Champagne Stakes

Notes:
Six promising two-year-olds are set to square off in this Win and You re In contest that offers the victor an all-fees paid berth for the G1 Breeders Cup Juvenile at Santa Anita next month and the top four finishers 10-4-2-1 respective qualifying points for the Kentucky Derby under the Twin Spires next May. I Spent It is the most accomplished of this group, having started his career with a July maiden win on this oval and then adding the G2 Saratoga Special to his resume in August. The son of 2010 Kentucky Derby champ Super Saver had an epic pre-race meltdown before Saratoga s closing day G1 Hopeful S. and was spent before breaking from the gate and ultimately settling for second behind the now-sidelined Competitive Edge. Unbeaten Upstart is the only other stakes winner in the field and has been a pure professional in both of his starts against fellow New York-breds. The ridgling overcame traffic to romp in his Saratoga maiden score and followed that up with a sharp victory in the restricted Funny Cide S. at the Spa. El Kabeir was a non-threatening third in his Saratoga debut in mid-August but absolutely dazzled when returning near the end of that month and whipping eight rivals by 10 lengths. Holy Boss won by a similar margin in his only start, a 6F maiden race at Churchill Downs on Sept. 6 against nine foes. Daredevil s planned first start earlier in the summer was delay by a minor issue, but the colt s debut a here last month in the mud proved worth the wait when he dusted eight others by more than six lengths. He can give trainer Todd Pletcher his fourth win in the last five editions of this prestigious race. The Truth Or Else needed four tries to break his maiden but did so immediately after being switched from turf to dirt for a 1m contest on this course.

