- Norfolk Stakes (Great Britain)
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Group 2 race
Norfolk StakesLocation Ascot Racecourse
Ascot, EnglandInaugurated 1843 Race type Flat / Thoroughbred Website Ascot Race information Distance 5f (1,006 metres) Track Turf, straight Qualification Two-year-olds Weight 9 st 1 lb
Allowances
3 lb for filliesPurse £75,000 (2011)
1st: £42,578The Norfolk Stakes is a Group 2 flat horse race in Great Britain open to two-year-old thoroughbreds. It is run at Ascot over a distance of 5 furlongs (1,006 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in June.
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. It now honours the 16th Duke of Norfolk, who served as HM's Representative at Ascot from 1945 to 1972. For a period the event held Group 3 status, and it was promoted to Group 2 level in 2006.
The Norfolk Stakes is currently staged on day three of the five-day Royal Ascot meeting.
Contents
Records
Leading jockey (9 wins):
- Lester Piggott – Abermaid (1961), Tin King (1965), Falcon (1966), Swing Easy (1970), Faliraki (1975), Emboss (1977), Precocious (1983), Magic Mirror (1984), Niche (1992)
Leading trainer (4 wins):
- Mathew Dawson – Hobbie Noble (1851), Liddington (1864), Belladrum (1868), Melton (1884)
- James Ryan – Coltness (1875), Adriana (1882), Enterprise (1886), Orvieto (1890)
- John Porter – Friar's Balsam (1887), Goldfinch (1891), Kissing Cup (1894), Flying Fox (1898)
- Atty Persse – Sir Archibald (1907), Seaforth (1910), Damon (1926), Mr Jinks (1928)
Winners since 1980
Year Winner Jockey Trainer Time 1980 Chummy's Special Greville Starkey Gavin Hunter 1981 Day Is Done Wally Swinburn Dermot Weld 1982 Brondesbury Tony Ives Bill O'Gorman 1983 Precocious Lester Piggott Henry Cecil 1984 Magic Mirror Lester Piggott Vincent O'Brien 1985 Marouble Joe Mercer Charlie Nelson 1986 Sizzling Melody Richard Hills Lord John Fitzgerald 1:00.57 1987 Colmore Row Bruce Raymond William Jarvis 1:04.60 1988 Superpower Tony Ives Bill O'Gorman 1:01.49 1989 Petillante Richard Hills Alex Scott 1:01.96 1990 Line Engaged Steve Cauthen David Elsworth 1:02.83 1991 Magic Ring Alan Munro Paul Cole 1:00.25 1992 Niche Lester Piggott Richard Hannon 1:01.48 1993 Turtle Island John Reid Peter Chapple-Hyam 1:05.95 1994 Mind Games John Carroll Jack Berry 1:01.63 1995 Lucky Lionel Frankie Dettori Richard Hannon 1:00.38 1996 Tipsy Creek Willie Ryan Ben Hanbury 1:01.37 1997 Tippitt Boy John Reid Kevin McAuliffe 1:02.57 1998 Rosselli John Carroll Jack Berry 1:03.74 1999 Warm Heart Frankie Dettori John Gosden 1:01.50 2000 Superstar Leo Richard Quinn William Haggas 1:03.18 2001 Johannesburg Michael Kinane Aidan O'Brien 1:02.18 2002 Baron's Pit Richard Hughes Richard Hannon 1:01.92 2003 Russian Valour Kevin Darley Mark Johnston 1:01.37 2004 Blue Dakota Eddie Ahern Jeremy Noseda 1:01.97 2005 Masta Plasta [a] Robert Winston Howard Johnson 0:57.56 2006 Dutch Art Alan Munro Peter Chapple-Hyam 1:01.03 2007 Winker Watson Jimmy Fortune Peter Chapple-Hyam 1:00.83 2008 South Central Robert Winston Howard Johnson 1:01.83 2009 Radiohead Jamie Spencer Brian Meehan 1:02.07 2010 Approve Eddie Ahern William Haggas 1:00.14 2011 Bapak Chinta Phillip Makin Kevin Ryan 1:03.03 a The 2005 running took place at York.
