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 1890 Stakes 5 furlongs
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer/Age/weight Owner
1 ORVIETO John Watts Jimmy Ryan 2-8st 10lbs Mr J H Houldsworth 7/2
2 GRACE CONROY Blake Golding 2-8st 7lbs Mr G Cleveland 20/1
3 NOVERRE Rickaby Mathew Dawson 2-8st 10lbs Mr Noel Fenwick 100/12
4 STOP G Barrett John Porter 2-8st 10lbs Lord Alington 7/2
5 SIR FREDERICK ROBERTS Tom Cannon Sherwood 2-8st 10lbs Colonel North 3/1 fav
6 SWEET VERNAL Robinson C Arnull 2-8st 10lbs Lord Gerard 100/8
7 CHORALIST Morny Cannon Alec Taylor 2-8st 7lbs Duke of Beaufort 20/1
8 MINUET Sam Loates Alec Taylor 2-8st 7lbs Mr Alec Taylor 20/1
9 GRISETTE Tommy Loates Golding 2-8st 7lbs Mr Henry Milner 10/1
The New Stakes, forerunner of the Norfolk Stakes, took place on Thursday 19th June 1890 and the winner, a bay colt by Bend Or, won a first prize was 2210 from 121 subscribers (equivalent to £287,000 in 2020). Over round 113%
Norfolk Stakes Group 2 5 furlongs 1843
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