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 1884 Handicap 6 furlongs on New Mile
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer/Age/weight Owner
1 ENERGY Fred Archer C Arnull 4-8st 9lbs Mr Manton 5/2
2 DUKE OF RICHMOND Charles Wood John Porter 3-7st 11lbs Duke of Westminster 5/1
3 ROSIE E Martin William Goater 6-6st 12lbs Mr Craven 33/1
4 DESPAIR Fred Webb W Stevens 5-9st 5lbs Mr W Gilbert 20/1
5 THE PRINCE John Watts William Jarvis 4-8st 13lbs Mr Adrian 25/1
6 BEDOUIN J Morrell John Dawson jnr 3-7st 7lbs Mr R Carrington 100/6
7 WHITELOCK K Tomlinson Wadlow 3-7st 3lbs Lord Bradford 25/1
8 BOULEVARD A White Humphreys 4-7st 3lbs Mr J C Murphy 100/6
9 TYNDRUM W Lashmar John Dawson 4-7st 1lbs Mr T E Walker 20/1
10 BRAYLEY F Barrett John Dawson jnr 4-6st 13lbs Lord Ellesmere 50/1
11 EDISON Skipp Richard Marsh 3-6st 12lbs Duke of Hamilton 33/1
12 CUTLET A Woodburn Joe Cannon 4-6st 12lbs Lord Rosebery 20/1
13 LEGACY A Johnson Tom Jennings snr 3-6st 12lbs Mr Tom Jennings 8/1
The Wokingham Handicap over the 6 furlongs of the New Mile course took place on Friday 13th June 1884 and the winner, a chesnut horse by Sterling out of Cherry Duchess, won a first prize of 500 Guineas added and 63 subscriptions of 15 guineas each (equivalent to £181,000 in 2020). Over round 105%
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
1880 1881 1882 1883 1884