The Coronation Cup
The Coronation Cup, so called due to being established in celebration of the Coronation of Edward VII back in 1902. This makes it a lot more recent than both the Oaks and the Derby held during the Derby Festival, though it is still a Group 1 race.
The legendary Lester Piggott still retains the record for riding the highest number of winners in this race at a staggering 9 victories spanning 4 decades! In recent years, Aiden O’Brien has been doing very well, with horses that he’s trained winning in 3 out of the previous 5 years – though looking back through the years, the wins tend to come for trainers in small clusters.
The Coronation Cup is open to horses 4 years old and upwards, unlike the 2 Classics held at the Derby Festival which are limited to 3 year olds only, however, all three races are held over the same distance of 1m 4f and 10yds.
Previous winners
Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Odds (SP) | Going |
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2009 | Ask | Ryan Moore | Sir Michael Stoute | 5/1 | Good |
2008 | Soldier of Fortune | Jonny Murtagh | Aiden O’Brien | 9/4 | Good |
2007 | Scorpion | Michael Kinane | Aiden O’Brien | 8/1 | Good to Soft |
2006 | Shirocco | André Fabre | Christophe Soumillon | 8/11F | Good |
2005 | Yeats | Kieren Fallon | Aiden O’Brien | 5/1 | Good |