Coronation Stakes
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| Location | Ascot Racecourse Ascot, England |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1840 |
| Race type | Flat / Thoroughbred |
| Website | Ascot |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1 mile (1,609 metres) |
| Track | Turf, right-handed |
| Qualification | Three-year-old fillies |
| Weight | 9 st 0 lb |
| Purse | £250,000 (2011) 1st: £141,925 |
The Coronation Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to three-year-old thoroughbred fillies. It is run at Ascot over a distance of 1 mile (1,609 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in June.
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[edit] History
The event was established in 1840, and its title commemorates the coronation of a new British monarch, Queen Victoria, two years earlier.
The present system of race grading was introduced in 1971, and for a period the Coronation Stakes held Group 2 status. It was promoted to Group 1 level in 1988.
The Coronation Stakes is now contested on the fourth day of the five-day Royal Ascot meeting. It usually features fillies which ran previously in the 1,000 Guineas, the Poule d'Essai des Pouliches or the Irish 1,000 Guineas.
[edit] Records
Leading jockey (5 wins):
- Nat Flatman – The Princess (1844), Stitch (1845), Distaffina (1848), Lady Evelyn (1849), Barcelona (1851)
- Morny Cannon – Lady Hermit (1892), Silene (1893), Throstle (1894), Helm (1896), Lowood (1898)
Leading trainer (6 wins):
- John Porter – Lovely (1883), Sandiway (1884), Cereza (1891), Throstle (1894), Helm (1896), Lowood (1898)
Leading owner (7 wins):
- Waldorf Astor, 2nd Viscount Astor – Winkipop (1910), Pogrom (1922), Saucy Sue (1925), Book Law (1927), Sunny Devon (1931), Betty (1933), Traffic Light (1936)
[edit] Winners since 1980
| Year |
Winner |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
| 1980 | Cairn Rouge | Tony Murray | Michael Cunningham | D. Brady | 1:45.40 |
| 1981 | Tolmi | Edward Hide | Bruce Hobbs | George Cambanis | 1:41.30 |
| 1982 | Chalon | Lester Piggott | Henry Cecil | Michael Riordan | 1:42.60 |
| 1983 | Flame of Tara | Declan Gillespie | Jim Bolger | Patricia O'Kelly | 1:42.20 |
| 1984 | Katies | Philip Robinson | Mick Ryan | Terry Ramsden | 1:40.79 |
| 1985 | Al Bahathri | Tony Murray | Harry Thomson Jones | Hamdan Al Maktoum | 1:40.03 |
| 1986 | Sonic Lady | Walter Swinburn | Michael Stoute | Sheikh Mohammed | 1:41.70 |
| 1987 | Milligram | Walter Swinburn | Michael Stoute | Helena Springfield Ltd | 1:44.68 |
| 1988 | Magic of Life | Pat Eddery | Jeremy Tree | Stavros Niarchos | 1:40.70 |
| 1989 | Golden Opinion | Cash Asmussen | André Fabre | Sheikh Mohammed | 1:39.60 |
| 1990 | Chimes of Freedom | Steve Cauthen | Henry Cecil | Stavros Niarchos | 1:41.29 |
| 1991 | Kooyonga | Warren O'Connor | Michael Kauntze | Mitsuo Haga | 1:42.54 |
| 1992 | Marling | Walter Swinburn | Geoff Wragg | Edmund Loder | 1:39.01 |
| 1993 | Gold Splash | Gérald Mossé | Criquette Head | Jacques Wertheimer | 1:47.68 |
| 1994 | Kissing Cousin | Michael Kinane | Henry Cecil | Sheikh Mohammed | 1:39.96 |
| 1995 | Ridgewood Pearl | Johnny Murtagh | John Oxx | Anne Coughlan | 1:38.58 |
| 1996 | Shake the Yoke | Olivier Peslier | Elie Lellouche | Serge Brunswick | 1:40.45 |
| 1997 | Rebecca Sharp | Michael Hills | Geoff Wragg | Anthony Oppenheimer | 1:42.04 |
| 1998 | Exclusive | Walter Swinburn | Sir Michael Stoute | Cheveley Park Stud | 1:43.98 |
| 1999 | Balisada | Michael Roberts | Geoff Wragg | Anthony Oppenheimer | 1:41.43 |
| 2000 | Crimplene | Philip Robinson | Clive Brittain | Marwan Al Maktoum | 1:41.55 |
| 2001 | Banks Hill | Olivier Peslier | André Fabre | Khalid Abdullah | 1:39.61 |
| 2002 | Sophisticat | Michael Kinane | Aidan O'Brien | Tabor / Magnier | 1:41.59 |
| 2003 | Russian Rhythm | Kieren Fallon | Sir Michael Stoute | Cheveley Park Stud | 1:38.51 |
| 2004 | Attraction | Kevin Darley | Mark Johnston | 10th Duke of Roxburghe | 1:38.54 |
| 2005 | Maids Causeway [a] | Michael Hills | Barry Hills | Martin S. Schwartz | 1:36.59 |
| 2006 | Nannina | Jimmy Fortune | John Gosden | Cheveley Park Stud | 1:39.14 |
| 2007 | Indian Ink | Richard Hughes | Richard Hannon | Raymond Tooth | 1:42.26 |
| 2008 | Lush Lashes | Kevin Manning | Jim Bolger | Jackie Bolger | 1:39.23 |
| 2009 | Ghanaati | Richard Hills | Barry Hills | Hamdan Al Maktoum | 1:38.32 |
| 2010 | Lillie Langtry | Johnny Murtagh | Aidan O'Brien | Tabor / Smith / Magnier | 1:39.69 |
| 2011 | Immortal Verse | Gérald Mossé | Robert Collet | Richard C. Strauss | 1:42.75 |
a The 2005 running took place at York.
