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 Most successful horse since 1874 (2 wins): Wokingham – 1881, 1882 Portland Bay – 1908, 1909 Concerto – 1932, 1933 Selhurstpark Flyer – 1997, 1998 Rohaan - 2021, 2022
Leading jockey since 1874 (3 wins): Fred Archer – Trappist (1878), Despair (1883), Energy (1884) Otto Madden – Oatlands (1894), Kilcock (1896), Minstrel (1898) Harry Wragg – Santaquest (1921), Concerto (1932, 1933) Jack Sirett – Lucky Jordan (1947), White Cockade (1948), Jupiter (1953) Lester Piggott – Malka's Boy (1952), Ginnies Pet (1974), Boone's Cabin (1975) Willie Carson – Plummet (1973), Great Eastern (1981), Time Machine (1985) Johnny Murtagh – Nice One Clare (2001), Laddies Poker Two (2010), Deacon Blues (2011)
Leading trainer since 1874 (3 wins): Joe Cannon – Rosbach (1877), Trappist (1878), Warrior (1880) Richard Marsh – Oatlands (1894), Minstrel (1898), Golden Gleam (1906) Charles Morton – His Lordship (1902), Portland Bay (1908, 1909) Paul Cole – Calibina (1977), Queen's Pride (1980), Bel Byou (1987)
Winners since 1900 Weights given in stones and pounds. Year Winner Age Weight Jockey Trainer SP Time 1900 Bridge 4 7-12 Skeets Martin Halsey 1901 Rose Tree 5 7-09 Charles Thorpe Corrigan 1:16.40 1902 His Lordship 3 6-06 John Watts Jnr. Charles Morton 1:21.00 1903 Glass Jug 4 7-09 Thomas Miller Major Beatty 1904 Out o'Sight 5 8-05 Mornington Cannon F Hunt 1:17.40 1905 Queen's Holiday 4 8-02 Bernard Dillon Jack Fallon 1:16.20 1906 Golden Gleam 4 8-00 Billy Higgs Richard Marsh 1:16.60 1907 Forerunner II 3 6-11 Harry Watts Charles Nugent 1908 Portland Bay 4 8-02 Walter Griggs Charles Morton 1:18.80 1909 Portland Bay 5 8-02 Walter Griggs Charles Morton 1:17.00 1910 Galleot 6 8-04 Charlie Trigg Captain Dewhurst 1911 Meleager 3 7-06 Jack Evans Peter Gilpin 1:17.00 1912 Borrow 4 8-02 Skeets Martin Andrew Joyner 1:19.00 1913 Braxted 5 8-00 Fred Herbert Rogers 1:16.60 1914 Mount William 3 6-10 Edward Gardner Farquharson 1:17.20 1915–18 no race 1919 Scatwell 4 7-11 Fred Slade Frank Barling 1920 Golden Orb 4 7-13 Fred Slade Jack Jarvis 1:16.40 1921 Santaquest 4 7-04 Harry Wragg Samuel Pickering 1922 Proconsul 4 8-03 Snowy Whalley Harry Cottrill 1:14.20 1923 Crowdennis 5 9-02 Bernard Carslake Atty Persse 1:18.20 1924 Pandarus 5 7-03 William McLachlan Jnr. Frank Barling 1:17.20 1925 Compiler 5 8-01 Jack Brennan Charles Nugent 1:16.40 1926 Capture Him 4 8-01 Joseph Thwaites Charles Archer 1:23.00 1927 Nothing Venture 4 8-10 Jack Leach Felix Leach 1:16.60 1928 Hera 4 7-08 Tom Barber James Platt 1:17.20 1929 Six Wheeler 4 7-05 Tommy Weston Charles Elsey 1:17.00 1930 Grandmaster 5 7-05 Sir Gordon Richards Thomas Hogg 1:17.20 1931 Heronslea 4 8-07 Joseph Taylor Matthew Peacock 1:17.00 1932 Concerto 4 8-06 Harry Wragg