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 1850 Stakes 5 furlongs
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer/Age/weight Owner
1 CITADEL Nat Flatman W Dilly (Winchester) 2-8st 3lbs Mr John Payne 5/2 fav
2 HEART OF OAK Marlow 2-8st 7lbs Mr Cowley 7/1
3 BUCKHOUND S Mann 2-8st 7lbs Duke of Richmond 4/1
4 GROSVENOR W Day 2-8st 7lbs Mr Farrance 5/1
5 MERRY PEAL Sim Templeman 2-8st 3lbs Sir J Hawley 4/1
6 SIR HERCULES colt Sly 2-8st 7lbs Mr S Herbert 8/1
7 TURTLE S Rogers 2-8st 3lbs Lord H Lennox 7/1
8 SIR ROWLAND TRENCHARD Alfred Day 2-8st 7lbs Mr R E Oliver 25/1
9 KNOOK KNOLL Whitehouse 2-8st 7lbs Mr W Stebbing 25/1
10 FAUX-PAS Job Marson 2-8st 7lbs Lord Strathmore 3/1
11 JACK ROBINSON W Abdale 2-8st 7lbs Mr Thompson 25/1
The New Stakes, forerunner of the Norfolk Stakes, took place on Thursday 13th June 1850 and the winner, a chestnut filly by Epirus out of Glacis, won a first prize was 570 sovereigns from 47 subscribers (equivalent to £77,000 in 2020). Over round 153%
Norfolk Stakes Group 2 5 furlongs 1843
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