Earlier winners
- 1843: Rattan
- 1844: Old England
- 1845: Joy
- 1846: Slander
- 1847: Assault
- 1848: Garrick
- 1849: Blarney
- 1850: Citadel
- 1851: Hobbie Noble
- 1852: Hybla
- 1853: Autocrat
- 1854: Monge
- 1855: Milton
- 1856: Zaidee
- 1857: Sedbury
- 1858: North Lincoln
- 1859: Rupee
- 1860: Brown Duchess
- 1861: Alvediston
- 1862: Blue Mantle
- 1863: Evelina
- 1864: Liddington
- 1865: Chibisa
- 1866: Achievement
- 1867: Lady Elizabeth
- 1868: Belladrum
- 1869: Temple
- 1870: Corisande
- 1871: Helmet
- 1872: Marie Stuart
- 1873: Ecossais
- 1874: Galopin
- 1875: Coltness
- 1876: Rob Roy
- 1877: Bellicent
- 1878: Strathern
- 1879: Oceanie
- 1880: Sir Charles
- 1881: Kermesse
- 1882: Adriana
- 1883: Wild Thyme
- 1884: Melton
- 1885: Saraband
- 1886: Enterprise
- 1887: Friar's Balsam
- 1888: Donovan
- 1889: Surefoot
- 1890: Orvieto
- 1891: Goldfinch
- 1892: Isinglass
- 1893: Wedding Bell
- 1894: Kissing Cup
- 1895: Roquebrune
- 1896: Velasquez
- 1897: Florio Rubattino
- 1898: Flying Fox
- 1899: The Gorgon
- 1900: Bay Melton
- 1901: Duke of Westminster
- 1902: Sermon
- 1903: Montem
- 1904: Llangibby
- 1905: Colonia
- 1906: Slieve Gallion
- 1907: Sir Archibald
- 1908: Bayardo
- 1909: Lemberg
- 1910: Seaforth
- 1911: Lomond
- 1912: Craganour
- 1913: Hapsburg
- 1914: Let Fly
- 1915–18: no race
- 1919: Orpheus
- 1920: Alan Breck
- 1921: Scamp
- 1922: Town Guard
- 1923: Druid's Orb
- 1924: Black Friar
- 1925: Buckler
- 1926: Damon
- 1927: Hakim
- 1928: Mr Jinks
- 1929: Blenheim
- 1930: Lightning Star
- 1931: Spenser
- 1932: Hyperion
- 1933: Colombo
- 1934: Robin Goodfellow
- 1935: Wyndham
- 1936: Le Grand Duc
- 1937: Ramtapa
- 1938: Meadow
- 1939: Tant Mieux
- 1940–45: no race
- 1946: Petition
- 1947: Delirium / My Babu *
- 1948: Makarpura
- 1949: Master Gunner
- 1950: Bay Meadows
- 1951: Bob Major
- 1952: Blue Lamp
- 1953: Hydrologist
- 1954: Tamerlane
- 1955: Gratitude
- 1956: Skindles Hotel
- 1957: Pall Mall
- 1958: Masham
- 1959: Sound Track
- 1960: Floribunda
- 1961: Abermaid
- 1962: Daybreak
- 1963: Ballymacad
- 1964: no race
- 1965: Tin King
- 1966: Falcon
- 1967: Porto Bello
- 1968: Song
- 1969: Tribal Chief
- 1970: Swing Easy
- 1971: Philip of Spain
- 1972: Cade's County
- 1973: Habat
- 1974: Overtown
- 1975: Faliraki
- 1976: Godswalk
- 1977: Emboss
- 1978: Schweppeshire Lad
- 1979: Romeo Romani
* The 1947 race was a dead-heat and has joint winners.
See also
- Horseracing in Great Britain
- List of British flat horse races
- Recurring sporting events established in 1843 – this race is included under its original title, New Stakes.
References
- galopp-sieger.de – Norfolk Stakes (ex New Stakes).
- horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Norfolk Stakes (2011).
- pedigreequery.com – Norfolk Stakes – Royal Ascot.
- Abelson, Edward; John Tyrrel (1993). The Breedon Book of Horse Racing Records. Breedon Books. pp. 94–96. ISBN 1-873626-15-0.
Categories:- Flat races in Great Britain
- Ascot Racecourse
- Flat horse races for two-year-olds
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