Norfolk Stakes (Great Britain)

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.

Norfolk Stakes
Group 2 race
LocationAscot Racecourse
Ascot, England
Inaugurated1843
Race typeFlat / Thoroughbred
WebsiteAscot
Race information
Distance5f (1,006 metres)
SurfaceTurf
TrackStraight
QualificationTwo-year-olds
Weight9 st 1 lb
Allowances
3 lb for fillies
Purse£50,000 (2020)
1st: £29,600
Norfolk Stakes
2020
The Lir Jet Golden Pal Imperial Force

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

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 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 [lower-alpha 1] 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
  1. 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

References
  • Paris-Turf:
    • "1983"., "1984"., "1985"., "1986"., "1987".
  • 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
  1. "Breeders' Cup Adds Three Juvenile Turf Sprint Qualifiers". Thoroughbred Daily News. 25 June 2018.
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