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 1813 Handicap 6 furlongs on New Mile
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer/Age/weight Owner
1 POINTERS William Wheatley William Butler 4-8st 7lbs Duke of York 8/1
2 LODONA Sam Chifney jnr Robert Robson 3-8st 6lbs General John-Leveson Gower
3 SORCERY Jem Robinson Dixon Boyce 5-9st 0lbs Duke of Rutland
4 CONIAC   5-8st 0lbs Mr Isaac Sadler
5 OFFAS DYKE   6-9st 3lbs Lord C Somerset 6/4 fav
6 CAMBRIAN   aged-8st 8lbs Duke of St Albans
7 JAPAN   aged-8st 2lbs Mr A Goddard
8 CAROLINE   5-8st 1 lb Mr Pearce
9 MOUNTEBANK   5-8st 1 lb Mr Dundas
10 GERONA   5-7st 9lbs Captain Vyse
11 ASPERN   5-7st 13lbs Mr Starling
12 SKIRMISH   4-7st 11lbs Sir G Webster
13 WALTON Mare   5-7st 8lbs Mr Z Bolt
14 THE CAPTAIN   3-6st 10lbs Mr Craven
15 URGANDA   3-6st 2lbs Mr Vasittart
The inaugural running of the Wokingham Handicap over the 6 furlongs of the New Mile course took place on Friday 18th June 1813 and the winner, Pointers, a brown horse by Giles out of a Woodpecker mare, won a first prize of 100 Guineas added and 17 subscriptions of 5 guineas each (equivalent to £13,000 in 2020), beating Lodona and Sorcery. Over round N/A
Wokingham Stakes Handicap 6 furlongs 1813
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