Coronation Stakes

For other uses, see Coronation Stakes (disambiguation).

Not to be confused with the Coronation Cup.

The Coronation Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to three-year-old fillies. It is run at Ascot over a distance of 7 furlong and 213 yards (1,603 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in June.

Coronation Stakes

Class	Group 1
Location	Ascot Racecourse Ascot, England
Inaugurated	1840
Race type	Flat / Thoroughbred
Website	Ascot
Race information
Distance	7f 213y (1,603 metres)
Surface	Turf
Track	Right-handed
Qualification	Three-year-old fillies
Weight	9 st 2 lb
Purse	£725,750 (2025) 1st: £411,573

Coronation Stakes

2025
Cercene	Zarigana	January

Previous years
2024
Porta Fortuna	Opera Singer	Ramatuelle
2023
Tahiyra	Remarquee	Sounds Of Heaven
2022
Inspiral	Spendarella	Discoveries
2021
Alcohol Free	Snow Lantern	Mother Earth

2020-2011
2020
Alpine Star	Sharing	Quadrilateral
2019
Watch Me	Hermosa	Jubiloso
2018
Alpha Centauri	Threading	Veracious
2017
Winter	Roly Poly	Hydrangea
2016
Qemah	Nemoralia	Alice Springs
2015
Ervedya	Found	Lucida
2014
Rizeena	Lesstalk In Paris	Euro Charline
2013
Sky Lantern	Kenhope	Just The Judge
2012
Fallen For You	Starscope	Irish History
2011
Immortal Verse	Nova Hawk	Barefoot Lady

2010–2001
2010
Lillie Langtry	Gile Na Greine	Jacqueline Quest
2009
Ghanaati	Reggane	Rainbow View
2008
Lush Lashes	Infallible	Carribean Sunset
2007
Indian Ink	Mi Emma	Darjina
2006
Nannina	Flashy Wings	Nasheej
2005
Maids Causeway	Karen's Caper	Mona Lisa
2004
Attraction	Majestic Desert	Red Bloom
2003
Russian Rhythm	Soviet Song	Mail The Desert
2002
Sophisticat	Zenda	Dolores
2001
Banks Hill	Crystal Music	Tempting Fate

2000–1991
2000
Crimplene	Princess Ellen	Bluemamba
1999
Balisada	Golden Silca	Valentine Waltz
1998
Exclusive	Zalaiyka	Winona
1997
Rebecca Sharp	Ocean Ridge	Sleepytime
1996
Shake the Yoke	Last Second	Dance Design
1995
Ridgewood Pearl	Smolensk	Harayir
1994
Kissing Cousin	Eternal Reve	Mehthaaf
1993
Gold Splash	Elizabeth Bay	Zarani Sidi Anna
1992
Marling	Culture Vulture	Katakana
1991
Kooyonga	Shadayid	Gussy Marlowe

1990–1988
1990
Chimes Of Freedom	Hasbah	Heart Of Joy
1989
Golden Opinion	Magic Gleam	Guest Artiste
1988
Magic Of Life	Inchmurrin	Ravinella

History

The event 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. It was promoted to Group 1 level in 1988.

The Coronation Stakes is now contested on the fourth day of the five-day Royal Ascot meeting. It usually features fillies which ran previously in the 1,000 Guineas, the Poule d'Essai des Pouliches or the Irish 1,000 Guineas. The most recent filly to follow up a win in one of those races with victory in the Coronation Stakes was Tahiyra, the 2023 Irish 1,000 Guineas winner.

