Norfolk Stakes (Great Britain)

Group 2 race
Norfolk Stakes

Location	Ascot Racecourse Ascot, England
Inaugurated	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 fillies
Purse	£75,000 (2011) 1st: £42,578

The 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 1 Records 2 Winners since 1980 3 Earlier winners 4 See also 5 References

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)

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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

* 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

• Racing Post:
  • 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
  • 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
  • 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011

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• 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.