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2025 Champions Juvenile Stakes Preview
The Group 2 Champions Juvenile Stakes is officially registered as the Golden Fleece Stakes and takes place in September at the Leopardstown racecourse during Irish Champions Weekend.
The race is restricted to two-year-olds and contested over a mile, the winner of the race gets an automatic invite to run in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf.
Champions Juvenile Stakes Information:
- Champions Juvenile Stakes Past Winners
- Champions Juvenile Stakes Trainer Statistics
- Champions Juvenile Stakes Jockey Statistics
Our dedicated Leopardstown tips page will not only bring you predictions from the OLBG racing tipsters for the upcoming card that includes the Champions Juvenile Stakes but will also have predictions for each meeting at Leopardstown throughout the season so be sure to head over there. You may also be interested in other preview blogs that we have packed full of information, head down to the Races Covered during the Irish Champions Weekend section for links to these.
How competitive is the Champions Juvenile Stakes market? When looking at the over-rounds for the last 18 renewals, the most competitive market was in 2011 when the race had an over-round of 107%. The race in 2017 was a race that was most in the bookie's favour with an over-round of 123%, whilst on average over the last 18 renewals of the Champions Juvenile Stakes, the over-round has been 114%, which means the bookie expects to pay out £100 for every £114 which is bet.
Champions Juvenile Stakes Trends:
Looking at the future form, is the winner worth following next time out? From the past 18 if you had followed the winner of the Champions Juvenile Stakes next time out then you would have backed a total of 3 winners. Backing all 17 runners who have been out since to win at SP next time out, would have returned an LSP of -11.17. Ahead of the 2025 Champions Juvenile Stakes why not head over to the racing predictions for tips on other races today?
Over the last 18 renewals, it was Zoffany, trained by A P O'Brien and ridden by Seamie Heffernan who set the fastest winning time in the Champions Juvenile Stakes, the runner won the race in a time of 1:27.89 when winning the race in 2010. At the other end of the scale, it was the combination of trainer A P O'Brien and jockey Donnacha O'Brien with Nelson who set the slowest winning time, the race-winning time was 1:47.35 in the 2017 renewal.
These are the top three quickest-run Champions Juvenile Stakes over the last 18 renewals:
- Zoffany (1:27.89) in 2010
- Tenth Star (1:27.96) in 2011
- Perfect Symmetry (1:28.39) in 2009
Champions Juvenile Stakes Past Winners
Here are the Champions Juvenile Stakes' past winners for the last 10 renewals. Each row details the year of the race, the horse which won along with the age & weight of the horse. Also detailed is the stall where the horse came from and the total number of runners in the race. The horse's trainer and the jockey at the time of winning the Champions Juvenile Stakes are also displayed, along with the starting price at which the horse was sent off.
| Year | Horse (Drawn) | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 1:39.52 | Green Impact (IRE) 2yo 9-5 (2 of 4) 5/2 | Shane Foley Mrs John Harrington (IRE) |
| 2023 1:40.46 | Diego Velazquez (IRE) 2yo 9-5 (2 of 7) 8/15F | Ryan Moore A P O'Brien (IRE) |
| 2022 1:45.25 | Auguste Rodin (IRE) 2yo 9-5 (5 of 5) 11/10F | Ryan Moore A P O'Brien (IRE) |
| 2021 1:42.75 | Atomic Beauty (FR) 2yo 9-5 (1 of 10) 10/1 | Colin Keane G M Lyons (IRE) |
| 2020 1:40.93 | Cadillac (IRE) 2yo 9-5 (8 of 9) 11/8F | Shane Foley Mrs John Harrington (IRE) |
| 2019 1:42.59 | Mogul (GB) 2yo 9-3 (7 of 7) 1/2F | Ryan Moore A P O'Brien (IRE) |
| 2018 1:41.00 | Madhmoon (IRE) 2yo 9-3 (9 of 7) 6/5F | Chris Hayes Kevin Prendergast (IRE) |
| 2017 1:47.35 | Nelson (IRE) 2yo 9-3 (7 of 10) 11/2 | Donnacha O'Brien A P O'Brien (IRE) |
| 2016 1:43.49 | Sunshine Rising (FR) 2yo 9-3 (3 of 5) 9/1 | Shane Foley K J Condon (IRE) |
| 2015 1:43.99 | Johannes Vermeer (IRE) 2yo 9-3 (2 of 9) 5/1 | Joseph O'Brien A P O'Brien (IRE) |
Where have the winning runners come from?
