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Coronation Stakes
The Coronation Stakes is one of the last Group 1 races to be held at the Royal Ascot Festival, which takes place every year in June at Ascot Racecourse. This prestigious event is run over a distance of one mile on Ascot's right-handed turf track. This is a girls-only event, with entry restricted to three-year-old thoroughbred fillies exclusively. The promising young talents compete for a purse of £250,000; a massive incentive for a female juveniles' flat racing event.
The event was added to the British Flat Racing calendar in 1840, the race name is referring to the coronation of Queen Victoria in 1838 and the event is staged as a commemoration of the much-loved monarch's rise to the throne. While it was initially classified as a Group 2 event in 1971 when the classification system was introduced, the Coronation Stakes has held Group 1 status since 1988. The fillies entering the Coronation Stakes will usually be the top performers from other high-class fillies' events; such as the 1,000 Guineas Stakes, the Irish 1,000 Guineas Stakes and the French equivalent, the Poule D'Essai des Pouliches.
Although no horse can enter the Coronation Stakes more than once, there are two human contenders who have left their mark on this event. Nat Flatman and Morny Cannon both rode six winners at the Coronation Stakes during their stellar careers, from 1844 to 1851 and 1892 to 1989 respectively.
Recent Winners of the Coronation Stakes:
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Time |
2010 |
Lillie Langtry |
Johnny Murtagh |
Aidan O'Brien |
1:39.69 |
2009 |
Ghanaati |
Richard Hills |
Barry Hills |
1:38.32 |
2008 |
Lush Lashes |
Kevin Manning |
Jim Bolger |
1:39.23 |
2007 |
Indian Ink |
Richard Hughes |
Richard Hannon |
1:42.26 |
2006 |
Nannina |
Jimmy Fortune |
John Gosden |
1:39.14 |
2005 |
Maids Causeway |
Michael Hills |
Barry Hills |
1:36.59 |
Coronation Stakes Odds and News
17 Jun 2011: 2011 Royal Ascot Friday 17 June
The 2011 Royal Ascot Festival will soon be over for another year, but there are still lots of races to be run, including today’s highlight the Group 1 Coronation Stakes!
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Together is one of the major contenders for the Coronation Cup, an experienced filly who recently took seconds in both the Group 1 Irish 1,000 Guineas and the 1,000 Guineas. That’s some impressive consistency, but it makes her more than due for a victory, and the Coronation Stakes seems the perfect event for Together to pick up a win.
Theysken’s Theory is another likely contender, with a recent win in the Listed sportingbet.com Fillies’ Stakes. We don’t really like her chances, though, and don’t think she is Group 1 winning material. A place seems likely.
Memory is worth consideration, despite disappointing considerably in the Irish 1,000 Guineas. Last year’s record suggests that Memory will just now be feeling ready to race, and Albany Stakes win at Ascot last year speaks to her ability. We are concerned that her best racing days may be behind her at the tender age of three, but hope to be proven wrong with an impressive Coronation Stakes run.
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19 Jun 2010: Royal Ascot Festival Day 5 – The Grand Finale
19 Jun 2010: The Wait Is Over – O’Brien Scores First Win In Coronation Stakes
18 Jun 2010: Royal Ascot Festival Day 4 – Bring The Thunder