Records

Leading jockey (5 wins):

• Nat Flatman – The Princess (1844), Stitch (1845), Distaffina (1848), Lady Evelyn (1849), Barcelona (1851)
• Morny Cannon – Lady Hermit (1892), Silene (1893), Throstle (1894), Helm (1896), Lowood (1898)

Leading trainer (6 wins):

• John Porter – Lovely (1883), Sandiway (1884), Cereza (1891), Throstle (1894), Helm (1896), Lowood (1898)

Leading owner (7 wins):

• Waldorf Astor, 2nd Viscount Astor – Winkipop (1910), Pogrom (1922), Saucy Sue (1925), Book Law (1927), Sunny Devon (1931), Betty (1933), Traffic Light (1936)

Winners since 1951

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
1951	Belle of All	Gordon Richards	Norman Bertie	Henry Thanet Tufton	1:44.80
1952	Zabara	Ken Gethin	Vic Smyth	Sir Malcolm McAlpine	1:44.60
1953	Happy Laughter	Bill Rickaby	Jack Jarvis	Davis Wills	1:48.00
1954	Festoon	Joe Mercer	Noel Cannon	John Arthur Dewar	1:49.20
1955	Meld	Harry Carr	Cecil Boyd-Rochfort	Lady Zia Wernher	1:44.91
1956	Midget	Rae Johnstone	Alec Head	Pierre Wertheimer	1:44.38
1957	Toro	J Massard	Alec Head	Aly Khan	1:42.37
1958	St Lucia	Geoff Lewis	Peter Hastings-Bass	Lord Sefton	1:43.72
1959	Rosalba	Joe Mercer	R J Colling	Jakie Astor	1:43.52
1960	Barbaresque	George Moore	W Clout	W Guest	1:44.98
1961	Aiming High	Lester Piggott	Noel Murless	Elizabeth II	1:45.94
1962	Display	Garnie Bougoure	Paddy Prendergast	Mrs B Granard	1:44.58
1963	Fiji	Greville Starkey	John Oxley	Lady Halifax	1:49.38
1964	Ocean	Greville Starkey	John Oxley	Dick Hollingsworth	1:45.00
1965	Greengage	Scobie Breasley	Gordon Richards	R F Watson	1:45.07
1966	Haymaking	Joe Mercer	Fulke Johnson Houghton	C Nicholson	1:45.28
1967	Fleet	George Moore	Noel Murless	R. C. Boucher	1:45.65
1968	Sovereign	Ron Hutchinson	Harry Wragg	R B "Budgie" Moller	1:43.20
1969	Lucyrowe	Duncan Keith	Peter Walwyn	Louis Freedman	1:44.49
1970	Humble Duty	Duncan Keith	Peter Walwyn	Jean, Lady Ashcombe	1:44.80
1971	Magic Flute	Geoff Lewis	Noel Murless	Lord Howard de Walden	1:49.79
1972	Calve	Edward Hide	Paddy Prendergast	Lord Granard	1:43.55
1973	Jacinth	John Gorton	Bruce Hobbs	Lady Butt	1:48.65
1974	Lisadell	Lester Piggott	Vincent O'Brien	J Mulcahy	1:41.58
1975	Roussalka	Lester Piggott	Henry Cecil	N Phillips	1:42.54
1976	Kesar Queen	Yves Saint-Martin	Scobie Breasley	Ravi Tikkoo	1:42.06
1977	Orchestration	Pat Eddery	A J Maxwell	V McCalmont	1:45.87
1978	Sutton Place	Wally Swinburn	Dermot Weld	Mrs T Donahue	1:43.59
1979	One In A Million	Joe Mercer	Henry Cecil	Helena Springfield Ltd	1:42.18
1980	Cairn Rouge	Tony Murray	Michael Cunningham	D. Brady	1:45.37
1981	Tolmi	Edward Hide	Bruce Hobbs	George Cambanis	1:41.31
1982	Chalon	Lester Piggott	Henry Cecil	Michael Riordan	1:42.54
1983	Flame of Tara	Declan Gillespie	Jim Bolger	Patricia O'Kelly	1:42.16
1984	Katies	Philip Robinson	Mick Ryan	Terry Ramsden	1:40.79
1985	Al Bahathri	Tony Murray	Harry Thomson Jones	Hamdan Al Maktoum	1:40.03
