Coventry Stakes
Group 2 race | |
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Coventry Stakes | |
Location | Ascot Racecourse Ascot, England |
Inaugurated | 1890 |
Race type | Flat / Thoroughbred |
Website | Ascot |
Race information | |
Distance | 6f (1,207 metres) |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Straight |
Qualification | Two-year-olds |
Weight | 9 st 1 lb Allowances 3 lb for fillies |
Purse | £120,000 (2013) 1st: £68,052 |
The Coventry Stakes is a Group 2 flat horse race in Great Britain open to two-year-old thoroughbreds. It is run at Ascot over a distance of 6 furlongs (1,207 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in June.
The event was established in 1890, and it was named after the 9th Earl of Coventry, who served as the Master of the Buckhounds at that time.
The present system of race grading was introduced in 1971, and for a period the Coventry Stakes was classed at Group 3 level. It was promoted to Group 2 status in 2004. It is usually contested on the opening day of the Royal Ascot meeting.
Records
Leading jockey (9 wins):
- Sir Gordon Richards – Manitoba (1932), Medieval Knight (1933), Hairan (1934), Nasrullah (1942), Khaled (1945), Tudor Minstrel (1946), The Cobbler (1947), Palestine (1949), King's Bench (1951)
Leading trainer (7 wins):
- Frank Butters – Fairway (1927), Hairan (1934), Mirza II (1937), Turkhan (1939), Nasrullah (1942), Khaled (1945), Palestine (1949)
- Fred Darling – Lemnarchus (1930), Cockpen (1931), Manitoba (1932), Medieval Knight (1933), Big Game (1941), Tudor Minstrel (1946), The Cobbler (1947)
- Aidan O'Brien - Harbour Master (1997), Fasliyev (1999), Landseer (2001), Statue of Liberty (2002), Henrythenavigator (2007), Power (2011), War Command (2013)
Winners since 1980
Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Time |
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1980 | Recitation | Greville Starkey | Guy Harwood | 1:18.20 |
1981 | Red Sunset | Greville Starkey | Guy Harwood | 1:16.30 |
1982 | Horage | Pat Eddery | Matt McCormack | 1:15.50 |
1983 | Chief Singer | Ray Cochrane | Ron Sheather | 1:16.00 |
1984 | Primo Dominie | John Reid | Brian Swift | |
1985 | Sure Blade | Brent Thomson | Barry Hills | |
1986 | Cutting Blade | Cash Asmussen | Lester Piggott | 1:17.14 |
1987 | Always Fair | Walter Swinburn | Michael Stoute | 1:17.49 |
1988 | High Estate | Steve Cauthen | Henry Cecil | 1:13.80 |
1989 | Rock City | Willie Carson | Richard Hannon | 1:15.02 |
1990 | Mac's Imp | Alan Munro | Bill O'Gorman | 1:15.69 |
1991 | Dilum | Alan Munro | Paul Cole | 1:15.99 |
1992 | Petardia | Walter Swinburn | Geoff Wragg | 1:13.95 |
1993 | Stonehatch | John Reid | Peter Chapple-Hyam | 1:18.15 |
1994 | Sri Pekan | Richard Quinn | Paul Cole | 1:15.24 |
1995 | Royal Applause | Walter Swinburn | Barry Hills | 1:15.26 |
1996 | Verglas | Willie Supple | Kevin Prendergast | 1:14.34 |
1997 | Harbour Master | Christy Roche | Aidan O'Brien | 1:14.45 |
1998 | Red Sea | Richard Quinn | Paul Cole | 1:17.58 |
1999 | Fasliyev | Michael Kinane | Aidan O'Brien | 1:14.59 |
2000 | Cd Europe | Steve Drowne | Mick Channon | 1:16.97 |
2001 | Landseer | Jamie Spencer | Aidan O'Brien | 1:15.62 |
2002 | Statue of Liberty | Michael Kinane | Aidan O'Brien | 1:15.73 |
2003 | Three Valleys | Richard Hughes | Roger Charlton | 1:13.62 |
2004 | Iceman | Kieren Fallon | John Gosden | 1:14.83 |
2005 | Red Clubs [a] | Michael Hills | Barry Hills | 1:10.91 |
2006 | Hellvelyn | Ted Durcan | Bryan Smart | 1:14.51 |
2007 | Henrythenavigator | Michael Kinane | Aidan O'Brien | 1:12.46 |
2008 | Art Connoisseur | Jamie Spencer | Michael Bell | 1:13.59 |
2009 | Canford Cliffs | Richard Hughes | Richard Hannon | 1:13.64 |
2010 | Strong Suit | Richard Hughes | Richard Hannon | 1:14.29 |
2011 | Power | Ryan Moore | Aidan O'Brien | 1:13.55 |
2012 | Dawn Approach | Kevin Manning | Jim Bolger | 1:13.64 |
2013 | War Command | Seamie Heffernan | Aidan O'Brien | 1:12.86 |
a The 2005 running took place at York.
