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 First Class 1843 Handicap 6 furlongs on New Mile
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer/Age/weight Owner
1 DROMEDARY C Balchin 6-7st 1lbs Mr Gerrard 10/1
2 WEE PET R Pettit 3-6st 12lbs Lord Exeter 6/1
3 TEMERITY T Day 3-6st 5lbs Mr M Dilly 20/1
4 PALLADIUM Sam Darling 4-8st 8lbs Mr Etwall 8/1
5 MONOPS Nat Flatman 6-8st 7lbs Mr Gardnor 10/1
6 CAMELINO F Butler 6-8st 3lbs Lord Rosslyn 5/2 fav
7 MODESTY Bartholomew 4-7st 4lbs Mr Ongley 7/1
8 MALLARD Jem Chapple 3-7st 3lbs Lord Orford 20/1
9 ROCHESTER Sam Darling jnr 4-7st 3lbs Mr Collins 5/1
The Wokingham Handicap over the 6 furlongs of the New Mile course took place on Friday 16th June 1843 and the winner, a bay horse by Camel out of Bay Bess, won a first prize of 175 Guineas added and 15 subscriptions of 5 guineas each (equivalent to £22,500 in 2020). Over round 111%
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 1843 A