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 First Class 1848 Handicap 6 furlongs on New Mile
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer/Age/weight Owner
1 COSACHIA R Pettit 4-7st 8lbs Lord Exeter 10/1
2 SADDLE F Butler 4-8st 9lbs Duke of Bedford 7/1
3 FORECLOSURE Alfred Day 4-8st 0lbs Mr Pedley 10/1
4 COLLINGWOOD H Bell 5-9st 0lbs Mr Rolt 25/1
5 WANOTA Charles Marlow 4-8st 5lbs Lord Caledon 25/1
6 CROZIER Nat Flatman 4-7st 10lbs Lord Clfden 10/1
7 CLARENDON S Mann 4-7st 4lbs Major Pitt 25/1
8 ELEMEA Charlton 5-7st 4lbs Mr York 25/1
9 WANTONIA Hornsby junior 4-7st 4lbs Mr Forth 7/2 fav
10 PICKPOCKET Tasker 5-7st 2lbs Mr F Standish 25/1
11 WOODCRAFT Dockeray 3-7st 0lbs Mr John Payne 25/1
12 CARISSIMA J Sharp 6-6st 13lbs Lord Exeter 9/2
13 ALPHEIA G Oates 3-6st 10lbs Lord Chesterfield 6/1
14 DAUGHTER OF THE STAR Pearl 4-6st 9lbs Mr S Scott 10/1
15 LANDRAIL Collins 3-5st 10lbs Mr Gratwicke 12/1
16 PASSION-FLOWER J May 3-5st 7lbs Mr G Hobson 25/1
17 EMBRACE G Brown 3-5st 0lbs Mr T Hussey 25/1
The Wokingham Handicap over the 6 furlongs of the New Mile course took place on Friday 9th June 1848 and the winner, a bay filly by Hetman Platoff out of Galata, won a first prize of 200 Guineas added and 25 subscriptions of 5 guineas each (equivalent to £27,000 in 2020). Over round 142%
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