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.
Early history:- The inaugural running of the New Stakes, the forerunner of the Norfolk Stakes, over the 5 furlongs of the two-year-old course took place on Thursday 15th June 1843 and was won by Mr Crockford's Rattan (5/2) who beat Assay and Charming Kate by 3 lengths and 5 lengths.
New Stakes 1862 Stakes 5 furlongs
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer/Age/weight Owner
1 BLUE MANTLE Aldcroft 2-8st 12lbs Count D Lane 2/1 fav
2 VIVID H Grimshaw 2-8st 7lbs Count F de Lagrange 25/1
3 CERINTHA A Edwards 2-8st 7lbs Lord Stamford 100/30
4 DR SYNTAX Alfred Day 2-8st 7lbs Mr W Day 3/1
5 VAULTER George Fordham 2-8st 7lbs Mr R Ten Broeck 100/6
6 GOLD DUST Norman 2-8st 2lbs Mr G Fleming 25/1
7 LORD OF THE ISLES colt Hayward 2-8st 7lbs Mr James Merry 100/8
8 NEILGHERRY Challoner 2-8st 2lbs Mr R C Naylor 25/1
9 CANACE E Sharp 2-8st 2lbs Baron Rothschild 100/6
10 AMAZONIAN Midgley 2-8st 2lbs Mr J Saxon 25/1
11 LOUP-GAROU filly Drew 2-8st 2lbs Mr A Taylor 25/1
12 LOUISE BONNE Hibberd 2-8st 2lbs Lord St Vincent 25/1
The New Stakes, forerunner of the Norfolk Stakes, took place on Thursday 19th June 1862 and the winner, a bay colt by Kingston out of Paradigm, won a first prize was 660 sovereigns from 56 subscribers (equivalent to £81,000 in 2020). Over round 128%
Norfolk Stakes Group 2 5 furlongs 1843
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