Here are the countries where the winning trainers of the Champions Juvenile Stakes have been based:
- IRE: 18 winners with an additional 18 placings from 109 runners
- GB: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 3 runners
Champions Juvenile Stakes Trainer Statistics
The leading trainer in the Champions Juvenile Stakes over the last 18 renewals is A P O'Brien who has won the race ten times with those ten winners coming from Zoffany (2010), Tenth Star (2011), Battle Of Marengo (2012), Australia (2013), John F Kennedy (2014), Johannes Vermeer (2015), Nelson (2017), Mogul (2019), Auguste Rodin (2022) and Diego Velazquez (2023). Other trainers who have recorded multiple wins in the Champions Juvenile Stakes are G M Lyons (2 wins) and Mrs John Harrington (2 wins). There is one trainer who has not had the best of times in the Champions Juvenile Stakes, J S Bolger has sent a total of 16 runners to the race without recording any wins.
Here are some of the top Champions Juvenile Stakes trainer statistics over the last 18 renewals (R = Runners, W = Winners, P = Places including winners, Win LSP is based on 1pt Win and EW LSP is based on 0.5pt Win & 0.5pt Place):
| Trainer | R-W-P | Win | EW |
|---|---|---|---|
| A P O'Brien | 30-10-16 | -2.39 | -2.09 |
| G M Lyons | 12-2-3 | +1.38 | +1.36 |
| Mrs John Harrington | 4-2-2 | +1.88 | -1.17 |
| Kevin Prendergast | 3-1-2 | -0.80 | -0.33 |
| K J Condon | 1-1-1 | +9.00 | +5.63 |
| J S Bolger | 16-0-2 | -16.00 | -10.13 |
| Joseph Patrick O'Brien | 9-0-1 | -9.00 | -5.25 |
| D K Weld | 7-0-4 | -7.00 | -1.77 |
| Donnacha Aidan O'Brien | 4-0-1 | -4.00 | -3.00 |
| M Halford | 3-0-1 | -3.00 | -1.87 |
Champions Juvenile Stakes Jockey Statistics
There are two leading jockeys in the Champions Juvenile Stakes over the last 18 renewals with both Ryan Moore and Shane Foley who have both won the race three times. Ryan Moore winners have been with Mogul (2019), Auguste Rodin (2022) and Diego Velazquez (2023). Shane Foley winners have been with Sunshine Rising (2016), Cadillac (2020) and Green Impact (2024).
Here are some of the top Champions Juvenile Stakes jockey statistics over the last 18 renewals (R = Runners, W = Winners, P = Places including winners, Win LSP is based on 1pt Win and EW LSP is based on 0.5pt Win & 0.5pt Place):
| Jockey | R-W-P | Win | EW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Moore | 8-3-6 | -2.87 | -0.38 |
| Shane Foley | 5-3-3 | +10.88 | +4.46 |
| Seamie Heffernan | 8-1-3 | -6.43 | -2.87 |
| Colin Keane | 6-1-1 | +5.00 | +1.00 |
| Wayne Lordan | 5-1-1 | -0.67 | -1.92 |
| Chris Hayes | 2-1-1 | +0.20 | -0.25 |
| N G McCullagh | 1-1-1 | +12.00 | +7.50 |
| Declan McDonogh | 6-0-1 | -6.00 | -4.08 |
| Gary Carroll | 5-0-1 | -5.00 | -0.50 |
| Ronan Whelan | 5-0-1 | -5.00 | -2.87 |
2025 Champions Juvenile Stakes Trends
Favourites finishing positions (oldest to latest): 3, 4, 1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 1, 3, 3, 3, 1, 1, 1, (2, 6), 1, 1, 2
The percentage shown is the percentage of the total number of runners who fell under that factor. High percentages are less appealing than lower ones as you would expect them to do well.
- 18 / 18 (68%) - No bigger than 12/1
- 18 / 18 (73%) - Off a break of 15 - 76 days
- 18 / 18 (74%) - Not in a G3/LST/Cl4 (LTO)
- 18 / 18 (79%) - Highest Run is not G1/G3/LST/Cl4
- 18 / 18 (81%) - No bigger than 16/1 (Career)
- 18 / 18 (83%) - In a field of 6 - 13 (LTO)
- 18 / 18 (83%) - Ran in 1 - 3 races (Career)
- 18 / 18 (83%) - Had 1 - 2 placings (Career)
- 18 / 18 (84%) - Within the first 6 of the market
- 18 / 18 (85%) - Achieved an RPR of 82+ (LTO)
- 18 / 18 (87%) - No bigger than 12/1 (LTO)
- 18 / 18 (87%) - No bigger than 16/1 (Debut)
- 18 / 18 (88%) - Is not USA bred
- 17 / 18 (78%) - No bigger than 12/1 (Career Win)
- 17 / 18 (79%) - Beaten no more -5½l (Debut)
Remember to use the trends listed above along with the Leopardstown racing predictions to see if you can find the winner of the Champions Juvenile Stakes. If you are looking to place a bet on this race well in advance of the actual running, then there may be an ante-post market available for you to place your bet. If you are unfamiliar with this type of betting then head over to the OLBG Betting School and read our Ante-Post Horse Racing article which explains how ante-post betting works.
