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 1888 Handicap 6 furlongs on New Mile
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer/Age/weight Owner
1 ANNAMITE Bradbury Chandler 4-6st 12lbs Sir W Throckmorton 10/1
2 VERACITY J Calder Weever 4-7st 0lbs Mr W J Legh 100/9
3 FULMEN Jimmy Woodburn Hopper aged-7st 2lbs Mr R C Naylor 100/8
4 GALLINULE John Watts Martin Gurry 4-8st 10lbs Mr Abington 25/1
5 TYRONE Warne John Ryan 5-7st 9lbs Mr W Younger 100/7
6 GERVAS W Dunn Sherwood 4-7st 9lbs Mr F Lawson 100/1
7 MONSIEUR DE PARIS E Martin Richard Marsh 6-7st 8lbs Mr Wardour 100/7
8 BELISARRUS II F Barrett Alec Taylor 4-8st 0lbs Duke of Beaufort 50/1
9 COBBLER A White Mumford 4-7st 9lbs Mr G Haughton 20/1
10 KING MILAN Sam Loates Sherrard 4-7st 8lbs General Owen Williams 10/1
11 SPEARMINT H Luke Matthews 4-7st 6lbs Mr R C Vyner 25/1
12 UPSET Tom Cannon jnr John Porter 5-7st 4lbs Mr Mackenzie 25/1
13 SHILLELAGH George Chaloner James Jewitt 3-7st 1lbs Captain Machell 7/2 fav
14 BESSIE Mullen Sherwood 4-7st 0lbs Mr R Sherwood 33/1
15 HELOISE Morny Cannon Alec Taylor 4-6st 11lbs Mr Manton 33/1
16 CASTLENOCK Clayton James Jewitt 4-6st 5lbs Mr H McCalmont 50/1
17 ISOBAR J Wall Tom Brown 6-6st 8lbs Mr H Bird 20/1
18 MONKSHOOD Blake John Dawson snr 4-6st 4lbs Mr P Renfrew 20/1
19 ST PROSPER Hesp Mumford 3-6st 2lbs Mr G Haughton 100/6
20 DIAVOLO Allsopp Humphreys 4-6st 5lbs Mr R Crest 40/1
21 GRANDISON Tommy Loates John Dawson jnr 4-6st 13lbs Lord Ellesmere 100/1
22 WISE MAN G Bates John Dawson snr 3-5st 12lbs Sir R Jardine 50/1
23 ANTONINA Blogg Alec Taylor 4-5st 11lbs Mr J G Joicey 40/1
24 LUCIANA R Chaloner Tom Jennings snr 4-5st 10lbs Prince Soltykoff 100/1
The Wokingham Handicap over the 6 furlongs of the New Mile course took place on Friday 15th June 1888 and the winner, a brown gelding by Tomahawk out of Annette, won a first prize of 500 Guineas added and 67 subscriptions of 15 guineas each (equivalent to £201,000 in 2020). Actual first prize was £960. Over round 125%
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 1868 A 1869 A
1870 A 1871 A 1872 A 1873 A 1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879
1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888