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 1880 Group 1 New Mile
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer/Age/weight Owner
1 L'ECLAIR Luke John Dawson Prince Batthyany 10/1
2 BONNIE MARDEN John Osborne William L'Anson Mr J B Cookson 9/4 fav
3 THE WITCH Morbey John Porter Mr F Gretton 20/1
4 IN BOUNDS George Fordham Alec Taylor Mr W Crawfurd 100/8
5 AMBASSADRESS Charles Wood Mathew Dawson Lord Falmouth 100/15
6 EVASION Cannon Robert Peck Mr Robert Peck 9/2
7 PRAXIDICE H Jeffery O'Beirne Mr Pulteney 20/1
8 CAMORRA Constable Robert Peck Lord Rosebery 20/1
9 GONEAWAY Greaves Charles Blanton Prince Soltykoff 8/1
The Coronation Stakes took place on Wednesday 9th June 1880 and was won by a chesnut filly by Hermit out of Lightning, winning a first prize of 3100 sovereigns from 31 subscribers (equivalent to £380,000 in 2020). Over round 106%
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