The Norfolk Stakes is a

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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

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Leading

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(9 wins): *

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– ''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): *

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– ''Hobbie Noble (1851), Liddington (1864), Belladrum (1868), Melton (1884)'' * James Ryan – ''Coltness (1875), Adriana (1882), Enterprise (1886), Orvieto (1890)'' *

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– ''Friar's Balsam (1887), Goldfinch (1891), Kissing Cup (1894), Flying Fox (1898)'' *

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– ''Sir Archibald (1907), Seaforth (1910), Damon (1926), Mr Jinks (1928)''

Winners since 1980

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:

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* 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:

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* 1887:

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* 1888:

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* 1889:

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* 1890: Orvieto * 1891: Goldfinch * 1892:

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* 1893: Wedding Bell * 1894: Kissing Cup * 1895: Roquebrune * 1896: Velasquez * 1897: Florio Rubattino * 1898:

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* 1899: The Gorgon * 1900: Bay Melton * 1901: Duke of Westminster * 1902: Sermon * 1903: Montem * 1904: Llangibby * 1905: Colonia * 1906:

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* 1907: Sir Archibald * 1908: Bayardo * 1909:

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* 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:

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* 1929: Blenheim * 1930: Lightning Star * 1931: Spenser * 1932: Hyperion * 1933:

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* 1934: Robin Goodfellow * 1935: Wyndham * 1936: Le Grand Duc * 1937: Ramtapa * 1938: Meadow * 1939: Tant Mieux * 1940–45: ''no race'' * 1946:

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* 1947: Delirium /

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* * 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:

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* 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 * 1973:

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* 1974: Overtown * 1975: Faliraki * 1976:

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* 1977: Emboss * 1978: Schweppeshire Lad * 1979: Romeo Romani * The 1947 race was a dead-heat and has joint winners.

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Winners since 1980

Earlier winners

See also

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