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Saturday 17 October 2026
The finale of the British Flat season at Ascot: five Group 1s, including the Champion Stakes and the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes, worth millions in prize money. Free racecards, going and trip records, IQ ratings and fast results for every race.
Feature races
The full racecard appears here from late morning the day before, once runners are declared.
British Champions Day 2025
| 12:55 | Qipco British Champions Long Distance Cup (Group 1) 1m7f209y · Good | Trawlerman T: John & Thady Gosden · J: William Buick | 5/6F |
| 1:30 | Qipco British Champions Day Two-Year-Old Conditions Stakes 6f · Good | Mission Central T: A P O'Brien · J: Christophe Soumillon | 5/1 |
| 2:05 | Qipco British Champions Sprint Stakes (Group 1) 6f · Good | Powerful Glory T: Richard Fahey · J: Jamie Spencer | 200/1 |
| 2:45 | Qipco British Champions Fillies & Mares Stakes (Fillies' & Mares' Group 1) 1m3f211y · Good | Kalpana T: Andrew Balding · J: Colin Keane | 11/8F |
| 3:25 | Queen Elizabeth II Stakes (Group 1) 1m · Good | Cicero's Gift T: Charles Hills · J: Jason Watson | 100/1 |
| 4:05 | Qipco Champion Stakes (Group 1) 1m1f212y · Good | Calandagan T: F-H Graffard · J: Mickael Barzalona | 15/8 |
| 4:40 | Balmoral Handicap 1m · Good | Crown Of Oaks T: William Haggas · J: Tom Marquand | 5/1 |
Saturday 17 October 2026, at Ascot Racecourse.
The Champion Stakes, a Group 1 over a mile and a quarter, alongside the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes over a mile.
Five: the Champion Stakes, Queen Elizabeth II Stakes, Fillies & Mares Stakes, Sprint Stakes and Long Distance Cup. The Balmoral Handicap closes the card.
Racing Brief publishes the full racecard, with going and trip records and IQ ratings for every runner, from late morning the day before. Results follow within minutes of each race.
Feature races are based on last year's programme and may change. Get updates through the day on our free Telegram channel.
