Norfolk Stakes (United States)

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The Norfolk Stakes is a Graded stakes race Thoroughbred horse race run at Santa Anita Park in California during the Oak Tree Racing Association meet each year. First run in 1970, it was formerly a Grade I race but eventually became a Grade II event near the nend of the 1990s. However, the American Graded Stakes Committee announced it will return to Grade I status in 2007.

The Norfork is open to two-year-old horses willing to race one and one-sixteenth miles on the dirt. It is also one of the last preps for two-year-olds before the Breeders' Cup races in October. Jockey Alex Solis has won the Norfolk Stakes six times.

The Norfork carries a purse of $200,000.