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 Second Class 1842 Handicap 6 furlongs on New Mile
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer/Age/weight Owner
1 JEREMY DIDDLER Bartholomew 3-7st 3lbs Lord Stradbroke 20/1
2 WINDSOR J Howlett 4-7st 2lbs Mr H Scott 3/1 fav
3 CAMEL colt Jem Chapple 4-7st 4lbs Mr Gardnor 7/1
4 CURRYCOMB Sly 5-8st 13lbs Mr Clarke 20/1
5 DROMEDARY C Balchin 5-8st 7lbs Mr Garrard 20/1
6 ALL FOURS Nat Flatman aged-8st 2lbs Lord Chesterfield 7/2
7 MULCIBER Wakefield 5-7st 10lbs Mr Isaac Day 10/1
8 VAKEEL Crouch 3-7st 7lbs Sir W Stanley 6/1
9 SOLOMON S Mann 3-7st 7lbs Mr Phillimore 6/1
10 TRIDENT Bell 3-7st 0lbs Mr Lichtwald 7/1
11 DECISION T Day 4-7st 0lbs Mr Legg 20/1
12 SAROS R Pettit 3-6st 7lbs Lord Exeter 20/1
13 PATCHWORK R Cotton 3-6st 0lbs Lord Exeter 20/1
The Wokingham Handicap over the 6 furlongs of the New Mile course took place on Friday 10th June 1842 and the winner, a brown colt by Jerry out of Marpessa, won a first prize of 195 Guineas added and 19 subscriptions of 5 guineas each (equivalent to £22,000 in 2020). Over round 138%
Wokingham Stakes Handicap 6 furlongs 1813
      1813 1814 1815 1816 1817 1818 1819
1820 1821 1822 1823 1824 1825 1826 1827 1828 1829
1830 1831 1832 1833 1834 1835 1836 1837 A 1838 A 1839
1840 1841 A 1842 A