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 1840 Group 1 New Mile
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer/Age/weight Owner
1 SPANGLE Cotton William Edwards 3-8st 7lbs Lord Albemarle 5/2
2 BLACK BESS Scott John Scott 3-8st 7lbs Colonel George Anson 5/2
3 EMETIC Chapple 3-8st 7lbs Mr Thomas Thornhill 2/1 fav
4 CAMEL Filly Robinson 3-8st 7lbs Mr Rush 3/1
The inaugural running of the Coronation Stakes took place on Wednesday 17th June 1840 and, after some frantic betting, Black Bess opened at 4/5 fav but drifted to 5/2 as Emetic became the new favourite at 2/1. The winner, Spangle, a bay filly by Croesus out of Variella, won a first prize of 900 sovereigns (equivalent to £92,000 in 2020) beating Black Bess and Emetic by a neck and half a length. Over round 114%
Coronation Stakes Group 1 1 mile 1840
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