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 1840 Handicap 6 furlongs on New Mile
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer/Age/weight Owner
1 HELLESPONT J Howlett Charles Marson 3-6st 7lbs Lord Exeter 7/1
2 BELLISSIMA Conolly 5-8st 7lbs Mr Maley 6/1
3 THE BURNING BEAUTY Bell 3-5st 11lbs Mr Robertson 5/1
4 PAGANINI Nat Flatman 5-9st 0lbs Colonel J Peel 20/1
5 THE DRAMA Wakefield 4-7st 8lbs Mr T V Shelley 4/1 fav
6 LAMA Stag 3-7st 0lbs Mr Farrall 20/1
7 MUNGO PARKE C Edwards jnr 3-6st 7lbs Captain Gardnor 9/2
8 RULER Francis 3-6st 4lbs Mr Eddison 9/2
9 NONSENSE filly Simon Templeman 3-5st 4lbs Colonel Wyndham 20/1
10 PERDITA A Lad 3-4st 4lbs Duke of Bedford 20/1
11 NONSENSE filly Tiny 3-3st 12lbs General Wyndham 20/1
The Wokingham Handicap over the 6 furlongs of the New Mile course took place on Friday 19th June 1840 and the winner, a bay colt by Reveller out of Marmora, won a first prize of 230 Guineas added and 26 subscriptions of 5 guineas each (equivalent to £23,000 in 2020). Over round 123%
Wokingham Stakes Handicap 6 furlongs 1813
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1820 1821 1822 1823 1824 1825 1826 1827 1828 1829
1830 1831 1832 1833 1834 1835 1836 1837 A 1838 A 1839
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