Coronation Cup

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Coronation Cup
ClassGroup 1
Location Epsom Downs
Epsom, Surrey, England, UK
Inaugurated1902
Race type Flat / Thoroughbred
Sponsor Betfred
Website Epsom 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£450,000 (2025)
1st: £255,195
Coronation Cup
2025
Owner Westerberg,Mrs J Magnier,M Tabor,D Smith.svg Owner H H Aga Khan.svg Owner La Tesa Spa.svg
Jan BrueghelCalandaganGiavellotto
Previous years
2024
Owner Westerberg,Mrs J Magnier,M Tabor,D Smith.svg Owner Mr B Haggas.svg Owner Ecurie Jean-Louis Bouchard.svg
LuxembourgHamishFeed The Flame
2023
Owner Lord Lloyd-Webber.svg Owner Mr K Abdulla.svg Owner Mr Derrick Smith.svg
Emily UpjohnWestoverPoint Lonsdale
2022
Owner Mr Hamdan Al Maktoum.svg Owner Knox and Wells Limited.svg Owner Mr Derrick Smith.svg
HukumPyledriverHigh Definition
2021
Owner Knox and Wells Limited.svg Owner Mr Hamdan Al Maktoum.svg Owner Masaaki Matsushima.svg
PyledriverAl AasyJapan
2020-2011
2020
Owner Godolphin.svg Owner Mrs John Magnier.svg Owner Mr B E Nielsen.svg
GhaiyyathAnthony Van DyckStradivarius
2019
Owner Sheikh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum.svg Owner Mr Derrick Smith.svg Owner Mr H Balasuriya.svg
DefoeKew GardensSalouen
2018
Owner Mr A E Oppenheimer.svg Owner Mr H Balasuriya.svg Owner Gestut Ruttgen.svg
CracksmanSalouenWindstoss
2017
Owner Mr Derrick Smith.svg Owner Godolphin red cap.svg Owner Godolphin.svg
Highland Reel Frontiersman Hawkbill
2016
Owner Sheikh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum.svg Owner Michael Tabor.svg Owner Sheikh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum white cap.svg
PostponedFoundRoseburg
2015
Owner Mr John Manley.svg Owner H H Aga Khan.svg Owner Mr K Abdulla France.svg
Pether's MoonDolniyaFlintshire
2014
Owner Mr J C A Dupouy.svg Owner Mr K Abdulla France.svg Owner Mr Ali Saeed.svg
Cirrus des Aigles FlintshireAmbivalent
2013
Owner Mr Derrick Smith.svg Owner Pearl Bloodstock Ltd.svg Owner Mr K K Al Nabooda and Mr K Albahou.svg
St Nicholas Abbey DunadenJoshua Tree
2012
Owner Mr Derrick Smith.svg Owner Mr R J Arculli.svg Owner Mr B E Nielsen.svg
St Nicholas Abbey Red CadeauxMasked Marvel
2011
Owner Mr Derrick Smith.svg Owner Mr K Abdulla.svg Owner Seasons Holidays.svg
St Nicholas Abbey MiddayClowance
2010–2001
2010
Owner Mr Derrick Smith.svg Owner Lady Bamford.svg Owner Mr George Strawbridge.svg
Fame and Glory SariskaHigh Heeled
2009
Owner Mr D A Johnson red cap.svg Owner Mr Jaber Abdullah.svg Owner Mr J H Richmond-Watson.svg
Ask YoumzainLook Here
2008
Owner Mrs John Magnier.svg Owner Mr Jaber Abdullah.svg Owner Mr Derrick Smith.svg
Soldier of Fortune YoumzainMacarthur
2007
Owner Mrs John Magnier.svg Owner Mr Derrick Smith.svg Owner Mr Hamdan Al Maktoum.svg
Scorpion SeptimusMaraahel
2006
Owner Baron G von Ullmann.svg Owner Lord Derby.svg Owner D G Clarke and C L A Edginton.svg
Shirocco Ouija BoardEnforcer
2005
Owner Mrs John Magnier.svg Owner Mr M R Charlton.svg Owner Mr K Abdulla.svg
Yeats AlkaasedReefscape
2004
Owner Mr Saeed Manana.svg Owner Godolphin.svg Owner Ecurie Wildenstein.svg
Warrsan DoyenVallee Enchantee
2003
