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1stRoyal Champion8yo by Shamardal × Emirates Queen€1,581,600
2ndFacteur Cheval7yo by Ribchester × Jawlaat€527,200
3rdSurvie5yo by Churchill × Sotteville€263,600
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Royal Champion
Purse€2,636,000
Distance2100 metres
Winning time2m 6.221s
SurfaceTurf · Good To Firm
Conditions4-year-olds and up
Runners11

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Result

11 runners · prize money to 6th place
PosHorseJockey · TrainerMarginPrize
1stRoyal Champion8yo gelding by Shamardal × Emirates QueenOisin MurphyKarl Burke€1,581,600
2ndFacteur Cheval7yo gelding by Ribchester × JawlaatMickael BarzalonaJérôme Reynier4 3/4€527,200
3rdSurvie5yo mare by Churchill × SottevilleRyan MooreGeorge Boughey1 1/2€263,600
4thShin Emperor5yo colt by Siyouni × Starlet's SisterRyusei SakaiYoshito Yahagi1/2€131,800
5thYamanin Bouclier4yo colt by Kitasan Black × Yamanin PoudrerNorihiro YokoyamaMikio MatsunagaHead€79,100
6thSilawi6yo gelding by Dubawi × SilasolJames DoyleHamad Al Jehani1 1/4€52,700
7thAlohi Alii4yo colt by Duramente × EspoirMirai IwataHiroyasu Tanaka1 3/4
8thDirect Security6yo mare by Sioux Nation × Cutie PieJoel RosarioFahad Nasser3/4
9thPhantom Flight7yo gelding by Siyouni × QushchiCallum ShepherdGeorge Scott1 1/4
10thBolide Porto5yo colt by Le Havre × Bella BolideCamilio OspinaBader RizaiqNeck
11thGalen5yo gelding by Gleneagles × Apache StormDylan Browne McMonagleJoseph Patrick O'Brien12

Pedigree of the winner

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.

Connections

All winners since 2023

YearWinnerTrainer / JockeyOwner / Breeder
2025Shin EmperorSiyouni × Starlet's SisterSusumu Fujita—
2024Spirit DancerFrankel × Queen's DreamPeter Done, Sir Alex Ferguson & Ged Mason—
2023MostahdafFrankel × HandassaShadwell Estate Company Ltd—

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