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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| Location | Epsom Downs Epsom, Surrey, England, UK |
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| Inaugurated | 1902 |
| Race type | Flat / Thoroughbred |
| Sponsor | Dahlbury |
| Website | Epsom Downs |
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| Distance | 1m 4f 6y (2,420 m), or about 1½ miles |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Qualification | Four-years-old and up |
| Weight | 9 st 2 lb Allowances 3 lb for fillies and mares |
| Purse | £425,000 (2023) 1st: £241,018 |
| 2024 | ||
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| Luxembourg | Hamish | Feed The Flame |
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| 2023 | ||
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| Emily Upjohn | Westover | Point Lonsdale |
| 2022 | ||
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| Hukum | Pyledriver | High Definition |
| 2021 | ||
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| Pyledriver | Al Aasy | Japan |
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| 2020 | ||
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| Ghaiyyath | Anthony Van Dyck | Stradivarius |
| 2019 | ||
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| Defoe | Kew Gardens | Salouen |
| 2018 | ||
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| Cracksman | Salouen | Windstoss |
| 2017 | ||
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| Highland Reel | Frontiersman | Hawkbill |
| 2016 | ||
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| Postponed | Found | Roseburg |
| 2015 | ||
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| Pether's Moon | Dolniya | Flintshire |
| 2014 | ||
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| Cirrus des Aigles | Flintshire | Ambivalent |
| 2013 | ||
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| St Nicholas Abbey | Dunaden | Joshua Tree |
| 2012 | ||
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| St Nicholas Abbey | Red Cadeaux | Masked Marvel |
| 2011 | ||
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| St Nicholas Abbey | Midday | Clowance |
| 2010–2001 | ||
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| 2010 | ||
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| Fame and Glory | Sariska | High Heeled |
| 2009 | ||
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| Ask | Youmzain | Look Here |
| 2008 | ||
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| Soldier of Fortune | Youmzain | Macarthur |
| 2007 | ||
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| Scorpion | Septimus | Maraahel |
| 2006 | ||
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| Shirocco | Ouija Board | Enforcer |
| 2005 | ||
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| Yeats | Alkaased | Reefscape |
| 2004 | ||
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| Warrsan | Doyen | Vallee Enchantee |
| 2003 | ||
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| Warrsan | Highest | Black Sam Bellamy |
| 2002 | ||
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| Boreal | Storming Home | Zindabad |
| 2001 | ||
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| Mutafaweq | Wellbeing | Millenary |
| 2000–1991 | ||
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| 2000 | ||
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| Daliapour | Fantastic Light | Border Arrow |
| 1999 | ||
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| Daylami | Royal Anthem | Dream Well |
| 1998 | ||
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| Silver Patriarch | Swain | Ebadiyla |
| 1997 | ||
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| Singspiel | Dushyantor | Le Destin |
| 1996 | ||
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| Swain | Singspiel | De Quest |
| 1995 | ||
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| Sunshack | Only Royale | Time Star |
| 1994 | ||
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| Apple Tree | Environment Friend | Blush Rambler |
| 1993 | ||
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| Opera House | Environment Friend | Apple Tree |
| 1992 | ||
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| Saddlers' Hall | Rock Hopper | Terimon |
| 1991 | ||
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| In The Groove | Terimon | Rock Hopper |
| 1990–1981 | ||
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| 1990 | ||
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| In The Wings | Observation Post | Ibn Bey |
| 1989 | ||
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| Sheriff's Star | Ile De Chypre | Green Adventure |
| 1988 | ||
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| Triptych | Infamy | Moon Madness |
| 1987 | ||
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| Triptych | Rakaposhi King | Acatenango |
| 1986 | ||
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| Saint Estephe | Triptych | Petoski |
| 1985 | ||
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| Rainbow Quest | Old Country | Long Pond |
| 1984 | ||
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| Time Charter | Sun Princess | Lovely Dancer |
| 1983 | ||
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| Be My Native | Electric | Old Country |
| 1982 | ||
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| Easter Sun | Glint of Gold | Critique |
| 1981 | ||
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| Master Willie | Prince Bee | Vielle |
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| Sea Chimes | Niniski | Soleil Noir |
| 1979 | ||
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| Ile de Bourbon | Frere Basile | Gay Mecene |
| 1978 | ||
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| Crow | Balmerino | Smuggler |
History
editThe 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.
The race was run on the Thursday of the Derby meeting until 1994, it was run on a Saturday in 1975 (This was due to the European Community Membership referendum on the Thursday), 1995-97, 2012-16 and finally run on the Friday from 1998-2011 then from 2017-present
Records
editMost successful horse (3 wins):
- St Nicholas Abbey – 2011, 2012, 2013
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 (9 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), Luxembourg (2024)
Leading owner (9 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), Luxembourg (2024)
Winners
edit- ^ The 1937 race was a dead-heat and has joint winners
- ^ The 2020 race was run at Newmarket, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom
See also
editReferences
edit- Paris-Turf:
- Racing Post:
- galopp-sieger.de – Coronation Cup (ex Epsom Gold Cup).
- ifhaonline.org – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Coronation Cup (2019).
- pedigreequery.com – Coronation Cup – Epsom.
- Abelson, Edward; John Tyrrel (1993). The Breedon Book of Horse Racing Records. Breedon Books. pp. 56–58. ISBN 1-873626-15-0.
- YouTube Race Videos https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfn5x2SD03q4-sn0-N2vkJhF8SOHQjawg