Owner Mr Saeed Manana.svg Owner Godolphin.svg Owner Michael Tabor.svg
Warrsan HighestBlack Sam Bellamy
2002
Owner Ammerland Verwaltung GmbH and Co.svg Owner Maktoum Al Maktoum.svg Owner Mr Abdulla BuHaleeba.svg
BorealStorming HomeZindabad
2001
Owner Godolphin.svg Owner Gillian, Lady Howard de Walden.svg Owner Neil Jones.svg
Mutafaweq WellbeingMillenary
2000–1991
2000
Owner H H Aga Khan.svg Owner Godolphin.svg Owner R P B Michaelson.svg
DaliapourFantastic LightBorder Arrow
1999
Owner Godolphin.svg Owner The Thoroughbred Corporation.svg Owner Niarchos Family.svg
Daylami Royal AnthemDream Well
1998
Owner Peter S Winfield.svg Owner Godolphin.svg Owner H H Aga Khan.svg
Silver Patriarch Swain Ebadiyla
1997
Owner Sheikh Mohammed.svg Owner Mr K Abdulla.svg Owner M Debeusscher.svg
Singspiel DushyantorLe Destin
1996
Owner Sheikh Mohammed.svg Owner Sheikh Mohammed white cap.svg Owner Mr K Abdulla.svg
Swain Singspiel De Quest
1995
Owner Mr K Abdulla.svg Owner Frank Stronach.svg Owner HRH Prince Fahd Salman.svg
SunshackOnly RoyaleTime Star
1994
Owner S Al Kabeer.svg Owner Mr W J Gredley.svg Owner Maktoum Al Maktoum.svg
Apple TreeEnvironment FriendBlush Rambler
1993
Owner Sheikh Mohammed.svg Owner Mr W J Gredley red cap.svg Owner Mrs P de Moussac.svg
Opera House Environment FriendApple Tree
1992
Owner Ballymacoll Stud.svg Owner Maktoum Al Maktoum.svg Owner The Dowager Lady Beaverbrook.svg
Saddlers' HallRock HopperTerimon
1991
Owner Brian Cooper.svg Owner The Dowager Lady Beaverbrook.svg Owner Maktoum Al Maktoum.svg
In The Groove TerimonRock Hopper
1990–1981
1990
Owner Sheikh Mohammed.svg Owner Mr B V Sangster.svg Owner HRH Prince Fahd Salman.svg
In The Wings Observation PostIbn Bey
1989
Owner Lavinia Duchess Of Norfolk.svg Owner Mr Athos Christodoulou.svg Owner J Garcia-Roady.svg
Sheriff's Star Ile De ChypreGreen Adventure
1988
Owner Peter M Brant.svg Owner Miss Sarah J Leigh.svg Owner Lavinia Duchess Of Norfolk.svg
Triptych InfamyMoon Madness
1987
Owner a clore.svg Owner Gillian, Lady Howard de Walden.svg Owner zzaras fahrhof.svg
Triptych Rakaposhi KingAcatenango
1986
Owner y houyvet.svg Owner a clore.svg Owner The Dowager Lady Beaverbrook.svg
Saint Estephe Triptych Petoski
1985
Owner Mr K Abdulla.svg Owner mme o abegg.svg Owner Roldvale Limited.svg
Rainbow Quest Old CountryLong Pond
1984
Owner Mr R Barnett.svg Owner Ballymacoll Stud.svg Owner j clerico.svg
Time Charter Sun PrincessLovely Dancer
1983
Owner k hsu.svg Owner r clifford turner.svg Owner mme o abegg.svg
Be My NativeElectricOld Country
1982
Owner The Dowager Lady Beaverbrook.svg Owner Kingsclere Racing Club.svg Owner Mr Garo Vanian.svg
Easter SunGlint of GoldCritique
1981
Owner Mr R Barnett.svg Owner Ballymacoll Stud.svg Owner Mr T F Blackwell.svg
Master Willie Prince BeeVielle
1980–1978
1980
Owner Mr J H Thursby.svg Owner The Dowager Lady Beaverbrook.svg Owner Mrs P Robeson.svg
Sea ChimesNiniskiSoleil Noir
1979
Owner Mr A E Oppenheimer.svg Owner Mrs J P Binet.svg Owner Wertheimer and Frere.svg
Ile de Bourbon Frere BasileGay Mecene
1978
Owner D Wildenstein epaulets.svg Owner Ralph K Stuart.svg Owner Lord Carnarvon.svg
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.

