Hardwicke Stakes

The Hardwicke Stakes is a group 2 race for horses aged 4 years old and above run over 1 mile 4 furlongs during the Royal Ascot meeting.

The race was first run in 1879 and was named after Charles Philip Yorke, 5th Earl of Hardwicke.

Make the Most from Your Betting at Royal Ascot

For the best odds on the Hardwicke Stakes check out the prices available via the betting exchanges at Betfair, Betdaq and the World Betting eXchange.

Recent Past Results

2008 : Hardwicke Stakes (group 2)
Going : Good to Firm, Firm in places		9 ran
Pos	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	SP
1	Macarthur	A P O'Brien	J Murtagh	11/8
2	Multidimensional	H R A Cecil	T E Durcan	25/1
3	Maraahel	Sir Michael Stoute	R Hills	5/1

2007 : Hardwicke Stakes (group 2)
Going : Good to Soft, Soft in places		7 ran
Pos	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	SP
1	Maraahel	Sir Michael Stoute	R Hills	10/3
2	Scorpion	A P O'Brien	M J Kinane	4/5
3	Mighty	Jane Chapple-Hyam	J F Egan	10/1

2006 : Hardwicke Stakes (group 2)
Going : Good to Firm, Firm in places		8 ran
Pos	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	SP
1	Maraahel	Sir Michael Stoute	R Hills	9/2
2	Mountain High	Sir Michael Stoute	K Fallon	7/2
3	Enforcer	W R Muir	K McEvoy	8/1

2005 : Hardwicke Stakes (Group 2)
Going : Firm, Good to Firm in pla		6 ran
Pos	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	SP
1	Bandari	M Johnston	W Supple	10/1
2	Maraahel	Sir Michael Stoute	R Hills	4/1
3	Gamut	Sir Michael Stoute	K Fallon	10/3

2004 : Hardwicke Stakes (Class A) (Group 2)
Going : Firm		6 ran
Pos	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	SP
1	Doyen	Saeed bin Suroor	L Dettori	6/5
2	High Accolade	M P Tregoning	W Supple	9/4
3	Persian Majesty	P Harris	J Murtagh	6/1

2003 : Hardwicke Stakes
Going : Firm		9 ran
Pos	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	SP
1	Indian Creek	D R C Elsworth	T Quinn	14/1
2	Bollin Eric	T D Easterby	K Darley	4/1
3	Zindabad	M Johnston	D Holland	9/2

2002 : Hardwicke Stakes
Going : Good to Firm		7 ran
Pos	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	SP
1	Zindabad	M Johnston	K Darley	4/1
2	Storming Home	B W Hills	M Hills	11/4
3	Millenary	J L Dunlop	Pat Eddery	11/4

2001 : Hardwicke Stakes
Going : Good to Firm, Firm in places		7 ran
Pos	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	SP
1	Sandmason	H R A Cecil	W Ryan	12/1
2	Zindabad	M Johnston	K Darley	9/1
3	Mutafaweq	Saeed bin Suroor	L Dettori	3/1

2000 : Hardwicke Stakes
Going : Good to Firm, Good in places		9 ran
Pos	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	SP
1	Fruits of Love	M Johnston	O Peslier	9/2
2	Yavana's Pace	M Johnston	D Holland	25/1
3	Blueprint	Sir Michael Stoute	Pat Eddery	11/4

Free Bets on the Hardwicke Stakes


		Open an account with bet365 and place a bet on the Hardwicke Stakes and you'll be entitled to a free bet of the same stake (max £50). After placing the first free bet, further free bets totalling £150 are available. See their site for details.


		Sign up for an account with Stan James and bet on the Hardwicke Stakes as your first bet. Then when your bet is settled, they'll add a free bet to your account matching that stake up to a maximum of £50.


		Register an account with Blue Square, place a bet of at least £25 win single on the Hardwicke Stakes and they’ll credit your account with a free £25 bet token.


		Place your first bet with VC Bet on the Hardwicke Stakes and they’ll match your stake with a free bet up to a maximum of £50. Then place bets of £10 or more on five more races and they’ll give you another £50 free bet.


		New customers to Boylesports place your first bet on the Hardwicke Stakes and they'll match the stake with a free bet up to the maximum value of £50. Further free bets totalling £150 are available. See their site for details.


		Ladbrokes will credit your new customers account with a free £10 bet, when you place a bet of £10 or more on the Hardwicke Stakes.

See Bookmaker Free Bets for more offers.

Royal Ascot 2008

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