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 1985 Handicap 6 furlongs
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer Owner
1 TIME MACHINE W Carson P Hughes Mr T Harty 10/1
2 BRIDGE STREET LADY E Johnson J Bosley Mr M Wilkins 28/1
3 AL TRUI D McKay S Mellor Mr M Saunders 33/1
4 MILK HEART J Mercer G Lewis Elisha Holdings 12/1
5 PADRE PIO N Adams D Arbuthnot Mrs G Ward 15/2 fav
6 MAAZI T Quinn P Cole Mr F Salman 10/1
7 MANIMSTAR P Eddery P Makin Mr S Brewer 10/1
8 CREE BAY A Murray J Spearing Mr D Spencer 12/1
9 DEPUTY HEAD P Waldron J Holt Mr P Callard 12/1
10 NUMISMATIST R Street M Salaman Mr A Sofroniou 12/1
11 SAILOR'S SONG S Dawson N Vigors Introgroup Holdings Ltd 14/1
12 FERRYMAN B Rouse D Elsworth Mr W Plummer 16/1
13 DOUBLE SCHWARTZ S Cauthen C Nelson Mr R Sangster 16/1
14 GREEN RUBY P Cook A Jarvis Mr E Weinstein 16/1
15 VORVADOS G Starkey M Haynes Miss F Gallichan 20/1
16 SINGING SAILOR R Wernham R Hannon Introgroup Holdings Ltd 25/1
17 DAWNS DELIGHT G Marsh K Ivory Mr Ken Ivory 25/1
18 CREWS HILL N Day Mrs C Reavey Mr C Henry 25/1
19 THRONE OF GLORY J Reid C Brittain Captain M Lemos 25/1
20 MEADOW STAR M Kinane D Weld Mr N Carter 25/1
21 ALL AGREED P Robinson J Winter Mr T Waterman 25/1
22 DURHAM PLACE S Whitworth K Brassey Mrs N Myers 33/1
23 GRAND HARBOUR N Carlisle L Cottrell Mr J Boswell 33/1
24 ASHLEY ROCKET A Mackay W Musson Mrs W Fine 33/1
25 OUR JOCK C Rutter R Smyth Lord McAlpine 33/1
26 YOUNG INCA R Cochrane L Cottrell Mr J Boswell 33/1
27 MIAMI PRINCE L Charnock P Cole Mr C Wates 33/1
28 ZANTAC A McGlone R Hannon Mr N Coughlan 33/1
29 EWE LAMB M L Thomas A Hide Miss V Jarvis 33/1
30 INNISHPOUR T Williams G Fletcher Mr P Halsall 33/1
The Wokingham Handicap over the 6 furlongs of the New Mile course took place on Friday 21st June 1985 and the winner, a bay horse by Connaught out of River Music, won a first prize of £11,486 (equivalent to £40,000 in 2020) Over round 159%
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
1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909
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
1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959
1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969
1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979
1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985