Hampton Court Stakes

The Hampton Court Stakes is a Group 3 flat horse race in Great Britain open to three-year-old horses. It is run at Ascot over a distance of 1 mile 1 furlongs and 212 yards (2,004 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in June.

History The race has been run under several different titles, and its status has been raised twice since the 1980s. For a period it was an ungraded event called the Churchill Stakes, and it was traditionally part of a Saturday fixture known as the Ascot Heath meeting. This took place on the day after the conclusion of Royal Ascot, which at that time was held over four days. The distance of the Churchill Stakes was 1 mile and 4 furlongs.

The car dealer Milcars began to sponsor the race in 1996, and it became known as the Milcars Conditions Stakes. The event was given Listed status in 1999, and from this point it was called the New Stakes (a former title of Royal Ascot's Norfolk Stakes). It was cut to 1 mile and 2 furlongs in 2000, and the sponsorship of Milcars continued until 2001.

The race was switched to day three of Royal Ascot in 2002, when the meeting was extended to five days to commemorate the Golden Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II. That year's running was registered as the New Stakes, but for the Royal meeting it was renamed the Hampton Court Stakes. The extension of Royal Ascot was initially intended to be for one year only, but the extra day was retained thereafter. The race was now regularly titled the Hampton Court Stakes, named after Hampton Court, a royal residence of the Tudor period.

The event was promoted to Group 3 level and renamed the Tercentenary Stakes in 2011. Its new title was introduced to mark the 300th anniversary of Ascot Racecourse, which staged its first race meeting in 1711.

In 2017 the race reverted to its previous name, the Hampton Court Stakes.

Records Leading jockey (9 wins): Lester Piggott - Primera (1958), Lomond (1966), Laurentian Hills (1973), Arthurian (1974), Guillaume Tell (1975), Transworld (1977), Noble Quillo (1978), Lymphas (1982), The Miller (1984)

Leading trainer (6 wins): Sir Henry Cecil - Arthurian (1974), Lyphmas (1982), Skaramanga (1985), Russian Steppe (1987), Spritsail (1989), Burning Sun (2002)

