Jockey Awards For Champions Series

27 Apr 2011 | tshego

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The QIPCO British Champions Series will be crowning a Jockey of the Series and Trainer of the Series when it concludes at QIPCO British Champions Day at Ascot on 15th October, in the next step of progression for the new racing series.

Both awards will be based on the number of victories achieved during the 35 race series – 30 races prior to QIPCO British Champions Day, beginning with the QIPCO 2000 Guineas this Saturday, 30th April, and five on the day itself.

If there is a tie for the number of winners, second places will be taken into account; if there is still a tie, third places will also be taken into account, and so on.

These new jockey and trainer competitions will provide season-long championships that fans can follow race-to-race, with leader boards for both championships updated after each race and published on the official Series website.

The winning jockey and trainer will be presented with their specially-commissioned trophies on the inaugural QIPCO British Champions Day, the richest fixture in British racing history.

Both winners will be asked to nominate a charity, with each charity receiving a cheque from the British Champions Series for £25,000.

Chris McFadden, chairman of British Champions Series Limited, said: ‘These awards will go to the jockey and trainer who have had the most success at the elite level of British flat racing, across the world class races that make up the QIPCO British Champions Series. I am certain that they will become highly coveted accolades’.

‘They are very different to the existing jockeys’ and trainers’ championships which span the entire Flat racing season, encompassing every single race, and it will be fascinating to see if the same jockey and trainer that dominate the flat season as a whole can also do so at the elite QIPCO British Champions Series level’.

Last month the British Champions Series announced a major two-year agreement with QIPCO, a Qatari based private investment company, to become the worldwide title partner for the new elite horse racing series.