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 1856 Handicap 6 furlongs on New Mile
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer/Age/weight Owner
1 LADY FLORENCE Pritchard 3-6st 3lbs Mr E R Clark 10/1
2 PETER WILKINS T Forster 3-6st 3lbs Lord Chesterfield 8/1
3 UZELLA Cresswell 3-6st 0lbs Mr Merry 5/1 fav
4 FLATTERER Yates 4-8st 12lbs Mr Adkins 8/1
5 BORDER CHIEF Ashmall 4-8st 7lbs Mr Brown 33/1
6 BLOOMING HEATHER Charlton 4-8st 0lbs Baron Rothschild 10/1
7 QUEEN'S HEAD Wells 4-7st 10lbs Mr Howard 33/1
8 RIALTO J Steggles 4-7st 6lbs Mr Clinton 10/1
9 STANHOPE J Salter 3-7st 5lbs Mr H Hill 10/1
10 FALCON Heffer 5-6st 13lbs Mr Edward 7/1
11 INDER Covey 6-6st 13lbs Mr Drinkald 33/1
12 BISHOP OF OSNABURG Crouch 3-6st 10lbs Lord Clifden 7/1
13 TUG 'O WAR Dear 3-6st 10lbs Mr Swan 33/1
14 KESTREL J Walters 3-6st 6lbs Captain Christie 33/1
15 BLUE BELL George Fordham 3-6st 3lbs Lord Anglesey 6/1
The Wokingham Handicap over the 6 furlongs of the New Mile course took place on Friday 13th June 1856 and the winner, a brown filly by Sotterley out of Julia, won a first prize of 130 Guineas added and 16 subscriptions of 5 guineas each (equivalent to £14,000 in 2020). Over round 127%
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 1851 A 1852 A 1853 A 1854 A 1855 A 1856 A