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 1823 Handicap 6 furlongs on New Mile
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer/Age/weight Owner
1 SPRITE Sam Barnard 4-7st 10lbs Mr Northey 7/1
2 LANGTONIAN   6-8st 10lbs Mr J Walker
3 INFERIOR   aged-8st 11lbs Mr A Braithwaite
4 SIR HULDIBRAND   5-8st 7lbs Mr H Percy 7/2 jt fav
5 ANTELOPE   6-8st 4lbs Mr Heathcote
6 BLACK-AND-ALL-BLACK   5-8st 4lbs Mt Wyndham
7 NORTH WESTER   5-8st 4lbs Mr Greville
8 ANTONIO brother   4-8st 2lb Lord Darlington 5/1
9 ANGELICA   4-7st 12 lb Mr West 7/2 jt fav
10 MAGNUS TROIL sister   3-6st 7lbs Mr Forth
The Wokingham Handicap over the 6 furlongs of the New Mile course took place on Friday 13th June 1823 and the winner, a bay filly by Phantom out of Catherine, won a first prize of 100 Guineas added and 12 subscriptions of 5 guineas each (equivalent to £19,000 in 2020). Over round N/A
Wokingham Stakes Handicap 6 furlongs 1813
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