Coventry Stakes

 ( Flat Races In Great Britain ) 

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The Coventry Stakes is a Group races Flat racing Horse racing in Great Britain open to two-year-old horses. It is run at Ascot Racecourse over a distance of 6 (1,207 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in June.

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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.

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Records

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Winners since 1910

1910	Radiancy	Walter Griggs	Charles Morton
1911	Lady Americus	Steve Donoghue	Atty Persse
1912	Shogun	Frank Wootton	Richard Wootton	1:05.40
1913	The Tetrarch	Steve Donoghue	Atty Persse	1:02.80
1914	Lady Josephine	Steve Donoghue	Fallon
1915	Marcus	Herbert Jones	John Dawson
1916	Diadem	Skeets Martin	George Lambton	1:02.40
1917	Benevente	Skeets Martin	Captain Dewhurst
1918	Bruff Bridge	Jack Evans	Captain Dewhurst
1919	Sarchedon	Skeets Martin	Peter Gilpin
1920	Milesius	Brownie Carslake	Harry Cottrill	1:04.20
1921	Pondoland	Joe Shatwell	Eddie de Mestre	1:01.80
1922	Drake	Albert Whalley	Harry Cottrill	1:03.00
1923	Knight Of The Garter	Herbert Jones	Richard Marsh	1:03.60
1924	Iceberg	Freddy Lane	Ralph Moreton	1:03.00
1925	Colorado	Tommy Weston	George Lambton	1:03.20
1926	Knight Of The Grail	Brownie Carslake	Robert Farquharson	1:25.20
1927	Fairway	Tommy Weston	Frank Butters	1:01.40
1928	Reflector	Richard Perryman	Watson	1:05.60
1929	Diolite	Cecil Ray	Fred Templeman	1:03.60
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
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	Stephen 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

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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

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See also

• Horse racing in Great Britain
• List of British flat horse races

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External links

• Race Recordings (1982-2004) youtube.com
• galopp-sieger.de – Coventry Stakes.
• ifhaonline.org – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Coventry Stakes (2019).
• pedigreequery.com – Coventry Stakes – Royal Ascot.
• Edward Abelson (1993). 9781873626153, Breedon Books. ISBN 9781873626153

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