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 1867 Handicap 6 furlongs on New Mile
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer/Age/weight Owner
1 PYTHON Butler Godding 3-6st 12lbs Mr George Angell 3/1 fav
2 THE PADISHAH Jeffrey John Porter 3-6st 4lbs Sir Joseph Hawley 5/1
3 MRS STRATTON Loates Alec Taylor 4-8st 4lbs Captain Hawksley 100/8
4 BERTIE Custance 4-8st 7lbs Mr Chaplin 25/1
5 BISMARCK Daley 3-8st 4lbs Duke of Newcastle 100/8
6 LORD CRAVEN Carter 4-7st 13lbs Mr R Sutton 25/1
7 THE PRIEST Cameron 3-7st 7lbs Mr MacKenzie 25/1
8 JEANIE DEANS Hibberd 3-7st 6lbs Captain Christie 10/1
9 LA DAUPHINE Barlow 4-6st 12lbs Mr R Ten Broeck 10/1
10 AMOUR PROPRE Peppler 3-6st 11lbs Mr J Lowe 100/8
11 PRINCESS THYRA Kenyon 3-6st 6lbs Prince D Soltykoff 7/2
The Wokingham Handicap over the 6 furlongs of the New Mile course took place on Friday 7th June 1867 and the winner, a bay horse by Young Melbourne out of Latona, won a first prize of 135 Guineas added and 17 subscriptions of 5 guineas each (equivalent to £15,000 in 2020). Over round 117%
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 1858 A 1859
1860 A B 1861 A B 1862 A B 1863 A 1864 A 1865 A 1866 A 1867 A