Coronation Cup
Group 1 race
LocationEpsom Downs
Epsom, Surrey, England, UK
Inaugurated1902
Race typeFlat / Thoroughbred
SponsorDahlbury
WebsiteEpsom Downs
Race information
Distance1m 4f 6y (2,420 m), or about 1½ miles
SurfaceTurf
TrackLeft-handed
QualificationFour-years-old and up
Weight9 st 2 lb
Allowances
3 lb for fillies and mares
Purse£425,000 (2023)
1st: £241,018
Coronation Cup
2023
Pink, grey sash Green, pink sash and cap, white sleeves Purple, white seams, striped sleeves, purple cap
Emily Upjohn Westover Point Lonsdale
Previous years
2022
Royal blue, white epaulets, striped cap Emerald green, white disc and sleeves, red cap Purple, white seams, striped sleeves, purple cap
Hukum Pyledriver High Definition
2021
Emerald green, white disc and sleeves, red cap Royal blue, white epaulets, striped cap Grey and white check, striped sleeves, white cap
Pyledriver Al Aasy Japan
2020-2011
2020
Royal blue Dark blue Black, yellow cap
Ghaiyyath Anthony Van Dyck Stradivarius
2019
Yellow, large black spots and spots on cap Purple, white seams, striped sleeves, purple cap Maroon, white seams, halved sleeves, maroon and white hooped cap
Defoe Kew Gardens Salouen
2018
Black and white (halved), sleeves reversed, red cap Maroon, white seams, halved sleeves, maroon and white hooped cap Turquoise, Gold sleeves, Red cap
Cracksman Salouen Windstoss
2017
Purple, white seams, striped sleeves, purple cap Royal blue, red cap Royal blue
Highland Reel Frontiersman Hawkbill
2016
Yellow, large black spots and spots on cap Royal blue, orange disc, striped sleeves and cap Yellow, large black spots, white cap
Postponed Found Roseburg
2015
Red, black spots and sleeves, red cap Green, red epaulets Green, pink epaulets, white sleeves, pink cap
Pether's Moon Dolniya Flintshire
2014
Grey, maroon braces, striped sleeves and cap Green, pink epaulets, white sleeves, pink cap Grey, maroon triple diamond, white sleeves, grey cap, maroon diamonds
Cirrus des Aigles Flintshire Ambivalent
2013
Purple, white seams, striped sleeves, purple cap Yellow, royal blue stars, yellow cap Black, silver collar, silver panel, silver epaulettes, black sleeves, silver cuffs
St Nicholas Abbey Dunaden Joshua Tree
2012
Purple, white seams, striped sleeves, purple cap Light blue and red diamonds, light blue sleeves, red cap, light blue diamond Black, yellow cap
St Nicholas Abbey Red Cadeaux Masked Marvel
2011
Purple, white seams, striped sleeves, purple cap Green, pink sash and cap, white sleeves Light blue, dark blue cross of lorraine, hooped sleeves, striped cap
St Nicholas Abbey Midday Clowance
2010–2001
2010
Purple, white seams, striped sleeves, purple cap Maroon White, emerald green hoop
Fame and Glory Sariska High Heeled
2009
Royal blue, emerald green sleeves, red cap Royal blue, white striped sleeves, white cap Bottle green, white cap, lime green star
Ask Youmzain Look Here
2008
Dark blue Royal blue, white striped sleeves, white cap Purple, white seams, striped sleeves, purple cap
Soldier of Fortune Youmzain Macarthur
2007
Dark blue Purple, white seams, striped sleeves, purple cap Royal blue, white epaulets, striped cap
Scorpion Septimus Maraahel
2006
Yellow, dark blue cross belts and sleeves Black, White cap Grey and Royal Blue stripes, Red sleeves and cap
Shirocco Ouija Board Enforcer
2005
Dark blue Black and red diamonds, white sleeves, red armlets Green, pink sash and cap, white sleeves
Yeats Alkaased Reefscape
2004
White, red sash, red and white striped cap Royal blue Royal Blue, Light Blue cap
Warrsan Doyen Vallee Enchantee
2003
White, red sash, red and white striped cap Royal blue Royal blue, orange disc, striped sleeves and cap
Warrsan Highest Black Sam Bellamy
2002
Red, emerald green chevron, emerald green cap Royal blue, white chevron, light blue cap Orange
Boreal Storming Home Zindabad
2001
