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16 Oct 11
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I suppose they have C.S.'s 50 grand to feck about with now 
Champions Day aims to boost races to Group 1
racingpost.com
PLANS are afoot to upgrade the prizes for next year's Qipco British Champions Day with the inaugural meeting still fresh in the memory.
Saturday's six-race card at Ascot, featuring the Group 1 QEII and Champion Stakes, also boasted two Group 2 contests, a Group 3 and an apprentice handicap.
An application will be made to the European Pattern Committee next month to upgrade the Fillies' And Mares' Stakes, won by Dancing Rain, to a Group 1 from a Group 2.
The winner of the 1m4f race has surpassed the required average rating of 110 for the past three years (it was previously run as the Pride Stakes at Newmarket), and it now meets the criteria to be considered for raising to a Group 1. An application to make the Sprint a Group 1 from a Group 2 is also likely.
British Champions Series chief executive Rod Street said on Sunday: "Yesterday exceeded our wildest expectations for the inaugural Qipco British Champions Day with such high class fields, absolute top-class winners and a record autumn Flat crowd for the modern era.
"There is a great deal for us to review over the coming weeks, but one obvious thing we would like to improve is the official status of the two Group 2 races and one Group 3 on the card.
"Clearly we would like to have five Group 1s and after yesterday I don't think anyone could say that the day does not merit that."
Street conceded that with the Group 1 Prix Royal Oak at Longchamp next weekend, making the Group 3 Long Distance Cup a higher class race would prove trickier, but is hopeful of making it a Group 2 in the future.
"Having had what are arguably the top two stayers in the world finish first and second yesterday, the same one-two from the Group 1 Gold Cup at Royal Ascot, we will have comfortably achieved the requisite rating for the race this year," he added.
Champions Day aims to boost races to Group 1
racingpost.com
PLANS are afoot to upgrade the prizes for next year's Qipco British Champions Day with the inaugural meeting still fresh in the memory.
Saturday's six-race card at Ascot, featuring the Group 1 QEII and Champion Stakes, also boasted two Group 2 contests, a Group 3 and an apprentice handicap.
An application will be made to the European Pattern Committee next month to upgrade the Fillies' And Mares' Stakes, won by Dancing Rain, to a Group 1 from a Group 2.
The winner of the 1m4f race has surpassed the required average rating of 110 for the past three years (it was previously run as the Pride Stakes at Newmarket), and it now meets the criteria to be considered for raising to a Group 1. An application to make the Sprint a Group 1 from a Group 2 is also likely.
British Champions Series chief executive Rod Street said on Sunday: "Yesterday exceeded our wildest expectations for the inaugural Qipco British Champions Day with such high class fields, absolute top-class winners and a record autumn Flat crowd for the modern era.
"There is a great deal for us to review over the coming weeks, but one obvious thing we would like to improve is the official status of the two Group 2 races and one Group 3 on the card.
"Clearly we would like to have five Group 1s and after yesterday I don't think anyone could say that the day does not merit that."
Street conceded that with the Group 1 Prix Royal Oak at Longchamp next weekend, making the Group 3 Long Distance Cup a higher class race would prove trickier, but is hopeful of making it a Group 2 in the future.
"Having had what are arguably the top two stayers in the world finish first and second yesterday, the same one-two from the Group 1 Gold Cup at Royal Ascot, we will have comfortably achieved the requisite rating for the race this year," he added.
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