The Norfolk Stakes is a Group 2 flat horse race in Great Britain open to two-year-old horses. 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.
| Group 2 race | |
| Location | Ascot Racecourse Ascot, England |
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| Inaugurated | 1843 |
| Race type | Flat / Thoroughbred |
| Website | Ascot |
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| Distance | 5f (1,006 metres) |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Straight |
| Qualification | Two-year-olds |
| Weight | 9 st 1 lb Allowances 3 lb for fillies |
| Purse | £110,000 (2022) 1st: £65,120 |
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| Shareholder | Tropical Storm | Arizona Blaze |
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| Valiant Force | Malc | Elite Status |
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| The Ridler | Walbank | Crispy Cat |
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| Perfect Power | Go Bears Go | Project Dante |
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| The Lir Jet | Golden Pal | Imperial Force |
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| A'ali | Ventura Rebel | Dubai Station |
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| Shang Shang Shang | Pocket Dynamo | Land Force |
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| Sioux Nation | Santry | Cardsharp |
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| Prince Of Lir | The Last Lion | Silver Line |
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| Waterloo Bridge | Log Out Island | King Of Rooks |
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| Baitha Alga | Mind Of Madness | Ahlan Emarati |
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| No Nay Never | Coach House | Wind Fire |
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| Reckless Abandon | Gale Force Ten | Ian's Dream |
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| Bapak Chinta | Boomerang Bob | Crown Dependency |
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| Approve | Reckless Reward | Excel Bolt |
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| Radiohead | Reignier | Tawaabb |
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| South Central | Spin Cycle | Prolific |
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| Winker Watson | Art Advisor | Spirit Of Sharjah |
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| Dutch Art | Hoh Mike | Cav Okay |
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| Masta Plasta | Strike Up The Band | Classic Encounter |
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| Blue Dakota | Mystical Land | Skywards |
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| Russian Valour | Kheleyf | Nevisian Lad |
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| Baron's Pit | The Bonus King | Marino Marini |
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| Johannesburg | Waterside | Lord Merlin |
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| Superstar Leo | Bouncing Bowdler | Industrial Pride |
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| Warm Heart | Victory Day | Victory Day |
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| Rosselli | Sheer Viking | Monkston Point |
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| Tippitt Boy | Hopping Higgins | Arawak Cay |
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| Tipsy Creek | Raphane | Muchea |
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| Lucky Lionel | Cayman Kai | Mubhij |
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| Mind Games | Shamanic | General Monash |
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| Turtle Island | Gold Land | Redoubtable |
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| Niche | Silver Wizard | Darbonne |
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| Magic Ring | Paris House | Power Lake |
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| Line Engaged | Sylva Honda | Gold Futures |
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| Petillante | Drayton Special | Elapse |
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| Superpower | Desert Dawn | Time To Go Home |
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. It was added to the Breeders' Cup Challenge series for 2018 as a "Win and You're In" qualifier for the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint.[1]
Records
editLeading 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
edit| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Time |
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| 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 | Sir Henry Cecil | |
| 1984 | Magic Mirror | Lester Piggott | Vincent O'Brien | 1:02.43 |
| 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 Sr. | 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 Sr. | 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 Sr. | 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 |
| 2012 | Reckless Abandon | Adam Kirby | Clive Cox | 1:01.51 |
| 2013 | No Nay Never | Joel Rosario | Wesley Ward | 0:58.80 |
| 2014 | Baitha Alga | Frankie Dettori | Richard Hannon Jr. | 0:59.81 |
| 2015 | Waterloo Bridge | Ryan Moore | Aidan O'Brien | 0:59.98 |
| 2016 | Prince of Lir | Luke Morris | Robert Cowell | 1:01.17 |
| 2017 | Sioux Nation | Ryan Moore | Aidan O'Brien | 1:00.88 |
| 2018 | Shang Shang Shang | Joel Rosario | Wesley Ward | 0:59.87 |
| 2019 | A'Ali | Frankie Dettori | Simon Crisford | 1:01.90 |
| 2020 | The Lir Jet | Oisin Murphy | Michael Bell | 1:01.55 |
| 2021 | Perfect Power | Paul Hanagan | Richard Fahey | 1:00.44 |
| 2022 | The Ridler | Paul Hanagan | Richard Fahey | 1:00.50 |
| 2023 | Valiant Force | Rossa Ryan | Adrian Murray | 0:59.75 |
| 2024 | Shareholder | James Doyle | Karl Burke | 0:59.77 |
Earlier winners
edit- 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
edit- Horse racing 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
edit- Paris-Turf:
- Racing Post:
- galopp-sieger.de – Norfolk Stakes (ex New Stakes).
- horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Norfolk Stakes (2018).
- 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.
- Specific
- ^ "Breeders' Cup Adds Three Juvenile Turf Sprint Qualifiers". Thoroughbred Daily News. 25 June 2018.