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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.

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

<span style="font-size:90%"> Most successful horse (3 wins): </span>

  • Tristan – 1882, 1883, 1884

<span style="font-size:90%">Leading jockey (7 wins):</span>

  • 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)

<span style="font-size:90%"> Leading trainer (11 wins): </span>

  • 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

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

<span style="font-size:85%">* The 1880 winner Exeter was later exported to Argentina and renamed El Plata.</span>

See also

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