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 1867 | Stakes | 5 furlongs | ||
Pos. | Horse | Jockey | Trainer/Age/weight | Owner |
1 | LADY ELIZABETH | George Fordham | John Day 2-8st 12lbs | Marquess of Hastings Evens fav |
2 | CHELSEA | Snowden | Watson 2-8st 10lbs | Mr T V Morgan 10/1 |
3 | KING ALFRED | J Daley | Joseph Hayhoe 2-8st 10lbs | Baron Rothschild 20/1 |
4 | RURIE | Challoner | Goodwin 2-8st 10lbs | Mr G Bryan 25/1 |
5 | AJAX | T French | William Harlock 2-8st 10lbs | Mr G Fleming 25/1 |
6 | BIRD ON THE WING brother (YM) | Aldcroft | William Harlock 2-8st 10lbs | Lord Glasgow 25/1 |
7 | BIRD ON THE WING brother (Drake) | Cannon | William Harlock 2-8st 10lbs | Lord Glasgow 25/1 |
8 | JOHN LEECH | I Sadler | William Day 2-8st 10lbs | Sir F Johnstone 25/1 |
9 | DONALDBAIN | John Osborne | Tom Dawson 2-8st 10lbs | Mr J Johnstone 25/1 |
10 | RABICAN | Hibberd | Tom Jennings 2-8st 10lbs | Count F De Lagrange 2/1 |
11 | LEAMINGTON filly | Jem Goater | Rigby (Private) 2-8st 7lbs | Mr G Rigby 25/1 |
12 | BENEFACTRESS | H Sharp | Drislene 2-8st 7lbs | Mr J Saxon 25/1 |
The New Stakes, forerunner of the Norfolk Stakes, took place on Thursday 6th June 1867 and the winner, a bay filly by Trumpeter out of Miss Bowzer, won a first prize was 760 sovereigns from 66 subscribers (equivalent to £86,000 in 2020). | Over round 129% |
Norfolk Stakes | Group 2 | 5 furlongs | 1843 | ||||||
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