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Wokingham Stakes

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Inaugurated
  
1813

Website
  
Ascot

Surface
  
Turf

Race type
  
Flat / Thoroughbred

Distance
  
6f (1,207 metres)

Weight
  
Handicap

Location
  
Ascot Racecourse Ascot, England

Laura wins the wokingham stakes on the british racing school equicizer


The Wokingham Stakes is a flat handicap horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged three years or older. It is run at Ascot over a distance of 6 furlongs (1,207 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in June.

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2016 wokingham stakes


History

The event is named after Wokingham, a market town several miles to the west of Ascot. It was established in 1813, and the inaugural running was won by Pointers, owned by the Duke of York. For many years the Wokingham Stakes was divided into two or three separate classes, but it became a single race in 1874.

The Wokingham Stakes is now contested on the final day of the five-day Royal Ascot meeting.

Records

Most successful horse since 1874 (2 wins):

  • Wokingham – 1881, 1882
  • Portland Bay – 1908, 1909
  • Concerto – 1932, 1933
  • Selhurstpark Flyer – 1997, 1998

    • Leading jockey since 1874 (3 wins):

  • Fred Archer – Trappist (1878), Despair (1883), Energy (1884)
  • Otto Madden – Oatlands (1894), Kilcock (1896), Minstrel (1898)
  • Harry Wragg – Santaquest (1921), Concerto (1932, 1933)
  • Jack Sirett – Lucky Jordan (1947), White Cockade (1948), Jupiter (1953)
  • Lester Piggott – Malka's Boy (1952), Ginnies Pet (1974), Boone's Cabin (1975)
  • Willie Carson – Plummet (1973), Great Eastern (1981), Time Machine (1985)
  • Johnny Murtagh – Nice One Clare (2001), Laddies Poker Two (2010), Deacon Blues (2011)

    • Leading trainer since 1874 (3 wins):

  • Joe Cannon – Rosbach (1877), Trappist (1878), Warrior (1880)
  • Richard Marsh – Oatlands (1894), Minstrel (1898), Golden Gleam (1906)
  • Charles Morton – His Lordship (1902), Portland Bay (1908, 1909)
  • Paul Cole – Calibina (1977), Queen's Pride (1980), Bel Byou (1987)

    • Winners since 1980

  • Weights given in stones and pounds.

    • a The 2005 running took place at York.

    References

    Wokingham Stakes Wikipedia
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