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Norfolk Stakes (Great Britain)
Flat horse race in Britain
| 2026 | ||
| Orthodox | El Floridita | Mussab |
| Previous years | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | ||
| Charles Darwin | Wise Approach | Sandal's Song |
| 2024 | ||
| Shareholder | Tropical Storm | Arizona Blaze |
| 2023 | ||
| Valiant Force | Malc | Elite Status |
| 2022 | ||
| The Ridler | Walbank | Crispy Cat |
| 2021 | ||
| Perfect Power | Go Bears Go | Project Dante |
| 2020-2011 | ||
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| 2020 | ||
| The Lir Jet | Golden Pal | Imperial Force |
| 2019 | ||
| A'ali | Ventura Rebel | Dubai Station |
| 2018 | ||
| Shang Shang Shang | Pocket Dynamo | Land Force |
| 2017 | ||
| Sioux Nation | Santry | Cardsharp |
| 2016 | ||
| Prince Of Lir | The Last Lion | Silver Line |
| 2015 | ||
| Waterloo Bridge | Log Out Island | King Of Rooks |
| 2014 | ||
| Baitha Alga | Mind Of Madness | Ahlan Emarati |
| 2013 | ||
| No Nay Never | Coach House | Wind Fire |
| 2012 | ||
| Reckless Abandon | Gale Force Ten | Ian's Dream |
| 2011 | ||
| Bapak Chinta | Boomerang Bob | Crown Dependency |
| 2010-2001 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | ||
| Approve | Reckless Reward | Excel Bolt |
| 2009 | ||
| Radiohead | Reignier | Tawaabb |
| 2008 | ||
| South Central | Spin Cycle | Prolific |
| 2007 | ||
| Winker Watson | Art Advisor | Spirit Of Sharjah |
| 2006 | ||
| Dutch Art | Hoh Mike | Cav Okay |
| 2005 | ||
| Masta Plasta | Strike Up The Band | Classic Encounter |
| 2004 | ||
| Blue Dakota | Mystical Land | Skywards |
| 2003 | ||
| Russian Valour | Kheleyf | Nevisian Lad |
| 2002 | ||
| Baron's Pit | The Bonus King | Marino Marini |
| 2001 | ||
| Johannesburg | Waterside | Lord Merlin |
| 2000-1991 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | ||
| Superstar Leo | Bouncing Bowdler | Industrial Pride |
| 1999 | ||
| Warm Heart | Victory Day | Victory Day |
| 1998 | ||
| Rosselli | Sheer Viking | Monkston Point |
| 1997 | ||
| Tippitt Boy | Hopping Higgins | Arawak Cay |
| 1996 | ||
| Tipsy Creek | Raphane | Muchea |
| 1995 | ||
| Lucky Lionel | Cayman Kai | Mubhij |
| 1994 | ||
| Mind Games | Shamanic | General Monash |
| 1993 | ||
| Turtle Island | Gold Land | Redoubtable |
| 1992 | ||
| Niche | Silver Wizard | Darbonne |
| 1991 | ||
| Magic Ring | Paris House | Power Lake |
| 1990-1988 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | ||
| Line Engaged | Sylva Honda | Gold Futures |
| 1989 | ||
| Petillante | Drayton Special | Elapse |
| 1988 | ||
| Superpower | Desert Dawn | Time To Go Home |
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.
