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 1867 Stakes 5 furlongs
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer/Age/weight Owner
1 LADY ELIZABETH George Fordham John Day 2-8st 12lbs Marquess of Hastings Evens fav
2 CHELSEA Snowden Watson 2-8st 10lbs Mr T V Morgan 10/1
3 KING ALFRED J Daley Joseph Hayhoe 2-8st 10lbs Baron Rothschild 20/1
4 RURIE Challoner Goodwin 2-8st 10lbs Mr G Bryan 25/1
5 AJAX T French William Harlock 2-8st 10lbs Mr G Fleming 25/1
6 BIRD ON THE WING brother (YM) Aldcroft William Harlock 2-8st 10lbs Lord Glasgow 25/1
7 BIRD ON THE WING brother (Drake) Cannon William Harlock 2-8st 10lbs Lord Glasgow 25/1
8 JOHN LEECH I Sadler William Day 2-8st 10lbs Sir F Johnstone 25/1
9 DONALDBAIN John Osborne Tom Dawson 2-8st 10lbs Mr J Johnstone 25/1
10 RABICAN Hibberd Tom Jennings 2-8st 10lbs Count F De Lagrange 2/1
11 LEAMINGTON filly Jem Goater Rigby (Private) 2-8st 7lbs Mr G Rigby 25/1
12 BENEFACTRESS H Sharp Drislene 2-8st 7lbs Mr J Saxon 25/1
The New Stakes, forerunner of the Norfolk Stakes, took place on Thursday 6th June 1867 and the winner, a bay filly by Trumpeter out of Miss Bowzer, won a first prize was 760 sovereigns from 66 subscribers (equivalent to £86,000 in 2020). Over round 129%
Norfolk Stakes Group 2 5 furlongs 1843
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