Hardwicke Stakes

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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):

• Tristan – 1882, 1883, 1884

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	2:37.00
1924	Chosroes	4	George Archibald	Atty Persse	2:38.60
1925	Hurstwood	4	Vic Smyth	Alec Taylor Jr.	2:32.80
1926	Lancegaye	3	Steve Donoghue	Alec Taylor Jr.	2:58.00
1927	Coronach	4	Joe Childs	Fred Darling	2:36.00
1928	Foliation	5	Bobby Jones	Joseph Lawson	2:35.00
1929	Posterity	3	Leslie Cordell	Frederick Sneyd	2:38.00
1930	Alcester	4	Joe Childs	William Jarvis	2:40.40
1931	Orpen	3	Bobby Jones	Joseph Lawson	2:38.60
1932	Goyescas	4	Steve Donoghue	Basil Jarvis	2:34.00
1933	Limelight	4	Joe Childs	William Jarvis	2:36.20
1934	Cotoneaster	4	George Nicoll	Fred Templeman	2:35.80
1935	J R Smith	3	Gordon Richards	Cecil Boyd-Rochfort	2:39.80
1936	Corrida	4	Charlie Elliott	John Evelyn Watts	2:41.60
1937	Mid-day Sun	3	Michael Beary	Frank Butters	2:32.20
1938	Maranta	4	Tommy Weston	Joseph Lawson	2:34.00
1939	Pointis	3	Doug Smith	Frank Butters	2:44.20
1940-45	no race
1946	Priam	4	Charlie Elliott	Charles Semblat	2:50.00
1947	Nirgal	4	Charlie Elliott	Charles Semblat	2:41.40
1948	Sayajirao	4	Charlie Smirke	Sam Armstrong	2:42.00
1949	Helioscope	3	Joe Sime	Cecil Boyd-Rochfort	2:32.00
1950	Peter Flower	4	Bill Rickaby	Jack Jarvis	2:35.00
1951	Saturn	4	Doug Smith	George Colling	2:32.80
1952	Dynamiter	4	Charlie Elliott	Charles Semblat	2:34.40
1953	Guersant	4	P Blanc	Geoffroy Watson	2:39.40
1954	Aureole	5	Eph Smith	Cecil Boyd-Rochfort	2:38.20
1955	Elopement	4	Lester Piggott	Noel Murless	2:34.08
1956	Hugh Lupus	4	Rae Johnstone	Noel Murless	2:35.01
1957	Fric	5	Jean Deforge	Joseph Lawson	2:30.18
1958	Brioche	4	Edgar Britt	Charles Elsey	2:42.36
1959	Impatient	4	Jimmy Lindley	Towser Gosden	2:34.51
1960	Aggressor	5	Jimmy Lindley	Towser Gosden	2:40.15
1961	St Paddy	4	Lester Piggott	Noel Murless	2:33.86
1962	Aurelius	4	Scobie Breasley	Noel Murless	2:35.65
1963	Miralgo	4	Bill Williamson	Harry Wragg	2:37.69
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1965	Soderini	4	Geoff Lewis	Staff Ingham	2:39.67
1966	Prominer	4	Des Lake	Paddy Prendergast	2:37.48
1967	Salvo	4	Ron Hutchinson	Harry Wragg	2:39.23
1968	Hopeful Venture	4	Sandy Barclay	Noel Murless	2:35.02
1969	Park Top	5	Geoff Lewis	Bernard van Cutsem	2:59.01
1970	Karabas	5	Lester Piggott	Bernard van Cutsem	2:30.59
1971	Ortis	4	Duncan Keith	Peter Walwyn	2:48.22
1972	Selhurst	4	Geoff Lewis	Noel Murless	2:32.63
1973	Rheingold	4	Yves Saint-Martin	Barry Hills	2:36.76
1974	Relay Race	4	Lester Piggott	Henry Cecil	2:31.00
1975	Charlie Bubbles	4	Pat Eddery	Peter Walwyn	2:29.87
1976	Orange Bay	4	Pat Eddery	Peter Walwyn	2:30.00
1977	Meneval	4	Lester Piggott	Vincent O'Brien	2:37.18
1978	Montcontour	4	Yves Saint-Martin	Maurice Zilber	2:33.33
1979	Obraztsovy	4	Brian Taylor	Ryan Price	2:32.15
1980	Scorpio	4	Philippe Paquet	François Boutin	2:32.18
1981	Pelerin	4	Brian Taylor	Harry Wragg	2:28.37
1982	Critique	4	Lester Piggott	Henry Cecil	2:29.89
1983	Stanerra	5	Brian Rouse	Frank Dunne	2:26.95
1984	Khairpour	5	Steve Cauthen	Fulke Johnson Houghton	2:30.79
1985	Jupiter Island	6	Lester Piggott	Clive Brittain	2:45.44
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 Template:Efn	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 Template:Efn	6	Willie Supple	Mark Johnston	2:26.28
2006	Maraahel	5	Richard Hills	Sir Michael Stoute	2:29.25
2007	Maraahel	6	Richard Hills	Sir 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	Sir Michael Stoute	2:27.36
2011	Await the Dawn	4	Ryan Moore	Aidan O'Brien	2:38.40
2012	Sea Moon	4	Ryan Moore	Sir Michael Stoute	2:29.60
2013	Thomas Chippendale	4	Johnny Murtagh	Lady Cecil	2:30.65
2014	Telescope	4	Ryan Moore	Sir Michael Stoute	2:27.45
2015	Snow Sky	4	Pat Smullen	Sir Michael Stoute	2:31.51
2016	Dartmouth	4	Olivier Peslier	Sir Michael Stoute	2:32.06
2017	Idaho	4	Seamie Heffernan	Aidan O'Brien	2:28.94
2018	Crystal Ocean	4	Ryan Moore	Sir 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
2021	Wonderful Tonight	4	William Buick	David Menuisier	2:35.31
2022	Broome	6	Ryan Moore	Aidan O'Brien	2:30.07
2023	Pyledriver	6	P. J. McDonald	William Muir & Chris Grassick	2:29.60
2024	Isle Of Jura	4	Callum Shepherd	George Scott	2:32.19
2025	Rebel's Romance	7	William Buick	Charlie Appleby	2:28.23

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

• Horse racing in Great Britain
• List of British flat horse races

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• horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Hardwicke Stakes (2018).
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