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 1912 Stakes 5 furlongs
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer Owner
1 CRAGANOUR W Saxby Robinson Mr C B Ismay 3/1
2 SHOGUN F Wootton Wootton Mr Hulton 7/4 fav
3 DIADUMENOS Fred Rickaby jnr George Lambton Sir Edgar Vincent 20/1
4 SEREMOND C Trigg Joseph Butters Sir B Sheffield 20/1
5 LAUDES Danny Maher Sam Pickering Mr P Nelke 11/2
6 COUNTESS ZIA Walter Earl J Smith Mr W Hall Walker 33/1
7 CABARET J H Martin Joyner Mr Whitney 33/1
8 DEPECHE Wal Griggs Peter Gilpin Mr L Neumann 33/1
9 MERULA Herbert Jones W Waugh Lord Falmouth 33/1
10 GLEN CAIRN Steve Donoghue Atty Persse Mr D McCalmont 4/1
11 BEN WYVIS W Broadwood Basil Jarvis Mr J Hornung 33/1
12 BLUEMANTLE M McGee F Pratt Mr J A De Rothschild 33/1
13 HAMBURG colt F O'Neill Joyner Mr Whitney 33/1
14 CHRISTOPHER T Watson Tom Leader Mr G H Williamson 33/1
15 CATNIP C Ringstead Peter Gilpin Major Eustace Loder 33/1
The New Stakes, forerunner of the Norfolk Stakes, took place on Thursday 20th June 1912 and the winner, a bay colt by Desmond out of Veneration II, won a first prize was 2964 (equivalent to £346,000 in 2020). Over round 133%
Norfolk Stakes Group 2 5 furlongs 1843
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