2012 Champion Stakes

The 2012 Champion Stakes was the 136th running of the Champion Stakes horse race. It was run over one mile and two furlongs at Ascot Racecourse on 20 October 2012.

Race details

Sponsor: QIPCO
Winner's prize money: £737,230
Going: Soft
Number of runners: 6
Winner's time: 2 minutes, 10.22 seconds
Full result

* The distances between the horses are shown in lengths

Winner details

Further details of the winner, Frankel:

Foaled: 11 February 2008, in Great Britain
Sire: Galileo; Dam: Kind
Owner: Khalid Abdulla
Breeder: Juddmonte Farms
Form analysis

Previous Group 1 wins

Group 1 victories prior to running in the 2012 Champion Stakes:

Frankel – Dewhurst Stakes, 2000 Guineas Stakes, St James's Palace Stakes, Sussex Stakes, Queen Elizabeth II Stakes, Lockinge Stakes, Queen Anne Stakes, International Stakes
Cirrus des Aigles – Champion Stakes, Dubai Sheema Classic, Prix Ganay
Nathaniel – King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes, Eclipse Stakes
Pastorius – Deutsches Derby, Bayerisches Zuchtrennen
Master of Hounds – ''Jebel Hatta ''
Subsequent Group 1 wins

Group 1 victories after running in the Champion Stakes:

Pastorius – Prix Ganay
Cirrus des Aigles – Prix Ganay , Prix d'Ispahan , ''Coronation Cup ''