The Coronation Stakes is a
Group 1flathorse race in Great Britain open to three-year-old
fillies. It is run at
Ascot over a distance of 7 furlong and 213 yards (1,603 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in June.
History
The event was established in 1840, and its title commemorates the
coronation of a new British monarch,
Queen Victoria, two years earlier.
The present system of race grading was introduced in 1971, and for a period the Coronation Stakes held Group 2 status. It was promoted to Group 1 level in 1988.
The Coronation Stakes is now contested on the fourth day of the five-day Royal Ascot meeting. It usually features fillies which ran previously in the
1,000 Guineas, the
Poule d'Essai des Pouliches or the
Irish 1,000 Guineas. The most recent filly to follow up a win in one of those races with victory in the Coronation Stakes was Tahiyra, the 2023 Irish 1,000 Guineas winner.