Royal blue Apricot Grey, red cross of lorraine, hooped sleeves, quartered cap
Mutafaweq Wellbeing Millenary
2000–1991
2000
GREEN, red epaulettes, green cap Royal blue Light blue, emerald green star, emerald green cap, light blue star
Daliapour Fantastic Light Border Arrow
1999
Royal blue White, green stripes, green cap Dark blue, light blue cross belts, striped sleeves, white cap
Daylami Royal Anthem Dream Well
1998
Red and blue (quartered), white sleeves, black cap Royal blue GREEN, red epaulettes, green cap
Silver Patriarch Swain Ebadiyla
1997
Maroon, white sleeves, maroon cap, white star Green, pink sash and cap, white sleeves Pink, green triple diamond, sleeves and diamond on cap
Singspiel Dushyantor Le Destin
1996
Maroon, white sleeves, maroon cap, white star Maroon, white sleeves, white cap Green, pink sash and cap, white sleeves
Swain Singspiel De Quest
1995
Green, pink sash and cap, white sleeves Turquoise, black diamond and armlets Dark green
Sunshack Only Royale Time Star
1994
Royal blue, white epaulets, hooped sleeves and quartered cap Yellow, Black and Yellow striped sleeves, White cap Royal blue, white chevron, light blue cap
Apple Tree Environment Friend Blush Rambler
1993
Maroon, white sleeves, maroon cap, white star Yellow, Black and Yellow striped sleeves, Red cap Yellow and black hoops, yellow cap
Opera House Environment Friend Apple Tree
1992
Pale Blue, White and Yellow check cap Royal blue, white chevron, light blue cap Beaver brown, maple leaf green cross belts and cap
Saddlers' Hall Rock Hopper Terimon
1991
Grey and maroon (halved), sleeves reversed, quartered cap Beaver brown, maple leaf green cross belts and cap Royal blue, white chevron, light blue cap
In The Groove Terimon Rock Hopper
1990–1981
1990
Maroon, white sleeves, maroon cap, white star Emerald green, royal blue sleeves, white cap, emerald green spots Dark green
In The Wings Observation Post Ibn Bey
1989
Sky blue, gold quartered cap Orange, maroon disc and cap Grey, yellow spots on body, yellow cap
Sheriff's Star Ile De Chypre Green Adventure
1988
White, black hoop, black sleeves, white armlets, black cap Brown, beige chevrons, brown sleeves and cap Sky blue, gold quartered cap
Triptych Infamy Moon Madness
1987
Light blue, mauve halved sleeves Apricot Yellow, black sleeves, yellow cap, black visor
Triptych Rakaposhi King Acatenango
1986
Grey and blue check, grey sleeves, check cap Light blue, mauve halved sleeves Beaver brown, maple leaf green cross belts and cap
Saint Estephe Triptych Petoski
1985
Green, pink sash and cap, white sleeves Pink and maroon check, white sleeves and cap Light Blue, Purple epaulets, quartered cap
Rainbow Quest Old Country Long Pond
1984
Cherry, black sash, primrose and white quartered cap Pale Blue, White and Yellow check cap Grey, red armlets, black cap
Time Charter Sun Princess Lovely Dancer
1983
Green and red (quartered), red sleeves and cap Yellow, mauve hoop and cap Pink and maroon check, white sleeves and cap
Be My Native Electric Old Country
1982
Beaver brown, maple leaf green cross belts and cap Black, gold cross and stripe on cap Red, blue epaulets, orange sleeves, blue cap
Easter Sun Glint of Gold Critique
1981
Cherry, black sash, primrose and white quartered cap Pale Blue, White and Yellow check cap Maroon, white striped sleeves, quartered cap
Master Willie Prince Bee Vielle
1980–1978
1980
Claret and rose hoops, rose cap Beaver brown, maple leaf green cross belts and cap Dark blue, yellow cap
Sea Chimes Niniski Soleil Noir
1979
Black and White (halved), sleeves reversed, Red cap Dark green, black hooped sleeves, hooped cap Royal blue, white seams, sleeves and cap
Ile de Bourbon Frere Basile Gay Mecene
1978
Royal blue, light blue epaulets and cap Emerald green, red stars, red sleeves and cap Eton blue, black hooped cap
Crow Balmerino Smuggler
 

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.

