Hardwicke Stakes
The Hardwicke Stakes is a Group 2 race over a mile and a half on the final day of Royal Ascot.
Sir Michael Stoute has trained a remarkable eleven winners of the Hardwicke Stakes.
Harbinger was a very impressive winner in 2010 and he saddled Her Majesty The Queen’s Dartmouth to win in 2016. His most recent victory came with Crystal Ocean in 2018.
Other famous winners of the Hardwicke Stakes include St Paddy (1961), Park Top (1969), Rheingold (1973) and Stanerra (1983).
Find out more about the Hardwicke Stakes:
Contents
- 1 Race Overview
- 2 Hardwicke Stakes 2023 Odds
- 3 Hardwicke Stakes Tips
- 4 Hardwicke Stakes Previous Winners
- 5 Hardwicke Stakes Previous Result
- 6 Famous Hardwicke Stakes Winners
- 7 Key Hardwicke Stakes Trials
- 8 Hardwicke Stakes Betting Trends
- 9 Hardwicke Stakes – Top Trainers and Jockeys
- 10 Betting on the Hardwicke Stakes
- 11 Summary of Hardwicke Stakes
- 12 Popular Questions
- 13 2023 Royal Ascot Festival Posts
- 14 Related June Articles
- 15 Resources
Race Overview
The Hardwicke Stakes is a Group 2 flat horse race for horses aged four and higher held in the United Kingdom. It takes place at Ascot in June over a distance of 1 mile 3 furlongs and 211 yards.
Check out our guides to all the other Group 2 horse races.
Hardwicke Stakes 2023 Odds
Here are the latest odds for the Hardwicke Stakes in June 2023:
These odds have not yet been released.
Here is the full list of betting odds at Royal Ascot Races today.
Hardwicke Stakes Tips
Here are some tips for Hardwicke Stakes in June 2023:
- 2 points to win for TBC
- 1 point each way for TBC
Some of the horses in the Hardwicke Stakes will run in other events later in the year. Stay updated on the horses and place ante-post bets if you want to wager on them.
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Hardwicke Stakes Previous Winners
Check out the previous winners below:
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[a] | ||||
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 [b] | 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 [c] | 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 |
2021 | Wonderful Tonight | 4 | William Buick | David Menusier | 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 |
Hardwicke Stakes Previous Result
Check out this result from the Ascot Racecourse:
PYLEDRIVER (Harbour Watch) returns with a vengeance, pulling away to win the G2 Hardwicke Stakes at #RoyalAscot! pic.twitter.com/0tZ2aqzJG5
— TDN (@theTDN) June 24, 2023
More results from Royal Ascot Racecourse can be found here.
Famous Hardwicke Stakes Winners
The Hardwicke Stakes was first run in 1879 and quickly became established as a key trial for the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes. Her Majesty The Queen’s Aureole became the first horse to win both races in the same season in 1954. Aureole was the sire of 1960 Derby and St Leger winner St Paddy who would also win the Hardwicke Stakes in 1961.
Park Top was another top class Hardwicke Stakes winner in 1969. She went on to win the King George and finished runner-up to 52-1 outsider Levmoss in the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe. Rheingold (1973) had been beaten a short-head by Roberto in the Epsom Derby the previous season and went on to win the Arc.
Tristan (1882 – 1884) is the only horse to win the race three times. There have been several two-time winners include Assatis (1989-1990), Rock Hopper (1991-1992), Fruits Of Love (1999-2000) and Maraahel (2007-2008).
Harbinger (2010) had always promised to be a top class performer and he followed up by defeating Derby winner and stable companion Workforce in the King George. He beat the track record set by Grundy in 1975 when storming 11 lengths clear. Unfortunately he suffered a career-ending injury when being trained for the International Stakes at York.