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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.

The race was run on the Thursday of the Derby meeting until 1994, it was run on a Saturday in 1975 (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 2017-2025, from 2026, the Coronation Cup will return to a Saturday, the same day as the Derby. [1]

Records

Most successful horse (3 wins):

Leading jockey (9 wins):

Leading trainer (10 wins):

Leading owner (10 wins):(includes part ownership)

Winners

YearWinnerAgeJockeyTrainerOwnerTime
1902Osboch4 Danny Maher Richard Marsh Lord Wolverton 2:42.20
1903Valenza5 Otto Madden Frederick DayE Heinemann
1904 Zinfandel 4 Mornington Cannon Charles Beatty Lord Howard de Walden 2:45.40
1905 Pretty Polly 4 Otto Madden Peter Gilpin Eustace Loder
1906 Pretty Polly 5 Bernard Dillon Peter Gilpin Eustace Loder2:36.80
1907 The White Knight 4William HalseyHarry SadlerTom Kirkwood2:39.60
1908 The White Knight 5William HalseyHarry SadlerTom Kirkwood
1909 Dean Swift 8Walter Griggs Charles Morton Jack Barnato Joel 2:37.40
1910 Sir Martin 4 Skeets Martin Joseph CannonLouis Winans2:35.00
1911 Lemberg 4 Bernard Dillon Alec Taylor Jr. Alfred W. Cox 2:40.00
1912Stedfast4Fred Rickaby George Lambton Lord Derby 2:37.20
1913 Prince Palatine 5W SaxbyHenry BeardsleyThomas Pilkington2:40.60
1914Blue Stone4W Huxley Charles Morton Jack Barnato Joel 2:36.40
1915 Black Jester 4W Huxley Charles Morton Jack Barnato Joel 2:32.60
1916 Pommern 4 Steve Donoghue Charles Peck Solomon Joel 2:37.40
1917no race
1918no race
1919He4Arthur SmithFrank Barling Lord Glanely 2:25.00
1920Manilardo4 Joe Childs Alec Taylor Jr. Alexander Robb Cox2:34.80
1921Silvern4 Frank O'Neill Frank Hartigan Edward Hutton 2:36.80
1922Franklin4 Steve Donoghue Richard Dawson Lord Carnarvon 2:35.00
1923Condover4 Harry Beasley E HarperMrs A Bendir2:36.60
1924Verdict4 Steve Donoghue William Waugh Lord Coventry 2:50.00
1925St Germans4 Frank Bullock Alec Taylor Jr. Lord Astor 2:37.80
1926 Solario 4 Joe Childs Reginald Day John Rutherford 2:45.40
1927 Coronach 4 Joe Childs Fred Darling Lord Woolavington 2:34.00
1928Apelle5 Harry Beasley Atty Persse Dermot McCalmont2:33.00
1929 Reigh Count 4 Joe Childs Bert S. Michell Fannie Hertz 2:36.00
1930Plantago5Cyril Ray Joseph Lawson Washington Singer 2:39.40
1931Parenthesis4 Freddie Fox Fred Darling Lord Woolavington 2:36.40
1932Salmon Leap5 Tommy Weston George Lambton Venetia James 2:43.00
1933 Dastur 4 Charlie Elliott Frank Butters Aga Khan III 2:34.60
1934 King Salmon 4 Harry Wragg Ossie Bell Richard Brooke2:34.20
1935 Windsor Lad 4 Charlie Smirke Marcus Marsh Martin Benson2:33.40
1936Plassy4Richard PerrymanColledge Leader Lord Derby 2:36.00
1937
(dh)		Cecil
His Grace [a] 		6
4		 Tommy Weston
Gordon Richards 		Joseph Lawson
Richard Dawson 		Abe Bailey
James V. Rank		2:35.40
1938Monument5Rufus Beasley Cecil Boyd-Rochfort Duke of Marlborough 2:36.40
1939 Scottish Union 4 Gordon Richards Noel CannonJames V. Rank2.37.00
1940no race
1941Winterhalter4 Doug Smith Frank Butters Aga Khan III 2:41.80
1942no race
1943Hyperides4 Eph Smith Jack Jarvis Lord Rosebery 2:34.20
1944 Persian Gulf 4Bobby Jones Cecil Boyd-Rochfort Zia Wernher 2:25.80
1945Borealis4 Harry Wragg Walter Earl Lord Derby 2:32.40
1946 Ardan 5 Charlie Elliott Charles Semblat Marcel Boussac 2:42.40
1947 Chanteur 5Roger BrethesHenry Count William Hill 2:35.60
1948Goyama5 Charlie Elliott Charles Semblat Marcel Boussac 2:40.40
1949Beau Sabreur4Billy CookRichard BrabazonA B Macnaughton2:46.40
1950Amour Drake4 Roger Poincelet Robert Carver Suzy Volterra 2:38.80
1951 Tantieme 4 Jacques Doyasbère François Mathet François Dupré 2:39.80
