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 1998 Handicap 6 furlongs
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer Owner
1 SELHURSTPARK FLYER C Lowther Jack Berry Chris & Antonia Deuters 16/1
2 DANCETHENIGHTAWAY Dane O'Neill Brian Meehan G A Bosley 33/1
3 SUPERIOR PREMIUM Robert Winston Richard Fahey J C Parsons 40/1
4 CHEWIT Walter Swinburn Gary Moore Ballard (1834) Ltd 25/1
5 SHELTERING SKY Pat Eddery John Dunlop Victor Behrens 9/2 fav
6 RETURN OF AMIN Cash Asmussen James Bethell Sheikh Amin Dahlawi 20/1
7 KUMAIT Richard Hills Ed Dunlop Maktoum Al Maktoum 33/1
8 BOLD EFFORT Michael Roberts Ken Cunningham-Brown A J Richards 33/1
9 ALWAYS ALIGHT John Egan Karl Burke Michael Nelmes-Crocker 10/1
10 TADEO Dean McKeown Mark Johnston J R Good 40/1
11 OGGI Ray Cochrane Peter Makin Skyline Racing 25/1
12 RUDI'S PET Jimmy Fortune Mrs J R Ramsden David Nicholls 16/1
13 TRIPLE HAY Pat Dobbs Richard Hannon The Broadgate Partnership 33/1
14 PATSY GRIMES Tony Clark J S Moore J K Grimes 50/1
15 ONE WON ONE Kevin Manning Ms Joanna Morgan Heavenly Syndicate 14/1
16 PERRYSTON VIEW Kevin Darley P Calver Mrs Janis Macpherson 20/1
17 LAW COMMISSION Steve Drowne David Elsworth Raymond Tooth 33/1
18 BRAVE EDGE Richard Hughes Richard Hannon Horris Vale Racing Partnership 33/1
19 PLAISIR D'AMOUR Mick Kinane Neville Callaghan Mrs J Magnier & M Tabor 20/1
20 APACHE RED Darryll Holland David Elsworth Mrs Theresa Burns 16/1
21 THE PUZZLER Michael Hills Barry Hills Lady Richard Wellesley 25/1
22 HELLO MISTER Pat McCabe Nick Littmoden M C S D Racing 50/1
23 CRYHAVOC Martin Dwyer J R Arnold Miss Lauren McKie 66/1
24 HILL MAGIC Neil Pollard David Elsworth Michael Jackson Bloodstock 16/1
25 ASTRAC Alex Greaves David Nicholls T L Beecroft 25/1
26 DOUBLE ACTION Kieren Fallon Tim Easterby C H Stevens 9/1
27 ALMASI John Reid Chris Wall The Equema Partnership 25/1
28 WORLD PREMIER Frankie Detori Clive Brittain Mrs C E Brittain 16/1
29 DOMULLA Simon Whitworth Tim McCarthy A W Boon 100/1
The Wokingham Handicap over the 6 furlongs of the New Mile course took place on Friday 19th June 1998 and the winner, a bay horse by Northiam out of Wisdom To Know, won a first prize of £51,600 (equivalent to £93,000 in 2020) Over round 136%
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
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1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949
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1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969
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1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
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