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 1857 Handicap 6 furlongs on New Mile
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer/Age/weight Owner
1 NOUGAT Bullock 3-5st 13lbs Captain Christie 8/1
2 BEECHNUT Edwards 3-6st 0lbs Lord Exeter 3/1 jt fav
3 KESTREL Hughes 4-8st 0lbs Captain Christie 8/1
4 THE EARLY BIRD Charlton 6-9st 6lbs Mr T Walker 3/1 jt fav
5 NOISETTE George Fordham aged-7st 5lbs Lord Exeter 10/1
6 GOOD FRIDAY Cresswell 4-7st 2lbs Mr Nunn 20/1
7 BOLD BUCCLEUGH Dales 4-6st 12lbs Mr T Walker 20/1
8 MABEL Plumb 6-6st 7lbs Mr John Payne 8/1
9 ORIANDA Walley 3-6st 4lbs Mr John Robson 20/1
10 BLUE BELL Land 4-6st 3lbs Mr Stinton 20/1
11 LEO Bray 3-5st 13lbs Mr J Southby 20/1
12 NAUGHTY BOY Shakespeare 3-5st 6lbs Mr Barber 10/1
The Wokingham Handicap over the 6 furlongs of the New Mile course took place on Friday 12th June 1857 and the winner, a brown filly by Sweetmeat out of Testatrix, won a first prize of 185 Guineas added and 17 subscriptions of 5 guineas each (equivalent to £21,000 in 2020). Over round 126%
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 1857 A