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 1862 Handicap 6 furlongs on New Mile
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer/Age/weight Owner
1 CONFECTIONER Cresswell 5-7st 9lbs Mr R Boyce 10/1
2 CAMPERDOWN T French 4-6st 6lbs Mr Greville 10/1
3 BLACK LILY Custance 4-8st 6lbs Lord Chesterfield 5/1
4 SOUTHPORT George Fordham 4-7st 13lbs Captain D Lane 9/2 fav
5 LORD OF THE MANOR S Rogers 6-9st 4lbs Mr Bruce 25/1
6 DOEFOOT Bullock 4-6st 12lbs Colonel Towneley 25/1
7 CERTIFICATE H Grimshaw 4-7st 1lbs Mr Hudson 5/1
8 PEAHEN J Plumb 3-6st 9lbs Mr W Nelson 7/1
9 NAIAD Deacon 3-5st 7lbs Mr John Day 5/1
The Wokingham Handicap over the 6 furlongs of the New Mile course took place on Friday 20th June 1862 and the winner, a bay colt by Sweetmeat out of Margaret of Anjou, won a first prize of 115 Guineas added and 15 subscriptions of 5 guineas each (equivalent to £14,000 in 2020). Over round 106%
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 1862 A B