| 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. |
| Coronation Stakes 1878 | Group 1 | New Mile | ||
| Pos. | Horse | Jockey | Trainer/Age/weight | Owner |
| 1 | REDWING | Fred Archer | Mathew Dawson 3-8st 10lbs | Lord Falmouth 8/1 |
| 2 | STRATHFLEET | Fred Webb | Robert Peck 3-8st 10lbs | Duke of Westminster 4/1 |
| 3 | BLUE RIDGE | Glover | Wadlow 3-8st 10lbs | Lord Bradford 100/30 fav |
| 4 | BRIE | Cannon | France 3-9st 3lbs | Baron A De Rothschild 10/1 |
| 5 | HERMIT filly | Morbey | Joseph Hayhoe 3-8st 3lbs | Mr Alex Baltazzi 33/1 |
| 6 | BEL ANGE | Morris | John Dawson 3-8st 10lbs | Prince Batthyany 4/1 |
| 7 | JOLLIFICATION | Tom Chaloner | Perrin 3-9st 3lbs | Mr Bowes 33/1 |
| 8 | EAU DE VIE | George Fordham | Tom Leader 3-8st 3lbs | Mr W S Cartwright 8/1 |
| 9 | CATHERINE SETON | Maidment | John Day 3-8st 3lbs | Sir F Johnstone 33/1 |
| 10 | FAUVETTE | Jem Goater | Tom Jennings 3-8st 10lbs | Count F De Lagrange 33/1 |
| 11 | BELLICENT | Constable | Dover 3-8st 10lbs | Lord Rosebery 25/1 |
| The Coronation Stakes took place on Wednesday 19th June 1878 and was won by a bay filly by Blair Athol out of Wheatear, winning a first prize of 4200 sovereigns from 42 subscribers (equivalent to £504,000 in 2020). | Over round 111% | |||
| Coronation Stakes | Group 1 | 1 mile | 1840 | ||||||
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