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 1851 Stakes 5 furlongs
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer/Age/weight Owner
1 HOBBIE NOBLE Whitehouse 2-8st 7lbs Lord John Scott 5/6 fav
2 GREY TOMMY Rodney 2-8st 7lbs Mr Drinkald 8/1
3 KINGSTON Nat Flatman 2-8st 7lbs Colonel J Peel 5/2
4 ANCHISES Charles Marlow 2-8st 7lbs Lord Eglinton 25/1
5 ILEX Norman 2-8st 3lbs Lord Exeter 25/1
6 LEUS Dockeray 2-8st 7lbs Lord Exeter 25/1
7 DOMINO C Balchin 2-8st 7lbs Mr Haysham 25/1
8 SOPHISTRY S Rogers 2-8st 3lbs Mr W E Hughes 25/1
9 LADY ISABEL W Abdale 2-8st 3lbs Major Martyn 25/1
10 BUCKTHORN Alfred Day 2-8st 7lbs Lord Palmerston 25/1
11 GLENLUCE S Mann 2-8st 7lbs Mr John Payne 10/1
12 BENITA W Treen 2-8st 3lbs Mr Whieldon 25/1
The New Stakes, forerunner of the Norfolk Stakes, took place on Thursday 5th June 1851 and the winner, a bay colt by Pantaloon out of Phryne, won a first prize was 560 sovereigns from 46 subscribers (equivalent to £79,000 in 2020). Over round 134%
Norfolk Stakes Group 2 5 furlongs 1843
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