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Coventry Stakes
Flat horse race in Britain
Summary
Flat horse race in Britain
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| class | Group 2 |
| horse race | Coventry Stakes |
| image | Chief Singer.jpg |
| caption | Chief Singer, 1983 winner, painted by Bob Demuyser |
| oil on canvas | |
| location | Ascot Racecourse |
| Ascot, England | |
| inaugurated | 1890 |
| race type | Flat / Thoroughbred |
| website | Ascot |
| distance | 6f (1,207 metres) |
| surface | Turf |
| track | Straight |
| qualification | Two-year-olds |
| weight | 9 st 3 lb |
| Allowances | |
| 3 lb for fillies | |
| purse | £175,000 (2025) |
| 1st: £99,243 |
oil on canvas Ascot, England Allowances 3 lb for fillies 1st: £99,243 |} The Coventry Stakes is a Group 2 flat horse race in Great Britain open to two-year-old horses. 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.
History
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 (11 wins):
- Aidan O'Brien - Harbour Master (1997), Fasliyev (1999), Landseer (2001), Statue of Liberty (2002), Henrythenavigator (2007), Power (2011), War Command (2013), Caravaggio (2016), Arizona (2019), River Tiber (2023), Gstaad (2025)
Winners since 1930
| Year | Winner | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jockey | |||||
| Trainer | |||||
| Time | |||||
| 1930 | Lemnarchus | Freddie Fox | Fred Darling | 1:02.20 | |
| 1931 | Cockpen | Freddie Fox | Fred Darling | 1:03.60 | |
| 1932 | Manitoba | Sir Gordon Richards | Fred Darling | 1:01.40 | |
| 1933 | Medieval Knight | Sir Gordon Richards | Fred Darling | 1:04.00 | |
| 1934 | Hairan | Sir Gordon Richards | Frank Butters | 1:03.80 | |
| 1935 | Black Speck | Tommy Burns Sr. | Harry Cottrill | 1:06.00 | |
| 1936 | Early School | Bobby Dick | Joseph Lawson | 1:03.00 | |
| 1937 | Mirza II | Charlie Smirke | Frank Butters | 1:03.00 | |
| 1938 | Panorama | Rufus Beasley | Cecil Boyd-Rochfort | 1:03.40 | |
| 1939 | Turkhan | Charlie Smirke | Frank Butters | 1:03.60 | |
| 1940 | no race | ||||
| 1941 | Big Game | Harry Wragg | Fred Darling | 1:00.00 | |
| 1942 | Nasrullah | Sir Gordon Richards | Frank Butters | 1:00.20 | |
| 1943 | Orestes | Tommy Carey | Walter Nightingall | 1:01.60 | |
| 1944 | Dante | Billy Nevett | Matthew Peacock | 0:59.20 | |
| 1945 | Khaled | Sir Gordon Richards | Frank Butters | 1:03.00 | |
| 1946 | Tudor Minstrel | Sir Gordon Richards | Fred Darling | 1:04.00 | |
| 1947 | The Cobbler | Sir Gordon Richards | Fred Darling | 1:03.20 | |
| 1948 | Royal Forest | Cliff Richards | Noel Murless | 1:03.80 | |
| 1949 | Palestine | Sir Gordon Richards | Frank Butters | 1:03.60 | |
| 1950 | Big Dipper | Harry Carr | Cecil Boyd-Rochfort | 1:05.20 | |
| 1951 | King's Bench | Sir Gordon Richards | Matt Feakes | 1:04.00 | |
| 1952 | Whistler | Edgar Britt | Peter Nelson | 1:03.20 | |
| 1953 | The Pie King | Tommy Gosling | Paddy Prendergast | 1:04.40 | |
| 1954 | Noble Chieftain | Frank Barlow | Humphrey Cottrill | 1:07.20 | |
| 1955 | Ratification | Harry Carr | Vic Smyth | 1:17.80 | |
| 1956 | Messmate | Manny Mercer | Jack Jarvis | 1:20.35 | |
| 1957 | Amerigo | Eph Smith | John Waugh | 1:15.22 | |
