British Champions Fillies & Mares Stakes
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Race Information
| Race Distance | 1 Mile 4 Furlongs |
| Prize Money | £250,000 |
| 1st | £141,925 |
| 2nd | £53,800 |
| 3rd | £26,925 |
| 4th | £13,425 |
| 5th | £6,725 |
| 6th | £3,375 |
View Race Entries
| Bolivia (GER) | Lucy Wadham | 9st 3lb | |
| Brushing | Mark H. Tompkins | 9st 3lb | |
| Ceilidh House | Ralph Beckett | 9st 3lb | |
| Cill Rialaig | Hughie Morrison | 9st 3lb | |
| Crystal Capella | Sir Michael Stoute | 9st 3lb | |
| Ferdoos | Roger Varian | 9st 3lb | |
| Gertrude Bell | John Gosden | 9st 3lb | |
| Maria Royal (IRE) | A. de Royer Dupre | 9st 3lb | |
| Meeznah (USA) | David Lanigan | 9st 3lb | |
| Modeyra | Saeed bin Suroor | 9st 3lb | |
| Pink Symphony | David Wachman | 9st 3lb | |
| Polly's Mark (IRE) | Clive Cox | 9st 3lb | |
| Sea of Heartbreak (IRE) | Roger Charlton | 9st 3lb | |
| Vita Nova (IRE) | Sir Henry Cecil | 9st 3lb | |
| Banimpire (IRE) | J. S. Bolger | 8st 10lb | |
| Bible Belt (IRE) | Mrs J. Harrington | 8st 10lb | |
| Blue Bunting (USA) | Mahmood Al Zarooni | 8st 10lb | |
| Dancing Rain (IRE) | William Haggas | 8st 10lb | |
| Field of Miracles (IRE) | John Gosden | 8st 10lb | |
| Miss Crissy (IRE) | M. Delzangles | 8st 10lb | |
| Shankardeh (IRE) | M. Delzangles | 8st 10lb | |
| Shareta (IRE) | A. de Royer Dupre | 8st 10lb | |
| Wonder of Wonders (USA) | Aidan O'Brien | 8st 10lb |
History of the Race
The climax to the seven-race QIPCO British Champions Series Fillies and Mares category is over 1½ miles (2,400 metres) and is open to all fillies and mares aged three years and older (female thoroughbreds are known as fillies up to the age of four and mares from five onwards).
While the £250,000 race has taken over within the flat racing programme from Newmarket’s Group 2 Pride Stakes, it is to all intents and purposes a brand new contest. It now has Group 1 conditions and Group 1 prize money, giving it a completely different profile.
Whilst fillies and mares can contest all five category finales on QIPCO British Champions Day, having their own category gives them the chance to shine against their own sex without having to take on the best of their male counterparts. In the QIPCO British Champions Fillies & Mares Stakes, they will be looking to round off their season in the style of a true female champion.
Championship Races
| 13:50 | Long Distance Cup |
| 14:25 | Champions Sprint Stakes |
| 15:00 | Champions Fillies & Mares Stakes |
| 15:35 | The Queen Elizabeth II Stakes |
| 16:10 | The QIPCO Champion Stakes |
Aintree Racecourse
Aintree Racecourse, near Liverpool, has always been the home of the Grand National, and as a result is one of the world’s most famous racecourses. With over two miles of luscious green racetrack, and horse racing’s biggest stars charging around this jumps only course, racing here is a rare thing (there are only six other racedays outside...
