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 1997 Handicap 6 furlongs
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer Owner
1 SELHURSTPARK FLYER P Roberts J Berry Chris Deuters 25/1
2 DANETIME Gary Stevens Neville Callaghan Mrs J Magnier, M Tabor 7/1 fav
3 BOLLIN JOANNE Kieren Fallon Tim Easterby Hon Lady Westbrook 12/1
4 OGGI Ray Cochrane Peter Makin Skyline Racing 10/1
5 WARNING TIME John Reid Brian Meehan F C T Wilson 33/1
6 TO THE ROOF C Lowther P W Harris Mrs Peter Harris 33/1
7 KING OF PERU Willie Ryan Nick Littmoden Mrs Maggie Maclean 66/1
8 WILDWOOD FLOWER Dane O'Neill Richard Hannon Geoff Howard-Spink 20/1
9 BEST BEFORE DAWN Christy Roche Aidan O'Brien Mrs E M Stockwell 9/1
10 DOUBLE BOUNCE Darryll Holland Peter Makin Mrs P Scott-Dunn 12/1
11 PRINCE BABAR Richard Mullen J E Banks Giles Pritchard-Gordon 14/1
12 CRETAN GIFT Tom McLaughlin Nick Littmoden T Clarke 66/1
13 TUMBLEWEED RIDGE Pat Eddery Brian Meehan Tumbleweed Partnership 11/1
14 ALBERT THE BEAR Ted Durcan Jack Berry Chris Deuters 33/1
15 SEA-DEER Tony McGlone Chris Dwyer M M Foulger 20/1
16 PATSY GRIMES Richard Hughes J S Moore J K Grimes 66/1
17 ALAMEIN T Quinn William Haggas Henryk De Kwiatkowski 16/1
18 EMERGING MARKET Kevin Darley John Dunlop Sir Philip Wroughton 20/1
19 HELLO MISTER Pat McCabe Ted Powell Brian Mitten 33/1
20 PERRYSTON VIEW Mick Kinane P Calver Mrs Janis Macpherson 12/1
21 WORLD PREMIER Brett Doyle Clive Brittain Mrs C E Brittain 25/1
22 ROYAL ATY David Harrison Paul Kelleway General Horse Advertising 50/1
23 ASTRAC Seb Sanders Gay Kelleway T L Beecroft 25/1
24 RUSHCUTTER BAY Gavin Faulkner Terry Clement Treasure Seekers Partnership 66/1
25 BOLD EFFORT Michael Roberts Ken Cunningham-Brown A J Richards 25/1
26 YOUDONTSAY Royston Ffrench T J Naughton Tom Nicholls 25/1
27 REPERTORY P P Murphy Malcolm Saunders M S Saunders 66/1
28 MR BERGERAC T Sprake Bryn Palling P R John 33/1
29 PARIS BABE Nigel Day Dave Morris Mrs S I Parry 40/1
30 HOH RETURNS Micky Fenton Michael Bell D F Allport 50/1
The Wokingham Handicap over the 6 furlongs of the New Mile course took place on Friday 20th June 1997 and the winner, a bay horse by Northiam out of Wisdom To Know, won a first prize of £48,013 (equivalent to £89,000 in 2020) Over round 138%
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 1989
1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997