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 1878 Stakes 5 furlongs
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer/Age/weight Owner
1 STRATHERN Cannon Arnull 2-8st 10lbs Mr H E Beddinton 20/1
2 LANSDOWN Fred Archer Alec Taylor 2-8st 10lbs Mr W S Crawfurd 9/4
3 CREMORNE colt Jem Goater William Goater 2-9st 3lbs Mr F Swindell 4/6 fav
4 GARSWOOD Glover Joe Cannon 2-8st 10lbs Mr Gerrard 33/1
5 GLEN JORSA E Rossiter Charles Blanton 2-8st 10lbs Duke of Hamilton 50/1
6 JAPONICA George Fordham Tom Jennings 2-8st 7lbs Mr Tom Jennings 50/1
7 BUTE Constable Dover 2-8st 10lbs Lord Rosebery 20/1
8 ACORN Fred Webb Robert Peck 2-8st 10lbs Duke of Westminster 33/1
9 SPECULUM colt Snowden Enoch 2-8st 10lbs Lord Zetland 50/1
10 SWORD KNOT W Macdonald Humphries 2-8st 7lbs Major Stapylton 50/1
The New Stakes, forerunner of the Norfolk Stakes, took place on Thursday 20th June 1878 and the winner, a bay colt by Strathconan out of Charmione, won a first prize was 1520 sovereigns from 102 subscribers (equivalent to £182,000 in 2020). Over round 114%
Norfolk Stakes Group 2 5 furlongs 1843
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