Norfolk Stakes (Great Britain)

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Norfolk Stakes
Group 2 race
Location Ascot Racecourse
Ascot, England
Inaugurated1843
Race type Flat / Thoroughbred
Website Ascot
Race information
Distance5f (1,006 metres)
SurfaceTurf
TrackStraight
QualificationTwo-year-olds
Weight9 st 1 lb
Allowances
3 lb for fillies
Purse £110,000 (2022)
1st: £65,120
Norfolk Stakes
2024
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1997
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1996
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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.

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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):

Leading trainer (4 wins):

Winners since 1980

YearWinnerJockeyTrainerTime
1980Chummy's Special Greville Starkey Gavin Hunter 1:04.11
1981Day Is Done Wally Swinburn Dermot Weld 1:02.28
1982BrondesburyTony IvesBill O'Gorman1:00.75
1983 Precocious Lester Piggott Sir Henry Cecil 1:01.45
1984Magic Mirror Lester Piggott Vincent O'Brien 1:02.43
1985Marouble Joe Mercer Charlie Nelson1:01.91
1986Sizzling Melody Richard Hills Lord John FitzGerald 1:00.57
1987Colmore RowBruce RaymondWilliam Jarvis1:04.60
1988 Superpower Tony IvesBill O'Gorman1:01.49
1989Petillante Richard Hills Alex Scott 1:01.96
1990Line Engaged Steve Cauthen David Elsworth 1:02.83
1991Magic 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
1994Mind GamesJohn CarrollJack Berry1:01.63
1995Lucky Lionel Frankie Dettori Richard Hannon Sr. 1:00.38
1996Tipsy Creek Willie Ryan Ben Hanbury1:01.37
1997Tippitt Boy John Reid Kevin McAuliffe1:02.57
1998RosselliJohn CarrollJack Berry1:03.74
1999Warm 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
2002Baron's Pit Richard Hughes Richard Hannon Sr. 1:01.92
2003Russian Valour Kevin Darley Mark Johnston 1:01.37
2004Blue Dakota Eddie Ahern Jeremy Noseda 1:01.97
2005Masta Plasta [a] Robert Winston Howard Johnson0:57.56
2006 Dutch Art Alan Munro Peter Chapple-Hyam 1:01.03
2007Winker Watson Jimmy Fortune Peter Chapple-Hyam 1:00.83
2008South Central Robert Winston Howard Johnson1:01.83
2009Radiohead Jamie Spencer Brian Meehan 1:02.07
2010Approve Eddie Ahern William Haggas 1:00.14
2011Bapak ChintaPhillip MakinKevin Ryan1:03.03
2012 Reckless Abandon Adam Kirby Clive Cox1:01.51
2013 No Nay Never Joel Rosario Wesley Ward 0:58.80
2014Baitha Alga Frankie Dettori Richard Hannon Jr. 0:59.81
2015Waterloo Bridge Ryan Moore Aidan O'Brien 0:59.98
2016Prince of Lir Luke Morris Robert Cowell 1:01.17
2017Sioux Nation Ryan Moore Aidan O'Brien 1:00.88
2018Shang Shang Shang Joel Rosario Wesley Ward 0:59.87
2019A'Ali Frankie Dettori Simon Crisford1:01.90
2020The Lir Jet Oisin Murphy Michael Bell 1:01.55
2021 Perfect Power Paul Hanagan Richard Fahey 1:00.44
2022The Ridler Paul Hanagan Richard Fahey 1:00.50
2023Valiant Force Rossa Ryan Adrian Murray0:59.75
2024Shareholder James Doyle Karl Burke0:59.77
  1. The 2005 running took place at York

Earlier winners

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

See also

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  1. "Breeders' Cup Adds Three Juvenile Turf Sprint Qualifiers". Thoroughbred Daily News. 25 June 2018.