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 1897 Stakes 5 furlongs
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer/Age/weight Owner
1 FLORIO RUBATTINO Morny Cannon James Jewitt 2-8st 10lbs Mr H McCalmont 20/1
2 RHODA B C Wood Morton 2-8st 7lbs Mr Richard Croker 13/8
3 LUCKNOW John Watts Richard Marsh 2-8st 12lbs Lord Warwick 5/1
4 BEND OR colt Fagan Robert L'Anson 2-8st 10lbs Mr C Perkins 5/4 fav
5 SIMYLLA Rickaby John Ryan 2-8st 7lbs Mr Douglas Baird 25/1
6 AYAH Kempton Cannon Alfred Hayhoe 2-8st 7lbs Leopold De Rothschild 25/1
The New Stakes, forerunner of the Norfolk Stakes, took place on Thursday 17th June 1897 and the winner, a bay colt by Florentine, won a first prize was 2150 from 115 subscribers (equivalent to £280,000 in 2020). Over round 111%
Norfolk Stakes Group 2 5 furlongs 1843
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