[edit] Earlier winners
- 1840: Spangle
- 1841: Ghuznee
- 1842: Celia
- 1843: La Stimata
- 1844: The Princess
- 1845: Stitch
- 1846: Guaracha
- 1847: Cosachia
- 1848: Distaffina
- 1849: Lady Evelyn
- 1850: filly by Slane
- 1851: Barcelona
- 1852: Iona
- 1853: Catherine Hayes
- 1854: Mishap
- 1855: Alcyone
- 1856: Victoria
- 1857: Beechnut
- 1858: Sunbeam
- 1859: Cantine
- 1860: Allington
- 1861: Queen of the Vale
- 1862: Polynesia
- 1863: Lady Augusta
- 1864: Breeze
- 1865: Siberia
- 1866: Mother of Pearl
- 1867: Achievement
- 1868: Athena
- 1869: Martinique
- 1870: Sunshine
- 1871: Corisande
- 1872: Highland Lassie
- 1873: Marie Stuart
- 1874: Apology
- 1875: Maud Victoria
- 1876: Footstep
- 1877: Belphoebe
- 1878: Redwing
- 1879: Lelia
- 1880: L'Eclair
- 1881: Mazurka
- 1882: Rozelle
- 1883: Lovely
- 1884: Sandiway
- 1885: St Helena
- 1886: Argo Navis
- 1887: Heloise
- 1888: Seabreeze
- 1889: Seclusion
- 1890: Heresy
- 1891: Cereza
- 1892: Lady Hermit
- 1893: Silene
- 1894: Throstle
- 1895: Butterfly
- 1896: Helm
- 1897: Goletta
- 1898: Lowood
- 1899: Fascination
- 1900: Sainte Nitouche / Winifreda *
- 1901: Bella Gallina
- 1902: Doctrine
- 1903: Oriole
- 1904: Pretty Polly
- 1905: Commune
- 1906: Keystone II
- 1907: Frugality
- 1908: Lesbia
- 1909: Princesse de Galles
- 1910: Winkipop
- 1911: Knockfeerna
- 1912: Polkerris
- 1913: Prue
- 1914: Wassilissa
- 1915–18: no race
- 1919: Flying Spear
- 1920: Cinna
- 1921: Donna Branca
- 1922: Pogrom
- 1923: Paola
- 1924: Straitlace
- 1925: Saucy Sue
- 1926: Moti Mahal
- 1927: Book Law
- 1928: Toboggan
- 1929: Daumont
- 1930: Qurrat-al-Ain
- 1931: Sunny Devon
- 1932: Udaipur
- 1933: Betty
- 1934: Foxcroft
- 1935: Ankaret
- 1936: Traffic Light
- 1937: Gainsborough Lass
- 1938: Solar Flower
- 1939: Olein
- 1940–45: no race
- 1946: Neolight
- 1947: Saucy Sal
- 1948: Fortuity
- 1949: Avila
- 1950: Tambara
- 1951: Belle of All
- 1952: Zabara
- 1953: Happy Laughter
- 1954: Festoon
- 1955: Meld
- 1956: Midget
- 1957: Toro
- 1958: St Lucia
- 1959: Rosalba
- 1960: Barbaresque
- 1961: Aiming High
- 1962: Display
- 1963: Fiji
- 1964: Ocean
- 1965: Greengage
- 1966: Haymaking
- 1967: Fleet
- 1968: Sovereign
- 1969: Lucyrowe
- 1970: Humble Duty
- 1971: Magic Flute
- 1972: Calve
- 1973: Jacinth
- 1974: Lisadell
- 1975: Roussalka
- 1976: Kesar Queen
- 1977: Orchestration
- 1978: Sutton Place
- 1979: One in a Million
* The 1900 race was a dead-heat and has joint winners.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- galopp-sieger.de – Coronation Stakes.
- horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Coronation Stakes (2011).
- pedigreequery.com – Coronation Stakes – Ascot.
- Abelson, Edward; John Tyrrel (1993). The Breedon Book of Horse Racing Records. Breedon Books. pp. 79–81. ISBN 1-873626-15-0.
