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 1887 Handicap 6 furlongs on New Mile
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer/Age/weight Owner
1 EVERITT Tommy Loates Tyler 4-6st 9lbs Lord Ailesbury 100/8
2 ANNAMITE Robinson Chandler 3-7st 10lbs Sir W Throckmorton 15/2
3 ISOBAR Sam Loates Wadlow 5-7st 12lbs Lord Bradford 20/1
4 DESPAIR A White W Stevens aged-8st 12lbs Mr W Gilbert 20/1
5 TYRONE Warne John Ryan 4-8st 6lbs Mr J Daly 100/3
6 CAMPBELL Charles Wood William Goater 5-7st 11lbs Mr Craven 4/1 fav
7 CANDLEMAS G Barrett John Porter 4-7st 8lbs Sir F Johnstone 85/20
8 SWEETHEART Harrison Martin Gurry 3-7st 1lbs Mr P Renfrew 50/1
9 VERACITY J Calder Weever 3-7st 0lbs Mr W J Leigh 100/7
10 AGNOSTIC Jimmy Woodburn John Dawson 3-6st 12lbs Mr R B Brett 50/1
11 QUICKSAND J Wall James Waugh 3-6st 11lbs Mr A B Carr 100/8
12 DEBENTURE Morny Cannon Tom Cannon 3-6st 2lbs Mr D Henty 100/7
13 GERVAS Parks Sherwood 3-6st 2lbs Mr Frank Lawson 50/1
14 BESSIE C Dunn Sherwood 3-6st 6lbs Mr R Sherwood 100/6
15 SHIMMER Tom Chaloner Sherrard 3-6st 4lbs General Owen Williams 15/2
16 RHINE MAIDEN Bradbury William Goater 3-5st 12lbs Mr Craven 25/1
17 TISSAPHERNES Allsopp Jousiffe 3-5st 12lbs Mr H T Barclay 20/1
The Wokingham Handicap over the 6 furlongs of the New Mile course took place on Friday 10th June 1887 and the winner, a bay gelding by Pellegrino out of Celosia, won a first prize of 500 Guineas added and 65 subscriptions of 15 guineas each (equivalent to £195,000 in 2020). Actual first prize was £880. Over round 127%
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 1885 1886 1887