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 1843 | Stakes | 5 furlongs | ||
| Pos. | Horse | Jockey | Trainer/Age/weight | Owner |
| 1 | RATTAN | S Rogers | 2-8st 7lbs | Mr Crockford 5/2 |
| 2 | ASSAY | Marlow | 2-8st 3lbs | Mr Copeland evens fav |
| 3 | CHARMING KATE | Calloway | 2-8st 3lbs | Mr Rawlinson 7/1 |
| 4 | CLEARWELL Colt | Nat Flatman | 2-8st 7lbs | Lord Orford 20/1 |
| 5 | ASHTEAD | Bell | 2-8st 7lbs | Mr Forth 20/1 |
| 6 | LIVERPOOL Filly | Sam Darling | 2-8st 3lbs | Lord Exeter 20/1 |
| 7 | JOHNNY BROOME | W Day | 2-8st 7lbs | Mr Sadler 10/1 |
| 8 | CAMEL Colt | John Day jnr | 2-8st 7lbs | Mr Wreford 7/1 |
| The inaugural running of the New Stakes, forerunner of the Norfolk Stakes, took place on Thursday 15th June 1843 and the winner, Rattan, a chestnut colt by Buzzard out of Bamboo, won a first prize was 450 sovereigns (equivalent to £57,600 in 2020) beating Assay and Charming Kate by 3 lengths and 5 lengths. | Over round 126% | |||
| Norfolk Stakes | Group 2 | 5 furlongs | 1843 | ||||||
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