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Norfolk Stakes Race Facts
- Location: Ascot Racecourse, Ascot, England
- Inaugural Race: 1843
- Distance: 5/8ths of a mile (5 furlongs)
- Track Type: Straight, Turf
- Age Qualifications: Two Year Olds
- 2022 Purse: £110,000
- 2022 Race Date: Thursday, June 16th
2022 Norfolk Stakes Race Results
| POST | HORSE | JOCKEY / TRAINER | WIN / PLACE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | The Ridler | Paul Hanagan / Richard Fahey | $90.70 / $21.20 |
| 10 | Walbank (IRE) | Rossa Ryan / David Loughnane | $2.70 |
| 3 | Crispy Cat | Silvestre De Sousa / M. D. O'Callaghan | $4.40 |
| 2 | Brave Nation (IRE) | James Doyle / Michael Bell | |
| 1 | Bakeel | Jack Mitchell / Andrew Balding | |
| 11 | Pillow Talk (IRE) | Kieran Shoemark / K. R. Burke | |
| 7 | The Antarctic (IRE) | Ryan Moore / Aidan O'Brien | |
| 9 | Thunder Moor (IRE) | Daniel Tudhope / Kevin Ryan | |
| 6 | Redemption Time | Adam Kirby / Clive Cox | |
| 4 | Jungle Fever (IRE) | Joe Fanning / Charlie & Mark Johnston |
Exotic Payoffs:
- $1 Exacta (8-10): $130.80
- $1 Trifecta (8-10-3): $1,536.40
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Norfolk Stakes Race History
The Norfolk Stakes was established in 1843 and was originally called the New Stakes. It was renamed in 1973 to honor the 16th Duke of Norfolk, and became a Group 2 race in 2006. The Norfolk Stakes is staged on day 3 of the five day Royal Ascot meet in June, and the race is open to 2-year-olds at a distance of 1006 meters (5 furlongs).
The Norfolk Stakes attracts some of the best thoroughbred sprinters in Great Britain and Ireland. Arguably the finest racehorse to have taken the Norfolk was 2001 winner Johannesburg, who never lost a race as a 2-year-old and took four Group 1 races in his career.
Although the Norfolk Stakes is a rather frenetic and short race, a majority of winners have emerged from the first three in betting. However, the favourite underperforms by nearly 405 on the value index. A sound betting strategy may be to look for each-way value at the top of the market among horses likely to place, but priced above 4/1.
Jockey Lester Piggott won the race a record nine times over a 30-year span starting in the early 1960’s. Since 1984, just five sprinters have broken the 1 minute mark with Masta Plasta (2005) in :57.56, No Way Never (2013) in :58.80, Baitha Alga (2014) in :59.81, Waterloo Bridge (2015) in :59.98, and Shang Shang Shang (2018) in :59.87.
In 2018 the race was adding to the Breeders’ Cup Challenge series, offering the winner an automatic bid to the Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint.