1952 Nuccio 4 Roger Poincelet Alec Head Aga Khan III 2:37.60
1953Zucchero5 Lester Piggott Bill PayneGeorge Rolls2:37.40
1954 Aureole 4 Eph Smith Cecil Boyd-Rochfort Queen Elizabeth II 2:35.00
1955Narrator4Frank BarlowHumphrey CottrillLionel Brook Holliday2:54:00
1956Tropique4Paul BlancGeoffroy Watson Guy de Rothschild 2:37.40
1957Fric5Jean DeforgePhilippe LallieMichel Calmann2:34.80
1958 Ballymoss 4 Scobie Breasley Vincent O'Brien John McShain 2:41.60
1959 Nagami 4 Lester Piggott Harry Wragg Etti Plesch 2:37.20
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 2:42.40
1962Dicta Drake4 Yves Saint-Martin François Mathet Suzy Volterra 2:42.00
1963 Exbury 4Jean DeforgeGeoffroy Watson Guy de Rothschild 2:38.20
1964 Relko 4 Yves Saint-Martin François Mathet François Dupré 2:47.00
1965Oncidium4 Scobie Breasley George Todd Lord Howard de Walden 2:38.70
1966I Say4Duncan Keith Walter Nightingall Louis Freedman 2:36.40
1967 Charlottown 4 Jimmy Lindley Gordon Smyth Lady Zia Wernher 2:49.70
1968 Royal Palace 4Sandy Barclay Noel Murless Jim Joel2:55.50
1969 Park Top 5 Lester Piggott Bernard van Cutsem 11th Duke of Devonshire 2:37.50
1970Caliban4Sandy Barclay Noel Murless Stanhope Joel2:49.20
1971 Lupe 4 Geoff Lewis Noel Murless Gladys Joel2:37.70
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 Hollingsworth2:36.50
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 4Gérard 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 Thursby2:35.89
1981 Master Willie 4Philip Waldron Henry Candy Robert Barnett2:44.49
1982 Easter Sun 5Bruce Raymond Michael Jarvis Lady Beaverbrook 2:35.05
1983 Be My Native 4 Lester Piggott Robert Armstrong K. Hsu2:45.38
1984 Time Charter 5 Steve Cauthen Henry Candy Robert Barnett2:40.60
1985 Rainbow Quest 4 Pat Eddery Jeremy Tree Khalid Abdullah 2:39.51
1986 Saint Estephe 4 Pat Eddery André Fabre Yan Houyvet2:34.87
1987 Triptych 5 Tony Cruz Patrick Biancone Alan Clore2:35.97
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 Cooper2:36.32
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 Kabeer2:35.43
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 Winfield2:37.60
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 Ammerland2:45.01
2003 Warrsan 5 Philip Robinson Clive Brittain Saeed Manana2:35.68
2004 Warrsan 6 Darryll Holland Clive Brittain Saeed Manana2:35.96
2005 Yeats 4 Kieren Fallon Aidan O'Brien Magnier / Nagle2:36.98
2006 Shirocco 5 Christophe Soumillon André Fabre Baron G. von Ullmann2:37.64
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 / Smith2:36.83
2009 Ask 6 Ryan Moore Sir Michael Stoute Patrick J. Fahey2:37.00
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-BarbeJean-Claude-Alain Dupouy2:34.86
2015 Pether's Moon 5 Pat Dobbs Richard Hannon Jr. John Manley2:33.76
2016 Postponed 5 Andrea Atzeni Roger Varian Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum2:43.54
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 Maktoum2:33.94
2020 Ghaiyyath [b] 5 William Buick Charlie Appleby Godolphin 2:25.89
2021 Pyledriver 4 Martin Dwyer William Muir & Chris GrassickLa Pyle Partnership2:42.23
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.Roden2:33.78
2024 Luxembourg 5 Ryan Moore Aidan O'Brien Westerberg / Smith / Magnier / Tabor 2:42.12
2025 Jan Brueghel 4 Ryan Moore Aidan O'Brien Westerberg / Smith / Magnier / Tabor 2:36.13
  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

  1. ↑ "Epsom Derby: Prize money hits record £2m for 2026 race and free entry for chidlren". BBC Sport. 12 December 2025. Retrieved 13 December 2025.
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