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 1850 Handicap 6 furlongs on New Mile
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer/Age/weight Owner
1 WALLFLOWER G Brown Robert Stephenson 4-6st 13lbs Lord Clifden 5/2
2 CORA W Harlock 3-5st 4lbs Lord Exeter 2/1 fav
3 THE MOOR W Abdale 5-8st 8lbs Major Mostyn 8/1
4 MOGADOR Crouch 6-7st 10lbs Count Batthyany 25/1
5 DOLLY VARDEN R Pettit 4-7st 4lbs Mr H Frankum 6/1
6 SUSAN LOVELL Rodney 4-7st 0lbs Mr Drinkald 25/1
7 THE CROWNER E Sharp 4-7st 0lbs Mr Burgess 25/1
8 MARQUIS OF CONYNGHAM J Mann aged-6st 12lbs Mr C Liley 6/1
9 EVA Bob Sherwood 4-6st 9lbs Mr Carew 25/1
10 PRESLAW Collins 3-6st 0lbs Lord Exeter 25/1
11 SERGIUS Hiett 3-5st 11lbs Mr John Payne 8/1
12 BRINGTON T Smith 3-5st 8lbs Mr Charles Greville 25/1
The Wokingham Handicap over the 6 furlongs of the New Mile course took place on Friday 14th June 1850 and the winner, a bay horse by Magpie out of Remnant, won a first prize of 185 Guineas added and 17 subscriptions of 5 guineas each (equivalent to £25,000 in 2020). Over round 135%
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 1849 A
1850 A