Norfolk Stakes Past Winners
| Year | Winner | Jockey / Trainer | Distance (Furlongs) / Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | The Ridler | Paul Hanagan / Richard Fahey | 5 F / 1:00.50 |
| 2021 | Perfect Power (IRE) | Paul Hanagan / Richard Fahey | 5 F / 1:00.44 |
| 2020 | The Lir Jet | Oisin Murphy / Michael Bell | 5 F / 1:01.55 |
| 2019 | A'Ali | Frankie Dettori / Simon Crisford | 5 F / 1:01.90 |
| 2018 | Shang Shang Shang | Joel Rosario / Wesley Ward | 5 F / 0:59.87 |
| 2017 | Sioux Nation | Ryan Moore / Aidan O'Brien | 5 F / 1:00.88 |
| 2016 | Prince of Lir | Luke Morris / Robert Cowell | 5 F / 1:01.17 |
| 2015 | Waterloo Bridge | Ryan Moore / Aidan O'Brien | 5 F / 0:59.98 |
| 2014 | Baitha Alga | Frankie Dettori / Richard Hannon Jr. | 5 F / 0:59.81 |
| 2013 | No Nay Never | Joel Rosario / Wesley Ward | 5 F / 0:58.80 |
| 2012 | Reckless Abandon | Adam Kirby / Clive Cox | 5 F / 1:01.51 |
| 2011 | Bapak Chinta | Phillip Makin / Kevin Ryan | 5 F / 1:03.03 |
| 2010 | Approve | Eddie Ahern / William Haggas | 5 F / 1:00.14 |
| 2009 | Radiohead | Jamie Spencer / Brian Meehan | 5 F / 1:02.07 |
| 2008 | South Central | Robert Winston / Howard Johnson | 5 F / 1:01.83 |
| 2007 | Winker Watson | Jimmy Fortune / Peter Chapple-Hyam | 5 F / 1:00.83 |
| 2006 | Dutch Art | Alan Munro / Peter Chapple-Hyam | 5 F / 1:01.03 |
| 2005 | Masta Plasta [a] | Robert Winston / Howard Johnson | 5 F / 0:57.56 |
| 2004 | Blue Dakota | Eddie Ahern / Jeremy Noseda | 5 F / 1:01.97 |
| 2003 | Russian Valour | Kevin Darley / Mark Johnston | 5 F / 1:01.37 |
| 2002 | Baron's Pit | Richard Hughes / Richard Hannon Sr. | 5 F / 1:01.92 |
| 2001 | Johannesburg | Michael Kinane / Aidan O'Brien | 5 F / 1:02.18 |
| 2000 | Superstar Leo | Richard Quinn / William Haggas | 5 F / 1:03.18 |
| 1999 | Warm Heart | Frankie Dettori / John Gosden | 5 F / 1:01.50 |
| 1998 | Rosselli | John Carroll / Jack Berry | 5 F / 1:03.74 |
| 1997 | Tippitt Boy | John Reid / Kevin McAuliffe | 5 F / 1:02.57 |
| 1996 | Tipsy Creek | Willie Ryan / Ben Hanbury | 5 F / 1:01.37 |
| 1995 | Lucky Lionel | Frankie Dettori / Richard Hannon Sr. | 5 F / 1:00.38 |
| 1994 | Mind Games | John Carroll / Jack Berry | 5 F / 1:01.63 |
| 1993 | Turtle Island | John Reid / Peter Chapple-Hyam | 5 F / 1:05.95 |
| 1992 | Niche | Lester Piggott / Richard Hannon Sr. | 5 F / 1:01.48 |
| 1991 | Magic Ring | Alan Munro / Paul Cole | 5 F / 1:00.25 |
| 1990 | Line Engaged | Steve Cauthen / David Elsworth | 5 F / 1:02.83 |
| 1989 | Petillante | Richard Hills / Alex Scott | 5 F / 1:01.96 |
| 1988 | Superpower | Tony Ives / Bill O'Gorman | 5 F / 1:01.49 |
| 1987 | Colmore Row | Bruce Raymond / William Jarvis | 5 F / 1:04.60 |
| 1986 | Sizzling Melody | Richard Hills / Lord John FitzGerald | 5 F / 1:00.57 |
| 1985 | Marouble | Joe Mercer / Charlie Nelson | 5 F / N/A |
| 1984 | Magic Mirror | Lester Piggott / Vincent O'Brien | 5 F / 1:02.43 |
| 1983 | Precocious | Lester Piggott / Henry Cecil | 5 F / N/A |
| 1982 | Brondesbury | Tony Ives / Bill O'Gorman | 5 F / N/A |
| 1981 | Day Is Done | Wally Swinburn / Dermot Weld | 5 F / N/A |
| 1980 | Chummy's Special | Greville Starkey / Gavin Hunter | 5 F / N/A |