There has been debate about the first running of the Champagne Stakes. We take 1864, won by Yattendon, as the first. Earlier races with the name Champagne Stakes raced in the years prior to 1864, however, the prize money, and intention behind these earlier versions was such that it is not until 1864 that the race settles into the version we know today. With the introduction of the Golden Slipper in 1957, the Sires Produce Stakes and the Champagne Stakes became the two-year-old Triple Crown. Few have won all three races, those that have include Baguette (1970), Luskin Star (1977), Tierce (1991), Burst (1992), Dance Hero (2004), and Pierro (2012). Vain won the Stakes with a 10-length victory in 1969. His stakes winning progeny included Champagne Stakes winner Charity (1979). Other winners of the Champagne Stakes who went on to sire winners of the same race include Yattendon (1864) who sired Chester (1877) who sired Uralla (1885); Heroic (1924) who sired Hall Mark (1933) and Ajax (1937) who in turn sired Magnificent (1945); Baguette (1970) who sired I Like Diamonds (1982); and Tierce (1991) who sired Encounter (1997). Image: Tierce winning the Champagne Stakes, 1991, Bradley Photographers SCYHDANME YP ACGU NP E STAKES
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