Royal Ascot: Norfolk Stakes
The Norfolk Stakes, a Group 2 flat race over 5 furlongs open to two-year-old horses, is currently staged on the third day of the Royal meeting. The event was established in 1843, and it was originally called the New Stakes. The inaugural running was won by Rattan. The race was renamed the Norfolk Stakes in 1973, in honour of the 16th Duke of Norfolk who served as the Royal Representative at Ascot from 1945 to 1972. For a time the event held Group 3 status, but it was promoted to Group 2 level in 2006. |
New Stakes 1854 | Stakes | 5 furlongs | ||
Pos. | Horse | Jockey | Trainer/Age/weight | Owner |
1 | MONGE | Alfred Day | 2-8st 7lbs | Mr Drinkald 8/1 |
2 | BORDER CHIEF | Wells | 2-8st 7lbs | Mr C Fenning 6/4 fav |
3 | FLATTERER | Yates | 2-8st 7lbs | Mr T Powell 3/1 |
4 | SHOREHAM | Bartholomew | 2-8st 7lbs | Mr Adkins 25/1 |
5 | ANNANDALE colt | Whitehouse | 2-8st 7lbs | Sir W Booth 25/1 |
6 | THE LIBEL | Nat Flatman | 2-8st 7lbs | Lord Bruce 25/1 |
7 | NOISY | W Day | 2-8st 7lbs | Mr Farrance 25/1 |
8 | DAISY | W Abdale | 2-8st 3lbs | Mr Martyn 25/1 |
9 | CATASTROPHE | H Goater | 2-8st 3lbs | Mr J Merry 25/1 |
10 | RIFLEMAN | Knight | 2-8st 7lbs | Mr George Osbaldeston 25/1 |
11 | BLUE PETER | Charlton | 2-8st 7lbs | Baron Rothschild 25/1 |
12 | TWINKLE brother | Simpson | 2-8st 7lbs | Baron Rothschild 25/1 |
13 | MARY | Clements | 2-8st 3lbs | Mr Saxon 5/1 |
The New Stakes, forerunner of the Norfolk Stakes, took place on Thursday 15th June 1854 and the winner, a grey colt by Mathematician out of The Star, won a first prize was 540 sovereigns from 44 subscribers (equivalent to £60,000 in 2020). | Over round 128% |
Norfolk Stakes | Group 2 | 5 furlongs | 1843 | ||||||
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