The Hackwood Stakes is a

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in Great Britain open to

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s aged three years or older. It is run at Newbury over a distance of 6 furlongs (1,207 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in July. The event was promoted to Group 3 status in 2006, having been classed previously at Listed level. It was sponsored by

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from 2009 to 2011. In 2012, it was sponsored by Chrisbeekracing.com and run as the Chrisbeekracing.com Stakes. It has been sponsored since 2016 by

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. The Hackwood Stakes is currently held on the second day of Newbury's Summer Festival meeting, the same day as the

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Records

Most successful horse since 1986: * ''no horse has won this race more than once since 1986'' Leading

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since 1986 (4 wins): *

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– ''Interval (1987), Lake Coniston (1994), Hattab (1997), Invincible Spirit (2001)'' *

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- '' Strath Burn (2015), Yafta (2018), Tabdeed (2020), Minzaal (2022) '' Leading trainer since 1986 (3 wins): *

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– ''La Grange Music (1990), Deacon Blues (2011), The Tin Man (2016)''

Winners since 1986

References

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Records

Winners since 1986

See also

References