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Group 1 winner · 2026 Global season
Royal Champion
8yo Gelding by Shamardal×Emirates Queen
G1 wins1
Last winNeom Turf Cup 14.02.26
Official Rating122
Royal Champion

G1 record 2026

2026 Global season
1Win
0Placed
1Recorded G1 result
€1.6MPrize money
Recorded results are the Group 1 wins and placings in this database. Unplaced runs are not recorded, so no win rate is shown. Prize money is what the horse earned in these results; it stays empty where a prize is not on file.

G1 performance 2026

1 win · 0 places
Trainer / Jockey / Track
Neom Turf Cup2100 metres · €2,636,0001stKarl BurkeOisin Murphy14.02.2026King Abdulaziz RacecoursePrize money €1,581,625Race detailsWatch

Total G1 career

G1 since 2022 · 1 win · 2 places
Trainer / Jockey / Track
20261 win · 0 places
Queen Elizabeth II Cup (Hong Kong)2000 metres · €3,362,8004thKarl BurkeOisin Murphy26.04.2026Sha TinPrize money €201,768Race detailsWatch
Neom Turf Cup2100 metres · €2,636,0001stKarl BurkeOisin Murphy14.02.2026King Abdulaziz RacecoursePrize money €1,581,625Race detailsWatch
20250 wins · 1 place
Irish Champion Stakes2012 metres · €1,250,0003rdKarl BurkeClifford Lee13.09.2025LeopardstownPrize money €125,000Race detailsWatch
Prince of Wales's Stakes2004 metres · €1,229,0007thKarl BurkeClifford Lee18.06.2025AscotPrize money —Race detailsWatch
20240 wins · 0 places
Champions Stakes2000 metres · €1,850,50010thAnthony & Sam FreedmanCraig A Williams09.11.2024FlemingtonPrize money —Race detailsWatch
20230 wins · 1 place
Canadian International2012 metres · €659,0002ndRoger VarianJames Doyle08.10.2023WoodbinePrize money €131,802Race detailsWatch
20220 wins · 0 places
Champion Stakes2004 metres · €1,510,8009thRoger VarianJack Mitchell15.10.2022AscotPrize money —Race detailsWatch

G1 video record

7 races on film
Neom Turf CupRoyal Champion · Oisin MurphyRace details →
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Queen Elizabeth II Cup (Hong Kong)26.04.2026 · Sha TinWatch the Race
Irish Champion Stakes13.09.2025 · LeopardstownWatch the Race
Prince of Wales's Stakes18.06.2025 · AscotWatch the Race
Champions Stakes09.11.2024 · FlemingtonWatch the Race
Canadian International08.10.2023 · WoodbineWatch the Race
Champion Stakes15.10.2022 · AscotWatch the Race

Pedigree

As of race day 14.02.26
Royal Champion
Emirates QueenDamby Street Cry
DamEmirates Queen

Royal Champion is out of Emirates Queen (Street Cry), winner of the Gr.2 Lancashire Oaks, a Group winner in England who was also Group-placed in France. She is also the dam of Outbox (Frankel), winner of the Gr.2 Jockey Club Stakes, a Group winner in England, multiple Group-placed in Sweden, a stakes winner in Qatar and stakes-placed in France. They are her only winners so far.

Second damZomaradah

Second dam Zomaradah (Deploy) won the Oaks d'Italia, then a Group 1, and three Group 2 races. Among her six other winners are the triple Group 1 winner and champion sire Dubawi (Dubai Millennium) and Princess Nada (Barathea), a Listed winner who was Group 2-placed and bred Qewy, a Group 3 winner in Australia, and Jordan Princess, winner of the Listed Aphrodite Stakes. Zomaradah is also the second dam of Royal Rhyme (Lope De Vega), winner of the Gr.3 Brigadier Gerard Stakes and twice Group 1-placed, and an ancestress of Cloak Of Spirits (Invincible Spirit), a Listed winner and second in the Gr.1 1000 Guineas, and of Bow Echo (Night Of Thunder), the unbeaten winner of the Gr.2 Royal Lodge Stakes.

Third damJawaher

Third dam Jawaher (Dancing Brave) was placed and is a half-sister to High-Rise (High Estate), winner of the Gr.1 Derby in 1998 and later a sire.

Next generation

Emirates Queen has a yearling colt by Triple Time and was covered by Sea The Stars in 2025.

Official Rating

at the time of each Group 1 run
Latest recorded rating12226.04.26
Highest recorded rating12226.04.26
Recorded ratings
SeasonSeason bestLast recorded
202612226.04.26 · Queen Elizabeth II Cup (Hong Kong)12226.04.26
202512013.09.25 · Irish Champion Stakes12013.09.25
202311608.10.23 · Canadian International11608.10.23
202211115.10.22 · Champion Stakes11115.10.22

Recorded values at the dates shown. The last entry is not a season-end rating.

Connections

TrainerKarl BurkeProfile →
OwnerExors Of The Late Sheikh Mohammed ObaidProfile →
BreederSheikh Mohammed Obaid Al MaktoumProfile →
Group 1 jockeys
1Oisin Murphy1 ride · 1 win

Achievements

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