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 Second Class 1857 Handicap 6 furlongs on New Mile
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer/Age/weight Owner
1 EARDROP Prior 4-7st 9lbs Mr Webb 4/1
2 IAGO colt Hughes 3-7st 7lbs Baron Rothschild 9/1
3 HARDWICK J Rogers 3-7st 0lbs Mr Swan 7/4 fav
4 TAM O'SHANTER Bray 3-7st 2lbs Mr Etwall 9/1
5 PETER FLAT Nat Flatman 4-8st 4lbs Lord Chesterfield 4/1
6 RUTH Swift 3-7st 6lbs Mr Hadland 9/1
The Wokingham Handicap over the 6 furlongs of the New Mile course took place on Friday 12th June 1857 and the winner, a brown filly by Conyngham out of Earring, won a first prize of 135 Guineas added and 7 subscriptions of 5 guineas each (equivalent to £15,000 in 2020). Over round 106%
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 1857 A