Buckhounds Stakes

Flat horse race in Britain

Horse race

Buckhounds StakesListed race

Location| Ascot Racecourse
Ascot, England
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
Buckhounds Stakes  2022

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Al Aasy  | Mandoob  | Third Realm
Previous years

2021
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Albaflora  | Tribal Craft  | Without A Fight
2020-2011

2020
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Dashing Willoughby  | Secret Advisor  | First In Line
2019
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Salouen  | What About Carlo  | Barsanti
2018
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Barsanti  | Mirage Dancer  | Salouen
2017
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Desert Encounter  | Star Storm  | Restorer
2016
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Elite Army  | Scotland  | Missed Call
2015
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Agent Murphy  | Red Galileo  | Felix Mendelssohn
2014
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Gatewood  | Pether's Moon  | Elidor
2013
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Ektihaam  | Thomas Chippendale  | Main Sequence
2012
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Aiken  | Tameen  | Dawn Twister
2011
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Alainmaar  | Shamali  | Verdant
2010-2005

2010
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Barshiba  | Duncan  | Starfala
2009
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Duncan  | Starfala  | Steele Tango
2008
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Spanish Moon  | Munsef  | Petara Bay
2007
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Mountain High  | Akarem  | Balkan Knight
2006
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Akarem  | Frank Sonata  | Profit's Reality
2005
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Persian Lightning  | Red Lancer  | Razkalla

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.

## Records

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Most 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

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Year | 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

1. ^ The 2005 running was held at Lingfield Park
2. ^ The 2020 race was run at Newmarket Racecourse in June, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom

## See also

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* Horse racing in Great Britain
* List of British flat horse races

## References

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* Racing Post:
* 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
* 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022