Coronation_Cup

Coronation Cup

Coronation Cup

Flat horse race in Britain

This article is about the horse race. For the football tournament, see Coronation Cup (football). For the greyhound race, see Coronation Cup (greyhounds).
Not to be confused with the Coronation Stakes.

The Coronation Cup is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged four years or older. It is run at Epsom Downs over a distance of 1 mile, 4 furlongs and 6 yards (2,420 metres), or about 1½ miles, and it is scheduled to take place each year in late May or early June.

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History

The event was established in 1902 to commemorate the coronation of a new British monarch, King Edward VII. Epsom had staged a similar race, the Epsom Gold Cup, which was open to horses aged three or older. The Coronation Cup was temporarily switched to alternative venues during wartime periods, with runnings at Newmarket (1915–16, 1943–45) and Newbury (1941).

The race is contested on the first day of Epsom's two-day Derby Festival meeting, the same day as the Epsom Oaks. Its distance is the same as that of both the Oaks and the Epsom Derby, and it often features horses who competed in those events in the preceding seasons.

Records

Most successful horse (3 wins):

Leading jockey (9 wins):

  • Lester Piggott – Zucchero (1953), Nagami (1959), Petite Etoile (1960, 1961), Park Top (1969), Roberto (1973), Quiet Fling (1976), Sea Chimes (1980), Be My Native (1983)

Leading trainer (8 wins):

  • Aidan O'Brien – Yeats (2005), Scorpion (2007), Soldier of Fortune (2008), Fame and Glory (2010), St Nicholas Abbey (2011, 2012, 2013), Highland Reel (2017)

Leading owner (8 wins): (includes part ownership)

  • Sue Magnier – Yeats (2005), Scorpion (2007), Soldier of Fortune (2008), Fame and Glory (2010), St Nicholas Abbey (2011, 2012, 2013), Highland Reel (2017)

Winners

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  1. The 1937 race was a dead-heat and has joint winners
  2. The 2020 race was run at Newmarket, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom

See also

References

    • Paris-Turf:
      • "1978"., "1979"., "1980"., "1981"., "1982"., "1983"., "1984"., "1985"., "1986"., "1987".
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