Hopeful Stakes (Great Britain)
Appearance
Listed race | |
Location | July Course Newmarket, England |
---|---|
Race type | Flat / Thoroughbred |
Sponsor | Price Bailey |
Website | Newmarket |
Race information | |
Distance | 6f (1,207 metres) |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Straight |
Qualification | Three-years-old and up exc. G1 or G2 winners after 2016 |
Weight | 8 st 12 lb (3yo); 9 st 1 lb (4yo+) Allowances 5 lb for fillies Penalties 3 lb for Listed winners* 5 lb for Group 3 winners* * after 2017 |
Purse | £40,000 (2018) 1st: £22,684 |
2018 | ||
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
Limato | Top Score | Projection |
2000-1997 | ||
---|---|---|
2000 | ||
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
Vision of Night | Littlefeather | Ho Leng |
1999 | ||
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
Arkadian Hero | Ho Leng | Grangeville |
1998 | ||
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
Tipsy Creek | Bold Edge | Bayleaf |
1997 | ||
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
Elnadim | Bollin Joanne | Almushtarak |
The Hopeful Stakes is a Listed flat horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged three years or older. It is run on the July Course at Newmarket over a distance of 6 furlongs (1,027 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in August.
Winners since 1988
Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer | Time |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1988 | Point Of Light | 3 | Paul Eddery | Geoff Lewis | 1:11.96 |
1989 | Alo Ez | 3 | Dean McKeown | Jeff Pearce | 1:13.04 |
1990 | Tadwin | 3 | Willie Carson | Peter Walwyn | 1:13.41 |
1991 | Montendre | 4 | Steve Cauthen | Matt McCormack | 1:19.09 |
1992 | Rose Indien | 3 | Frankie Dettori | Mohammed Moubarak | 1:12.60 |
1993 | Stack Rock | 6 | Kieren Fallon | Eric Alston | 1:11.87 |
1994 | Rafferty's Rules | 3 | Kieren Fallon | Lynda Ramsden | 1:10.98 |
1995 | Cheyenne Spirit | 3 | J Stack | Ben Hanbury | 1:10.35 |
1996 | Carranita | 6 | Tim Sprake | Bryn Palling | 1:14.73 |
1997 | Elnadim | 3 | Michael Kinane | John Dunlop | 1:11.04 |
1998 | Tipsy Creek | 4 | Richard Hills | Ben Hanbury | 1:10.90 |
1999 | Arkadian Hero | 4 | Gérald Mossé | Luca Cumani | 1:10.26 |
2000 | Vision Of Night | 4 | Pat Eddery | John Dunlop | 1:12.96 |
2001 | Mugharreb | 3 | Kieren Fallon | Ben Hanbury | 1:11.58 |
2002 | Three Points | 5 | Frankie Dettori | Saeed bin Suroor | 1:11.30 |
2003 | Fayr Jag | 4 | Willie Supple | Tim Easterby | 1:11.62 |
2004 | Prince Aaron | 4 | Gary Carter | Conrad Allen | 1:14.02 |
2005 | Quito | 8 | Jamie Spencer | David Chapman | 1:13.22 |
2006 | Appalachian Trail | 5 | Tom Eaves | Ian Semple | 1:15.33 |
2007 | Beckermet | 5 | Chris Catlin | Roger Fisher | 1:12.53 |
2008 | Edge Closer | 4 | Ryan Moore | Richard Hannon Sr. | 1:10.32 |
2009 | Palace Moon | 4 | Steve Drowne | Hughie Morrison | 1:10.33 |
2010 | Doncaster Rover | 4 | Robert Winston | David Brown | 1:13.02 |
2011 | Swiss Dream | 3 | Nicky Mackay | David Elsworth | 1:11.24 |
2012 | Hitchens | 7 | Martin Dwyer | David Barron | 1:10.88 |
2013 | Tropics | 5 | Jim Crowley | Dean Ivory | 1:13.30 |
2014 | Tropics | 6 | Robert Winston | Dean Ivory | 1:09.84 |
2015 | Polybius | 4 | Ted Durcan | David Lanigan | 1:11.26 |
2016 | Windfast | 5 | Richard Kingscote | Brian Meehan | 1:12.52 |
2017 | Gifted Master | 4 | Pat Smullen | Hugo Palmer | 1:09.68 |
2018 | Limato | 6 | Martin Harley | Henry Candy | 1:11.79 |