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):

Leading trainer (8 wins):

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

Winners

Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Owner Time
1902 Osboch 4 Danny Maher Richard Marsh Lord Wolverton
1903 Valenza 5 Otto Madden Frederick Day E Heinemann
1904 Zinfandel 4 Mornington Cannon Charles Beatty Lord Howard de Walden
1905 Pretty Polly 4 Otto Madden Peter Gilpin Eustace Loder
1906 Pretty Polly 5 Bernard Dillon Peter Gilpin Eustace Loder
1907 The White Knight 4 William Halsey Harry Sadler Tom Kirkwood
1908 The White Knight 5 William Halsey Harry Sadler Tom Kirkwood
1909 Dean Swift 8 Walter Griggs Charles Morton Jack Barnato Joel
1910 Sir Martin 4 Skeets Martin Joseph Cannon Louis Winans
1911 Lemberg 4 Bernard Dillon Alec Taylor Jr. Alfred W. Cox
1912 Stedfast 4 Fred Rickaby George Lambton Lord Derby
1913 Prince Palatine 5 W Saxby Henry Beardsley Thomas Pilkington
1914 Blue Stone 4 W Huxley Charles Morton Jack Barnato Joel
1915 Black Jester 4 W Huxley Charles Morton Jack Barnato Joel
1916 Pommern 4 Steve Donoghue Charles Peck Solomon Joel
1917 no race
1918 no race
1919 He 4 Arthur Smith Frank Barling Lord Glanely 2:25.0
1920 Manilardo 4 Joe Childs Alec Taylor Jr. Alexander Robb Cox
1921 Silvern 4 Frank O'Neill Frank Hartigan Edward Hutton
1922 Franklin 4 Steve Donoghue Richard Dawson Lord Carnarvon
1923 Condover 4 Harry Beasley E Harper Mrs A Bendir
1924 Verdict 4 Steve Donoghue William Waugh Lord Coventry
1925 St Germans 4 Frank Bullock Alec Taylor Jr. Lord Astor
1926 Solario 4 Joe Childs Reginald Day John Rutherford
1927 Coronach 4 Joe Childs Fred Darling Lord Woolavington
1928 Apelle 5 Harry Beasley Atty Persse Dermot McCalmont
1929 Reigh Count 4 Joe Childs Bert S. Michell Fannie Hertz
1930 Plantago 5 Cyril Ray Joseph Lawson Washington Singer
1931 Parenthesis 4 Freddie Fox Fred Darling Lord Woolavington
1932 Salmon Leap 5 Tommy Weston George Lambton Venetia James
1933 Dastur 4 Charlie Elliott Frank Butters Aga Khan III
1934 King Salmon 4 Harry Wragg Ossie Bell Richard Brooke
1935 Windsor Lad 4 Charlie Smirke Marcus Marsh Martin Benson
1936 Plassy 4 Richard Perryman Colledge Leader Lord Derby
1937
(dh) 		Cecil
His Grace[a] 		6
4 		Tommy Weston
Gordon Richards 		Joseph Lawson
Richard Dawson 		Abe Bailey
James V. Rank
1938 Monument 5 Rufus Beasley Cecil Boyd-Rochfort Duke of Marlborough
1939 Scottish Union 4 Gordon Richards Noel Cannon James V. Rank
1940 no race
1941 Winterhalter 4 Doug Smith Frank Butters Aga Khan III
1942 no race
1943 Hyperides 4 Eph Smith Jack Jarvis Lord Rosebery
1944 Persian Gulf 4 Bobby Jones Cecil Boyd-Rochfort Zia Wernher
1945 Borealis 4 Harry Wragg Walter Earl Lord Derby
1946 Ardan 5 Charlie Elliott Charles Semblat Marcel Boussac
