Hardwicke Stakes

The Hardwicke Stakes is a Group 2 flat horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged four years or older. It is run at Ascot over a distance of 1 mile 3 furlongs and 211 yards (2,406 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in June.

Hardwicke Stakes
Group 2 race
LocationAscot Racecourse
Ascot, England
Inaugurated1879
Race typeFlat / Thoroughbred
WebsiteAscot
Race information
Distance1m 3f 211y (2,406 metres)
SurfaceTurf
TrackRight-handed
QualificationFour-years-old and up
Weight9 st 1 lb
Allowances
3 lb for fillies and mares
Purse£125,000 (2020)
1st: £74,000
Hardwicke Stakes
2020
Fanny Logan Alounak Defoe

History

The event is named in honour of the 5th Earl of Hardwicke, who served as the Master of the Buckhounds in the 19th century. It was established in 1879, and it was originally open to horses aged three or older. The last three-year-old to win was Helioscope in 1949.

The Hardwicke Stakes is now held on the final day of the five-day Royal Ascot meeting. The leading horses often return to the venue to compete in the following month's King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes. The first to win both races in the same year was Aureole in 1954, and the most recent was Harbinger in 2010.

Records

Most successful horse (3 wins):

Leading jockey (7 wins):

  • Lester Piggott – Elopement (1955), St Paddy (1961), Karabas (1970), Relay Race (1974), Meneval (1977), Critique (1982), Jupiter Island (1985)
  • Pat Eddery – Charlie Bubbles (1975), Orange Bay (1976), Dihistan (1986), Assatis (1989), Rock Hopper (1991, 1992), Posidonas (1998)

Leading trainer (11 wins):

  • Sir Michael Stoute – Dihistan (1986), Rock Hopper (1991, 1992), Maraahel (2006, 2007), Harbinger (2010), Sea Moon (2012), Telescope (2014), Snow Sky (2015), Dartmouth (2016), Crystal Ocean (2018)