Stoute continued his dominance of the race with the likes of Sea Moon (2012) and Telescope (2014). Aidan O’Brien’s Idaho won in 2017, placed in the Derby the previous season and beaten at odds-on in the St Leger at Doncaster where he stumbled and unseated his rider. Stoute’s record eleventh Hardwicke Stakes victory came courtesy of Crystal Ocean in 2018. He next ran in the King George where he lost out narrowly to stable companion Poet’s Word.
Key Hardwicke Stakes Trials
Significant prep races for the Hardwicke include the Gordon Richards Stakes at Sandown in April and the Aston Park Stakes at Newbury in May. The Ormonde Stakes and Huxley Stakes at the Chester May meeting are also useful guides for your Hardwicke Stakes tips.
The Hardwicke Stakes is a recognised trial for the Group 1 King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes. Harbinger in 2010 was the only horse to win both races in recent seasons, although several have been placed. Telescope (2014) and Crystal Ocean (2018) were both runner-up while Maraahel (2007), Dartmouth (2016) and Idaho (2017) all finished third.
Hardwicke Stakes Betting Trends
Four-year-olds have the best record in this race, winning thirteen out of fourteen renewals from 2008 to 2021. Posidonas (1996), Bandari (2005) and Maraahel (2007) did win the race at the age of six but only Defoe, successful as a five-year-old in 2019, has interrupted the run of winning four-year-olds.
Favourites have a good record in this race and shock results are rare. Six of the last twelve renewals were won by the market leader including the odds-on Harbinger (2010), Await The Dawn (2011) and Crystal Ocean (2018). Four of the twelve came from outside of the first three in the Hardwicke Stakes odds; Thomas Chippendale (2013) returned at 8-1, Snow Sky (2015) was a 12-1 chance and Dartmouth (2016) won at 10-1. The most recent was John Gosden’s Fanny Logan at 17-2 in 2020.
The last twelve Hardwicke Stakes winners all had at least one previous victory at Group race level. Many had won or been placed in their previous race, often within two months of Royal Ascot. Previous winning form at a mile and a half is another key factor. Only two of the last twelve winners had yet to win at a mile and a half.
An official rating of 114 or higher is usually required to win this race. Only Thomas Chippendale (111) fell below this mark in the last twelve years. The highest rated winner was Crystal Ocean (2018) on 122, 1lb higher than Sea Moon (2012) and 2lbs higher than Harbinger (2010) and Await The Dawn (2011).
Hardwicke Stakes – Top Trainers and Jockeys
Sir Michael Stoute recorded the first of his eleven Hardwicke Stakes wins with Dihistan in 1986. He also trained dual winners Rock Hopper (1991 and 1992) and Maraahel (2006 and 2007). His other winners were Harbinger (2010), Sea Moon (2012), Telescope (2014), Snow Sky (2015), Dartmouth (2016) and Crystal Ocean (2018).
Irish-trained runners to enjoy success here include the brilliant mare Stanerra (1983), trained by Frank Dunne. Oscar Schindler won for Kevin Prendergast in 1996 while Aidan O’Brien won the Hardwicke for the first time in 2008 with Macarthur. He has since been successful with Await The Dawn (2011) and Idaho (2017).
The leading jockeys in the history of the Hardwicke Stakes are Lester Piggott and Pat Eddery with seven winners apiece. Piggott’s first winner was Elopement in 1955 while his last was thirty years’ later aboard Jupiter Island. Ryan Moore won the race for three successive seasons from 2010 to 2012 and added a fourth in 2014 on Telescope. He took his tally to five when riding Crystal Ocean in 2018.
Betting on the Hardwicke Stakes
The Hardwicke Stakes often provides an excellent guide to the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes as well as other top middle-distance races. The record of Sir Michael Stoute speaks for itself and anything he saddles here is clearly worth a second look. Always a top quality contest and one of the highlights of Royal Ascot.
Summary of Hardwicke Stakes
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Popular Questions
What distance is the Hardwicke Stakes?
The Hardwicke Stakes is 1 mile 3 furlongs and 211 yards long.
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