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 1894 Stakes 5 furlongs
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer/Age/weight Owner
1 KISSING CUP Morny Cannon John Porter 2-8st 7lbs Duke of Westminster 100/7
2 CHEERY W Pratt Jimmy Ryan 2-8st 7lbs Mr J H Houldsworth 100/8
3 KIRKCONELL Sam Loates Blackwell 2-8st 3lbs Mr William Cooper 9/2
4 GAS S Chandley Mathew Dawson 2-8st 7lbs Lord Rosebery 10/1
5 CHURCH PARADE G Barrett John Porter 2-8st 10lbs Lord Alington 20/1
6 SANTA PALMA F Pratt Jimmy Ryan 2-8st 7lbs Mr Douglas Baird 100/8
7 SCHERASMIN F Finlay Bates 2-8st 10lbs Mr J Bibby 20/1
8 BUTTERFLY Bradford Tom Jennings jnr 2-8st 7lbs Mr L Brassey 100/8
9 PETROVITCH Rickaby Alf Sadler 2-8st 10lbs Mr R H Combe 20/1
10 THE NIPPER T Loates Richard Marsh 2-8st 10lbs Duke of Hamilton 4/1 fav
11 GALINNE Allsopp John Dawson snr 2-8st 7lbs Mr Wallace Johnson 20/1
12 FEATHERSTONE John Watts Enoch 2-8st 12lbs Mr J Lowther 100/9
13 SPUR-ROYAL George Chaloner C Waugh 2-8st 10lbs Prince Soltykoff 20/1
14 CRANMER Calder James Jewitt 2-8st 10lbs Sir A Sullivan 20/1
15 HOPBINE C Loates W Stevens 2-8st 3lbs Mr C Trimmer 100/14
16 SEAHOLM Fagan Enoch 2-8st 10lbs Lord Zetland 20/1
The New Stakes, forerunner of the Norfolk Stakes, took place on Thursday 21st June 1894 and the winner, a bay colt by Hampton, won a first prize was 2000 from 100 subscribers (equivalent to £260,000 in 2020). Over round 136%
Norfolk Stakes Group 2 5 furlongs 1843
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