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 1880 Stakes 5 furlongs
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer/Age/weight Owner
1 SIR CHARLES Glover Weever 2-9st 3lbs Mr Leigh 11/2
2 TRISTAN George Fordham Tom Jennings jnr 2-9st 3lbs Mr C J Lefevre 7/4 fav
3 ANGELINA John Osborne Joe Cannon 2-9st 0lbs Lord Calthorpe 5/1
4 MACARONI filly Lemaire John Ryan 2-8st 7lbs Mr J H Houldsworth 7/1
5 CHELSEA Cannon George Bloss 2-8st 10lbs Sir F Johnstone 25/1
6 IROQUOIS H Jeffery W Brown 2-8st 10lbs Mr P Lorillard 10/1
7 DONCASTER filly Constable Robert Peck 2-8st 7lbs Lord Rosebery 100/8
8 JOSYAN Greaves Joseph Hayhoe 2-8st 7lbs Leopold De Rothschild 20/1
9 GEORGE MANSFIELD Morbey Dover 2-8st 10lbs Mr Sherborne 25/1
10 GEORGE FREDERICK colt Charles Wood Henry Woolcott 2-8st 10lbs Mr H Woolcott 25/1
The New Stakes, forerunner of the Norfolk Stakes, took place on Thursday 10th June 1880 and the winner, a bay colt by Pero Gomez out of Prosperity, won a first prize was 1480 sovereigns from 98 subscribers (equivalent to £179,000 in 2020). Over round 113%
Norfolk Stakes Group 2 5 furlongs 1843
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