# 2019 British Champions Series

The 2019 British Champions Series, sponsored by QIPCO, was the ninth 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 4 May, and concluded with British Champions Day at Ascot on 19 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 | 18 June | 5 furlongs | Ascot | Blue Point James Doyle – Charlie Appleby | Battaash Jim Crowley – Charles Hills | Soldier's Call Daniel Tudhope – Archie Watson |
| Commonwealth Cup | 21 June | 6 furlongs | Ascot | Advertise Frankie Dettori – Martyn Meade | Forever In Dreams Oisin Murphy – Aidan Fogarty | Hello Youmzain Kevin Stott – Kevin Ryan |
| Diamond Jubilee Stakes | 22 June | 6 furlongs | Ascot | Blue Point James Doyle – Charlie Appleby | Dream Of Dreams Daniel Tudhope – Michael Stoute | Kachy Richard Kingscote – Tom Dascombe |
| July Cup | 13 July | 6 furlongs | Newmarket | Ten Sovereigns Ryan Moore – Aidan O'Brien | Advertise Frankie Dettori – Martyn Meade | Fairyland Seamie Heffernan – Aidan O'Brien |
| Nunthorpe Stakes | 23 August | 5 furlongs | York | Battaash Jim Crowley – Charles Hills | Soldier's Call Daniel Tudhope – Archie Watson | So Perfect Wayne Lordan – Aidan O'Brien |
| Sprint Cup | 7 September | 6 furlongs | Haydock | Hello Youmzain James Doyle – Kevin Ryan | The Tin Man Oisin Murphy – James Fanshawe | Waldpfad Andrea Atzeni – Dominik Moser |
| British Champions Sprint Stakes | 19 October | 6 furlongs | Ascot | Donjuan Triumphant Silvestre de Sousa – Andrew Balding | One Master Pierre-Charles Boudot – William Haggas | Forever In Dreams Jamie Spencer – Aidan Fogarty |

### Mile

| Race | Date | Distance | Course | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| 2,000 Guineas | 4 May | 1 mile | Newmarket | Magna Grecia Donnacha O'Brien – Aidan O'Brien | King of Change Sean Levey – Richard Hannon | Skardu James Doyle – William Haggas |
| Lockinge Stakes | 18 May | 1 mile | Newbury | Mustashry Jim Crowley – Michael Stoute | Laurens P. J. McDonald – Karl Burke | Accidental Agent Charles Bishop – Eve Johnson Houghton |
| Queen Anne Stakes | 18 June | 1 mile | Ascot | Lord Glitters Daniel Tudhope – David O'Meara | Beat The Bank Silvestre de Sousa – Andrew Balding | One Master Pierre-Charles Boudot – William Haggas |
| St James's Palace Stakes | 18 June | 1 mile | Ascot | Circus Maximus Ryan Moore – Aidan O'Brien | King Of Comedy Adam Kirby – John Gosden | Too Darn Hot Frankie Dettori – John Gosden |
| Sussex Stakes | 31 July | 1 mile | Goodwood | Too Darn Hot Frankie Dettori – John Gosden | Circus Maximus Ryan Moore – Aidan O'Brien | I Can Fly Donnacha O'Brien – Aidan O'Brien |
| Sun Chariot Stakes | 5 October | 1 mile | Newmarket | Billesdon Brook Sean Levey – Richard Hannon | Veracious Oisin Murphy – Michael Stoute | Iridessa Donnacha O'Brien – Joseph O'Brien |
| Queen Elizabeth II Stakes | 19 October | 1 mile | Ascot | King of Change Sean Levey – Richard Hannon | The Revenant Pierre-Charles Boudot – F-H Graffard | Safe Voyage Jamie Spencer – John Quinn |

