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 1849 Stakes 5 furlongs
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer/Age/weight Owner
1 BLARNEY W Day 2-8st 7lbs Mr Dixon 8/1
2 WILLIAM THE CONQUEROR F Butler 2-8st 7lbs Mr Gordon 4/7 fav
3 PENANG Nat Flatman 2-8st 7lbs Lord Chesterfield 9/2
4 STIRABOUT Sim Templeman 2-8st 7lbs Sir J Hawley 20/1
5 CORBEAU Alfred Day 2-8st 3lbs Mr F Clarke 8/1
6 REMNANT S Rogers 2-8st 7lbs Mr Drinkald 20/1
7 GILLYFLOWER R Pettit 2-8st 3lbs Captain Delme 20/1
8 FERNANDE S Mann 2-8st 3lbs Major Martyn 20/1
9 CADGER Winteringham 2-8st 7lbs Mr B Green 6/1
10 CASTANERO W Abdale 2-8st 7lbs Count Battyhyany 20/1
The New Stakes, forerunner of the Norfolk Stakes, took place on Thursday 7th June 1849 and the winner, a brown colt by Mulatto out of a Velocipede mare, won a first prize was 420 sovereigns from 32 subscribers (equivalent to £54,000 in 2020). Over round 142%
Norfolk Stakes Group 2 5 furlongs 1843
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