Ossie Bell 1:16.20 1933 Concerto 5 9-03 Harry Wragg Ossie Bell 1:18.20 1934 Coroado 4 8-09 Herbert Gunn William Easterby 1:17.20 1935 Theio 3 7-05 Eph Smith Jack Jarvis 1:18.80 1936 Cora Deans 4 7-11 Steve Donoghue Basil Jarvis 1:19.00 1937 Kong 4 6-12 Frank Sharpe Norman Scobie 1:16.60 1938 Bold Ben 4 8-09 Charlie Elliott Sam Armstrong 1:15.80 1939 America 4 8-12 Bobby Jones Henri Jelliss 1:21.60 1940–44 no race 1945 Portamara 4 7-05 Doug Smith John Beary 1:17.00 1946 The Bug 3 8-07 Charlie Smirke Gerald Wellesley 1:17.60 1947 Lucky Jordan 4 7-06 Jack Sirett A Boyd 1:18.20 1948 White Cockade 4 7-07 Jack Sirett Ted Leader 1:19.20 1949 The Cobbler 4 9-04 Sir Gordon Richards Noel Murless F 1:17.00 1950 Blue Book 3 7-11 Edgar Britt Marcus Marsh 1:17.00 1951 Donore 4 8-05 Harry Carr Cecil Boyd-Rochfort F 1:18.20 1952 Malka's Boy 4 8-10 Lester Piggott Walter Nightingall 1:17.40 1953 Jupiter 3 7-03 Jack Sirett Rufus Beasley 1:20.00 1954 March Past 4 9-00 Bill Rickaby Ken Cundell F 1:18.00 1955 The Plumber's Mate 4 6-09 Duncan Keith Herbert Smyth 1:16.11 1956 Light Harvest 4 7-12 Joe Sime Jack Waugh 1:15.79 1957 Dionisio 4 8-10 Edgar Britt Charles Elsey 1:13.78 1958 Magic Boy 5 7-05 Derrick Greening M Bolton 1:16.48 1959 Golden Leg 4 7-01 Bobby Elliott Michael Pope 1:14.74 1960 Silver King 4 7-11 Joe Sime Sam Hall F 1:15.02 1961 Whistler's Daughter 4 8-06 Joe Sime Sam Hall CF 1:17.11 1962 Elco 4 8-13 Bill Williamson Boggy Whelan 1:17.64 1963 Marcher 3 7-12 Ron Hutchinson Dave Hanley 1:18.93 1964Abandoned due to waterlogging 1965 Nunshoney 3 7-02 David East George Beeby 1:19.57 1966 My Audrey 5 8-02 George Cadwaladr Eric Cousins 1:18.10 1967 Spaniard's Mount 5 8-06 Doug Smith John Winter 1:18.28 1968 Charicles 3 7-06 David East Teddy Lambton 1:17.52 1969 Sky Rocket 4 7-03 Pat Eddery Michael Pope 1:19.45 1970 Virginia Boy 4 7-04 Dennis McKay Doug Smith 1:13.70 1971 Whistling Fool 5 7-07 Dennis McKay Doug Smith 1:22.19 1972 Le Johnstan 4 9-05 Geoff Lewis John Sutcliffe 1:16.39 1973 Plummet 4 8-02 Willie Carson John Sutcliffe 1:17.66 1974 Ginnies Pet 4 8-06 Lester Piggott John Sutcliffe 1:13.85 1975 Boone's Cabin 5 10-00 Lester Piggott Vincent O'Brien 1:14.73 1976 Import 5 9-04 Taffy Thomas Bill Wightman F 1:16.67 1977 Calibina 5 8-05 Geoff Baxter Paul Cole 1:16.06 1978 Equal Opportunity 4 7-12 Bob Curant P Arthur 1:16.43 1979 Lord Rochfort 4 8-08 Steve Raymont Brian Swift 1:15.30 1980 Queen's Pride 4 7-13 Geoff Baxter Paul Cole 1:16.10 1981 Great Eastern 4 9-08 Willie Carson John Dunlop 1:15.25 1982 Battle Hymn 3 7-07 Tony Clark Guy Harwood 1:15.38 1983 Melindra 4 7-05 Tony McGlone David Elsworth F 1:13.95 1984 Petong 4 9-06 Bruce Raymond Michael Jarvis JF 1:15.96 1985 Time Machine 4 7-12 Willie Carson Pat Hughes 1:15.40 1986 Touch of