Inaugurated 1879 Website Ascot Surface Turf | Race type Flat / Thoroughbred Distance 1m 4f (2,414 metres) | |
Location Ascot Racecourse
Ascot, England | ||
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 and 4 furlongs (2,414 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in June.
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Harbinger hardwicke stakes group 2 2010
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):
Leading trainer (10 wins):
Winners since 1980
a Topanoora finished first in 1991, but he was relegated to second place following a stewards' inquiry.
b The 2005 running took place at York.
Earlier winners
* The 1880 winner Exeter was later exported to Argentina and renamed El Plata.