1947 Chanteur 5 Roger Brethes Henry Count William Hill
1948 Goyama 5 Charlie Elliott Charles Semblat Marcel Boussac
1949 Beau Sabreur 4 Billy Cook Richard Brabazon A B Macnaughton
1950 Amour Drake 4 Roger Poincelet Robert Carver Suzy Volterra
1951 Tantieme 4 Jacques Doyasbère François Mathet François Dupré
1952 Nuccio 4 Roger Poincelet Alec Head Aga Khan III
1953 Zucchero 5 Lester Piggott Bill Payne George Rolls
1954 Aureole 4 Eph Smith Cecil Boyd-Rochfort Queen Elizabeth II
1955 Narrator 4 Frank Barlow Humphrey Cottrill Lionel Brook Holliday
1956 Tropique 4 Paul Blanc Geoffroy Watson Guy de Rothschild
1957 Fric 5 Jean Deforge Philippe Lallie Michel Calmann
1958 Ballymoss 4 Scobie Breasley Vincent O'Brien John McShain
1959 Nagami 4 Lester Piggott Harry Wragg Etti Plesch
1960 Petite Etoile 4 Lester Piggott Noel Murless Prince Aly Khan 2:35.20
1961 Petite Etoile 5 Lester Piggott Noel Murless HH Aga Khan IV
1962 Dicta Drake 4 Yves Saint-Martin François Mathet Suzy Volterra 2:42.00
1963 Exbury 4 Jean Deforge Geoffroy Watson Guy de Rothschild
1964 Relko 4 Yves Saint-Martin François Mathet François Dupré 2:47.00
1965 Oncidium 4 Scobie Breasley George Todd Lord Howard de Walden 2:38.70
1966 I Say 4 Duncan Keith Walter Nightingall Louis Freedman 2:36.40
1967 Charlottown 4 Jimmy Lindley Gordon Smyth Lady Zia Wernher 2:49.70
1968 Royal Palace 4 Sandy Barclay Noel Murless Jim Joel 2:55.50
1969 Park Top 5 Lester Piggott Bernard van Cutsem 11th Duke of Devonshire 2:37.50
1970 Caliban 4 Sandy Barclay Noel Murless Stanhope Joel 2:49.20
1971 Lupe 4 Geoff Lewis Noel Murless Gladys Joel 2:37.70
1972 Mill Reef 4 Geoff Lewis Ian Balding Paul Mellon 2:34.94
1973 Roberto 4 Lester Piggott Vincent O'Brien John W. Galbreath 2:34.50
1974 Buoy 4 Joe Mercer Dick Hern Dick Hollingsworth 2:36.50
1975 Bustino 4 Joe Mercer Dick Hern Lady Beaverbrook 2:33.31
1976 Quiet Fling 4 Lester Piggott Jeremy Tree John Hay Whitney 2:38.10
1977 Exceller 4 Gérard Dubroeucq François Mathet Nelson Bunker Hunt 2:36.94
1978 Crow 5 Pat Eddery Peter Walwyn Daniel Wildenstein 2:34.30
1979 Ile de Bourbon 4 John Reid Fulke Johnson Houghton Sir Philip Oppenheimer 2:43.50
1980 Sea Chimes 4 Lester Piggott John Dunlop John Thursby 2:35.89
1981 Master Willie 4 Philip Waldron Henry Candy Robert Barnett 2:44.49
1982 Easter Sun 5 Bruce Raymond Michael Jarvis Lady Beaverbrook 2:35.05
1983 Be My Native 4 Lester Piggott Robert Armstrong K. Hsu 2:45.38
1984 Time Charter 5 Steve Cauthen Henry Candy Robert Barnett 2:40.60
1985 Rainbow Quest 4 Pat Eddery Jeremy Tree Khalid Abdullah 2:39.51
1986 Saint Estephe 4 Pat Eddery André Fabre Yan Houyvet 2:34.87
1987 Triptych 5 Tony Cruz Patrick Biancone Alan Clore 2:35.97
1988 Triptych 6 Steve Cauthen Patrick Biancone Peter M. Brant 2:34.84
1989 Sheriff's Star 4 Ray Cochrane Lady Herries Duchess of Norfolk 2:35.49
