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 1877 Stakes 5 furlongs
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer/Age/weight Owner
1 BELLICENT Constable Dover 2-8st 7lbs Lord Rosebery 100/6
2 PALM LEAF Fred Archer Joe Cannon 2-8st 7lbs Mr Gerard 100/12
3 SCOTTSH CHIEF filly John Osborne Bates 2-8st 10lbs Mr R Jardine 25/1
4 POLESTAR Jem Goater Joseph Hayhoe 2-9st 1lbs Mr Alex Baltazzi 100/15
5 YOUNG MELBOURNE filly Tom Chaloner Alec Taylor 2-8st 7lbs Lord Ailesbury 7/2
6 CENTENARY Custance Jousiffe 2-8st 10lbs Mr H Bird 10/1
7 CAERAU Morris Tom Leader 2-8st 10lbs Mr W S Cartwright 25/1
8 KING DAVID Tom Cannon John Day 2-8st 10lbs Lord Hardwicke 25/1
9 STRATHBLANE Killick Moran 2-8st 10lbs Duke of Montrose 25/1
10 SPECULATOR Glover Weever 2-8st 10lbs Mr Pennant 100/15
11 STRATHFLEET Fred Webb Robert Peck 2-8st 7lbs Duke of Westminster 7/4 fav
The New Stakes, forerunner of the Norfolk Stakes, took place on Thursday 14th June 1877 and the winner, a brown filly by Cremorne out of Lynette, won a first prize was 1040 sovereigns from 74 subscribers (equivalent to £122,000 in 2020). Over round 131%
Norfolk Stakes Group 2 5 furlongs 1843
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