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 1853 Stakes 5 furlongs
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer/Age/weight Owner
1 AUTOCRAT Sim Templeman 2-8st 7lbs Mr R E Cooper 4/6 fav
2 STRUTAWAY Nat Flatman 2-8st 3lbs Mr John Payne 8/1
3 ROSALINE Job Marson 2-8st 3lbs Mr J M Stanley 20/1
4 FARSA Jem Goater 2-8st 7lbs Mr Bickham 20/1
5 SINE QUA NON F Butler 2-8st 7lbs Mr Delamere 3/1
6 HERMITAGE Bartholomew 2-8st 3lbs Mr Delamere 20/1
7 JACK FROST Alfred Day 2-8st 7lbs Mr Drinkald 20/1
8 PHOENIX Norman 2-8st 7lbs Lord Exeter 20/1
9 PTOLEMY Basham 2-8st 7lbs Mr Knowles 20/1
10 DIANE Marlow 2-8st 3lbs Mr C Roberts 20/1
11 ADELAIDE Yates 2-8st 3lbs Mr T Stevens 20/1
12 DIABLE BOITEUX Aldercroft 2-8st 7lbs Mr H T Thompson 20/1
The New Stakes, forerunner of the Norfolk Stakes, took place on Thursday 9th June 1853 and the winner, a bay horse by Bay Middleton out of Empress, won a first prize was 490 sovereigns from 39 subscribers (equivalent to £63,000 in 2020). Over round 141%
Norfolk Stakes Group 2 5 furlongs 1843
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