Winners since 1923
Year
 Winner
 Age
 Jockey
 Trainer
 Time
1923 Chosroes 3 G Smith Atty Persse
1924 Chosroes 4 George Archibald Atty Persse
1925 Hurstwood 4 Vic Smyth Alec Taylor Jr.
1926 Lancegaye 3 Steve Donoghue Alec Taylor Jr.
1927 Coronach 4 Joe Childs Fred Darling
1928 Foliation 5 Bobby Jones Joseph Lawson
1929 Posterity 3 Leslie Cordell Frederick Sneyd
1930 Alcester 4 Joe Childs William Jarvis
1931 Orpen 3 Bobby Jones Joseph Lawson
1932 Goyescas 4 Steve Donoghue Basil Jarvis
1933 Limelight 4 Joe Childs William Jarvis
1934 Cotoneaster 4 George Nicoll Fred Templeman
1935 J R Smith 3 Gordon Richards Cecil Boyd-Rochfort
1936 Corrida 4 Charlie Elliott John Evelyn Watts
1937 Mid-day Sun 3 Michael Beary Frank Butters
1938 Maranta 4 Tommy Weston Joseph Lawson
1939 Pointis 3 Doug Smith Frank Butters
1940-45 no race
1946 Priam 4 Charlie Elliott Charles Semblat
1947 Nirgal 4 Charlie Elliott Charles Semblat
1948 Sayajirao 4 Charlie Smirke Sam Armstrong
1949 Helioscope 3 Joe Sime Cecil Boyd-Rochfort
1950 Peter Flower 4 Bill Rickaby Jack Jarvis
1951 Saturn 4 Doug Smith George Colling
1952 Dynamiter 4 Charlie Elliott Charles Semblat
1953 Guersant 4 P Blanc Geoffroy Watson
1954 Aureole 5 Eph Smith Cecil Boyd-Rochfort
1955 Elopement 4 Lester Piggott Noel Murless
1956 Hugh Lupus 4 Rae Johnstone Noel Murless
1957 Fric 5 Jean Deforge Joseph Lawson
1958 Brioche 4 Edgar Britt Charles Elsey 2:28.60
1959 Impatient 4 Jimmy Lindley Towser Gosden 2:31.10
1960 Aggressor 5 Jimmy Lindley Towser Gosden 2:29.90
1961 St Paddy 4 Lester Piggott Noel Murless
1962 Aurelius 4 Scobie Breasley Noel Murless
1963 Miralgo 4 Bill Williamson Harry Wragg
1964 no race, course waterlogged[lower-alpha 1]
1965 Soderini 4 Geoff Lewis Staff Ingham 2:59.70
1966 Prominer 4 Des Lake Paddy Prendergast 2:37.50
1967 Salvo 4 Ron Hutchinson Harry Wragg
1968 Hopeful Venture 4 Sandy Barclay Noel Murless 2:35.00
1969 Park Top 5 Geoff Lewis Bernard van Cutsem 2:59.00
1970 Karabas 5 Lester Piggott Bernard van Cutsem 2:30.60
1971 Ortis 4 Duncan Keith Peter Walwyn 2:48.20
1972 Selhurst 4 Geoff Lewis Noel Murless 2:32.60
1973 Rheingold 4 Yves Saint-Martin Barry Hills 2:36.80
1974 Relay Race 4 Lester Piggott Henry Cecil 2:31.00
1975 Charlie Bubbles 4 Pat Eddery Peter Walwyn 2:29.90
1976 Orange Bay 4 Pat Eddery Peter Walwyn 2:30.00
1977 Meneval 4 Lester Piggott Vincent O'Brien 2:37.20
1978 Montcontour 4 Yves Saint-Martin Maurice Zilber 2:33.30
1979 Obraztsovy 4 Brian Taylor Ryan Price 2:32.30
1980 Scorpio 4 Philippe Paquet François Boutin 2:32.20
1981 Pelerin 4 Brian Taylor Harry Wragg 2:28.40
1982 Critique 4 Lester Piggott Henry Cecil 2:29.90
1983 Stanerra 5 Brian Rouse Frank Dunne 2:27.00
1984 Khairpour 5 Steve Cauthen Fulke Johnson Houghton 2:30.79
1985 Jupiter Island 6 Lester Piggott Clive Brittain 2:45.40
1986 Dihistan 4 Pat Eddery Michael Stoute 2:29.32
1987 Orban 4 Steve Cauthen Henry Cecil 2:43.03
1988 Almaarad 5 Willie Carson John Dunlop 2:30.30
1989 Assatis 4 Pat Eddery Guy Harwood 2:29.04
1990 Assatis 5 Ray Cochrane Guy Harwood 2:32.53
1991 Rock Hopper [lower-alpha 2] 4 Pat Eddery Michael Stoute 2:30.20
1992 Rock Hopper 5 Pat Eddery Michael Stoute 2:29.19
1993 Jeune 4 Ray Cochrane Geoff Wragg 2:39.43
1994 Bobzao 5 John Reid Terry Mills 2:27.36
1995 Beauchamp Hero 5 John Reid John Dunlop 2:29.22
1996 Oscar Schindler 4 Michael Kinane Kevin Prendergast 2:27.84
1997 Predappio 4 Gary Stevens Saeed bin Suroor 2:32.14
1998 Posidonas 6 Pat Eddery Paul Cole 2:34.79
1999 Fruits of Love 4 Olivier Peslier Mark Johnston 2:28.70
2000 Fruits of Love 5 Olivier Peslier Mark Johnston 2:31.10
2001 Sandmason 4 Willie Ryan Henry Cecil 2:29.59
2002 Zindabad 6 Kevin Darley Mark Johnston 2:31.18
2003 Indian Creek 5 Richard Quinn David Elsworth 2:27.24
2004 Doyen 4 Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor 2:26.53
2005 Bandari [lower-alpha 3] 6 Willie Supple Mark Johnston 2:26.28
2006 Maraahel 5 Richard Hills Michael Stoute 2:29.25
2007 Maraahel 6 Richard Hills Michael Stoute 2:35.47
2008 Macarthur 4 Johnny Murtagh Aidan O'Brien 2:31.29
2009 Bronze Cannon 4 Jimmy Fortune John Gosden 2:27.59
2010 Harbinger 4 Ryan Moore Michael Stoute 2:27.36
2011 Await the Dawn 4 Ryan Moore Aidan O'Brien 2:38.40
2012 Sea Moon 4 Ryan Moore Michael Stoute 2:29.60
2013 Thomas Chippendale 4 Johnny Murtagh Lady Cecil 2:30.65
2014 Telescope 4 Ryan Moore Michael Stoute 2:27.45
2015 Snow Sky 4 Pat Smullen Michael Stoute 2:31.51
2016 Dartmouth 4 Olivier Peslier Michael Stoute 2:32.06
2017 Idaho 4 Seamie Heffernan Aidan O'Brien 2:28.94
2018 Crystal Ocean 4 Ryan Moore Michael Stoute 2:28.08
2019 Defoe 5 Andrea Atzeni Roger Varian 2:31.09
2020 Fanny Logan 4 Frankie Dettori John Gosden 2:34.49
  1. The race was abandoned in 1964 because of waterlogging
  2. Topanoora finished first in 1991, but he was relegated to second place following a stewards' inquiry
  3. The 2005 running took place at York

Earlier winners
  • 1879: Chippendale
  • 1880: Exeter *
  • 1881: Peter
  • 1882: Tristan
  • 1883: Tristan
  • 1884: Tristan
  • 1885: Bendigo
  • 1886: Ormonde
  • 1887: Ormonde
  • 1888: Minting
  • 1889: Gulliver
  • 1890: Amphion
  • 1891: L'Abbesse de Jouarre
  • 1892: St Damien
  • 1893: Watercress
  • 1894: Ravensbury
  • 1895: Barbary
  • 1896: Shaddock
  • 1897: Bay Ronald
  • 1898: Collar
  • 1899: Ninus
  • 1900: Boniface
  • 1901: Merry Gal
  • 1902: Joshua
  • 1903: Sceptre
  • 1904: Rock Sand
  • 1905: Bachelor's Button
  • 1906: Wombwell
  • 1907: Beppo
  • 1908: Bembo
  • 1909: Primer
  • 1910: Swynford
  • 1911: Swynford
  • 1912: Stedfast
  • 1913: Lancaster
  • 1914: Peter the Hermit
  • 1915–18: no race
  • 1919: Sir Douglas
  • 1920: Black Gauntlet
  • 1921: Franklin
  • 1922: Welsh Spear

* The 1880 winner Exeter was later exported to Argentina and renamed El Plata.

See also

References
  • Paris-Turf:
    • "1979"., "1980"., "1981"., "1983"., "1984"., "1985"., "1986"., "1987".
  • Racing Post:
  • galopp-sieger.de – Hardwicke Stakes.
  • horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Hardwicke Stakes (2018).
  • pedigreequery.com – Hardwicke Stakes – Ascot.
  • Abelson, Edward; John Tyrrel (1993). The Breedon Book of Horse Racing Records. Breedon Books. pp. 97–99. ISBN 1-873626-15-0.
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