Winners Year Winner Jockey Trainer Time 1950 Jai Mahal Charlie Elliott Harry Wragg 2:33.60 1951 Mossborough Doug Smith George Colling 2:35.00 1952 Le Sage Gordon Richards Jack Watts 2:31.80 1953 Le Vent Jean Massard François Mathet 2:37.00 1954 Prince Arthur Charlie Smirke Walter Nightingall 2:41.00 1955 Prefect Scobie Breasley Noel Cannon 2:36.00 1956 Le Pretendant Doug Smith Walter Nightingall 2:33.22 1957 Sway Scobie Breasley Staff Ingham 2:34.32 1958 Primera Lester Piggott Noel Murless 2:39.07 1959 Amourrou Peter Robinson Towser Gosden 2:40.12 1960 Sunny Court Harry Carr John M Rogers 2:35.04 1961 Brocade Slipper Joe Mercer Jack Colling 2:36.20 1962 Darling Boy Joe Mercer Jack Colling 2:36.38 1963 London Gazette Greville Starkey Harry Thomson Jones 2:36.66 1964Abandoned due to waterlogging 1965 Goupi Geoff Lewis Staff Ingham 2:40.31 1966 Lomond Lester Piggott Ryan Jarvis 2:37.38 1967 Wage War George Moore Ted Leader 2:45.24 1968 Richmond Fair Brian Taylor Jack Jarvis 2:36.37 1969 Swallow Tail Tony Murray Doug Smith 2:36.97 1970No race 1971Abandoned due to waterlogging 1972 Casual Lass Eric Eldin Ryan Jarvis 2:37.38 1973 Laurentian Hills Lester Piggott Robert Armstrong 2:40.43 1974 Arthurian Lester Piggott Henry Cecil 2:32.69 1975 Guillaume Tell Lester Piggott Vincent O'Brien 2:33.86 1976 Coin Of Gold Willie Carson Clive Brittain 2:35.26 1977 Transworld Lester Piggott Vincent O'Brien 2:40.90 1978 Noble Quillo Lester Piggott Vincent O'Brien 2:34.71 1979 Billbroker John Reid Gavin Pritchard-Gordon 2:35.87 1980 Fingals Cave Willie Carson John Dunlop 2:33.27 1981 Six Mile Bottom Pat Eddery Harry Wragg 2:40.67 1982 Lyphmas Lester Piggott Henry Cecil 2:40.67 1983 Society Boy Pat Eddery Jeremy Tree 2:32.30 1984 The Miller Lester Piggott Vincent O'Brien 2:33.59 1985 Skaramanga Steve Cauthen Henry Cecil 2:40.27 1986 Sadeem Greville Starkey Guy Harwood 2:30.00 1987 Russian Steppe Steve Cauthen Henry Cecil 2:41.84 1988 Mazzacano Greville Starkey Guy Harwood 2:31.02 1989 Spritsail Steve Cauthen Henry Cecil 2:31.32 1990 Middle Kingdom Steve Cauthen Barry Hills 2:36.00 1991 Luchiroverte Michael Roberts Clive Brittain 2:32.52 1992 Profusion Alan Munro Paul Cole 2:32.62 1993 White Muzzle John Reid Peter Chapple-Hyam 2:41.38 1994 Rudagi Michael Roberts Clive Brittain 2:31.15 1995 Juyush Willie Carson Barry Hills 2:32.76 1996 Astor Place John Reid Peter Chapple-Hyam 2:33.18 1997 Falak Richard Hills Dick Hern 2:39.51 1998 Dark Moondancer Michael Kinane Peter Chapple-Hyam 2:35.24 1999 Zarfoot Frankie Dettori Luca Cumani 2:32.56 2000 Port Vila Richard Hills John Gosden 2:07.27 2001 Freefourinternet Pat Eddery Brian Meehan 2:06.05 2002 Burning Sun Richard Quinn Henry Cecil 2:06.85 2003 Persian Majesty Johnny Murtagh Peter Harris 2:06.45 2004 Moscow Ballet Jamie Spencer Aidan O'Brien 2:07.98 2005 Indigo Cat Kieren Fallon Aidan O'Brien 2:08.53 2006 Snoqualmie Boy John Egan David Elsworth 2:06.73 2007 Zaham Richard Hills Mark Johnston 2:06.27 2008 Collection Kerrin McEvoy William Haggas 2:07.55 2009 Glass Harmonium Ryan Moore Sir Michael Stoute 2:04.52 2010 Afsare Kieren Fallon Luca Cumani 2:06.22 2011 Pisco Sour Jimmy Fortune Hughie Morrison 2:11.84 2012 Energizer Adrie de Vries Jens Hirschberger 2:10.03 2013 Remote William Buick John Gosden 2:04.46 2014 Cannock Chase Ryan Moore Sir Michael Stoute 2:05.31 2015 Time Test Frankie Dettori Roger Charlton 2:03.05 2016 Hawkbill William Buick Charlie Appleby 2:09.59 2017 Benbatl Oisin Murphy Saeed bin Suroor 2:05.40 2018 Hunting Horn Ryan Moore Aidan O'Brien 2:03.02 2019 Sangarius Frankie Dettori Sir Michael Stoute 2:08.36 2020 Russian Emperor Ryan Moore Aidan O'Brien 2:05.86 2021 Mohaafeth Jim Crowley William Haggas 2:05.72 2022 Claymore Adam Kirby Jane Chapple-Hyam 2:07.45 2023 Waipiro Tom Marquand Ed Walker 2:05.10 2024 Jayarebe Sean Levey Brian Meehan 2:04.32 2025 Trinity College Ryan Moore Aidan O'Brien 2:04.30 2026 Generic James Doyle Andrew Balding 2:04.94

See also Horse racing in Great Britain List of British flat horse races

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horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Hampton Court Stakes (2018). pedigreequery.com – Hampton Court Stakes – Ascot.