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 1869 Group 1 New Mile
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer/Age/weight Owner
1 MARTINIQUE Snowden Charles Peck 3-8st 10lbs Sir R Bulkeley 4/6 fav
2 CRACOVIENNE Cannon John Barham Day 3-8st 3lbs Mr W Day 5/2
3 THE CLIPPER George Fordham John Scott 3-8st 4lbs Mr Bowes 9/1
4 DENTELLE H Day John Day 3-8st 3lbs Mr John Day 9/1
5 BOUNDARY Tom Chaloner Alec Taylor 3-8st 3lbs Lord Ailesbury 9/1
The Coronation Stakes took place on Wednesday 9th June 1869 and was won by a bay filly by Macaroni out of Curacoa, winning a first prize of 3300 sovereigns from 33 subscribers (equivalent to £396,000 in 2020). Over round 115%
Coronation Stakes Group 1 1 mile 1840
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