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 1869 Stakes 5 furlongs
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer/Age/weight Owner
1 TEMPLE Marsh Sherwood 2-8st 10lbs Mr J Barnard 100/6
2 ATLANTIS T French Mathew Dawson 2-9st 2lbs Lord Falmouth 25/1
3 GREEN RIBAND Sherrington Read 2-8st 10lbs Mr Ray 6/1
4 FLYAWAY JACK Tom Chaloner Beverley (Private) 2-8st 10lbs Mr Beverley 100/7
5 THORMANBY colt George Fordham Clay 2-9st 1lbs Mr W Bevill 6/4 fav
6 RECORDER Cannon Cowley 2-8st 10lbs Mr E Brayley 25/1
7 HESTOR H Covey Joseph Dawson 2-8st 7lbs Mr Joseph Dawson 8/1
8 GIRASOL J Adams John Porter 2-8st 7lbs Sir Joseph Hawley 25/1
9 BRUCE Maidment Hilton (Private) 2-8st 10lbs Mr G Hilton 25/1
10 ROQUEFORT Butler Tom Jennings 2-9st 1lbs Count F De Lagrange 10/1
11 MOONSTONE J Daley Joseph Hayhoe 2-9st 1lbs Baron Rothschild 8/1
12 TOM-TOM Hibberd H Goater 2-8st 10lbs Mr Ruff 25/1
13 REVELLER Clement Mathew Dawson 2-8st 10lbs Mr J Saxon 25/1
14 TIM HOGAN Tomlinson Tomlinson 2-8st 10lbs Sir W Throckmorton 25/1
The New Stakes, forerunner of the Norfolk Stakes, took place on Thursday 10th June 1869 and the winner, a bay colt by Orlando out of Lord Palmerston, won a first prize was 890 sovereigns from 69 subscribers (equivalent to £107,000 in 2020). Over round 126%
Norfolk Stakes Group 2 5 furlongs 1843
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