### Middle Distance

| Race | Date | Distance | Course | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| Coronation Cup | 31 May | 1 mile 4 furlongs | Epsom | Defoe Andrea Atzeni – Roger Varian | Kew Gardens Ryan Moore – Aidan O'Brien | Salouen Oisin Murphy – Sylvester Kirk |
| Epsom Derby | 1 June | 1 mile 4 furlongs | Epsom | Anthony Van Dyck Seamie Heffernan – Aidan O'Brien | Madhmoon Chris Hayes – Kevin Prendergast | Japan Wayne Lordan – Aidan O'Brien |
| Prince of Wales's Stakes | 19 June | 1 mile 2 furlongs | Ascot | Crystal Ocean Frankie Dettori – Michael Stoute | Magical Ryan Moore – Aidan O'Brien | Waldgeist Pierre-Charles Boudot – André Fabre |
| Eclipse Stakes | 6 July | 1 mile 2 furlongs | Sandown | Enable Frankie Dettori – John Gosden | Magical Ryan Moore – Aidan O'Brien | Regal Reality Kerrin McEvoy – Michael Stoute |
| King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes | 27 July | 1 mile 4 furlongs | Ascot | Enable Frankie Dettori – John Gosden | Crystal Ocean James Doyle – Michael Stoute | Waldgeist Pierre-Charles Boudot – André Fabre |
| International Stakes | 21 August | 1 mile 2½ furlongs | York | Japan Ryan Moore – Aidan O'Brien | Crystal Ocean James Doyle – Michael Stoute | Elarqam Jim Crowley – Mark Johnston |
| Champion Stakes | 19 October | 1 mile 2 furlongs | Ascot | Magical Donnacha O'Brien – Aidan O'Brien | Addeybb James Doyle – William Haggas | Deirdre Oisin Murphy – Mitsuru Hashida |

### Long Distance

| Race | Date | Distance | Course | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| Yorkshire Cup | 17 May | 1 mile 6 furlongs | York | Stradivarius Frankie Dettori – John Gosden | Southern France Ryan Moore – Aidan O'Brien | Mildenberger Silvestre de Sousa – Mark Johnston |
| Ascot Gold Cup | 20 June | 2 miles 4 furlongs | Ascot | Stradivarius Frankie Dettori – John Gosden | Dee Ex Bee Silvestre de Sousa – Mark Johnston | Master Of Reality Wayne Lordan – Joseph O'Brien |
| Goodwood Cup | 30 July | 2 miles | Goodwood | Stradivarius Frankie Dettori – John Gosden | Dee Ex Bee Silvestre de Sousa – Mark Johnston | Cross Counter James Doyle – Charlie Appleby |
| Lonsdale Cup | 23 August | 2 miles ½ furlong | York | Stradivarius Frankie Dettori – John Gosden | Dee Ex Bee Silvestre de Sousa – Mark Johnston | Il Paradiso Wayne Lordan – Aidan O'Brien |
| Doncaster Cup | 13 September | 2 miles 2 furlongs | Doncaster | Stradivarius Frankie Dettori – John Gosden | Cleonte Oisin Murphy – Andrew Balding | Max Dynamite Ryan Moore – Willie Mullins |
| St Leger Stakes | 14 September | 1 mile 6½ furlongs | Doncaster | Logician Frankie Dettori – John Gosden | Sir Ron Priestley Franny Norton – Mark Johnston | Nayef Road Andrea Atzeni – Mark Johnston |
| British Champions Long Distance Cup | 19 October | 2 miles | Ascot | Kew Gardens Donnacha O'Brien – Aidan O'Brien | Stradivarius Frankie Dettori – John Gosden | Royal Line Robert Havlin – John Gosden |

### Fillies & Mares

| Race | Date | Distance | Course | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| 1,000 Guineas | 5 May | 1 mile | Newmarket | Hermosa Wayne Lordan – Aidan O'Brien | Lady Kaya Robbie Colgan – Sheila Lavery | Qabala David Egan – Roger Varian |
| Epsom Oaks | 31 May | 1 mile 4 furlongs | Epsom | Anapurna Frankie Dettori – John Gosden | Pink Dogwood Ryan Moore – Aidan O'Brien | Fleeting Wayne Lordan – Aidan O'Brien |
| Coronation Stakes | 21 June | 1 mile | Ascot | Watch Me Pierre-Charles Boudot – F-H Graffard | Hermosa Ryan Moore – Aidan O'Brien | Jubiloso James McDonald – Michael Stoute |
| Falmouth Stakes | 12 July | 1 mile | Newmarket | Veracious Oisin Murphy – Michael Stoute | One Master James Doyle – William Haggas | I Can Fly Ryan Moore – Aidan O'Brien |
| Nassau Stakes | 1 August | 1 mile 2 furlongs | Goodwood | Deirdre Oisin Murphy – Mitsuru Hashida | Mehdaayih Frankie Dettori – John Gosden | Rawdaa Daniel Tudhope – Michael Stoute |
| Yorkshire Oaks | 22 August | 1 mile 4 furlongs | York | Enable Frankie Dettori – John Gosden | Magical Ryan Moore – Aidan O'Brien | Lah Ti Dar William Buick – John Gosden |
| British Champions Fillies & Mares Stakes | 19 October | 1 mile 4 furlongs | Ascot | Star Catcher Frankie Dettori – John Gosden | Delphinia Seamie Heffernan – Aidan O'Brien | Sun Maiden Jim Crowley – Michael Stoute |