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 1815 Handicap 6 furlongs on New Mile
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer/Age/weight Owner
1 ALADDIN William Wheatley 5-9st 2lbs Duke of York 6/4 fav
2 RUBENS filly Sam Barnard 3-6st 7lbs General L Gower 4/1
3 WANDERER W Edwards 4-8st 5lbs Mr Wyndham 3/1
4 MERRYFIELD   aged-9st 3lbs Mr Ramsbottom
5 ASMADEUS   aged-8st 11lbs Mr G Boast
6 YOUNG EAGLE   6-8st 9lbs Lord George Bentinck
7 CRICKETER   4-8st 1lbs Mr Blake
8 TROILUS   4-7st 11lb Sir Charles Bunbury
9 SCRAPALL   3-7st 0 lb Mr Lake
10 FANDANGO   3-6st 11lbs Duke of Rutland
11 GRANICUS filly   3-6st 5lbs Colonel Onslow
12 LAPWING   3-6st 4lbs Mr Rush
13 TRAFALAR filly   3-6st 2lbs Mr Rush
14 SIR DAVID colt   3-5st 13lbs Mr Dunscombe
The Wokingham Handicap over the 6 furlongs of the New Mile course took place on Friday 9th June 1815 and the winner, a chestnut horse by Giles out of a Walnut mare, won a first prize of 100 Guineas added and 27 subscriptions of 5 guineas each (equivalent to £23,000 in 2020). Over round N/A
Wokingham Stakes Handicap 6 furlongs 1813
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