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 1854 Stakes 5 furlongs
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer/Age/weight Owner
1 MONGE Alfred Day 2-8st 7lbs Mr Drinkald 8/1
2 BORDER CHIEF Wells 2-8st 7lbs Mr C Fenning 6/4 fav
3 FLATTERER Yates 2-8st 7lbs Mr T Powell 3/1
4 SHOREHAM Bartholomew 2-8st 7lbs Mr Adkins 25/1
5 ANNANDALE colt Whitehouse 2-8st 7lbs Sir W Booth 25/1
6 THE LIBEL Nat Flatman 2-8st 7lbs Lord Bruce 25/1
7 NOISY W Day 2-8st 7lbs Mr Farrance 25/1
8 DAISY W Abdale 2-8st 3lbs Mr Martyn 25/1
9 CATASTROPHE H Goater 2-8st 3lbs Mr J Merry 25/1
10 RIFLEMAN Knight 2-8st 7lbs Mr George Osbaldeston 25/1
11 BLUE PETER Charlton 2-8st 7lbs Baron Rothschild 25/1
12 TWINKLE brother Simpson 2-8st 7lbs Baron Rothschild 25/1
13 MARY Clements 2-8st 3lbs Mr Saxon 5/1
The New Stakes, forerunner of the Norfolk Stakes, took place on Thursday 15th June 1854 and the winner, a grey colt by Mathematician out of The Star, won a first prize was 540 sovereigns from 44 subscribers (equivalent to £60,000 in 2020). Over round 128%
Norfolk Stakes Group 2 5 furlongs 1843
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