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 1899 Stakes 5 furlongs
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer/Age/weight Owner
1 THE GORGON Otto Madden Richard Marsh 2-8st 7lbs Mr Arthur James 7/2
2 BONNIE LAD C Wood C Wood 2-8st 10lbs Lord Rosebery 6/1
3 KERSEYMERE T Weldon William A Jarvis 2-8st 10lbs Sir John Kelk 7/1
4 JOUVENCE Tod Sloan Huggins 2-8st 7lbs Lord W Beresford 20/1
5 GREENAWAY W Bradford Tom Jennings jnr 2-8st 7lbs Mr L Brassey 20/1
6 CAPTAIN KETTLE Fagan John Dawson snr 2-8st 10lbs Mr Wallace Johnstone 20/1
7 MADAM RACHEL Morny Cannon Joe Cannon 2-8st 7lbs Mr T B Miller 33/1
8 WESTERHAM Tommy Loates Gilbert 2-8st 10lbs Mr J Musker 33/1
9 BONAROSA Sam Loates Golding 2-9st 3lbs Sir Ernest Cassel 2/1 fav
10 GALVESTON Rickaby H Enoch 2-8st 10lbs Mr Douglas Baird 20/1
11 MIRATE Nelson Evans 2-8st 10lbs Chevalier E Ginistrelli 33/1
12 VICTOR WOLF Allsopp Sam Pickering 2-8st 10lbs Mr Russell Monro 33/1
The New Stakes, forerunner of the Norfolk Stakes, took place on Thursday 15th June 1899 and the winner, a bay filly by St Simon, won a first prize was 2280 from 128 subscribers (equivalent to £296,000 in 2020). Over round 113%
Norfolk Stakes Group 2 5 furlongs 1843
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