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 1829 Handicap 6 furlongs on New Mile
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer/Age/weight Owner
1 LAZARUS Tommy Lye 3-6st 11lbs Mr Young 6/1
2 CARTHAGO   6-8st 12lbs Mr Rush 5/2 fav
3 OPPIDAN Frank Boyce 4-7st 8lbs Duke of Rutland
4 LEVIATHAN H Edwards 6-9st 3lbs Mr Delme Radcliffe
5 THE ALDERMAN Jem Robinson aged-8st 9lbs Duke of Richmond 3/1
6 CHRYSALIS   5-8st 7lbs Mr Wooding
7 MACASSAR   4-7st 4lbs Mr L Charlton
8 ORVILLE colt Tom Goodisson 3-6st 7lbs Mr Payne
9 ORVILLE colt   3-6st 7lbs Colonel Russell
The Wokingham Handicap over the 6 furlongs of the New Mile course took place on Friday 18th June 1829 and the winner, a bay horse by Moses out of Pranks, 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
      1813 1814 1815 1816 1817 1818 1819
1820 1821 1822 1823 1824 1825 1826 1827 1828 1829