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 1861 Handicap 6 furlongs on New Mile
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer/Age/weight Owner
1 NUTBUSH H Grimshaw 3-7st 7lbs Mr Hawkesley 6/1
2 SOUTHPORT A Edwards 3-7st 7lbs Captain D Lane 5/2
3 CONFIDENCE Midgley 3-6st 7lbs Lord Westmorland 2/1 fav
4 MISS JULIA Geroge Fordham aged-9st 0lbs Captain Christie 20/1
5 BARON MUNCHAUSEN W Bottom 4-8st 4lbs Lord Chesterfield 6/1
6 SIR HUGH J Mann 4-7st 10lbs Lord W Powlett 8/1
7 SCRUBBING BRUSH Challoner 3-7st 5lbs Mr T Valentine 20/1
8 CARBINE W Woodhouse 3-6st 5lbs Mr J C Smith 20/1
9 ORESTES Morris 3-5st 10lbs Mr G Hodgman 20/1
The Wokingham Handicap over the 6 furlongs of the New Mile course took place on Friday 14th June 1861 and the winner, a bay colt by Filbert out of Beauty, won a first prize of 125 Guineas added and 15 subscriptions of 5 guineas each (equivalent to £15,000 in 2020). Over round 120%
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 1861 A B