| 1958 | Hieroglyph | Harry Carr | Cecil Boyd-Rochfort | 1:16.88 | |
| 1959 | Martial | Wally Swinburn | Paddy Prendergast | 1:17.20 | |
| 1960 | Typhoon | Ron Hutchinson | Paddy Prendergast | 1:22.21 | |
| 1961 | Xerxes | Doug Smith | Geoffrey Brooke | 1:19.50 | |
| 1962 | Crocket | Doug Smith | Geoffrey Brooke | 1:19.02 | |
| 1963 | Showdown | Doug Smith | Fred Winter Snr. | 1:24.09 | |
| 1964 | Silly Season | Geoff Lewis | Ian Balding | 1:20.12 | |
| 1965 | Young Emperor | Lester Piggott | Paddy Prendergast | 1:17.59 | |
| 1966 | Bold Lad | Des Lake | Paddy Prendergast | 1:16.56 | |
| 1967 | Mark Royal | Scobie Breasley | P Norris | 1:17.84 | |
| 1968 | Murrayfield | Geoff Lewis | Ian Balding | 1:17.21 | |
| 1969 | Prince Tenderfoot | Bill Williamson | Paddy Prendergast | 1:16.99 | |
| 1970 | Mill Reef | Geoff Lewis | Ian Balding | 1:16.16 | |
| 1971 | Sun Prince | Joe Mercer | Dick Hern | 1:23.19 | |
| 1972 | Perdu | Jimmy Lindley | Atty Corbett | 1:17.59 | |
| 1973 | Doleswood | Frankie Durr | Reg Akehurst | 1:17.23 | |
| 1974 | Whip It Quick | Geoff Lewis | Bill Marshall | 1:18.35 | |
| 1975 | Galway Bay | Lester Piggott | Ian Balding | 1:17.16 | |
| 1976 | Cawston's Clown | Taffy Thomas | Neil Adam | 1:16.96 | |
| 1977 | Solinus | Lester Piggott | Vincent O'Brien | 1:18.90 | |
| 1978 | Lake City | Brian Taylor | Ryan Price | 1:16.76 | |
| 1979 | Varingo | Brian Taylor | Ryan Price | 1:15.45 | |
| 1980 | Recitation | Greville Starkey | Guy Harwood | 1:18.22 | |
| 1981 | Red Sunset | Greville Starkey | Guy Harwood | 1:16.32 | |
| 1982 | Horage | Pat Eddery | Matt McCormack | 1:15.52 | |
| 1983 | Chief Singer | Ray Cochrane | Ron Sheather | 1:16.00 | |
| 1984 | Primo Dominie | John Reid | Brian Swift | 1:15.36 | |
| 1985 | Sure Blade | Brent Thomson | Barry Hills | 1:14.83 | |
| 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 Sr. | 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 | 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 Sr. | 1:13.64 | |
| 2010 | Strong Suit | Richard Hughes | Richard Hannon Sr. | 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 | |
| 2014 | The Wow Signal | Frankie Dettori | John Quinn | 1:12.99 | |
| 2015 | Buratino | William Buick | Mark Johnston | 1:13.11 | |
| 2016 | Caravaggio | Ryan Moore | Aidan O'Brien | 1:16.36 | |
| 2017 | Rajasinghe | Stevie Donohoe | Richard Spencer | 1:12.39 | |
| 2018 | Calyx | Frankie Dettori | John Gosden | 1:13.51 | |
| 2019 | Arizona | Ryan Moore | Aidan O'Brien | 1:13.02 | |
| 2020 | Nando Parrado | Adam Kirby | Clive Cox | 1:15.21 | |
| 2021 | Berkshire Shadow | Oisin Murphy | Andrew Balding | 1:13.55 | |
| 2022 | Bradsell | Hollie Doyle | Archie Watson | 1:13.02 | |
| 2023 | River Tiber | Ryan Moore | Aidan O'Brien | 1:15.49 | |
| 2024 | Rashabar | Billy Loughnane | Brian Meehan | 1:13.90 | |
| 2025 | Gstaad | Ryan Moore | Aidan O'Brien | 1:13.43 |
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
- The race was run at Newmarket during the wartime period of 1915–18.
References
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References
- (21 June 2017). "Royal Ascot race histories".
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