Grey 3 8-08 Taffy Thomas David Thom 1:13.48 1987 Bel Byou 3 8-03 Richard Quinn Paul Cole F 1:20.00 1988 Powder Blue 6 8-05 Tony Ives Peter Makin 1:14.25 1989 Mac's Fighter 4 9-12 Cash Asmussen Bill O'Gorman 1:14.62 1990 Knight of Mercy 4 8-06 Pat Eddery Richard Hannon Sr. 1:15.31 1991 Amigo Menor 5 8-07 Chris Rutter David Murray Smith 1:14.81 1992 Red Rosein 6 8-01 Gary Carter Captain Jim Wilson 1:14.14 1993 Nagida 4 8-07 Jason Weaver James Toller 1:18.11 1994 Venture Capitalist 5 8-12 John Reid Richard Hannon Sr. 1:15.38 1995 Astrac 4 8-07 Seb Sanders Reg Akehurst 1:13.43 1996 Emerging Market 4 8-13 Kevin Darley John Dunlop 1:13.83 1997 Selhurstpark Flyer 6 8-09 Paul Roberts Jack Berry 1:15.31 1998 Selhurstpark Flyer 7 9-07 Carl Lowther Jack Berry 1:15.57 1999 Deep Space 4 8-07 Gary Carter Ed Dunlop 1:13.99 2000 Harmonic Way 5 9-06 Richard Hughes Roger Charlton 1:15.49 2001 Nice One Clare 5 9-03 Johnny Murtagh Pip Payne F 1:13.12 2002 Capricho 5 8-11 Richard Quinn Jon Akehurst 1:14.76 2003(dh) Fayr JagRatio 45 9-069-03 Willie SuppleFrankie Dettori Tim EasterbyJohn Hammond 1:12.18 2004 Lafi 5 8-13 Eddie Ahern David Nicholls F 1:14.15 2005 Iffraaj 4 9-06 Philip Robinson Michael Jarvis F 1:08.74 2006 Baltic King 6 9-10 Jimmy Fortune Hughie Morrison 1:13.15 2007 Dark Missile 4 8-06 William Buick Andrew Balding 1:14.91 2008 Big Timer 4 9-02 Tom Eaves Linda Perratt 1:14.37 2009 High Standing 4 8-12 Ryan Moore William Haggas 1:14.19 2010 Laddies Poker Two 5 8-11 Johnny Murtagh Jeremy Noseda F 1:12.27 2011 Deacon Blues 4 8-13 Johnny Murtagh James Fanshawe 1:16.90 2012 Dandy Boy 6 9-08 Pat Dobbs David Marnane 1:13.87 2013 York Glory 5 9-02 Jamie Spencer Kevin Ryan 1:13.79 2014 Baccarat 5 9-02 George Chaloner Richard Fahey 1:12.09 2015 Interception 5 9-03 George Baker David Lanigan 1:13.20 2016 Outback Traveller 5 9-01 Martin Harley Robert Cowell 1:14.05 2017 Out Do 8 8-13 Daniel Tudhope David O'Meara 1:13.02 2018 Bacchus 4 9-06 Jim Crowley Brian Meehan 1:12.43 2019 Cape Byron 5 9-09 Andrea Atzeni Roger Varian F 1:11.72 2020 Hey Jonesy 5 9-03 Kevin Stott Kevin Ryan 1:13.49 2021 Rohaan 3 9-08 Shane Kelly David Evans 1:15.09 2022 Rohaan 4 9-12 Ryan Moore David Evans 1:12.84 2023 Saint Lawrence 5 9-02 Hollie Doyle Archie Watson 1:12.55 2024 Unequal Love 4 9-07 Tom Marquand William Haggas 1:13.04 2025 Get It 7 9-03 Seamie Heffernan George Baker 1:11.40 2026 Double Rush 4 9-09 Shane Foley Andrew Balding 1:11.97 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 Horse racing in Great Britain List of British flat horse races
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External links Race Recordings (1980-1982, 1984-1988, 1990-2010) youtube.com galopp-sieger.de – Wokingham Stakes. pedigreequery.com – Wokingham Handicap – Ascot.