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 1935 Stakes 5 furlongs
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer Owner
1 BOSSOVER colt S Donoghue Snow Miss Dorothy Paget 4/1 fav
2 ALLENSFORD T Lowrey B Jarvis Lord Allendale 8/1
3 MAHMOUD F Fox Frank Butters HH Aga Khan 10/1
4 REPROOF H Wragg Earl Mr D Joel 20/1
5 VANBURGH G Richards F Darling Mr J A Dewar 9/2
6 TETRAZONE E Smith J Jarvis Miss D Esmond 100/8
7 MONASTIC HASTE colt R A Jones Templeman Sir F Eley 33/1
8 MENDICANT FRIAR T Weston Lawson Sir Abe Bailey 6/1
9 CARIOCA C Smirke M Marsh HH Maharajah of Rajpipla 33/1
10 GRAND DUKE R Peryman Frank Butters Sir A Butt 100/7
11 VANCOUVER A Wragg Hogg Lord Glanely 33/1
12 BLUE TRAIN C Elliott Jack Jarvis Sir Jack Jarvis 33/1
13 DESERT NIGHT J Caldwell V Smyth Mr R McAlpine 5/1
14 RICHMOND GEM G Nicoll Dundas Sir F Meyer 33/1
15 COPPERFIELD J Marshall P Allden Mr R Middlemass 33/1
16 BULTOI M Beary Boyd-Rochfort Mrs W Murray 33/1
17 DENNIS BLINK B Carslake Persse Mr R Wallace 33/1
18 FOURTH ESTATE T Burns Cottrill Mr J Rank 33/1
The New Stakes, forerunner of the Norfolk Stakes, took place on Thursday 20th June 1935 and the winner, a bay colt by Blenheim out of Bossover, won a first prize was £2820 (equivalent to £207,000 in 2020). Over round 135%
Norfolk Stakes Group 2 5 furlongs 1843
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