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 1871 Stakes 5 furlongs
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer/Age/weight Owner
1 HELMET George Fordham Henry Woolcott 2-8st 10lbs Mr G G Keswick 2/1 fav
2 METEOR T French Mathew Dawson 2-8st 10lbs Mr Eveson 100/15
3 VANDERDECKEN Jeffery Charles Bloss 2-8st 10lbs Sir George Chetwynd 100/8
4 STOCKWELL filly Tom Chaloner Waugh 2-8st 7lbs Lord Ailesbury 9/2
5 LIVERPOOL Custance M Dawson 2-8st 10lbs Mr Bruton 7/1
6 WINSLOW Killick Drewitt 2-8st 10lbs Mr G Clive 25/1
7 NOT GUILTY Hudson Jacques (Private) 2-8st 10lbs Mr Jacques 5/1
8 TOCSIN John Osborne Tom Dawson 2-8st 10lbs Mr J Johnstone 25/1
9 ST ALBANS filly Snowden Robert Peck 2-8st 7lbs Mr James Merry 25/1
10 THUNDERBOLT filly Lynch Nelson (Private) 2-8st 7lbs Mr Nelson 25/1
11 TANGEL Reynolds Knight 2-8st 7lbs Mr C Vickers 25/1
12 PRINCE RUPERT Jem Goater Doherty 2-8st 10lbs Mr Forbes 25/1
The New Stakes, forerunner of the Norfolk Stakes, took place on Thursday 8th June 1871 and the winner, a bay colt by Trumpeter out of Istila, won a first prize was 820 sovereigns from 62 subscribers (equivalent to £97,000 in 2020). Over round 126%
Norfolk Stakes Group 2 5 furlongs 1843
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