1986	Sonic Lady	Walter Swinburn	Michael Stoute	Sheikh Mohammed	1:41.70
1987	Milligram	Walter Swinburn	Michael Stoute	Helena Springfield Ltd	1:44.68
1988	Magic of Life	Pat Eddery	Jeremy Tree	Stavros Niarchos	1:40.70
1989	Golden Opinion	Cash Asmussen	André Fabre	Sheikh Mohammed	1:39.60
1990	Chimes of Freedom	Steve Cauthen	Henry Cecil	Stavros Niarchos	1:41.29
1991	Kooyonga	Warren O'Connor	Michael Kauntze	Mitsuo Haga	1:42.54
1992	Marling	Walter Swinburn	Geoff Wragg	Sir Edmund Loder	1:39.01
1993	Gold Splash	Gérald Mossé	Criquette Head	Jacques Wertheimer	1:47.68
1994	Kissing Cousin	Michael Kinane	Henry Cecil	Sheikh Mohammed	1:39.96
1995	Ridgewood Pearl	Johnny Murtagh	John Oxx	Anne Coughlan	1:38.58
1996	Shake The Yoke	Olivier Peslier	Élie Lellouche	Serge Brunswick	1:40.45
1997	Rebecca Sharp	Michael Hills	Geoff Wragg	Anthony Oppenheimer	1:42.04
1998	Exclusive	Walter Swinburn	Sir Michael Stoute	Cheveley Park Stud	1:43.98
1999	Balisada	Michael Roberts	Geoff Wragg	Anthony Oppenheimer	1:41.43
2000	Crimplene	Philip Robinson	Clive Brittain	Marwan Al Maktoum	1:41.55
2001	Banks Hill	Olivier Peslier	André Fabre	Khalid Abdullah	1:39.61
2002	Sophisticat	Michael Kinane	Aidan O'Brien	Tabor / Magnier	1:41.59
2003	Russian Rhythm	Kieren Fallon	Sir Michael Stoute	Cheveley Park Stud	1:38.51
2004	Attraction	Kevin Darley	Mark Johnston	10th Duke of Roxburghe	1:38.54
2005	Maids Causeway [a]	Michael Hills	Barry Hills	Martin S. Schwartz	1:36.59
2006	Nannina	Jimmy Fortune	John Gosden	Cheveley Park Stud	1:39.14
2007	Indian Ink	Richard Hughes	Richard Hannon Sr.	Raymond Tooth	1:42.26
2008	Lush Lashes	Kevin Manning	Jim Bolger	Jackie Bolger	1:39.23
2009	Ghanaati	Richard Hills	Barry Hills	Hamdan Al Maktoum	1:38.32
2010	Lillie Langtry	Johnny Murtagh	Aidan O'Brien	Tabor / Smith / Magnier	1:39.69
2011	Immortal Verse	Gérald Mossé	Robert Collet	Richard C. Strauss	1:42.75
2012	Fallen For You	William Buick	John Gosden	Normandie Stud	1:42.95
2013	Sky Lantern	Richard Hughes	Richard Hannon Sr.	B Keswick	1:39.75
2014	Rizeena	Ryan Moore	Clive Brittain	Rashid Dalmook Al Maktoum	1:40.73
2015	Ervedya	Christophe Soumillon	Jean-Claude Rouget	Aga Khan IV	1:38.46
2016	Qemah	Grégory Benoist	Jean-Claude Rouget	Al Shaqab Racing	1:40.56
2017	Winter	Ryan Moore	Aidan O'Brien	Tabor / Smith / Magnier	1:39.39
2018	Alpha Centauri	Colm O'Donoghue	Jessica Harrington	Niarchos Family	1:35.89
2019	Watch Me	Pierre-Charles Boudot	Francis-Henri Graffard	Alexander Tamagni	1:39.61
2020	Alpine Star	Frankie Dettori	Jessica Harrington	Niarchos Family	1:42.21
2021	Alcohol Free	Oisin Murphy	Andrew Balding	Jeff Smith	1:43.13
2022	Inspiral	Frankie Dettori	John & Thady Gosden	Cheveley Park Stud	1:39.20
2023	Tahiyra	Chris Hayes	Dermot Weld	Aga Khan IV	1:41.69
2024	Porta Fortuna	Tom Marquand	Donnacha O'Brien	Medallion/S Weston/B Fowler/Reeves T'Bs	1:40.48
2025	Cercene	Gary Carroll	Joesph Murphy	Shane R Stafford	1:38.35

