The Hungerford Stakes is a Group 2 flat horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged three years or older. It is run at Newbury over a distance of 7 furlongs (1,408 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in August.

History The event is named after Hungerford, a town located several miles to the west of Newbury. It was established in 1949 and the first winner was Star King (later renamed Star Kingdom).

The Hungerford Stakes was formerly held on Newbury's left-handed course, with a distance of about 7 furlongs and 64 yards. For a period it was classed at Group 3 level. It was switched to the straight track in 2002, and promoted to Group 2 status in 2006.

Records Most successful horse (2 wins): Jimmy Reppin – 1968, 1969

Leading jockey (6 wins): Frankie Dettori – Inchinor (1993), Pollen Count (1994, dead-heat), Bin Rosie (1996), Decorated Hero (1997), Lend a Hand (1999), Shakespearean (2010)

Leading trainer (6 wins): John Gosden – Pollen Count (1994, dead-heat), Decorated Hero (1997), Muhtathir (1998), Sleeping Indian (2005), Gregorian (2013), Richard Pankhurst (2016)

Winners Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Time 1949 Star King 3 Doug Smith John C Waugh 1:33.00 1950 Hyberbole 5 Scobie Breasley Noel Cannon 1:30.60 1951 La Valseuse 3 Manny Mercer George Colling 1:29.40 1952 Agitator 3 Gordon Richards Noel Cannon 1:30.80 1953 Olga 3 Gordon Richards Noel Murless 1:27.40 1954 Tip The Bottle 5 Harry Carr Joseph Lawson 1:31.20 1955 Princely Gift 4 Lester Piggott Noel Murless 1:27.40 1956 High Bhan 4 Scobie Breasley Sir Gordon Richards 1:34.60 1957 Picture Light 3 Eph Smith Ted Leader 1:33.40 1958 Lovestone 3 Doug Smith Noel Murless 1:33.00 1959 Agile 3 Garnie Bougoure Vincent O'Brien 1:34.20 1960 Fagus 3 Scobie Breasley Sir Gordon Richards 1:33.60 1961 Eagle 3 Greville Starkey John Oxley 1:31.20 1962 Romulus 3 Wally Swinburn Fulke Johnson Houghton 1:32.60 1963 Dunce Cap 3 Doug Smith Cecil Boyd-Rochfort 1:33.00 1964 Derring-Do 3 Scobie Breasley Arthur Budgett 1:27.80 1965 Roan Rocket 4 Lester Piggott George Todd 1:29.80 1966 Silly Season 4 Geoff Lewis Ian Balding 1:35.20 1967 St Chad 3 George Moore Noel Murless 1:33.40 1968 Jimmy Reppin 3 Geoff Lewis John Sutcliffe 1:36.80 1969 Jimmy Reppin 4 Geoff Lewis John Sutcliffe 1:32.20 1970 Zingari 3 Willie Carson Fulke Johnson Houghton 1:32.50 1971 Welsh Pageant 5 Geoff Lewis Noel Murless 1:29.65 1972 Home Guard 3 Lester Piggott Vincent O'Brien 1:30.28 1973 Brook 3 Pat Eddery Peter Walwyn 1:31.11 1974 Pitcairn 3 Ron Hutchinson John Dunlop 1:32.25 1975 Court Chad 3 Brian Taylor Gavin Pritchard-Gordon 1:28.85 1976 Ardoon 6 Brian Taylor Gavin Pritchard-Gordon 1:28.85 1977 He Loves Me 3 Tony Kimberley Jeremy Hindley 1:28.90 1978 Tannenberg 3 Joe Mercer Henry Cecil 1:31.28 1979 Skyliner 4 Geoff Baxter Paul Cole 1:32.42 1980 Kampala 4 Pat Eddery Peter Walwyn 1:34.95 1981 Dalsaan 4 Walter Swinburn Michael Stoute 1:26.85 1982 Pas de Seul 3 Pat Eddery David O'Brien 1:31.81 1983 Salieri 3 Lester Piggott Henry Cecil 1:28.45 1984 Prego 4 Pat Eddery Barry Hills 1:29.74 1985 Ever Genial 3 Steve Cauthen Henry Cecil 1:32.89 1986 Hadeer 4 Steve Cauthen Clive Brittain 1:28.80 1987 Abuzz 3 Tony Ives Clive Brittain 1:29.54 1988 Salse 3 Steve Cauthen Henry Cecil 1:30.30 1989 Distant Relative 3 Michael Hills Barry Hills 1:31.14 1990 Norwich 3 Michael Hills Barry Hills 1:28.52 1991 Only Yours 3 Michael Roberts Richard Hannon Sr. 1:27.37 1992 Mojave 3 Walter Swinburn Michael Stoute 1:31.99 1993 Inchinor 3 Frankie Dettori Roger Charlton 1:26.28 1994(dh) Pollen CountYoung Ern 54 Frankie DettoriWillie Ryan John GosdenSimon Dow 1:31.07 1995 Harayir 3 Willie Carson Dick Hern 1:28.30 1996 Bin Rosie 4 Frankie Dettori David Loder 1:27.28 1997 Decorated Hero 5 Frankie Dettori John Gosden 1:27.56 1998 Muhtathir 3 Richard Hills John Gosden 1:26.86 1999 Lend a Hand 4 Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor 1:28.09 2000 Arkadian Hero 5 Jamie Spencer Luca Cumani 1:26.36 2001 Atavus 4 Jamie Mackay George Margarson 1:27.01 2002 Reel Buddy 4 Richard Quinn Richard Hannon Sr. 1:23.61 2003 With Reason 5 Richard Hughes David Loder 1:23.02 2004 Chic 4 Kieren Fallon Sir Michael Stoute 1:23.99 2005 Sleeping Indian 4 Jimmy Fortune John Gosden 1:24.68 2006 Welsh Emperor 7 Jamie Spencer Tom Tate 1:26.76 2007 Red Evie 4 Jamie Spencer Michael Bell 1:26.09 2008 Paco Boy 3 Ryan Moore Richard Hannon Sr. 1:24.35 2009 Balthazaar's Gift 6 Philip Robinson Clive Cox 1:25.31 2010 Shakespearean 3 Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor 1:26.38 2011 Excelebration 3 Adam Kirby Marco Botti 1:24.72 2012 Lethal Force 3 Adam Kirby Clive Cox 1:22.96 2013 Gregorian 4 Robert Havlin John Gosden 1:25.84 2014 Breton Rock 4 Martin Lane David Simcock 1:27.18 2015 Adaay 3 Paul Hanagan William Haggas 1:26.76 2016 Richard Pankhurst 4 Robert Havlin John Gosden 1:24.43 2017 Massaat 4 Jim Crowley Owen Burrows 1:25.84 2018 Sir Dancealot 4 Gérald Mossé David Elsworth 1:26.15 2019 Glorious Journey 4 James Doyle Charlie Appleby 1:27.30 2020 Dream of Dreams 6 Oisin Murphy Sir Michael Stoute 1:24.35 2021 Sacred 3 Tom Marquand William Haggas 1:22.99 2022 Jumby 4 William Buick Eve Johnson Houghton 1:22.50 2023 Witch Hunter 4 Sean Levey Richard Hannon Jr. 1:25.24 2024 Tiber Flow 5 Tom Marquand William Haggas 1:23.46 2025 More Thunder 4 Tom Marquand William Haggas 1:21.67 2026 Coppull 3 Hector Crouch Clive Cox 1:23.31

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

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