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 1870 Handicap 6 furlongs on New Mile
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer/Age/weight Owner
1 ALLBROOK Cannon William Day 4-8st 2lbs Sir F Johnstone 2/1 fav
2 DEPARTURE Maidment Alec Taylor 5-7st 6lbs Mr G Payne 100/15
3 STEPHANOTIS Tom Chaloner Mathew Dawson 3-8st 4lbs Mr R C Naylor 100/8
4 HAWTHORNDEN T French 3-8st 9lbs Mr T V Morgan 25/1
5 SWEET SOUND W Gray 3-8st 2lbs Mr Johnstone 25/1
6 FLYAWAY JACK Huxtable 3-7st 11lbs Mr Beverley 25/1
7 BLACKLOCK Gradwell 5-7st 6lbs Mr J Radcliffe 7/1
8 CRUISKEEN Hibberd 3-7st 5lbs Mr Buckenham 25/1
9 POLLY PERKINS sister Hunt 3-6st 12lbs Mr H Savile 100/8
10 WAIF Butler 3-6st 11lbs Mr J Hawley 15/1
11 STOCKDALE Wilson 3-6st 9lbs Mr J Mannington 100/30
The Wokingham Handicap over the 6 furlongs of the New Mile course took place on Friday 17th June 1870 and the winner, a brown horse by Wild Dayrell out of Elizabeth, won a first prize of 120 Guineas added and 14 subscriptions of 5 guineas each (equivalent to £14,000 in 2020). Over round 124%
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 1863 A 1864 A 1865 A 1866 A 1867 A 1868 A 1869 A
1870 A