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 1885 | Stakes | 5 furlongs | ||
Pos. | Horse | Jockey | Trainer/Age/weight | Owner |
1 | SARABAND | Charles Wood | Humphreys 2-9st 3lbs | Mr Childwick 5/6 fav |
2 | KENDAL | Fred Archer | John Porter 2-8st 10lbs | Duke of Westminster 9/4 |
3 | ST MICHAEL | A H Booty | Jimmy Ryan 2-8st 10lbs | Mr Douglas Baird 25/1 |
4 | SKYSCRAPER | Tom Cannon | Martin Gurry 2-8st 10lbs | Mr Abington 25/1 |
5 | VOLTA | J Snowden | Alf Sadler 2-8st 10lbs | Mr R H Combe 25/1 |
6 | CALAIS | Fred Webb | Tom Jennings jnr 2-8st 10lbs | Mr C J Lefevre 10/1 |
7 | KAUNITZ | John Watts | Joe Cannon 2-8st 11lbs | Lord Rosebery 12/1 |
The New Stakes, forerunner of the Norfolk Stakes, took place on Thursday 18th June 1885 and the winner, a chesnut colt by Muncaster out of Highland Fling, won a first prize was £1150 (equivalent to £168,000 in 2020). | Over round 113% |
Norfolk Stakes | Group 2 | 5 furlongs | 1843 | ||||||
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