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 1874 Stakes 5 furlongs
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer/Age/weight Owner
1 GALOPIN Morris John Dawson 2-9st 5lbs Prince Batthyany 7/4 fav
2 VAE VIETIS George Fordham Sadler 2-8st 7lbs Lord St Vincent 4/1
3 THE EARL colt Maidment Gilbert 2-8st 10lbs Mr H Savile 100/8
4 POPINJAY Tom Chaloner Alec Taylor 2-8st 7lbs Lord Ailesbury 25/1
5 VASCO DI GAMA T Osborne John Ryan 2-9st 1lbs Mr J H Houldsworth 100/7
6 TRUMPETER colt Cannon John Day 2-9st 1lbs Sir F Johnstone 100/8
7 BROTHER TO RINGWOOD John Osborne Bates 2-8st 10lbs Mr J Johnstone 25/1
8 WANDERER Custance Lancaster (Private) 2-8st 10lbs Mr W M Lancaster 9/2
9 DREADNOUGHT Fred Archer Mathew Dawson 2-8st 10lbs Lord Falmouth 7/1
10 HUNTINGDON Wyatt Sherwood 2-8st 10lbs Mr Barnard 100/8
11 CALEDON Jem Goater H Goater 2-8st 10lbs Mr H Goater 25/1
The New Stakes, forerunner of the Norfolk Stakes, took place on Thursday 18th June 1874 and the winner, a brown colt by Vedette out of Flying Duchess, won a first prize was 610 sovereigns from 41 subscribers (equivalent to £69,000 in 2020). Over round 129%
Norfolk Stakes Group 2 5 furlongs 1843
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