Royal Ascot: Wokingham Stakes

The Wokingham Stakes, contested on the final day of the Royal meeting, is a flat handicap over 6 furlongs open to horses aged three years or older. The race is named after Wokingham, a market town 7.7 miles to the west of Ascot, and was established in 1813, the inaugural running being won by Pointers, owned by the Duke of York. For a number of years the Wokingham Stakes was divided into two or three separate classes, but it became a single race in 1874.
Early history:- The inaugural running of the Wokingham Stakes over the New Mile was on Friday 18th June 1813 when a field of 15 was headed by the Duke of York's Pointers (8/1) who defeated Lodona, Sorcery and the well-backed 6/4 favourite Offas Dyke.
Wokingham Stakes 2008 Handicap 6 furlongs
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer Owner
1 BIG TIMER Tom Eaves Linda Perratt Gordon McDowall 20/1
2 BEAVER PATROL Mick Kinane Eve Johnson Houghton G C Stevens 16/1
3 KING'S APOSTLE Liam Jones William Haggas Bernard Kantor 11/1
4 KNOT IN WOOD Paul Hanagan Richard Fahey Rhodes, Kenyon & Gill 10/1
5 TAMAGIN Neil Callan Kevin Ryan Tariq Al Nisf 14/1
6 CAPRICORN RUN James Doyle Alan McCabe Placida Racing,Paul Dixon 40/1
7 BENTONG T Quinn Paul Cole Sultan Ahmed Shah 66/1
8 NORTHERN FLING Graham Gibbons David Nicholls Jim Dale & Jason Berry 66/1
9 NEW FREEDOM Ted Durcan David Lanigan Saif Ali 66/1
10 INTREPID JACK Ryan Moore Hughie Morrison Michael T Lynch 6/1 fav
11 LIPOCCO Seb Sanders Ralph Beckett Anagram Partnership 12/1
12 MACHINIST Joe Fanning David Nicholls Jenny & Mark Pitman Racing 33/1
13 CONQUEST Shane Kelly William Haggas Highclere Thoroughbreds 50/1
14 VITZNAU Jimmy Fortune Richard Hannon T W Morley 33/1
15 SUNRISE SAFARI Kerrin McEvoy Richard Fahey Mrs J Menman 50/1
16 OFF THE RECORD Tom Queally James Given Peter Onslow/Ian Henderson 16/1
17 FULLANDBY P J McDonald Tim Etherington Miss M Greenwood 20/1
18 VIKING SPIRIT David Probert Walter Swinburn The Masterminds 33/1
19 PRIME DEFENDER Michael Hills Barry Hills Falle, Franklin, Sumsion 22/1
20 ABRAHAM LINCOLN Johnny Murtagh Aidan O'Brien Smith,Magnier,Tabor 13/2
21 SOMETHING Dane O'Neill David Nicholls Middleham Park Racing 16/1
22 DARK ISLANDER Eddie Ahern John Hills Donald M Kerr 33/1
23 BINIOU Alan Munro Robert Cowell Mrs Penney, Dasmal, Rix et al 100/1
24 INDIAN TRAIL Frankie Dettori David Nicholls Martin Love 33/1
25 TOMBI Robert Winston Howard Johnson Transcend Bloodstock 12/1
26 NOTA BENE Jamie Spencer David Elsworth D R C Elsworth 9/1
27 EDGE CLOSER Richard Hughes Richard Hannon Lady Whent & Friends 14/1
The Wokingham Handicap over the 6 furlongs of the New Mile course took place on Saturday 21st June 2008 and the winner, a chestnut gelding by Street Cry out of Moonflute won a first prize of £62,310 (equivalent to £85,000 in 2020) Over round 142%
Wokingham Stakes Handicap 6 furlongs 1813
      1813 1814 1815 1816 1817 1818 1819
1820 1821 1822 1823 1824 1825 1826 1827 1828 1829
1830 1831 1832 1833 1834 1835 1836 1837 A 1838 A 1839
1840 1841 A 1842 1843 A 1844 A 1845 A B 1846 A 1847 A 1848 A 1849 A
1850 A 1851 A 1852 A 1853 A 1854 A 1855 A 1856 A 1857 A 1858 A 1859
1860 A B 1861 A B 1862 A B 1863 A 1864 A 1865 A 1866 A 1867 A 1868 A 1869 A
1870 A 1871 A 1872 A 1873 A 1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879
1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889
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