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 Second Class 1855 Handicap 6 furlongs on New Mile
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer/Age/weight Owner
1 PALMERSTON George Fordham 3-6st 4lbs Lord Chesterfield 2/1 fav
2 ICARUS Quinton 3-6st 4lbs Lord Orford 10/1
3 NAMUR Salter 3-6st 4lbs Mr Percival 10/1
4 JOHN BARLEYCORD Jem Goater 4-7st 0lbs Mr Merry 5/1
5 THE POOR PLAYER T Cliff 3-6st 7lbs Mr Bryan 3/1
6 KENNYSIDE HERO Kendall 4-8st 0lbs Mr Wood 10/1
The Wokingham Handicap over the 6 furlongs of the New Mile course took place on Friday 8th June 1855 and the winner, a chestnut colt by Cotherstone out of Makeless, won a first prize of 180 Guineas added and 16 subscriptions of 5 guineas each (equivalent to £19,500 in 2020). Over round 101%
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