1. The 2005 running took place at York

Earlier winners

• 1840: Spangle
• 1841: Ghuznee
• 1842: Celia
• 1843: La Stimata
• 1844: The Princess
• 1845: Stitch
• 1846: Guaracha
• 1847: Cosachia
• 1848: Distaffina
• 1849: Lady Evelyn
• 1850: filly by Slane
• 1851: Barcelona
• 1852: Iona
• 1853: Catherine Hayes
• 1854: Mishap
• 1855: Alcyone
• 1856: Victoria
• 1857: Beechnut
• 1858: Sunbeam
• 1859: Cantine
• 1860: Allington
• 1861: Queen of the Vale
• 1862: Polynesia
• 1863: Lady Augusta
• 1864: Breeze
• 1865: Siberia
• 1866: Mother of Pearl
• 1867: Achievement
• 1868: Athena
• 1869: Martinique
• 1870: Sunshine
• 1871: Corisande
• 1872: Highland Lassie
• 1873: Marie Stuart
• 1874: Apology
• 1875: Maud Victoria
• 1876: Footstep
• 1877: Belphoebe
• 1878: Redwing
• 1879: Lelia
• 1880: L'Eclair
• 1881: Mazurka
• 1882: Rozelle
• 1883: Lovely
• 1884: Sandiway
• 1885: St Helena
• 1886: Argo Navis
• 1887: Heloise
• 1888: Seabreeze
• 1889: Seclusion
• 1890: Heresy
• 1891: Cereza
• 1892: Lady Hermit
• 1893: Silene
• 1894: Throstle
• 1895: Butterfly
• 1896: Helm
• 1897: Goletta
• 1898: Lowood
• 1899: Fascination
• 1900: Sainte Nitouche / Winifreda *
• 1901: Bella Gallina
• 1902: Doctrine
• 1903: Oriole
• 1904: Pretty Polly
• 1905: Commune
• 1906: Keystone
• 1907: Frugality
• 1908: Lesbia
• 1909: Princesse de Galles
• 1910: Winkipop
• 1911: Knockfeerna
• 1912: Polkerris
• 1913: Prue
• 1914: Wassilissa
• 1915–18: no race
• 1919: Flying Spear
• 1920: Cinna
• 1921: Donna Branca
• 1922: Pogrom
• 1923: Paola
• 1924: Straitlace
• 1925: Saucy Sue
• 1926: Moti Mahal
• 1927: Book Law
• 1928: Toboggan
• 1929: Daumont
• 1930: Qurrat-al-Ain
• 1931: Sunny Devon
• 1932: Udaipur
• 1933: Betty
• 1934: Foxcroft
• 1935: Ankaret
• 1936: Traffic Light
• 1937: Gainsborough Lass
• 1938: Solar Flower
• 1939: Olein
• 1940–45: no race
• 1946: Neolight
• 1947: Saucy Sal
• 1948: Fortuity
• 1949: Avila
• 1950: Tambara

* The 1900 race was a dead-heat and has joint winners.

See also

• Horse racing in Great Britain
• List of British flat horse races

References

• Paris-Turf:
  • "1979"., "1980"., "1983"., "1984"., "1985"., "1986"., "1987".
• Racing Post:
  • 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
  • 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
  • 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
  • 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025

External links

• Race Recordings (1982-2004) youtube.com
• galopp-sieger.de – Coronation Stakes.
• horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Coronation Stakes (2018).
• pedigreequery.com – Coronation Stakes – Ascot.
• Abelson, Edward; John Tyrrel (1993). The Breedon Book of Horse Racing Records. Breedon Books. pp. 79–81. ISBN 1-873626-15-0.