Champagne Classic News
Betting odds have been released for the Group 2 Champagne Classic, which is set to run at Eagle Farm Racecourse this Saturday May 11, 2013. Hooked is currently favourite to win the 2013 Champagne Classic and is paying odds of $3.30 at . The two-year-old has won both his career race starts…
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Champagne Classic
The Champagne Classic is a great Group 2 thoroughbred race conducted as part of the winter racing action in Brisbane. Usually run at Doomben, in 2013 the Champagne Classic will be run at Eagle Farm in Brisbane on BTC Cup Day, Saturday 11 May 2013.
The Group 2 Champagne Classic is open to two-year-olds and is run under set weight conditions. A sprint race run over 1200m the Champagne Classic is worth an appealing $175,000 and is one of four Group status races conducted at the meeting.
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It is the first event of the Brisbane Winter Carnival solely for two-year-old runners and is the perfect preparatory race for local youngsters heading towards events including the Group 2 Sires Produce Stakes (1400m) in two weeks time at Eagle Farm and the prestigious Group 1 TJ Smith (1600m), which is the richest race for two-year-olds held in Brisbane.
The Brisbane Winter Carnival takes place directly prior to the Spring Racing Carnival, which includes the Melbourne Cup.
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Champagne Classic History
The Champagne Classic was first run in 1982 when Peand claimed victory. Originally a Listed race it gained Group 3 status in 1987 and was finally installed as a Group 2 event in 2006 when the level of competition it attracted began to peak.
The Champagne Classic has been known and registered as a number of different names due to changes in sponsorship including the Coca Cola Stakes, Coca Cola Bottlers’ Classic, Coca Cola Classic and the Moet And Chandon Classic.
Many quality two-year-olds have seen glory in the Champagne Classic including Court (2008), Gold Edition (2006), Lovely Jubly (2002) and Staging (2007).
For the running of the 2013 Champagne Classic the race was moved from Doomben Cup Day to BTC Cup Day one week earlier. Also in 2013, BTC Cup Day was transfered from Doomben Racecourse to Eagle Farm Racecourse.