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Spirit Of Boom (Champagne) Classic

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History

COOL ARCHIE winning the Seven Spirit Of Boom Classic - Group 2
COOL ARCHIE winning the Seven Spirit Of Boom Classic - Group 2 Picture: Michael McInally/Racing Queensland

The Champagne Classic is a Group 2 race for two-year-olds conducted at Doomben by the Brisbane Racing Club.

The Champagne Classic was introduced in 1982 by the former Brisbane Amateur Turf Club as a feature 1200m race for the juveniles under set weight conditions and has carried numerous sponsor names since its inception.

The Champagne Classic has been run every year at Doomben with the exception of 2013 and 2020 when it was transferred to Eagle Farm. The 2022 race also had to be run at Eagle Farm due to a huge rain incident meaning the race wasn't at Doomben.

From 1982-1986 the Champagne Classic was a Listed Race. It was promoted to Group 3 in 1987 and became a Group 2 event in 2006, underlining its rise as a prominent feature of the Brisbane carnival.

The Champagne Classic has been won by two Magic Millions Classic winners – Bold Promise (1991) and Lovely Jubly (2002).

Champagne Classic winners to also win the BRC Sires Produce Stakes at Eagle Farm have been Lovely Jubly (2002), Virage De Fortune (2005), Pressday (2010), Sizzling (2012), Cifrado (2023), Cool Archie (2025).

Champagne Classic winners to win the TJ Smith/JJ Atkins at Eagle Farm have been Lovely Jubly (2002), Pressday (2010), Sizzling (2012), Rothfire (2020 @ 1400m), Cool Archie (2025).

Chris Waller has an excellent record in the race with the likes of Zousain, Tangled, Brazen Beau and Pressday.

The race was first known as the Spirit Of Boom Classic in 2021 and it was won by a son of Spirit Of Boom.

The Champagne Classic was run for $300,000 in 2026.

Notable winners of the Champagne Classic include Breakfast Creek, Prince Anton, Our Horizon, Bold Promise, Surtee, Chief De Beers, Flavour, Staging, Alpine Express, Lovely Jubly, Shamekha, Virage De Fortune, Gold Edition, Court, Pressday, Sizzling, Brazen Beau, Rothfire, Cool Archie.

The 2025 Champagne Classic was won by Cool Archie from Gallo Nero and Grafterburners.


Racing and Sports

Previous Spirit Of Boom (Champagne) Classic Winners

Date Horse Jockey WT Trainer BP
COOL ARCHIE (AUS) 2C
COOL AZA BEEL (NZ) - AWARE (AUS) TALE OF THE CAT (USA)
M HARLEY 57.0 CHRIS & COREY MUNCE 3
BITTERCREEK (AUS) 2C
SNITZEL (AUS) - ROSE OF CIMMARON (AUS) BITE THE BULLET (USA)
B SHINN 57.0 Leon & Troy Corstens 6
CIFRADO (AUS) 2C
ENCRYPTION (AUS) - MADAME FLY (AUS) EXCITES (AUS)
DAMIEN THORNTON 57.0 R G LIPP 6
SWISS EXILE (AUS) 2C
PARIAH (AUS) - SWISS FRANCS (NZ) SWISS ACE (AUS)
SAM CLIPPERTON 57.0 ANNABEL NEASHAM 6
PRINCE OF BOOM (AUS) 2G
SPIRIT OF BOOM (AUS) - DAZZLING DISPLAY (AUS) RED DAZZLER (AUS)
BEN THOMPSON 57.0 ROBERT HEATHCOTE 1
ROTHFIRE (AUS) 2G
ROTHESAY (AUS) - HUSS ON FIRE (NZ) HUSSONET (USA)
J BYRNE 57.0 ROBERT HEATHCOTE 2
DUBIOUS (AUS) 2C
NOT A SINGLE DOUBT (AUS) - SUSPICIEUSE (FR) ELUSIVE CITY (USA)
JAMES MCDONALD 57.0 C MAHER & D EUSTACE 6
ZOUSAIN (AUS) 2C
ZOUSTAR (AUS) - PASAR SILBANO (IRE) ELNADIM (USA)
K MCEVOY 57.0 CHRIS WALLER 8
TANGLED (AUS) 2C
SNITZEL (AUS) - BRAMBLE ROSE (NZ) SHINKO KING (IRE)
K MCEVOY 57.0 CHRIS WALLER 7
WINNING RUPERT (AUS) 2C
WRITTEN TYCOON (AUS) - WINAURA (AUS) SHOW A HEART (AUS)
J LLOYD 57.0 BJORN BAKER 10
BLUEBERRY HILL (AUS) 2F
MYBOYCHARLIE (IRE) - PERKIPSEY (AUS) FALBRAV (IRE)
L V CASSIDY 55.0 LIAM BIRCHLEY 10
BRAZEN BEAU (AUS) 2C
I AM INVINCIBLE (AUS) - SANSADEE (AUS) SNAADEE (USA)
N RAWILLER 57.0 CHRIS WALLER 9
VO HEART (AUS) 2G
SHOW A HEART (AUS) - SMILE OF DESIRE (AUS) RED RANSOM (USA)
E A WILKINSON 57.0 DARRYL HANSEN 4
SIZZLING (AUS) 2C
SNITZEL (AUS) - ADMIRELLE (AUS) GENERAL NEDIYM (AUS)
C MUNCE 57.0 KELSO WOOD 6
FREE WHEELING (AUS) 2G
AD VALOREM (USA) - MISS CAREFREE (AUS) LAST TYCOON (IRE)
HUGH BOWMAN 56.0 PETER SNOWDEN 12
PRESSDAY (AUS) 2C
DOMESDAY (AUS) - KAAPTIVE EMPRESS (AUS) KAAPTIVE EDITION (NZ)
N RAWILLER 56.0 CHRIS WALLER 7

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