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 1860 Stakes 5 furlongs
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer/Age/weight Owner
1 BROWN DUCHESS L Snowden Joseph Saxon 2-8st 8lbs Mr Joseph Saxon 3/1 fav
2 WING John Osborne 2-8st 7lbs Baron Rothschild 7/1
3 LISBON S Rogers 2-8st 7lbs Mr J H C Wyndham 10/1
4 WILD DAYRELL colt Charlton 2-8st 7lbs Lord Ailesbury 25/1
5 CANARY Alfred Day 2-8st 7lbs Mr John Day 25/1
6 BLUESTONE J Adams 2-8st 7lbs Mr W Day 25/1
7 DIRA E Sharp 2-8st 3lbs Mr J Ingham 25/1
8 SWEET HAWTHORN Custance 2-8st 3lbs Mr J Merry 25/1
9 STOCKWELL filly Walters 2-8st 3lbs Mr W Nelson 25/1
10 ROUGE DRAGON John Wells 2-8st 7lbs Sir Joseph Hawley 5/1
11 NEWMINSTER colt George Fordham 2-8st 7lbs Mr Quartermaine 6/1
12 VANCOUVER Bullock 2-8st 7lbs Mr James Smith 25/1
13 WEST AUSTRALIAN colt W Bottom 2-8st 7lbs Lord Wilton 8/1
The New Stakes, forerunner of the Norfolk Stakes, took place on Thursday 7th June 1860 and the winner, a brown filly by The Flying Dutchman out of Espoir, won a first prize was 510 sovereigns from 41 subscribers (equivalent to £62,000 in 2020). Over round 115%
Norfolk Stakes Group 2 5 furlongs 1843
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