Champagne Crusader (AUS) Horse
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Champagne Crusader is a 4yo bay gelding from Australia, trained by Simon A Miller. He is by Universal Ruler out of Latent Energy and has secured two career wins. On 25th Feb 2026 at Belmont, he claimed his most important victory, taking the $30000.00 Class Three Handicap.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Belmont 08-Aug-26 1400m HEAVY 9 R2 Westspeed Plat $720 (of $40,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:27.140, SP: 11.00 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.820 1st Heaven Specified ( S Parnham 57.5 ) 2nd I Love Ya Money ( W Pike 56 ) 0.30L 3rd Publicise ( P Harvey 56 ) 0.83L 7th Champagne Crusader ( C Azzopardi 58.5 ) 4.33L See full results | C Azzopardi 58.5kg 4.33L | 7 (11) |
| Belmont 18-Jul-26 1200m SOFT 7 R8 GRAD HCP 59+ $1,740 (of $60,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:13.270, SP: 15.00 In-running: 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.830 1st In Confidence ( L F Fiore 56 ) 2nd Silent Diva ( Z T Johnston-porter 56 , Cd 54 ) 0.70L 3rd Gold Flakes ( N J Riordan 57 , Cd 54 ) 2.74L 5th Champagne Crusader ( C Azzopardi 57.5 ) 2.92L See full results | C Azzopardi 57.5kg 2.92L | 5 (16) |
| Belmont 06-Jul-26 1000m SOFT 7 R10 3UP 0-71 TRL, Winning Time: 01:02.350 1st Wicked Venom ( H M Watson ) 2nd Cosmic Waltz ( S F Mcgruddy ) 1.54L 3rd Miss Wall Street ( S L Webster ) 2.27L 4th Champagne Crusader ( J Tsang ) 2.31L | J Tsang 2.31L | 4 (6) |
| Bunbury 07-Mar-26 1200m GOOD 4 R6 3YO HCP 62+ $1,440 (of $80,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:10.650, SP: 20.00 In-running: 800m 13th, 400m 13th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.640 1st Swingman ( S D Parnham 57.5 ) 2nd God's Cross ( J S Whiting 55.5 ) 0.07L 3rd Holler Nuff ( Z T Johnston-porter 55 , Cd 54 ) 0.22L 7th Champagne Crusader ( J Azzopardi 57.5 ) 1.75L See full results | J Azzopardi 57.5kg 1.75L | 7 (13) |
| Belmont 25-Feb-26 1200m GOOD 4 R7 CL3 $16,440 (of $30,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:11.320, SP: 5.50 In-running: 800m 9th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.410 1st Champagne Crusader ( C Azzopardi 58 ) 2nd Hoya Destroyer ( S D Parnham 58 ) 1.37L 3rd Mighty Hosanna ( H J Nottle 57.5 , Cd 55.5 ) 1.38L See full results | C Azzopardi 58kg | 1 (11) |