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 (), 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 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 Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Time 2005 Persian Lightning 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 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
See also Horse racing in Great Britain List of British flat horse races
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