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 1819 Handicap 6 furlongs on New Mile
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer/Age/weight Owner
1 SPECTRE J Sheppard 4-9st 10lbs Mr Bodenham 4/1
2 ETONIAN   3-7st 10lbs Mr Batson 2/1 fav
3 SOOTA   3-8st 0lbs Duke of York
4 DICTATOR   4-9st 8lbs Mr Forth
5 TRUTH   4-9st 8lbs Mr Lambton
6 BRUNETTE   4-9st 4lbs Mr Pearce
7 ELLIE DEAN   4-8st 12lbs General Grosvenor
8 VAHARINA   3-7st 12lb Lord Verulam
9 MIDDLETHORPE   3-7st 2 lb Mr Churchill
The Wokingham Handicap over the 6 furlongs of the New Mile course took place on Friday 11th June 1819 and the winner, a bay horse by Phantom out of Fillikins, won a first prize of 100 Guineas added and 12 subscriptions of 5 guineas each (equivalent to £14,000 in 2020). Over round N/A
Wokingham Stakes Handicap 6 furlongs 1813
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