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 1948 Group 1 Old Mile
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer Owner
1 FORTUITY E Britt Marsh Mr J Musker 20/1
2 TUDOR LADY C Elliott Blagrave Mr H Blagrave 100/6
3 OPEN SESAME C Smirke Frank Butters Mr E Cooper Bland 100/6
4 LA CHIPOTTE W Johnstone V Smyth Baron Robert De Nexon 100/8
5 GAZELLE E Smith J Jarvis Lord Rosebery 20/1
6 WIMPLE T Lowrey Earl Lord Derby 20/1
DNF MASAKA W Nevett Frank Butters HH Aga Khan Evens fav
DSQ DUPLICITY M Beary Boyd-Rochfort Lady Zia Wernher 9/4
The Coronation Stakes took place on Wednesday 16th June 1948 and was won by a bay filly by Colombo out of Fortune winning a first prize of £1000 (equivalent to £37,000 in 2020). In an eventful race the favourite whipped round at the start and took no part, while Duplicity was first passed the post but was disqualified. Over round 115%
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