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 1879 Group 1 New Mile
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer/Age/weight Owner
1 KING TOM filly Lemaire Jimmy Ryan 3-8st 3lbs Mr J H Houldsworth 100/8
2 LEAP YEAR Fred Archer Mathew Dawson 3-8st 10lbs Lord Falmouth 4/1
3 ADVENTURER filly George Fordham Alec Taylor 3-8st 3lbs Mr W S Crawfurd 25/1
4 PEACE Huxtable Joseph Dawson 3-8st 3lbs Mr C Alexander 100/8
5 RECONCILIATION Cannon Perrin 3-8st 10lbs Mr Bowes 9/2
6 HERMIT filly H Jeffery George Bloss 3-8st 3lbs Mr H Chaplin 8/1
7 CHARITY Morgan Tom Brown 3-9st 3lbs Mr T Gee 25/1
8 ULTIMA Jem Goater Tom Jennings 3-8st 10lbs Count F De Lagrange 25/1
9 ADVENTURE Charles Wood Robert Peck 3-8st 3lbs Duke of Westminster 9/4 fav
The Coronation Stakes took place on Wednesday 11th June 1879 and was won by a chesnut filly by King Tom out of Crocus, winning a first prize of 4100 sovereigns from 41 subscribers (equivalent to £513,000 in 2020). Over round 107%
Coronation Stakes Group 1 1 mile 1840
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