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 1876 Stakes 5 furlongs
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer/Age/weight Owner
1 ROB ROY Custance Charles Blanton 2-9st 1lbs Mr J T Mackenzie 4/7 fav
2 ST CHRISTOPHE Glover Arnull 2-8st 10lbs Count F De Lagrange 10/1
3 DON CARLOS Aldridge Ansley 2-8st 10lbs Mr C J Langlande 20/1
4 SWING Fred Archer Wadlow 2-8st 10lbs Lord Bradford 20/1
5 PHARISEE Constable Cambridge (Private) 2-8st 10lbs Mr Cambridge 10/1
6 SUNRAY T Osborne John RYan 2-8st 7lbs Mr J H Houldsworth 100/30
7 MAGNOLIA Morris John Dawson 2-8st 7lbs Mr R C Naylor 8/1
8 PARMESAN colt Jem Goater Gilbert 2-8st 7lbs Mr H Savile 20/1
The New Stakes, forerunner of the Norfolk Stakes, took place on Thursday 15th June 1876 and the winner, a chesnut colt by Blair Athol out of Columbia, won a first prize was 1050 sovereigns from 75 subscribers (equivalent to £122,000 in 2020). Over round 131%
Norfolk Stakes Group 2 5 furlongs 1843
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