1990 In the Wings 4 Cash Asmussen André Fabre Sheikh Mohammed 2:36.43
1991 In the Groove 4 Steve Cauthen David Elsworth Brian Cooper 2:36.32
1992 Saddlers' Hall 4 Walter Swinburn Michael Stoute Lord Weinstock 2:35.73
1993 Opera House 5 Michael Roberts Michael Stoute Sheikh Mohammed 2:35.13
1994 Apple Tree 5 Thierry Jarnet André Fabre Sultan Al Kabeer 2:35.43
1995 Sunshack 4 Pat Eddery André Fabre Khalid Abdullah 2:35.85
1996 Swain 4 Frankie Dettori André Fabre Sheikh Mohammed 2:40.27
1997 Singspiel 5 Frankie Dettori Michael Stoute Sheikh Mohammed 2:37.72
1998 Silver Patriarch 4 Pat Eddery John Dunlop Peter Winfield 2:37.60
1999 Daylami 5 Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor Godolphin 2:40.26
2000 Daliapour 4 Kieren Fallon Sir Michael Stoute HH Aga Khan IV 2:41.63
2001 Mutafaweq 5 Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor Godolphin 2:36.05
2002 Boreal 4 Kieren Fallon Peter Schiergen Gestüt Ammerland 2:45.01
2003 Warrsan 5 Philip Robinson Clive Brittain Saeed Manana 2:35.68
2004 Warrsan 6 Darryll Holland Clive Brittain Saeed Manana 2:35.96
2005 Yeats 4 Kieren Fallon Aidan O'Brien Magnier / Nagle 2:36.98
2006 Shirocco 5 Christophe Soumillon André Fabre Baron G. von Ullmann 2:37.64
2007 Scorpion 5 Michael Kinane Aidan O'Brien Magnier / Tabor 2:40.82
2008 Soldier of Fortune 4 Johnny Murtagh Aidan O'Brien Magnier / Tabor / Smith 2:36.83
2009 Ask 6 Ryan Moore Sir Michael Stoute Patrick J. Fahey 2:37.00
2010 Fame and Glory 4 Johnny Murtagh Aidan O'Brien Smith / Magnier / Tabor 2:33.42
2011 St Nicholas Abbey 4 Ryan Moore Aidan O'Brien Smith / Magnier / Tabor 2:37.18
2012 St Nicholas Abbey 5 Joseph O'Brien Aidan O'Brien Smith / Magnier / Tabor 2:34.52
2013 St Nicholas Abbey 6 Joseph O'Brien Aidan O'Brien Smith / Magnier / Tabor 2:37.76
2014 Cirrus des Aigles 8 Christophe Soumillon Corine Barande-Barbe Jean-Claude-Alain Dupouy 2:34.86
2015 Pether's Moon 5 Pat Dobbs Richard Hannon Jr. John Manley 2:33.76
2016 Postponed 5 Andrea Atzeni Roger Varian Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum 2:43.54
2017 Highland Reel 5 Ryan Moore Aidan O'Brien Smith / Magnier / Tabor 2:33.34
2018 Cracksman 4 Frankie Dettori John Gosden Anthony Oppenheimer 2:38.49
2019 Defoe 5 Andrea Atzeni Roger Varian Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum 2:33.94
2020 Ghaiyyath[b] 5 William Buick Charlie Appleby Godolphin 2:25.89
2021 Pyledriver 4 Martin Dwyer William Muir & Chris Grassick La Pyle Partnership 2:42.23
2022 Hukum 5 Jim Crowley Owen Burrows Shadwell Racing 2:36.40
2023 Emily Upjohn 4 Frankie Dettori John and Thady Gosden Lloyd Webber, Tactful Finance, S.Roden 2:33.78
  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

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