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 1849 Handicap 6 furlongs on New Mile
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer/Age/weight Owner
1 SLASHING ALICE E Sharp 3-6st 8lbs Lord Exeter 6/1
2 CIRCUS Harrison 4-7st 0lbs Lord Stanley 6/1
3 THE WIDOW Jem Robinson aged-8st 10lbs Lord Clifden 6/1
4 COSACHIA Bartholomew 5-8st 10lbs Lord Exeter 6/1
5 RADULPHUS Sly 6-8st 5lbs Mr Herbert 10/1
6 TELEGRAPH S Rogers 4-8st 5lbs Mr Ford 10/1
7 SPITHEAD G Simpson 5-8st 0lbs Mr Lillie 10/1
8 THE JESTER Maton 3-7st 8lbs Mr Gully 10/1
9 HENRY OF EXETER Charlton 3-7st 0lbs Mr H Hill 10/1
10 FARTHINGALE Dockeray 3-6st 8lbs Mr John Payne 5/1 fav
11 MINTO Rodney 4-6st 0lbs Duke of Bedford 10/1
12 JOHN O'GAUNT colt Hiett 3-5st 4lbs Mr H King 10/1
The Wokingham Handicap over the 6 furlongs of the New Mile course took place on Friday 8th June 1849 and the winner, a bay filly by Melbourne out of Palmerin, won a first prize of 210 Guineas added and 22 subscriptions of 5 guineas each (equivalent to £26,000 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