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 1868 Stakes 5 furlongs
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer/Age/weight Owner
1 BELLADRUM George Fordham Waugh 2-9st 1lbs Mr James Merry 6/4 fav
2 RYSHWORTH Maidment Gilbert 2-9st 1lbs Mr H Savile 15/1
3 NEWMINSTER filly J Osborne Johnstone (Private) 2-8st 7lbs Mr Johnstone 10/1
4 TIM WHIFFLER colt J Daley Joseph Hayhoe 2-9st 1lbs Baron Rothschild 25/1
5 THE ORPHAN Custance Bloss 2-8st 8lbs Mr Chaplin 100/7
6 NIGHTJAR T French W Boyce 2-8st 7lbs Lord Falmouth 25/1
7 MINNA TROIL C Page Henry Woolcott 2-8st 12lbs Mr W Graham 25/1
8 KING COPHETUA J Adams John Porter 2-8st 10lbs Sir Joseph Hawley 8/1
9 LADY DEWHURST Snowden Watson 2-8st 12lbs Mr G Holmes 100/8
10 MASANIELLO Grimshaw Tom Jennings 2-9st 1lbs Count F De Lagrange 4/1
11 TENEDOS Tom Chaloner Mathew Dawson 2-8st 10lbs Duke of Newcastle 25/1
12 GIANTESS Clement J Saxon 2-8st 7lbs Mr J Saxon 8/1
13 OULSTON filly Cannon John Day 2-8st 7lbs Dr Shorthouse 8/1
The New Stakes, forerunner of the Norfolk Stakes, took place on Thursday 11th June 1868 and the winner, a brown colt by Stockwell out of Catherine Hayes, won a first prize was 900 sovereigns from 70 subscribers (equivalent to £103,000 in 2020). Over round 140%
Norfolk Stakes Group 2 5 furlongs 1843
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