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Champions Juvenile Stakes Trend Analysis
The trend factor which had produced 9+ winners and shows the best LSP, an LSP of +9.01 is when runners had 1 win in the past 30 days. The worst performing factor that has failed to produce a single winner is when runners were USA-bred, when backing these the trend shows a record of 0-14.
Here are the most recent winning draws along with the further placings in brackets:
- 2024: Winner in 2 [4 Runners]
- 2023: Winner in 2 (7) [7 Runners]
- 2022: Winner in 5 (2) [5 Runners]
- 2021: Winner in 1 (10,4) [10 Runners]
- 2020: Winner in 8 (6,3) [9 Runners]
The course which has produced the most winners of the Champions Juvenile Stakes is Curragh, there has been a total number of 8 winners of this race who ran at Curragh last time out. The next best course which has produced the second most winners is Leopardstown, there has been a total number of 5 winners of this race who ran at Leopardstown last time out.
The race is open to both sexes with the Male runners having produced a total of 18 winners from a total of 108 runners whilst the Female runners have produced 0 winners from a total of 4 runners.
Looking over the past renewals, these are the stallions whose offspring have produced multiple winners of the Champions Juvenile Stakes:
- Galileo (5 Wins)
- Dansili (2 Wins)
- Frankel (2 Wins)
- Wootton Bassett (2 Wins)
These are the stallions whose offspring have not produced a winner of the Champions Juvenile Stakes despite multiple attempts:
- Teofilo (0 Wins from 6 runners)
- Australia (0 Wins from 5 runners)
Looking at the winning odds over the last 18 renewals, the biggest-priced winner was Bruges in 2007, winning for David P Myerscough at odds of 12/1 under the guidance of N G McCullagh. Looking at the runners at the head of the market over the last 18 renewals there have been 10 winning favourites in the race. Remember to bookmark the best racing tipsters page so you can get easy access to the best OLBG racing tipsters.
Article Contributor Information
We are blessed with an excellent team of specialists and experts at OLBG. Contributing to creating and maintaining this Champions Juvenile Stakes Preview are at hand, Andy and James. They both work on the Horse racing tips team team looking after the tipsters and managing the tips settlement, whilst also creating and managing all of the horse racing event previews for International racing.
James Banting
Tipster Competition Assistant
Andy Powell
Content Editor
Races Covered during the Irish Champions Weekend
Here is the schedule for the two-day Irish Champions Weekend which is run at Leopardstown on Saturday and then the Curragh on Sunday for races which we cover with blogs, each race will be linked to the race blog and detail last year's winner in the table below.
Saturday at the Irish Champions Weekend
Leopardstown hosts the opening day of the Irish Champions Weekend, the highlight of the day being the Irish Champions Stakes, a race dominated by Aidan O'Brien in recent years with him winning all of the last five renewals and has won the race a total of twelve times.
| Race | Last Winner | Info |
|---|---|---|
| Leopardstown Champions Juvenile Stakes | Green Impact (IRE) 2yo - 5/2 | Mrs John Harrington Shane Foley |
| Leopardstown Solonaway Stakes | Diego Velazquez (IRE) 3yo - 10/11 | A P O'Brien Ryan Moore |
| Leopardstown Matron Stakes | Porta Fortuna (IRE) 3yo - 5/4 | Donnacha Aidan O'Brien Tom Marquand |
| Leopardstown Irish Champion Stakes | Economics (GB) 3yo - 7/4 | William Haggas Tom Marquand |
| Leopardstown Petingo Handicap | Fighter (IRE) 3yo - 9/1 | A P O'Brien Wayne Hassett |
| Leopardstown Sovereign Path Handicap | Dance Night Andday (IRE) 4yo - 12/1 | Ross O'Sullivan Ronan Whelan |
Sunday at the Irish Champions Weekend
Sunday of the Irish Champions Weekend is hosted at the Curragh with four Group 1 races, the highlight being the Irish St Leger, Aidan has not been as dominant in this with just six wins, three behind both Vincent O'Brien and Dermot Weld.
| Race | Last Winner | Info |
|---|---|---|
| Curragh Bold Lad Sprint Handicap | My Mate Alfie (IRE) 3yo - 12/1 | G M Lyons Colin Keane |
| Curragh Blandford Stakes | Hanalia (IRE) 3yo - 12/1 | J P Murtagh Shane Foley |
| Curragh Moyglare Stud Stakes | Lake Victoria (IRE) 2yo - 11/2 | A P O'Brien Wayne Lordan |
| Curragh Flying Five Stakes | Bradsell (GB) 4yo - 2/1 | Archie Watson Hollie Doyle |
| Curragh National Stakes | Scorthy Champ (IRE) 2yo - 12/1 | Joseph Patrick O'Brien Dylan Browne McMonagle |
| Curragh Irish St Leger | Kyprios (IRE) 6yo - 2/5 | A P O'Brien Ryan Moore |
| Curragh Northfields Handicap | This Songisforyou (USA) 6yo - 9/1 | Emmet Mullins Colin Keane |
