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 1988 Handicap 6 furlongs
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer Owner
1 POWDER BLUE Tony Ives Peter Makin Stewart McColl 28/1
2 NARGABIE Billy Newnes P Calver P G Goulandris 50/1
3 SLIP AND STICK Michael Hills Ben Hanbury Dr Omar Zawawi 33/1
4 MINIZEN LASS Alan Munro Mel Brittain Minizen Ltd 50/1
5 GALLANT HOPE Willie Carson L G Cottrell Mrs Nerys Duffield 11/2 fav
6 INDIAN JUBILEE Brian Rouse Richard Hannon John Horgan 16/1
7 DERWENT VALLEY Denis McKay Richard Hannon Duncan Buchanan 28/1
8 YOUNG INCA Ian Johnson L G Cottrell John Boswell 20/1
9 SIMON RATTLE Michael Roberts Peter Walwyn O F Waller 16/1
10 PADRE PIO John Reid David Arbuthnot Mrs George Ward 20/1
11 APRIL FOOL N Adams L Cottrell Mrs E F Robbins 16/1
12 MADRACO Paul Burke P Calver B W Hampson 22/1
13 STORMY PRAISE Tony McGlone C James Mrs M M Townsend 20/1
14 TIME SHARE Chris Rutter R Johnson Houghton R Crutchley 28/1
15 DORKING LAD Gary Carter Mark Tompkins John Freedman 20/1
16 LUNA BID Ray Cochrane Michael Blanshard A C Hall 16/1
17 MAKE OR MAR T Quinn Ron Smyth Mrs G R Smith 25/1
18 ONE LINER Pat Eddery Neville Callaghan K Al-Said 14/1
19 FATHER TIME Philip Robinson <ark Tompkins Mrs Angela Hollest 50/1
20 CRONK'S QUALITY Paul Eddery Geoff Lewis Cronk Garages Ltd 20/1
21 FOOLISH TOUCH R Quinton Willie Musson Brighton Thermal Insullation 14/1
22 DON MARTINO John Williams G Balding Lady Brigid Ness 28/1
23 WHIPPET Freddie Head J E Hammond A J Richards 50/1
24 PICK OF THE PACK Steve Cauthen Peter Cundell Lord McAlpine 12/1
25 CAPE WILD Walter Swinburn Sir Michael Stoute J M Greatham 14/1
26 MUKHABBR Tyrone Williams C J Benstead D Turner 14/1
27 DUNENNY Ron Hills Reg Akehurst E Reitel 20/1
28 BERTIE WOOSTER S Dawson R J Holder Miss Amanda Rowding 50/1
29 ALL IS FORGIVEN M L Thomas D Thom Mrs Irene Norman 20/1
30 LONELY STREET Mark Gallagher P J Arthur Terrence P Lyons 28/1
The Wokingham Handicap over the 6 furlongs of the New Mile course took place on Friday 17th June 1988 and the winner, a bay mare by He Loves Me out of Ridalia, won a first prize of £20,457 (equivalent to £56,000 in 2020) Over round 145%
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 1986 1987 1988