Royal Ascot: Coronation Stakes

The Coronation Stakes, a Group 1 flat race over 7 furlongs and 213 yards, open to three-year-old fillies, is run on the fourth day of the Royal meeting. The Coronation Stakes 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, but was promoted to Group 1 level in 1988.
Early history:- The inaugural running of the Coronation Stakes took place on Wednesday 17th June 1840 when won by Lord Albemarle's Spangle (5/2), trained by William Edwards and ridden by Cotton, who defeated Black Bess (5/2) and Emetic (2/1 fav) by a neck and half a length.
Coronation Stakes 1871 Group 1 New Mile
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer/Age/weight Owner
1 CORISANDE Maidment Joseph Hayhoe 3-8st 10lbs Baron Rothschild 4/6 fav
2 STEPPE Custance John Day 3-8st 10lbs Mr Chaplin 10/1
3 THEODORA Hudson Coates 3-8st 3lbs Lord Zetland 10/1
4 BONNE CHANCE Morris John Scott 3-8st 3lbs Mr Bowes 25/1
5 WANDERING BREEZE Tom Chaloner Mathew Dawson 3-8st 3lbs Lord Falmouth 25/1
6 LADY ATHOLSTONE George Fordham Henry Woolcott 3-8st 10lbs Mr G Keswick 8/1
7 QUEEN OF THE GIPSIES Snowden Robert Peck 3-8st 10lbs Mr James Merry 5/1
The Coronation Stakes took place on Wednesday 7th June 1871 and was won by a bay filly by King Tom out of May Bloom, winning a first prize of 2800 sovereigns from 28 subscribers (equivalent to £332,000 in 2020). Over round 113%
Coronation Stakes Group 1 1 mile 1840
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