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 1913 Handicap 6 furlongs on New Mile
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer Owner
1 BRAXTED F Herbert Rogers Sir T Dewar 100/7
2 MEDIATOR C Trigg W Waugh Prince Kinsky 5/1 fav
3 GIANT E Piper Sam Darling Mr C E Howard 100/9
4 BONBON ROSE Walter Earl Mombel (France) M R de Mombel 33/1
5 BORROW J H Martin Joyner Mr Whitney 7/1
6 WRACK Danny Maher Percy Peck Lord Rosebery 100/12
7 WHITE STAR W Huxley Morton Mr Jim Joel 33/1
8 POOR BOY Wal Griggs Charles Peck Mr Solly Joel 20/1
9 GRAMMONT Steve Donoghue Atty Persse Sir W Nelson 20/1
10 WISE SYMON Henri Jelliss Robinson Mr J Buchanan 100/7
11 ASK PAPA Seymour Robson Mr W Wilson 8/1
12 NIGHT RIDER C Ringstead Sam Darling Mr C Carroll 33/1
13 ARDIGON Spear Sam Pickering Mr G Paton 100/7
14 CATARACT H Robbins Beardsley Mr T Pilkington 100/9
15 IRISH DEMON R Stokes C Waugh Sir T Dewar 33/1
16 JOHN AMENDALL T Price J Smith Mr W Hall Walker 33/1
17 DODGER G Bullock Fallon Major Edwards 33/1
18 PRINCE RUPERT C Longhurst Hallick Mr J C Galstann 33/1
19 EARLY GIRL Patman Captain Dewhurst Mr G A Prentice 33/1
20 GALLEOT J Ledson Kelly Mr G Barclay 33/1
21 MATTER W Buckley W Halsey Sir Ernest Cassel 33/1
22 RECLAME W Smyth Batho Lord Clonmell 33/1
The Wokingham Handicap over the 6 furlongs of the New Mile course took place on Friday 20th June 1913 and the winner, a bay colt by Forfarshire out of Sillibub, won a first prize of 900 sovereigns (equivalent to £106,000 in 2020). Over round 133%
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 1897 1898 1899
1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909
1910 1911 1912 1913