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 1871 Handicap 6 furlongs on New Mile
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer/Age/weight Owner
1 KNIGHTLEY H Covey Wadlow 3-7st 9lbs Lord Royston 100/8
2 MACALPINE Morris Joseph Dawson 3-8st 3lbs Prince Batthyany 2/1 fav
3 ALDERLEY Gradwell Alec Taylor 4-7st 9lbs Mr Arbery 6/1
4 LICTOR T French John Porter 6-8st 12lbs Sir Joseph Hawley 100/8
5 BONNIE KATIE Cannon 5-8st 9lbs Mr C Head 8/1
6 NIGHTINGALL Maidment 4-8st 1lb Mr F Pryor 100/8
7 MABILLE W Gray 3-6st 12lbs Mr H Savile 5/1
8 PATIENCE Wheeler 3-6st 11lbs Mr Wyatt 25/1
The Wokingham Handicap over the 6 furlongs of the New Mile course took place on Friday 9th June 1871 and the winner, a bay filly by Knight of St Patrick out of Cielia, won a first prize of 110 Guineas added and 12 subscriptions of 5 guineas each (equivalent to £13,000 in 2020). Over round 102%
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 1871 A