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 1879 Stakes 5 furlongs
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer/Age/weight Owner
1 OCEANIC J Morris Tom Jennings 2-8st 7lbs Count F De Lagrange Evens fav
2 EVASION Charles Wood Robert Peck 2-8st 7lbs Duke of Westminster 10/1
3 LECTURER colt Jem Goater Gilbert 2-8st 10lbs Mr H Savile 25/1
4 SABELLA E Rossiter Arnull 2-9st 0lbs Mr H E Beddington 10/1
5 SILURIAN Fred Archer Wadlow 2-8st 10lbs Lord Bradford 100/8
6 STANDARD F Wynne Bryan (Ire) 2-8st 10lbs Mr G Bryan 100/7
7 COUNTRY DANCE George Fordham Alec Taylor 2-8st 7lbs Mr W S Crawfurd 25/1
8 RED INDIAN Glover Joe Cannon 2-8st 10lbs Mr N Ennis 25/1
9 FERNANDEZ Cannon John Porter 2-8st 10lbs Mr F Gretton 25/1
10 UNREADY H Jeffery George Bloss 2-8st 7lbs Lord Hartington 100/7
11 LANCASTER BOWMAN Luke Joe Cannon 2-8st 10lbs Lord Hastings 25/1
12 SPECULUM colt John Osborne Wadlow 2-8st 10lbs Mr R Jardine 7/1
13 DUVAL Constable William Jarvis 2-8st 10lbs Mr D Milner 25/1
14 CHANOINE Tom Chaloner John Dawson 2-8st 10lbs Mr R C Naylor 25/1
15 AUCUBA Huxtable William Goater 2-8st 10lbs Lord Rivers 6/1
The New Stakes, forerunner of the Norfolk Stakes, took place on Thursday 12th June 1879 and the winner, a black filly by Feu D'Amour out of Opheline, won a first prize was 1460 sovereigns from 96 subscribers (equivalent to £183,000 in 2020). Over round 144%
Norfolk Stakes Group 2 5 furlongs 1843
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