The Buckhounds Stakes is a Listed 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 May. The race was first run in 2005 over 11½ furlongs, increased to 12 furlongs the following year.
Listed race | |
Location | Ascot Racecourse Ascot, England |
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Inaugurated | 2005 |
Race type | Flat / Thoroughbred |
Sponsor | Carey Group |
Website | Ascot |
Race information | |
Distance | 1m 3f 211y (2,406 metres) |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Right-handed |
Qualification | Four-years-old and up Excl G1 winners after 31 August 2020 |
Weight | 9 st 0 lb Allowances 5 lb for fillies and mares Penalties 7 lb for Group 2 winners * 5 lb for Group 3 winners * 3 lb for Listed winners * * after 31 August 2020 |
Purse | £51,150 (2022) 1st: £29,489 |
2022 | ||
Al Aasy | Mandoob | Third Realm |
Previous years | ||
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2021 | ||
Albaflora | Tribal Craft | Without A Fight |
Records
editMost successful horse:
- No horse has won this race more than once
Leading jockey (2 wins):
- Ryan Moore - Spanish Moore (2008), Aiken (2012)
- Jimmy Fortune - Duncan (2009), Agent Murphy (2015)
- Oisin Murphy - Salouen (2019), Dashing Willoughby (2020)
Leading trainer (3 wins):
- John Gosden - Duncan (2009), Aiken (2012), Gatewood (2014)
- Roger Varian - Alainmaar (2011), Ektihaam (2013), Barsanti (2018)
Winners
editYear | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer | Time |
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2005 | Persian Lightning[a] | 6 | Ian Mongan | John Dunlop | 2:32.17 |
2006 | Akarem | 5 | Pat Cosgrave | Karl Burke | 2:35.65 |
2007 | Mountain High | 5 | Kerrin McEvoy | Sir Michael Stoute | 2:42.05 |
2008 | Spanish Moon | 4 | Ryan Moore | Sir Michael Stoute | 2:30.87 |
2009 | Duncan | 4 | Jimmy Fortune | John Gosden | 2:31.93 |
2010 | Barshiba | 6 | Hayley Turner | David Elsworth | 2:32.03 |
2011 | Alainmaar | 5 | Richard Hills | Roger Varian | 2:32.28 |
2012 | Aiken | 4 | Ryan Moore | John Gosden | 2:40.12 |
2013 | Ektihaam | 4 | Paul Hanagan | Roger Varian | 2:32.00 |
2014 | Gatewood | 6 | Frankie Dettori | John Gosden | 2:36.13 |
2015 | Agent Murphy | 4 | Jimmy Fortune | Brian Meehan | 2:31.83 |
2016 | Elite Army | 5 | William Buick | Saeed bin Suroor | 2:32.03 |
2017 | Desert Encounter | 5 | Sean Levey | David Simcock | 2:33.38 |
2018 | Barsanti | 6 | Andrea Atzeni | Roger Varian | 2:28.96 |
2019 | Salouen | 5 | Oisin Murphy | Sylvester Kirk | 2:38.00 |
2020 | Dashing Willoughby[b] | 4 | Oisin Murphy | Andrew Balding | 2:29.58 |
2021 | Albaflora | 4 | Rossa Ryan | Ralph Beckett | 2:37.04 |
2022 | Al Aasy | 5 | Dane O'Neill | William Haggas | 2:34.55 |
- ^ The 2005 running was held at Lingfield Park
- ^ The 2020 race was run at Newmarket Racecourse in June, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom