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 1939 Handicap 6 furlongs
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer Owner
1 AMERICA R A Jones H Jelliss Mr F W Wilmot 20/1
2 ANTECEDENT G Richards Barling Mr T F Blackwell 100/8
3 SHALFLEET B Carslake H Leader Mr H Leader 100/6
4 CARNIVAL BOY J Simposn F Leach Miss Momckton 100/8
5 DAVY DOLITTLE P Beasley Persse Miss R Parsons 20/1
6 KNIGHTS CAPRICE J Canty R Dawson Colonel Clarke 15/2 jt fav
7 ROULADE R Perryman F S Butters Captain A S Wills 100/6
8 AMY ROBSART F Lane Lawson Mrs C Beatty 33/1
9 LYNEDOCH J Sirett Sneyd Lt-Colonel Green 20/1
10 HISS HIGNESS J Crouch W Jarvis Mr E Harmsworth 33/1
11 LOHENGRIN M Beary P Beary Lord Portman 100/8
12 BELLE TRAVERS D Smith Frank Butters Mt T Lant 100/6
13 GLUCOSE H Graves T E Leader Mr Haldin 33/1
14 CAPSOLIN R Lacey Lambton Duke of Portland 33/1
15 THE DRUMMER W Nevett Carr Mr W Carr 20/1
16 ST SWITHIN C Richards M Hartigan Mrs Benson 100/8
17 BECKFORD W Sibbritt Ireland Mr R O'Neill 33/1
18 DARK TOLLY A Richardson R Day Sir Abe Bailey 33/1
19 CANNY LAD W Carr Sneyd Mr Gorman 25/1
20 GUNBOAT P Evans F Armstrong Mrs Levenstein 33/1
21 LEADING TOPIC E Smith J Jarvis Mr C Gordon 33/1
22 GRAND GIFT K Gethin F Armstrong Mr E Hudson 33/1
23 OUT OF ORDER P Maher C Peck Mr J Joel 100/7
24 SPLICED G Wells Carr Mr J Hamer 15/2 jt fav
25 MERCATOR James Doyle Gilpin Captain H King 33/1
26 COUGAR W Griggs Earl Lord Derby 33/1
27 LADY PEACE K Mullins Cottrill Mr F Darling 33/1
28 FINGALL D V Dick Gilpin Duchess of Norfolk 33/1
The Wokingham Handicap over the 6 furlongs of the New Mile course took place on Friday 16th June 1939 and the winner, a chestnut colt by The Masher out of Miss Americus, won a first prize of £1730 (equivalent to £116,000 in 2020). Over round 144%
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 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919
1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929
1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939