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 1864 Handicap 6 furlongs on New Mile
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer/Age/weight Owner
1 DURHAM T French 3-8st 1lbs Lord Uxbridge 100/8
2 OLIVIA J Grimshaw 3-7st 3lbs Mr John Payne 5/1
3 CLAIRVOYANT H Covey 3-6st 11lbs Mr H Savile 9/1
4 DEERFOOT Hibberd 4-8st 10lbs Mr Wodson 25/1
5 CAIRNCASTLE Hardcastle 4-8st 8lbs Mr W Stewart 25/1
6 BIRDFINDER A Edwards 4-8st 6lbs Mr Cherry 12/1
7 COLUMBA Morgan 4-8st 5lbs Sir Joseph Hawley 100/8
8 CRYTHEIA George Fordham 3-8st 5lbs Duke of Beaufort 25/1
9 AMAZONIAN H Sharp 4-7st 10lbs Mr J Saxon 10/1
10 VENISON Challoner 4-7st 8lbs Mr C Peck 10/1
11 GOLDEN CROSS James Nightingall 3-7st 6lbs Mr W W Baker 25/1
12 CONFEDERATE Morris 3-6st 10lbs Mr Hodgson 12/1
13 ERIN-GO BRAGH Jem Goater 4-8st 9lbs Lord Westmorland 25/1
14 LOBELIA Loates 3-6st 10lbs Mr Croyden 5/2 fav
15 CHARMIAN Murfet 3-6st 3lbs Mr R Ten Broeck 25/1
The Wokingham Handicap over the 6 furlongs of the New Mile course took place on Friday 10th June 1864 and the winner, a brown colt by Lambton out of Lady Louisa, won a first prize of 170 Guineas added and 24 subscriptions of 5 guineas each (equivalent to £22,000 in 2020). Over round 128%
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