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 1870 Stakes 5 furlongs
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer/Age/weight Owner
1 CORISANDE George Fordham Joseph Hayhoe 2-8st 7lbs Baron Rothschild 7/1
2 BOTHWELL John Osborne Tom Dawson 2-8st 10lbs Mr J Johnstone 100/12
3 HENRY Custance Tom Jennings 2-8st 10lbs Count F De Lagrange 100/15
4 LOETITIA Cannon John Day 2-8st 12lbs Lord Anglesey 100/8
5 CALEDONIA Dann Desmond 2-8st 10lbs Mr Desmond 25/1
6 DAISY QUEEN Morris John Porter 2-8st 7lbs Sir Joseph Hawley 20/1
7 TURQUOISE Butler Tom Jennings 2-9st 2lbs Count F De Lagrange 10/1
8 HOPBINE T French Charles Blanton 2-8st 7lbs Mr Lee 8/1
9 QUEEN OF THE GIPSIES Grimshaw J C Waugh 2-8st 7lbs Mr James Merry 6/4 fav
10 MONMOUTH Kenyon Potter 2-8st 10lbs Mr E Potter 25/1
11 RIPPONDEN Maidment Gilbert 2-8st 10lbs Mr H Savile 10/1
The New Stakes, forerunner of the Norfolk Stakes, took place on Thursday 16th June 1870 and the winner, a bay filly by King Tom out of May Bloom, won a first prize was 830 sovereigns from 63 subscribers (equivalent to £100,000 in 2020). Over round 129%
Norfolk Stakes Group 2 5 furlongs 1843
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