The Wolferton Stakes is a Listed flat horse race in Great Britain open to horses of four-year-old and up. It is run at Ascot over a distance of 1 mile 1 furlong and 212 yards (2,004 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in June on the first day of the Royal Ascot meeting.
The race was first run in 2002 when Royal Ascot was extended to five days to celebrate the Golden Jubilee of Elizabeth II. It was named after the village of Wolferton near Sandringham House and initially called the Wolferton Rated Stakes. In 2018 the race was moved to the opening Tuesday of Royal Ascot and the handicap element was removed to comply with a recommendation that no handicap should carry Listed status, making it a conventional Listed Race. Group 1 and 2 winners since the previous August are prohibited from entering.
Records Most successful horse: No horse has won this race more than once
Leading jockey (2 wins): William Buick - Beachfire (2011), Gatewood (2012) Daniel Tudhope - Addeybb (2019), Dubai Future (2022) James Doyle - Mountain Angel (2020), Haatem (2025)
Leading trainer (4 wins): John Gosden - Beachfire (2011), Gatewood (2012), Mahsoob (2015), Monarchs Glen (2018)
Winners Wolferton Handicap Weights given in stones and pounds. Year Winner Age Weight Jockey Trainer SP Time 2002 Ulundi 7 9-07 Richard Hughes Paul Webber 2:08.07 2003 In Time's Eye 4 9-05 Pat Smullen Dermot Weld 2:03.93 2004 Red Fort 4 8-08 Philip Robinson Michael Jarvis 2:04.00 2005 Imperial Stride 4 8-11 Richard Hills Sir Michael Stoute 2:06.09 2006 I'm So Lucky 4 8-07 Joe Fanning Mark Johnston 2:04.15 2007 Championship Point 4 9-02 Darryll Holland Mick Channon 2:10.84 2008 Supaseus 5 8-11 Steve Drowne Hughie Morrison 2:06.81 2009 Perfect Stride 4 9-05 Ryan Moore Sir Michael Stoute 2:03.24 2010 Rainbow Peak 4 9-04 Neil Callan Michael Jarvis F 2:04.50 2011 Beachfire 4 8-09 William Buick John Gosden 2:10.48 2012 Gatewood 4 8-11 William Buick John Gosden F 2:08.00 2013 Forgotten Voice 8 9-02 Johnny Murtagh Nicky Henderson 2:06.06 2014 Contributor 4 9-05 George Baker Ed Dunlop 2:04.98 2015 Mahsoob 4 9-03 Paul Hanagan John Gosden F 2:05.33 2016 Sir Isaac Newton 4 9-00 Ryan Moore Aidan O'Brien 2:07.59 2017 Snoano 5 9-00 David Allan Tim Easterby 2:04.94
Wolferton Stakes Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Time 2018 Monarchs Glen 4 Frankie Dettori John Gosden 2:03.71 2019 Addeybb 5 Daniel Tudhope William Haggas 2:06.90 2020 Mountain Angel 6 James Doyle Roger Varian 2:11.90 2021 Juan Elcano 4 Andrea Atzeni Kevin Ryan 2:04.36 2022 Dubai Future 6 Daniel Tudhope Saeed bin Suroor 2:04.62 2023 Royal Champion 5 Jack Mitchell Roger Varian 2:07.55 2024 Israr 5 Jim Crowley John & Thady Gosden 2:03.29 2025 Haatem 4 James Doyle Richard Hannon Jr. 2:04.79 2026 Map Of Stars 5 James McDonald Francis-Henri Graffard 2:04.91
See also Horse racing in Great Britain List of British flat horse races
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