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 1868 | Stakes | 5 furlongs | ||
Pos. | Horse | Jockey | Trainer/Age/weight | Owner |
1 | BELLADRUM | George Fordham | Waugh 2-9st 1lbs | Mr James Merry 6/4 fav |
2 | RYSHWORTH | Maidment | Gilbert 2-9st 1lbs | Mr H Savile 15/1 |
3 | NEWMINSTER filly | J Osborne | Johnstone (Private) 2-8st 7lbs | Mr Johnstone 10/1 |
4 | TIM WHIFFLER colt | J Daley | Joseph Hayhoe 2-9st 1lbs | Baron Rothschild 25/1 |
5 | THE ORPHAN | Custance | Bloss 2-8st 8lbs | Mr Chaplin 100/7 |
6 | NIGHTJAR | T French | W Boyce 2-8st 7lbs | Lord Falmouth 25/1 |
7 | MINNA TROIL | C Page | Henry Woolcott 2-8st 12lbs | Mr W Graham 25/1 |
8 | KING COPHETUA | J Adams | John Porter 2-8st 10lbs | Sir Joseph Hawley 8/1 |
9 | LADY DEWHURST | Snowden | Watson 2-8st 12lbs | Mr G Holmes 100/8 |
10 | MASANIELLO | Grimshaw | Tom Jennings 2-9st 1lbs | Count F De Lagrange 4/1 |
11 | TENEDOS | Tom Chaloner | Mathew Dawson 2-8st 10lbs | Duke of Newcastle 25/1 |
12 | GIANTESS | Clement | J Saxon 2-8st 7lbs | Mr J Saxon 8/1 |
13 | OULSTON filly | Cannon | John Day 2-8st 7lbs | Dr Shorthouse 8/1 |
The New Stakes, forerunner of the Norfolk Stakes, took place on Thursday 11th June 1868 and the winner, a brown colt by Stockwell out of Catherine Hayes, won a first prize was 900 sovereigns from 70 subscribers (equivalent to £103,000 in 2020). | Over round 140% |
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