# 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.
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.

## 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 1973

* ↑ 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
* The 1947 race was a dead-heat and has joint winners.