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. |
New Stakes 1879 | Stakes | 5 furlongs | ||
Pos. | Horse | Jockey | Trainer/Age/weight | Owner |
1 | OCEANIC | J Morris | Tom Jennings 2-8st 7lbs | Count F De Lagrange Evens fav |
2 | EVASION | Charles Wood | Robert Peck 2-8st 7lbs | Duke of Westminster 10/1 |
3 | LECTURER colt | Jem Goater | Gilbert 2-8st 10lbs | Mr H Savile 25/1 |
4 | SABELLA | E Rossiter | Arnull 2-9st 0lbs | Mr H E Beddington 10/1 |
5 | SILURIAN | Fred Archer | Wadlow 2-8st 10lbs | Lord Bradford 100/8 |
6 | STANDARD | F Wynne | Bryan (Ire) 2-8st 10lbs | Mr G Bryan 100/7 |
7 | COUNTRY DANCE | George Fordham | Alec Taylor 2-8st 7lbs | Mr W S Crawfurd 25/1 |
8 | RED INDIAN | Glover | Joe Cannon 2-8st 10lbs | Mr N Ennis 25/1 |
9 | FERNANDEZ | Cannon | John Porter 2-8st 10lbs | Mr F Gretton 25/1 |
10 | UNREADY | H Jeffery | George Bloss 2-8st 7lbs | Lord Hartington 100/7 |
11 | LANCASTER BOWMAN | Luke | Joe Cannon 2-8st 10lbs | Lord Hastings 25/1 |
12 | SPECULUM colt | John Osborne | Wadlow 2-8st 10lbs | Mr R Jardine 7/1 |
13 | DUVAL | Constable | William Jarvis 2-8st 10lbs | Mr D Milner 25/1 |
14 | CHANOINE | Tom Chaloner | John Dawson 2-8st 10lbs | Mr R C Naylor 25/1 |
15 | AUCUBA | Huxtable | William Goater 2-8st 10lbs | Lord Rivers 6/1 |
The New Stakes, forerunner of the Norfolk Stakes, took place on Thursday 12th June 1879 and the winner, a black filly by Feu D'Amour out of Opheline, won a first prize was 1460 sovereigns from 96 subscribers (equivalent to £183,000 in 2020). | Over round 144% |
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