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 1873 Stakes 5 furlongs
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer/Age/weight Owner
1 ECOSSAIS George Fordham Tom Jennings 2-8st 10lbs Mr M Lefevre 4/6 fav
2 KIDBROOKE Fred Webb Tom Brown 2-9st 1lbs Mr F Fisher 5/1
3 PERIWIG Morris Mathew Dawson 2-8st 7lbs Lord Falmouth 20/1
4 BOSCOBEL Parry Wadlow 2-8st 10lbs Lord Bradford 100/8
5 SWEET NOTE Tom Chaloner Alec Taylor 2-8st 7lbs Mr W S Crawfurd 100/8
6 MENDIGO Huxtable John Porter 2-8st 10lbs Sir Joseph Hawley 20/1
7 BLINKHOOLIE colt John Osborne Bates 2-8st 10lbs Mr J Johnstone 20/1
8 COVENTRY Custance Cannon 2-8st 10lbs Lord Lonsdale 20/1
9 BLAIR ATHOL colt T Osborne Robert Peck 2-8st 10lbs Mr James Merry 8/1
10 CZARINA Maidment Joseph Hayhoe 2-8st 7lbs Baron Rothschild 20/1
11 MR WINKLE Cannon Cannon 2-9st 5lbs Mr T E Walker 10/1
The New Stakes, forerunner of the Norfolk Stakes, took place on Thursday 12th June 1873 and the winner, a chestnut colt by Blair Athol out of Margery Daw, won a first prize was 930 sovereigns from 63 subscribers (equivalent to £102,000 in 2020). Over round 137%
Norfolk Stakes Group 2 5 furlongs 1843
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