The Wokingham Stakes is a flat handicap horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged three years or older. It is run at Ascot over a distance of 6 furlongs (1,207 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in June.
History
The event is named after Wokingham, a market town several miles to the west of Ascot. It was established in 1813, and the inaugural running was won by Pointers, owned by the Duke of York. For many years the Wokingham Stakes was divided into two or three separate classes, but it became a single race in 1874. A Silver Wokingham was run in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Wokingham Stakes is now contested on the final day of the five-day Royal Ascot meeting.
Records
<div style="font-size:90%"> Most successful horse since 1874 (2 wins):
- Wokingham â 1881, 1882
- Portland Bay â 1908, 1909
- Concerto â 1932, 1933
- Selhurstpark Flyer â 1997, 1998
- Rohaan - 2021, 2022
Leading jockey since 1874 (3 wins):
- Fred Archer â Trappist (1878), Despair (1883), Energy (1884)
- Otto Madden â Oatlands (1894), Kilcock (1896), Minstrel (1898)
- Harry Wragg â Santaquest (1921), Concerto (1932, 1933)
- Jack Sirett â Lucky Jordan (1947), White Cockade (1948), Jupiter (1953)
- Lester Piggott â Malka's Boy (1952), Ginnies Pet (1974), Boone's Cabin (1975)
- Willie Carson â Plummet (1973), Great Eastern (1981), Time Machine (1985)
- Johnny Murtagh â Nice One Clare (2001), Laddies Poker Two (2010), Deacon Blues (2011)
Leading trainer since 1874 (3 wins):
- Joe Cannon â Rosbach (1877), Trappist (1878), Warrior (1880)
- Richard Marsh â Oatlands (1894), Minstrel (1898), Golden Gleam (1906)
- Charles Morton â His Lordship (1902), Portland Bay (1908, 1909)
- Paul Cole â Calibina (1977), Queen's Pride (1980), Bel Byou (1987)
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Winners since 1900
The 2005 running took place at York.
Earlier winners
- 1874: Josephine
- 1875: Albanus
- 1876: The Mandarin
- 1877: Rosbach
- 1878: Trappist
- 1879: Philippine
- 1880: Warrior
- 1881: Wokingham
- 1882: Wokingham
- 1883: Despair
- 1884: Energy
- 1885: Corunna
- 1886: Loved One
- 1887: Everitt
- 1888: Annamite
- 1889: Bret Harte
- 1890: Day Dawn
- 1891: Rathbeal
- 1892: Hildebert
- 1893: Pitcher
- 1894: Oatlands
- 1895: Hebron
- 1896: Kilcock
- 1897: El Diablo
- 1898: Minstrel
- 1899: Eager
See also
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