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 1896 Handicap 6 furlongs on New Mile
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer/Age/weight Owner
1 KILCOCK Madden Sam Darling 4-8st 4lbs Captain Greer 5/2 fav
2 SIR MICHAEL W Clayton Lewis 4-7st 2lbs Mr W W Fulton 20/1
3 CHASSEURE Bradford Jimmy Ryan 4-8st 0lbs Mr John Ryan 20/1
4 HELEN NICHOLS Reiff Wishard (Private) 6-7st 11lbs Mr E Wishard 20/1
5 AMANDIER Tommy Loates Joseph Hayhoe aged-8st 8lbs Baron De Rothschild 8/1
6 WISE VIRGIN F Finlay Robinson 4-8st 6lbs Mr A F Bassett 40/1
7 LA SAGESSE Fagan Martin Gurry 4-7st 10lbs Sir J Miller 40/1
8 SWEET AUBURN Sam Loates Craddock 5-7st 6lbs M R Lebaudy 4/1
9 WHISTON Grimshaw James Waugh 4-7st 5lbs Mr Dobell 100/7
10 CLAROS Knowles James Jewitt 3-7st 3lbs Mr C J Blake 33/1
11 DEEP SEA K Cannon Tom Cannon jnr 4-7st 2lbs Mr Tom Cannon jnr 100/9
12 ANISETTE II J Wall Huggins 4-7st 1lbs Mr Pierre Lorillard 50/1
13 MALGO Allsopp Chandler 3-7st 1lbs Mr R Pryor 20/1
14 PERFECT DREAM Robinson Richard Marsh 3-6st 12lbs Lord Wolverton 33/1
15 ATHCLIATH Freemantle Braime 3-6st 10lbs Mr H T Barclay 100/12
16 MELANGE Herbert Toon George Lambton 3-6st 9lbs Lord Stanley 100/6
17 PARDALO Newton Tom Jennings jnr 4-6st 8lbs Mr L Brassey 33/1
18 RECORDER H Sanderson James Jewitt 4-6st 7lbs Mr James Jewitt 25/1
19 SERFDOM F Smith G Dawson 3-6st 7lbs Lord Londonderry 50/1
20 GAS Fearis Walters jnr 4-6st 4lbs Lord Rosebery 33/1
21 KYOTO Lounie John Dawson snr 3-6st 1lb Mr Wallace Johnstone 50/1
The Wokingham Handicap over the 6 furlongs of the New Mile course took place on Friday 19th June 1896 and the winner, a bay horse by Kilwarlin, won a first prize of 500 Guineas added and 69 subscriptions of 15 guineas each (equivalent to £200,000 in 2020). Over round 140%
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 1888 1889
1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896