Earlier winners
- 1890: The Deemster
- 1891: Danure
- 1892: Milford
- 1893: Ladas
- 1894: Whiston
- 1895: Persimmon
- 1896: Goletta
- 1897: Orzil
- 1898: Desmond
- 1899: Democrat
- 1900: Good Morning
- 1901: Sterling Balm
- 1902: Rock Sand
- 1903: St Amant
- 1904: Cicero
- 1905: Black Arrow
- 1906: Traquair
- 1907: Prospector
- 1908: Louviers
- 1909: Admiral Hawke
- 1910: Radiancy
- 1911: Lady Americus
- 1912: Shogun
- 1913: The Tetrarch
- 1914: Lady Josephine
- 1915: Marcus
- 1916: Diadem
- 1917: Benevente
- 1918: Bruff Bridge
- 1919: Sarchedon
- 1920: Milesius
- 1921: Pondoland
- 1922: Drake
- 1923: Knight of the Garter
- 1924: Iceberg
- 1925: Colorado
- 1926: Knight of the Grail
- 1927: Fairway
- 1928: Reflector
- 1929: Diolite
- 1930: Lemnarchus
- 1931: Cockpen
- 1932: Manitoba
- 1933: Medieval Knight
- 1934: Hairan
- 1935: Black Speck
- 1936: Early School
- 1937: Mirza II
- 1938: Panorama
- 1939: Turkhan
- 1940: no race
- 1941: Big Game
- 1942: Nasrullah
- 1943: Orestes
- 1944: Dante
- 1945: Khaled
- 1946: Tudor Minstrel
- 1947: The Cobbler
- 1948: Royal Forest
- 1949: Palestine
- 1950: Big Dipper
- 1951: King's Bench
- 1952: Whistler
- 1953: The Pie King
- 1954: Noble Chieftain
- 1955: Ratification
- 1956: Messmate
- 1957: Amerigo
- 1958: Hieroglyph
- 1959: Martial
- 1960: Typhoon
- 1961: Xerxes
- 1962: Crocket
- 1963: Showdown
- 1964: Silly Season
- 1965: Young Emperor
- 1966: Bold Lad
- 1967: Mark Royal
- 1968: Murrayfield
- 1969: Prince Tenderfoot
- 1970: Mill Reef
- 1971: Sun Prince
- 1972: Perdu
- 1973: Doleswood
- 1974: Whip It Quick
- 1975: Galway Bay
- 1976: Cawston's Clown
- 1977: Solinus
- 1978: Lake City
- 1979: Varingo
* The race was run at Newmarket during the wartime periods of 1915–18 and 1941–44.
See also
References
- galopp-sieger.de – Coventry Stakes.
- horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Coventry Stakes (2011).
- pedigreequery.com – Coventry Stakes – Royal Ascot.
- Abelson, Edward; John Tyrrel (1993). The Breedon Book of Horse Racing Records. Breedon Books. pp. 71–73. ISBN 1-873626-15-0.
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