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 1880 Handicap 6 furlongs on New Mile
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer/Age/weight Owner
1 WARRIOR John Osborne Joe Cannon 6-8st 9lbs Captain Machell 100/8
2 STRATHBLANE Bell Goddard 5-6st 10lbs Duke of Montrose 33/1
3 DISCOUNT Kellett Humprhreys 3-6st 7lbs Mr Y R Graham 6/1
4 VEGETARIAN Loates Alf Sadler 4-8st 5lbs Mr B Western 50/1
5 DUNMOW Maidment Gilbert 5-8st 2lbs Lord Cadogan 50/1
6 FLOTSAM Snowden Enoch 5-8st 5lbs Lord Zetland 50/1
7 BUTLER Charles Wood Joseph Dawson 5-8st 0lbs Sir George Chetwynd 8/1
8 LADY LUMLEY W Macdonald Wadlow 5-8st 0lbs Mr Wadlow 20/1
9 ELF KING George Fordham Alec Taylor 4-7st 12lbs Mr W S Crawfurd 10/1
10 PROLOGUE Sherratt Tom Jennings 4-7st 9lbs Count F De Lagrange 50/1
11 FALMOUTH Morgan John Porter 4-7st 9lbs Mr F Gretton 5/1 fav
12 STRATHERN Mordan Richard Marsh 4-7st 8lbs Mr J Foy 10/1
13 PRECIOUS Barker O'Beirne 5-7st 7lbs Mr Pulteney 50/1
14 VALENTINO Hopkins Joseph Hayhoe 3-7st 6lbs Leopold De Rthschild 100/7
15 ROSCIUS J Macdonald Rayner 4-7st 6lbs Mr C Rayner 10/1
16 FIRE KING Tinsley Mathew Dawson 3-7st 3lbs Lord Hastings 50/1
17 SIDONIA Luke John Dawson 6-7st 2lbs Mr R C Naylor 100/7
18 SUN OF YORK F Sharp Humphreys 4-7st 0lbs Mr Sherborne 33/1
19 SILVERSTREAK Cranham Richard Marsh 3-7st 0lbs Mr C Langley 100/7
20 WAR HORN Barrett John Dawson 3-6st 7lbs Mr Fetherstonhaugh 25/1
21 FLYAWAY DICK Brockwell Bowler 4-6st 7lbs Mr C Bush 30/1
22 ROSICRUCIAN colt Salter Alec Taylor 3-6st 4lbs Mr W S Crawfurd 25/1
23 BEACONSFIELD Greaves Charles Blanton 3-6st 4lbs Prince Soltykoff 25/1
The Wokingham Handicap over the 6 furlongs of the New Mile course took place on Friday 11th June 1880 and the winner, a bay horse by General Peel out of Neroli, won a first prize of 500 Guineas added and 87 subscriptions of 5 guineas each (equivalent to £182,000 in 2020). Over round 135%
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 1879
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