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The Coronation Cup is a Group 1 flat horse race held at Epsom Downs in Epsom,
Surrey, in early June.
Contested over a mile and a half (2400 meters), the Coronation Cup is for
four-year-olds and older thoroughbreds. It is held in conjunction with two
classic races held at Epsom Downs – the Derby Stakes (Epsom Derby)
and the Epsom Oaks.
» Race Type: Group 1 (4+ year olds)
» Distance: 2400m
» Track: Epsom Downs, Epsom, Surrey
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The Coronation Cup was first held in 1902 in honor of the coronation
of King Edward VII. Osboch was the winner of the first race.
Shirocco, a five-year-old, won the 2006 running of the Coronation Cup.
He won by almost two lengths over Ouija Board. Enforcer, a 66-1 long shot,
finished third. Shirocco, a 2005 Breeders Cup champion, went off as the
favorite at 8-11 odds. Ouija Board was 11-4.
The total purse for the 2006 running was 250,000 British pounds.
Christophe Soumillon rode Shirocco to victory. Andre Fabre was the trainer
for owner Baron Georg von Ullmann. Shirocco’s winning time for the
mile and a half was 2:37.64. The record time for the race is 2:34.84 clocked
by Triptych in 1988.
Since 1990 Fabre has saddled five winners. In addition to Shirocco, they
include In the Wings, 1990, Apple Tree, 1994, Sunshack, 1995, and Swain,
1996. Sir Michael Stoute has had four winners – Saddlers’
Hall, 1992, Opera House, 1993, Singspiel, 1997, and Daliapour, 2000.
Frankie Dettori is the leading jockey in recent years with four wins.
They were with Swain, 1996, Singspiel, 1997, Daylami, 1999, and Mutafaweq,
2001.
Epson Downs, which is owned by The Jockey Club, is a grade-one racecourse
and is regarded as a demanding, complex course that is a challenge for
inexperienced horses and an endurance test for the more experienced runners.
» Past Coronation Cup Winners:
2006 Shirocco
2005 Yeats
2004 Warrsan
2003 Warrsan
2002 Boreal
2001 Mutafaweq
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2000 Daliapour
1999 Daylami
1998 Silver Patriarch
1997 Singspiel
1996 Swain
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