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 1854 Handicap 6 furlongs on New Mile
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer/Age/weight Owner
1 HOBBYHORSE Nat Flatman 4-7st 13lbs Lord Derby 5/2 fav
2 OCTAVIA Crouch 5-8st 3lbs Mr Waller 20/1
3 HUMBOLDT Charlton 3-7st 5lbs Mr Bradshaw 5/1
4 CHEDDAR Sly 4-8st 7lbs Lord Clifden 20/1
5 COMFIT Job Marson 4-8st 7lbs Lord Zetland 20/1
6 GLENSTRAE Wells 3-8st 2lbs Mr Howard 20/1
7 WILLIAM RUFUS W Abdale 4-8st 2lbs Count Batthyany 20/1
8 GREY TOMMY Alfred Day 5-8st 1lbs Mr Drinkald 6/1
9 SONGSTER Ashmall 5-7st 13lbs Mr Sargeant 20/1
10 SANDHURST E Sharp 4-7st 11lbs Mr Margenis 20/1
11 MOUNTAIN FLOWER J Mann 5-7st 11lbs Lord Exeter 20/1
12 LITTLE TOM Cliff 4-7st 5lbs Mr Morris 20/1
13 ADELINE W Cowley 3-6st 13lbs Mr J Perrin 20/1
14 MARGARETTA S Steggles 3-6st 8lbs Lord Exeter 20/1
The Wokingham Handicap over the 6 furlongs of the New Mile course took place on Friday 16th June 1854 and the winner, a bay horse by Ithuriel out of Tour De Force, won a first prize of 235 Guineas added and 27 subscriptions of 5 guineas each (equivalent to £26,000 in 2020). Over round 113%
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 1844 A 1845 A B 1846 A 1847 A 1848 A 1849 A
1850 A 1851 A 1852 A 1853 A 1854 A