# 2021 British Champions Series

The 2021 British Champions Series, sponsored by QIPCO, was the 11th edition of the horse racing series comprising 35 of the UK's top flat races.
The series began with the 2,000 Guineas at Newmarket on 1 May, and ended on British Champions Day at Ascot on 16 October.

## Results

The series was split into five categories: Sprint, Mile, Middle Distance, Long Distance and Fillies & Mares. Each category included seven races.

### Sprint

| Race | Date | Distance | Course | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| King's Stand Stakes | 15 June | 5 furlongs | Ascot | Oxted Cieren Fallon – Roger Teal | Arecibo Jamie Spencer – Robert Cowell | Extravagant Kid Frankie Dettori – Brendan Walsh |
| Commonwealth Cup | 18 June | 6 furlongs | Ascot | Campanelle Frankie Dettori – Wesley Ward | Dragon Symbol Oisin Murphy – Archie Watson | Measure Of Magic Ben Coen – Johnny Murtagh |
| Diamond Jubilee Stakes | 19 June | 6 furlongs | Ascot | Dream Of Dreams Ryan Moore – Michael Stoute | Glen Shiel Hollie Doyle – Archie Watson | Art Power Silvestre de Sousa – Tim Easterby |
| July Cup | 10 July | 6 furlongs | Newmarket | Starman Tom Marquand – Ed Walker | Dragon Symbol Oisin Murphy – Archie Watson | Oxted Cieren Fallon – Roger Teal |
| Nunthorpe Stakes | 20 August | 5 furlongs | York | Winter Power Silvestre de Sousa – Tim Easterby | Emaraaty Ana Andrea Atzeni – Kevin Ryan | Dragon Symbol Oisin Murphy – Archie Watson |
| Sprint Cup | 4 September | 6 furlongs | Haydock | Emaraaty Ana Andrea Atzeni – Kevin Ryan | Starman Tom Marquand – Ed Walker | Chil Chil David Probert – Andrew Balding |
| British Champions Sprint Stakes | 16 October | 6 furlongs | Ascot | Creative Force William Buick – Charlie Appleby | Glen Shiel Hollie Doyle – Archie Watson | Minzaal Jim Crowley – Owen Burrows |

### Mile

| Race | Date | Distance | Course | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| 2,000 Guineas | 1 May | 1 mile | Newmarket | Poetic Flare Kevin Manning – Jim Bolger | Master Of The Seas William Buick – Charlie Appleby | Lucky Vega Shane Foley – Jessica Harrington |
| Lockinge Stakes | 15 May | 1 mile | Newbury | Palace Pier Frankie Dettori – John & Thady Gosden | Lady Bowthorpe Oisin Murphy – William Jarvis | Top Rank P J McDonald – James Tate |
| Queen Anne Stakes | 15 June | 1 mile | Ascot | Palace Pier Frankie Dettori – John & Thady Gosden | Lope Y Fernandez Seamie Heffernan – Aidan O'Brien | Sir Busker Oisin Murphy – William Knight |
| St James's Palace Stakes | 15 June | 1 mile | Ascot | Poetic Flare Kevin Manning – Jim Bolger | Lucky Vega Shane Foley – Jessica Harrington | Battleground Ryan Moore – Aidan O'Brien |
| Sussex Stakes | 28 July | 1 mile | Goodwood | Alcohol Free Oisin Murphy – Andrew Balding | Poetic Flare Kevin Manning – Jim Bolger | Snow Lantern Jamie Spencer – Richard Hannon |
| Sun Chariot Stakes | 2 October | 1 mile | Newmarket | Saffron Beach William Buick – Jane Chapple-Hyam | Mother Earth Ryan Moore – Aidan O'Brien | Dreamloper Kieran Shoemark – Ed Walker |
| Queen Elizabeth II Stakes | 16 October | 1 mile | Ascot | Baaeed Jim Crowley – William Haggas | Palace Pier Frankie Dettori – John & Thady Gosden | Lady Bowthorpe Kieran Shoemark – William Jarvis |

