The Spring Champion Stakes is a Gr 1 Australian horse race contested by three-year-old thoroughbreds at set weights over 2000m in October each year at Randwick Racecourse in Sydney. An integral part of the Sydney spring racing carnival, the race carries a purse of AUD$400,000.

The race was inaugurated in 1971, when it was won by Gay Icarus. Considered a leading middle-distance race, the Spring Champion Stakes regularly attracts top three-year-olds. Colts and geldings are required to carry 56.5kg while fillies must carry 54.5kg.

Trainers with an interest in the Spring Champion Stakes are known to prep their runners by entering them in one or both of two important lead-up races - the 1800m Gloaming Stakes (Gr 2) and the 2000m Dulcify Quality, at Randwick the week before.

A notable Spring Champion Stakes winner was Kingston Town in 1979, who went on to win the Sydney Cup, the Rosehill Guineas, the Cox Plate, the George Main Stakes, the Caulfield Stakes and many more. He was named Australian Champion Racehorse of the Year in 1980.

The 1989 Spring Champion Stakes winner, Stylish Century, also left his mark on Australian horse racing. He went on to win the VRC Victoria Derby, the VATC Caulfield Autumn Classic, the AJC Queen Elizabeth Stakes and the VATC Sandown Cup. During his career, he earned just over AUD$2.5 million.

In 2007, the Spring Champion Stakes was cancelled due to an outbreak of Equine Influenza. However, it was back in 2008, when it was won by Sousa.

Spring Champion Stakes - Past Winners

2004 Savabeel
2005 Hotel Grand
2006 Teranaba
2007 Race cancelled due Equine flu outbreak
2008 Sousa

Spring Champion Stakes - Betting

Bookmaker.com Review	5Dimes.com Review