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 1839 Handicap 6 furlongs on New Mile
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer/Age/weight Owner
1 ALEMDAR Sam Darling Charles Marson 4-8st 11lbs Lord Exeter 9/2
2 THE DRAMA Nat Flatman 3-7st 1lbs Captain Williamson 5/1
3 ROWTON colt Arthur Pavis 3-7st 13lbs Captain Gardnor 10/1
4 INDUSTRY W Scott 4-9st 0lbs Lord Chesterfield 3/1 fav
5 I WISH YOU MAY GET IT Trenn 4-8st 6lbs Mr Fulwar Craven 10/1
6 WILLESDEN Conolly 6-8st 6lbs Mr W M Stanley 12/1
7 MADEIRA Wakefield 5-8st 6lbs Colonel Wyndham 10/1
8 TROS E Edwards 3-8st 2lbs Lord Albemarle 10/1
9 CONFUSIONEE Howlett 3-7st 4lbs Duke of Richmond 12/1
10 STARCH colt Francis 3-6st 11lbs Lord Chesterfield 12/1
11 HECTOR sister Cotton 3-6st 4lbs Lord Lichfield 12/1
The Wokingham Handicap over the 6 furlongs of the New Mile course took place on Friday 31st May 1839 and the winner, a chestnut colt by Sultan out of a Gohanna mare, won a first prize of 185 Guineas added and 17 subscriptions of 5 guineas each (equivalent to £19,000 in 2020). Over round 105%
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