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Once a year, the QIPCO British Champions Series Hall of Fame invites the public to choose a horse to be inducted into the Hall of Fame. The shortlist is put forward by our esteemed judging panel – but now is the time to have your say! Who is your favourite Stayer?
Our judging panel has shortlisted Persian Punch, Ardross, Stradivarius, Yeats and Le Moss. Vote for your ulitmate stayer today and share your vote with your friends!
The public vote will close at midnight on Wednesday 26th July, with the winner announced ahead of the Qatar Goodwood Festival.
Persian Punch
Persian Punch was a supreme stayer in every sense, winning 20 of his 63 races (13 wins at Pattern level) and running some fabulous races in defeat, including when twice finishing third in the Melbourne Cup. He defied Father Time, winning the Goodwood Cup and Doncaster Cup as a ten-year-old in 2003. In between, he finished runner-up in the Gold Cup at Royal Ascot. He also thrilled his bulging fan club with three wins in the Henry II Stakes and Jockey Club Cup.
Le Moss
He became the first horse to win the Stayers’ Triple Crown – Gold Cup, Goodwood Cup (when it was run over 2m5f) and Doncaster Cup – on two occasions, achieving the treble in 1979 and 1980. He gained his first Gold Cup triumph by seven lengths, winning at Goodwood on his next start by the same margin. Ardross proved much sterner opposition the following year, but Le Moss memorably repelled him on three occasions. Overall, he won 11 of his 15 races.
Stradivarius
Stradivarius excelled as a stayer between 2017 and 2022. He retired having won a record 18 European Group races, not to mention the hearts of all racing fans. Highlights included three successive Gold Cup victories, plus a record four triumphs in the Goodwood Cup. He also won the Yorkshire Cup and Lonsdale Cup on three occasions, plus two Doncaster Cups and a British Champions Long Distance Cup. Gallant efforts in defeat included his third in the 2017 St Leger.
Yeats
Yeats is the only four-time winner of the Gold Cup (2006-2009), with half of his 14 career wins being achieved at the highest level. He was hot favourite for the Derby in 2004 but a late setback ruled him out. A year later he scooped the Coronation Cup, at Epsom, before his connections took the staying route with spectacular dividends. In addition to his wonderful exploits at Ascot, he twice won the Goodwood Cup, plus an Irish St Leger and Prix Royal-Oak.
Ardross
Ardross dominated the staying scene in the early 1980s, winning the Gold Cup in 1981 and 1982. He was also a two-time winner of the Yorkshire Cup and Geoffrey Freer Stakes, with his other big victories including the Goodwood Cup and Prix Royal-Oak. He also twice contested the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe, being beaten a head by Akiyda in the 1982 renewal. He won 14 of his 24 races, with 13 of his wins being at Pattern level.
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Persian Punch
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Le Moss
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Stradivarius
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Yeats
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Ardross
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