
	3rd (Dead Heat)	Thelwell / Political Debate
2021 Spirit Of Boom Classic	1st	Prince Of Boom	1 minute 11.54 seconds
	2nd	Invinsible Tears
	3rd	Berdini’s Girl
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