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 1860 Handicap 6 furlongs on New Mile
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer/Age/weight Owner
1 PRELUDE Challoner John Scott 4-6st 11lbs Sir Charles Monck 10/1
2 PREDICTOR A Edwards 3-6st 12lbs Mr J Ingham 8/1
3 WHITE ROSE Veraby 3-7st 2lbs Mr J Saxon 25/1
4 TIARA D Plumb 5-8st 10lbs Mr Henry 25/1
5 LONGRANGE Aldcroft 5-8st 7lbs Mr Murland 25/1
6 SCHISM J Adams 4-8st 7lbs Mr W Day 25/1
7 TIGHT FIT W Bottom 4-8st 4lbs Mr W S S Crawfurd 10/1
8 ST CLARENCE Charlton 4-8st 1lbs Mrs Osbaldeston 25/1
9 LONGBOW filly W Bradley 3-7st 3lbs Sir Joseph Hawley 25/1
10 WOODBURN Last 4-6st 13lbs Mr R Ten Broeck 25/1
11 ZORETAN A Grimshaw 4-6st 7lbs Mr E Batson 7/2 fav
12 NARCISSUS Dickenson 3-6st 0lbs Lord Coventry 9/2
13 DOESKIN J Grimshaw 4-6st 0lbs Mr Hodgman 9/2
14 ROSE MIDDLETON A Bradley 3-5st 13lbs Count Batthyany 25/1
The Wokingham Handicap over the 6 furlongs of the New Mile course took place on Friday 8th June 1860 and the winner, a brown filly by Touchstone out of Gossamer, won a first prize of 135 Guineas added and 17 subscriptions of 5 guineas each (equivalent to £16,500 in 2020). Over round 119%
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 1858 A 1859
1860 A B