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 1821 Handicap 6 furlongs on New Mile
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer/Age/weight Owner
1 ST PATRICK Sam Day 4-7st 13lbs Mr L Charlton 2/1 fav
2 WAXY filly   3-7st 7lbs Duke of Rutland 8/1
3 TRUFFLE filly   4-8st 4lbs Mr Rush
4 SLIM   6-9st 5lbs Mr Dockeray 4/1
5 ELASTIC   5-8st 7lbs Mr Biggs
6 SOOTA   5-8st 7lbs Duke of York 4/1
7 GUISTENELLI   5-8st 5lbs Mr Grove
8 LOUNGER   4-8st 0lb Colonel Marland
9 BLUCHER filly   4-7st 12 lb Mr Farrall
10 CLAN ALBYN   4-7st 10lbs Mr Fraser
11 ATON   3-7st 0lbs Mr Cay
12 SCARPA   3-6st 13lbs Mr Thomas Thornhill
13 LITTLE MAB   3-6st 12lbs Sir John Shelley
The Wokingham Handicap over the 6 furlongs of the New Mile course took place on Friday 22nd June 1821 and the winner, a chestnut horse by Walton out of a Dick Andrews mare, won a first prize of 100 Guineas added and 17 subscriptions of 5 guineas each (equivalent to £20,500 in 2020). Over round N/A
Wokingham Stakes Handicap 6 furlongs 1813
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