# Wokingham Stakes

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, only 2020 ran a Silver Wokingham during 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 1979

* Weights given in stones and pounds.
$^a$ 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
* 1900: Bridge
* 1901: Rose Tree
* 1902: His Lordship
* 1903: Glass Jug
* 1904: Out o'Sight
* 1905: Queen's Holiday
* 1906: Golden Gleam
* 1907: Forerunner II
* 1908: Portland Bay
* 1909: Portland Bay
* 1910: Galleot
* 1911: Meleager
* 1912: Borrow
* 1913: Braxted
* 1914: Mount William
* 1915–18: no race
* 1919: Scatwell
* 1920: Golden Orb
* 1921: Santaquest
* 1922: Proconsul
* 1923: Crowdennis
* 1924: Pandarus
* 1925: Compiler
* 1926: Capture Him
* 1927: Nothing Venture
* 1928: Hera
* 1929: Six Wheeler
* 1930: Grandmaster
* 1931: Heronslea
* 1932: Concerto
* 1933: Concerto
* 1934: Coroado
* 1935: Theio
* 1936: Cora Deans
* 1937: Kong
* 1938: Bold Ben
* 1939: America
* 1940–44: no race
* 1945: Portamara
* 1946: The Bug
* 1947: Lucky Jordan
* 1948: White Cockade
* 1949: The Cobbler
* 1950: Blue Book
* 1951: Donore
* 1952: Malka's Boy
* 1953: Jupiter
* 1954: March Past
* 1955: The Plumber's Mate
* 1956: Light Harvest
* 1957: Dionisio
* 1958: Magic Boy
* 1959: Golden Leg
* 1960: Silver King
* 1961: Whistler's Daughter
* 1962: Elco
* 1963: Marcher
* 1964: no race
* 1965: Nunshoney
* 1966: My Audrey
* 1967: Spaniard's Mount
* 1968: Charicles
* 1969: Sky Rocket
* 1970: Virginia Boy
* 1971: Whistling Fool
* 1972: Le Johnstan
* 1973: Plummet
* 1974: Ginnies Pet
* 1975: Boone's Cabin
* 1976: Import
* 1977: Calibina
* 1978: Equal Opportunity