Champagne Stakes Past Winners

Year	Winner	Trainer	Jockey	Owner	Time
2013	Havana	Todd Pletcher	Irad Ortiz, Jr.	Tabor/Magnier/Smith	1:35.81
2012	Shanghai Bobby	Todd Pletcher	Rosie Napravnik	Starlight Racing	1:35.55
2011	Union Rags	Michael Matz	Javier Castellano	Chadds Ford Stable	1:35.55
2010	Uncle Mo	Todd Pletcher	John Velazquez	Mike Repole	1:34.51
2009	Homeboykris	Richard Dutrow	Edgar Prado	Lazzinnaro, Louis and Bulger, et al	1:35.12
2008	Vineyard Haven	Robert J. Frankel	Edgar Prado	Robert J. Frankel	1:36.06
2007	War Pass	Nicholas P. Zito	Cornelio Velasquez	Robert V. LaPenta	1:36.12
2006	Scat Daddy	Todd A. Pletcher	John R. Velazquez	M. Tabor	1:36.97
2005	First Samurai	Frank L. Brothers	Jerry D. Bailey	B. Lunsford / L. B. Robbins	1:36.29
2004	Proud Accolade	Todd A. Pletcher	John R. Velazquez	Padua Stables	1:42.30
2003	Birdstone	Nicholas P. Zito	Jerry D. Bailey	Marylou Whitney	1:44.05
2002	Toccet	John F. Scanlan	Jorge Chavez	Dan Borislow	1:44.45
2001	Officer	Bob Baffert	Victor Espinoza	The Thoroughbred Corp.	1:43.39
2000	A P Valentine	Nicholas P. Zito	Jorge Chavez	Celtic Pride Stable	1:41.45
1999	Greenwood Lake	Nicholas P. Zito	Jean-Luc Samyn	D. Conway/F.Dematteis	1:43.70
1998	The Groom Is Red	Nicholas P. Zito	Corey Nakatani	Celtic Pride Stable	1:42.91
1997	Grand Slam	D. Wayne Lukas	Gary L. Stevens	Baker, et al.	1:40.59
1996	Ordway	David G. Donk	John R. Velazquez	P. Dileo & W. Punk	1:42.09
1995	Maria's Mon	Richard Schosberg	Robbie Davis	Mrs. Morton Rosenthal	1:42.39
1994	Timber Country	D. Wayne Lukas	Pat Day	Gainesway Farm et al.	1:44.01
1993	Dehere	Reynaldo H. Nobles	Chris McCarron	Due Process Stable	1:35.91
1992	Sea Hero	MacKenzie Miller	Jerry D. Bailey	Rokeby Stables	1:34.80
1991	Tri To Watch	Carl Domino	Angel Cordero, Jr.	Fred W. Hooper	1:36.60
1990	Fly So Free	Flint S. Schulhofer	Jose Santos	Thomas Valando	1:35.60
1989	Adjudicating	C.R. McGaughey III	Jacinto Vasquez	Ogden Mills Phipps	1:37.60
1988	Easy Goer	C.R. McGaughey III	Pat Day	Ogden Phipps	1:34.80
1987	Forty Niner	Woody Stephens	Eddie Maple	Claiborne Farm	1:36.80
1986	Polish Navy	C.R. McGaughey III	Randy Romero	Ogden Phipps	1:35.20
1985	Mogambo	Leroy Jolley	Angel Cordero, Jr.	Peter M. Brant	1:37.20
1984	For Certain Doc	Thomas DeBonis	Marcel Zuniga	Philip C. Chuck	1:49.20
1983	Devil's Bag	Woody Stephens	Eddie Maple	Hickory Tree Stable	1:34.20
1982	Copelan	Mitchell Griffin	Jerry D. Bailey	Fred W. Hooper	1:37.80
1981	Timely Writer	Dominic Imprescia	Jeffrey Fell	Peter Martin	1:36.40
1980	Lord Avie	Daniel Perlsweig	Jorge Velasquez	David Simon	1:37.20
1979	Joanie's Chief	Eugene Jacobs	Ruben Hernandez	Peter Barberino	1:38.20
1978	Spectacular Bid	Grover G. Delp	Jorge Velasquez	Hawksworth Farm	1:34.80
1977	Alydar	John M. Veitch	Jorge Velasquez	Calumet Farm	1:36.80
1976	Seattle Slew	William H. Turner, Jr.	Jean Cruguet	Karen L. Taylor	1:34.40
1975	Honest Pleasure	Leroy Jolley	Braulio Baeza	Bertram R. Firestone	1:36.40
1974	Foolish Pleasure	Leroy Jolley	Jacinto Vasquez	John L. Greer	1:36.00
1973	Protagonist	John P. Campo	Angel Santiago	Elmendorf Farm	1:36.00
1973	Holding Pattern	James J. Sarner	Michael Miceli	John Gerbas, Jr.	1:36.00
1972	Stop The Music *	John M. Gaver, Sr.	John L. Rotz	Greentree Stable	1:35.00
1971	Riva Ridge	Lucien Laurin	Ron Turcotte	Meadow Stable	1:36.40
1970	Limit To Reason *	Thomas J. Kelly	Jorge Velasquez	Brookmeade Stable	1:35.40
1969	Silent Screen	J. Bowes Bond	John L. Rotz	Elberon Farm	1:37.20
1968	Top Knight	Raymond Metcalf	Manuel Ycaza	Steven B. Wilson	1:35.20
1967	Vitriolic	Edward A. Neloy	Braulio Baeza	Ogden Phipps	1:34.60
1966	Successor	Edward A. Neloy	Braulio Baeza	Wheatley Stable	1:35.00
1965	Buckpasser	William C. Winfrey	Braulio Baeza	Ogden Phipps	1:36.40
1964	Bold Lad	William C. Winfrey	Braulio Baeza	Wheatley Stable	1:36.40
1963	Roman Brother	Burley Parke	John L. Rotz	Harbor View Farm	1:38.00
1962	Never Bend	Woody Stephens	Manuel Ycaza	Cain Hoy Stable	1:35.80
1961	Donut King	Ron McAnally	Manuel Ycaza	Verne Winchell	1:36.00
1960	Roving Minstrel	Burley Parke	Henry Moreno	Harbor View Farm	1:35.60
1959	Warfare	Hack Ross	Ismael Valenzuela	Bellehurst Stable	1:35.20
1958	First Landing	Casey Hayes	Eddie Arcaro	Christopher Chenery	1:39.40
1957	Jewel's Reward	Ivan H. Parke	Bill Shoemaker	Maine Chance Farm	1:37.40
1955	Beau Fond	Daverne Emery	Eddie Arcaro	Mrs. Henry H. Hecht	1:36.40
1954	Flying Fury	Loyd Gentry, Jr.	Henry Moreno	Cain Hoy Stable	1:37.80
1953	Fisherman	Sylvester Veitch	Hedley Woodhouse	C. V. Whitney	1:38.60
1952	Laffango	Merritt Buxton	Nick Shuk	Trio Stable	1:38.00
1951	Armageddon	Moody Jolley	Bill Shoemaker	Cain Hoy Stable	1:38.20
1950	Uncle Miltie	Andrew C. Colando	Hedley Woodhouse	Joseph J. Colando	1:36.60
1949	Theory	Horace A. Jones	Steve Brooks	Calumet Farm	1:37.00
1948	Capot	John M. Gaver, Sr.	Ted Atkinson	Greentree Stable	1:37.20
1947	Vulcan's Forge	Sylvester Veitch	Arnold Kirkland	C. V. Whitney	1:36.60
1946	Donor	Preston M. Burch	Job Dean Jessop	Deering Howe	1:37.40