### Middle Distance

| Race | Date | Distance | Course | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| Coronation Cup | 4 June | 1 mile 4 furlongs | Newmarket | Pyledriver Martin Dwyer – William Muir & Chris Grassick | Al Aasy Jim Crowley – William Haggas | Japan Ryan Moore – Aidan O'Brien |
| Epsom Derby | 5 June | 1 mile 4 furlongs | Epsom | Adayar Adam Kirby – Charlie Appleby | Mojo Star David Egan – Richard Hannon | Hurricane Lane William Buick – Charlie Appleby |
| Prince of Wales's Stakes | 16 June | 1 mile 2 furlongs | Ascot | Love Ryan Moore – Aidan O'Brien | Audarya William Buick – James Fanshawe | Armory Seamie Heffernan – Aidan O'Brien |
| Eclipse Stakes | 3 July | 1 mile 2 furlongs | Sandown | St Mark's Basilica Ryan Moore – Aidan O'Brien | Addeybb Tom Marquand – William Haggas | Mishriff David Egan – John & Thady Gosden |
| King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes | 24 July | 1 mile 4 furlongs | Ascot | Adayar William Buick – Charlie Appleby | Mishriff David Egan – John & Thady Gosden | Love Ryan Moore – Aidan O'Brien |
| International Stakes | 18 August | 1 mile 2½ furlongs | York | Mishriff David Egan – John & Thady Gosden | Alenquer Tom Marquand – William Haggas | Love Ryan Moore – Aidan O'Brien |
| Champion Stakes | 16 October | 1 mile 2 furlongs | Ascot | Sealiway Mickael Barzalona – Cedric Rossi | Dubai Honour James Doyle – William Haggas | Mac Swiney Kevin Manning – Jim Bolger |

### Long Distance

| Race | Date | Distance | Course | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| Yorkshire Cup | 14 May | 1 mile 6 furlongs | York | Spanish Mission William Buick – Andrew Balding | Santiago Ryan Moore – Aidan O'Brien | Sir Ron Priestley Franny Norton – Mark Johnston |
| Ascot Gold Cup | 17 June | 2 miles 4 furlongs | Ascot | Subjectivist Joe Fanning – Mark Johnston | Princess Zoe Joey Sheridan – Anthony Mullins | Spanish Mission William Buick – Andrew Balding |
| Goodwood Cup | 27 July | 2 miles | Goodwood | Trueshan Hollie Doyle – Alan King | Away He Goes Jim Crowley – Ismail Mohammed | Sir Ron Priestley Franny Norton – Mark Johnston |
| Lonsdale Cup | 20 August | 2 miles ½ furlong | York | Stradivarius Frankie Dettori – John & Thady Gosden | Spanish Mission William Buick – Andrew Balding | The Grand Visir Richard Kingscote – Ian Williams |
| Doncaster Cup | 10 September | 2 miles 2 furlongs | Doncaster | Stradivarius Frankie Dettori – John & Thady Gosden | Alerta Roja Luke Morris – Mark Prescott | Nayef Road Andrea Atzeni – Mark Johnston |
| St Leger Stakes | 11 September | 1 mile 6½ furlongs | Doncaster | Hurricane Lane William Buick – Charlie Appleby | Mojo Star Rossa Ryan – Richard Hannon | The Mediterranean Wayne Lordan – Aidan O'Brien |
| British Champions Long Distance Cup | 16 October | 2 miles | Ascot | Trueshan Hollie Doyle – Alan King | Tashkhan Ben Robinson – Brian Ellison | Stradivarius Frankie Dettori – John & Thady Gosden |

### Fillies & Mares

| Race | Date | Distance | Course | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| 1,000 Guineas | 2 May | 1 mile | Newmarket | Mother Earth Frankie Dettori – Aidan O'Brien | Saffron Beach Adam Kirby – Jane Chapple-Hyam | Fev Rover Paul Hanagan – Richard Fahey |
| Epsom Oaks | 4 June | 1 mile 4 furlongs | Epsom | Snowfall Frankie Dettori – Aidan O'Brien | Mystery Angel Ben Curtis – George Boughey | Divinely Seamie Heffernan – Aidan O'Brien |
| Coronation Stakes | 18 June | 1 mile | Ascot | Alcohol Free Oisin Murphy – Andrew Balding | Snow Lantern Sean Levey – Richard Hannon | Mother Earth Ryan Moore – Aidan O'Brien |
| Falmouth Stakes | 9 July | 1 mile | Newmarket | Snow Lantern Sean Levey – Richard Hannon | Mother Earth Ryan Moore – Aidan O'Brien | Alcohol Free Oisin Murphy – Andrew Balding |
| Nassau Stakes | 29 July | 1 mile 2 furlongs | Goodwood | Lady Bowthorpe Kieran Shoemark – William Jarvis | Zeyaadah Jim Crowley – Roger Varian | Joan Of Arc Ryan Moore – Aidan O'Brien |
| Yorkshire Oaks | 19 August | 1 mile 4 furlongs | York | Snowfall Ryan Moore – Aidan O'Brien | Albaflora Rossa Ryan – Ralph Beckett | La Joconde Hollie Doyle – Aidan O'Brien |
| British Champions Fillies & Mares Stakes | 16 October | 1 mile 4 furlongs | Ascot | Eshaada Jim Crowley – Roger Varian | Albaflora Rossa Ryan – Ralph Beckett | Snowfall Ryan Moore – Aidan O'Brien |