ASCOT 20.10.12
This is the ground-breaking event that the QIPCO British Champions Series leads up to, when the eyes of the racing world are focused on Ascot for the richest day in British racing.
No less than £3 million in prize money is on offer across the final races in each of the five QIPCO British Champions Series categories, presenting a fantastic opportunity for the season's equine stars and their owners, together with the top trainers and jockeys, to achieve sporting immortality on Ascot's historic turf.
Important changes were made to the autumn race programme in Britain in 2011 in order to create QIPCO British Champions Day as the major championship climax to the Flat racing season that this country had previously lacked.
The inaugural day was a sensational occasion, with the mighty Frankel, the world's best racehorse, maintaining his unbeaten record with a breath-taking triumph in the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes and brilliant victories also for Cirrus Des Aigles, Fame And Glory, Deacon Blues and Dancing Rain as the curtain came down in dramatic fashion on the inaugural QIPCO British Champions Series.
Many who were present at Ascot on 15 October 2011 rated it as the best raceday they had ever attended and soon everyone will be anticipating the 2012 renewal on Saturday 20 October. Make sure you don't miss it!
The QIPCO British Champions Long Distance Cup
With two demanding miles (3,200 metres) of Ascot's famous turf to negotiate, the £200,000 QIPCO British Champions Long Distance Cup provides a thorough test of stamina for Flat racing's top stayers as they contest the final major long distance race of the British season
The QIPCO British Champions Sprint Stakes
This six furlong (1,200 metres) contest provides the finale to the QIPCO British Champions Series Sprint category, with prize money of £250,000.
The QIPCO British Champions Fillies & Mares Stakes
The £250,000 climax to the QIPCO British Champions Series Fillies & Mares category over 1½ miles (2,400 metres) provides a fantastic end-of-season target for the top female stars of the turf.
The Queen Elizabeth II Stakes Sponsored by QIPCO (British Champions Mile)
Long recognised as Europe's mile championship, 1,600 metre races come no bigger than this anywhere on the international stage. With a cool million pounds in prize money, the race has now entered a different stratosphere.
The QIPCO Champion Stakes (British Champions Middle Distance)
With £1.3 million in prize money, the QIPCO Champion Stakes is Britain's most valuable ten furlong race. Run over 1¼ miles (2,000 metres), it is the final, pulsating showdown in the QIPCO British Champions Series Middle Distance category.