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 1978 Handicap 6 furlongs
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer Owner
1 EQUAL OPPORTUNITY R Curant Arthur Mr P Wentworth 20/1
2 OVERSEAS ADMIRER J Lowe J Winter Mrs S Burley 14/1
3 SCOTT JOPLYN B Rouse Nick Gaselee Mrs J Newton 16/1
4 NEVER A LADY N Howe B Hills Galaxy Tape & Disc Co 11/1
5 LORD ROCHFORD G Lewis B Swift Mr B Shine 14/1
6 SUNSET VALUE E Hide A Pitt Mr J Fielder 17/2 jt fav
7 MUMMY'S DARLING L Piggott Ron Boss Mrs M Tennant 17/2 jt fav
8 ROYAL DIVER F Durr R Hannon Mr D Hall 13/1
9 BIRKHOLM P Eddery M O'Toole Mr B Schmidt-Bodner 14/1
10 SOFT PEDAL M Wigham P Cole Mr G Pooley 14/1
11 HOT BIRD M Roberts R Smyth Sir E McAlpine 16/1
12 PORT ROYAL J Lynch Ingham Dr D Fermont 16/1
13 RIGHT OF LIGHT W Carson P Makin Mr G Greenwood 16/1
14 SWING BRIDGE K Darley H Thomson-Jones Mr G Strawbridge 16/1
15 DOCTOR WALL Steve Raymont J Tree Mr J Morrison 20/1
16 JIMMY THE SINGER G Starkey Brian Lunness Mrs S Bates20/1
17 LASER LADY G Baxter P Cole Mr A Clegg 20/1
18 MAJOR BEE D Gillespie J Bolger Lady Nugent 20/1
19 STRADEY PARK P Cook R Hannon Mrs R Cotterill 20/1
20 CRY NO MORE R Marshall W Marshall Mr W Lusty 25/1
21 MAGNOLIA LAD P Madden N Adam Mr J Rees 25/1
22 RAZORBACK D McKay Austin Mr T Richards 25/1
23 WOODCHAT C Eccleston T Fairhurst Mr J Turney 25/1
24 MAI PUSSY C Leonard B Hanbury Mr O Zawawi 50/1
The Wokingham Handicap over the 6 furlongs of the New Mile course took place on Friday 23rd June 1978 and the winner, a grey horse by Birdbrook out of Millies Daughter, won a first prize of £8974 (equivalent to £53,000 in 2020) Over round 116%
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
1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899
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1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919
1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929
1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939
1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949
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1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969
1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978