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 1896 Stakes 5 furlongs
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer/Age/weight Owner
1 VELASQUEZ Tommy Loates Walters jnr 2-8st 10lbs Lord Rosebery 11/10 fav
2 ALFAR Morny Cannon James Jewitt 2-9st 3lbs Captain Machell 9/2
3 MONTEREY Allsopp John Dawson snr 2-8st 10lbs Mr Wallace Johnstone 3/1
4 BARNDOOR Bradford Joseph Day 2-8st 7lbs Sir J Blundell Maple 20/1
5 OAKDENE Madden Richard Marsh 2-8st 10lbs HRH Prince of Wales 20/1
6 BAGPIPE Kempton Cannon Tom Cannon jnr 2-8st 7lbs Mr Tom Cannon 20/1
7 IMPATIENS Rickaby G Dawson 2-8st 7lbs Lord Crewe 20/1
8 JACOBUS Sam Loates Alec Taylor 2-8st 10lbs Mr Alec Taylor 100/8
The New Stakes, forerunner of the Norfolk Stakes, took place on Thursday 18th June 1896 and the winner, a bay colt by Donovan, won a first prize was 2210 from 121 subscribers (equivalent to £287,000 in 2020). Over round 119%
Norfolk Stakes Group 2 5 furlongs 1843
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