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 1856 Handicap 6 furlongs on New Mile
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer/Age/weight Owner
1 MABEL Plumb 5-6st 10lbs Mr John Payne 7/4 fav
2 OLTENITZA Ashmall 3-7st 9lbs Mr Stanley 5/1
3 JESUIT Alfred Day 3-6st 6lbs Lord Clifden 10/1
4 OCTAVIA Sly aged-8st 0lbs Mr Waller 20/1
5 BRITISH REMEDY Bray 3-7st 6lbs Mr Elwes 20/1
6 THE CROPPER Prior 4-7st 2lbs Mr Elwes 20/1
7 ASTROLOGUS George Fordham 3-7st 0lbs Lord Anglesey 20/1
8 BARFLEUR J Steggles 3-7st 0lbs Captain D Lane 20/1
9 BASIKA Heffer 4-6st 10lbs Lord Exeter 10/1
10 CALIFORNIA DICK J Quinton 3-6st 10lbs Mr Thomas 20/1
11 REDAN Salter 3-6st 4lbs Sir Joseph Hawley 7/1
The Wokingham Handicap over the 6 furlongs of the New Mile course took place on Friday 13th June 1856 and the winner, a brown mare by Van Tromp out of Queen Mab, won a first prize of 155 Guineas added and 21 subscriptions of 5 guineas each (equivalent to £17,000 in 2020). Over round 112%
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 1855 A 1856 A