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 1878 Handicap 6 furlongs on New Mile
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer/Age/weight Owner
1 TRAPPIST Fred Archer Joe Cannon 6-9st 10lbs Captain Prime 7/2
2 WARRIOR George Fordham William Goater 4-7st 5lbs Lord Rivers 5/2 fav
3 IVY Hopkins Jimmy Ryan 4-6st 5lbs Mr J H Houldsworth 33/1
4 RIFLE Morris Tom Jennings 4-8st 4lbs Mr Tom Jennings 33/1
5 CHEVRON Newhouse William Jarvis 4-7st 13lbs Mr F Leleu 20/1
6 ROWLSTON A Wood Robert Peck 5-7st 11lbs Mr Robert Peck 100/1
7 SPIELGELSCHIFF Tomlinson Enoch 4-7st 2lbs Lord Zetland 100/1
8 PHENIX W Johnson Tom Jennings 3-6st 13lbs Count F De Lagrange 100/1
9 BRIGILA Weedon John Dawson 4-6st 11lbs Mr C Alexander 20/1
10 DALGARNO J Macdonald Mathew Dawson 3-6st 10lbs Lord Ellesmere 100/1
11 BEL ANGE Luke John Dawson 3-6st 9lbs Prince Batthyany 50/1
12 INCENSE W Macdaonald Wadlow 4-6st 6lbs Lord Downe 25/1
13 SWING Morgan Wadlow 4-6st 7lbs Lord Bradford 50/1
14 FAIR LYONESE T Hopper Tom Leader 3-6st 5lbs Mr W S Cartwright 33/1
15 BELLICENT Beach Dover 3-6st 4lbs Lord Rosebery 33/1
16 BONIFACE Lemaire Charles Blanton 3-6st 4lbs Captain Machell 20/1
17 NITOCRIS Barker Peter Price 4-6st 2lbs Mr R James 100/1
18 PIACENZA Gallon Henry Woolcott 3-6st 0lbs Sir George Chetwynd 7/1
19 HADDON Collins Jousife 3-6st 0lbs Lord Kesteven 20/1
20 KING OLAF W Hammond Enoch 3-5st 12lbs Mr J Lowther 100/1
21 NECKLACE Saddington Enoch 3-5st 10lbs Lord Zetland 100/8
22 BONBY BETTY Graves Charles Blanton 3-5st 7lbs Sir J D Astley 100/6
23 PRECEDENCE Sadler Alec Taylor 3-5st 7lbs Mr Alec Taylor 33/1
24 KING HAROLD Green Joseph Dawson 3-5st 8lbs Mr J T Best 100/1
The Wokingham Handicap over the 6 furlongs of the New Mile course took place on Friday 21st June 1878 and the winner, a bay horse by Hermit out of Bunch, won a first prize of 500 Guineas added and 93 subscriptions of 5 guineas each (equivalent to £128,000 in 2020). Over round 126%
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 1872 A 1873 A 1874 1875 1876 1877 1878