01Records
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)
- Aidan O'Brien - Johannesburg (2001), Waterloo Bridge (2015), Sioux Nation (2017), Charles Darwin (2025)
02Winners since 1930
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 | Lightning Star | Steve Donoghue | Fred Sneyd | 1:05.20 |
| 1931 | Spenser | Bobby Jones | Joseph Lawson | 1:03.60 |
| 1932 | Hyperion | Tommy Weston | George Lambton | 1:01.00 |
| 1933 | Colombo | Gordon Richards | Tommy Hogg | 1:02.80 |
| 1934 | Robin Goodfellow | George Nicoll | Harry Cottrill | 1:04.00 |
| 1935 | Wyndham | Steve Donoghue | Donald Snow | 1:04.60 |
| 1936 | Le Grand Duc | Charlie Smirke | Frank Butters | 1:02.80 |
| 1937 | Ramtapa | Jack Brennan | Joseph Lawson | 1:03.00 |
| 1938 | Meadow | Tommy Weston | Joseph Lawson | 1:02.40 |
| 1939 | Tant Mieux | Gordon Richards | Fred Darling | 1:03.00 |
| 1940-45 | no race | |||
| 1946 | Petition | Harry Wragg | Frank Butters | 1:05.20 |
| 1947 (dh) |
Delirium My Babu |
Edgar Britt Charlie Smirke |
Jack Leach Sam Armstrong |
1:04.20 |
| 1948 | Makarpura | Charlie Smirke | Sam Armstrong | 1:05.80 |
| 1949 | Master Gunner | Ken Gethin | Peter Thrale | 1:02.40 |
| 1950 | Bay Meadows | Arthur Wragg | Harry Wragg | 1:05.20 |
| 1951 | Bob Major | Bill Rickaby | Jack Jarvis | 1:03.80 |
| 1952 | Blue Lamp | Doug Smith | Reg Day | 1:04.60 |
| 1953 | Hydrologist | Jimmy Thompson | William Bellerby | 1:04.20 |
| 1954 | Tamerlane | Gordon Richards | Norman Bertie | 1:04.20 |
| 1955 | Gratitude | Doug Smith | Humphrey Cottrill | 1:03.77 |
| 1956 | Skindles Hotel | Brian Swift | Paddy Prendergast | 1:02.60 |
| 1957 | Pall Mall | Harry Carr | Cecil Boyd-Rochfort | 1:01.46 |
| 1958 | Masham | Doug Smith | Geoffrey Brooke | 1:03.64 |
| 1959 | Sound Track | Geoff Lewis | William Smyth | 1:03.62 |
| 1960 | Floribunda | Ron Hutchinson | Paddy Prendergast | 1:04.34 |
| 1961 | Abermaid | Lester Piggott | Harry Wragg | Not taken |
| 1962 | Daybreak | Ron Hutchinson | Jack Jarvis | 1:03.46 |
| 1963 | Ballymacad | Ron Hutchinson | Gordon Smyth | 1:09.47 |
| 1964 | Abandoned due to waterlogging | |||
| 1965 | Tin King | Lester Piggott | Fulke Johnson Houghton | 1:05.38 |
| 1966 | Falcon | Lester Piggott | Fulke Johnson Houghton | 1:02.90 |
| 1967 | Porto Bello | Geoff Lewis | Staff Ingham | 1:03.64 |
| 1968 | Song | Joe Mercer | Derrick Candy | 1:04.63 |
| 1969 | Tribal Chief | Jock Wilson | Brian Swift | 1:03.87 |
| 1970 | Swing Easy | Lester Piggott | Jeremy Tree | 1:02.91 |
| 1971 | Philip Of Spain | Geoff Lewis | Noel Murless | 1:08.05 |
| 1972 | Cade's County | George Cadwaladr | Eric Cousins | 1:03.53 |
| 1973 | Habat | Pat Eddery | Peter Walwyn | 1:05.29 |
| 1974 | Overtown | Eric Eldin | Doug Smith | 1:02.18 |
| 1975 | Faliraki | Lester Piggott | Mick O'Toole | 1:02.19 |
| 1976 | Godswalk | Christy Grassick | Dermot Hogan | 1:03.07 |
| 1977 | Emboss | Lester Piggott | Ron Boss | 1:03.36 |
| 1978 | Schweppeshire Lad | Greville Starkey | Michael Stoute | 1:02.29 |
| 1979 | Romeo Romani | Brian Taylor | Ryan Price | 1:02.93 |
| 1980 | Chummy's Special | Greville Starkey | Gavin Hunter | 1:04.11 |
| 1981 | Day Is Done | Wally Swinburn | Dermot Weld | 1:02.28 |
| 1982 | Brondesbury | Tony Ives | Bill O'Gorman | 1:00.75 |
| 1983 | Precocious | Lester Piggott | Henry Cecil | 1:01.45 |
| 1984 | Magic Mirror | Lester Piggott | Vincent O'Brien | 1:02.43 |
| 1985 | Marouble | Joe Mercer | Charlie Nelson | 1:01.91 |
| 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 | 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 |
| 2021 | Perfect Power | Paul Hanagan | Richard Fahey | 1:00.44 |
| 2022 | The Ridler | Paul Hanagan | Richard Fahey | 1:00.50 |
| 2023 | Valiant Force | Rossa Ryan | Adrian Murray | 0:59.75 |
| 2024 | Shareholder | James Doyle | Karl Burke | 0:59.77 |
| 2025 | Charles Darwin | Ryan Moore | Aidan O'Brien | 0:58.87 |
| 2026 | Orthodox | Rossa Ryan | Clive Cox | 0:59.42 |
03Earlier 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
* The 1947 race was a dead-heat and has joint winners.
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