Coronation Cup Stakes
Class | Grade III |
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Location | Saratoga Race Course Saratoga Springs, New York, United States |
Inaugurated | 2012 |
Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
Website | NYRA |
Race information | |
Distance | 5+1⁄2 furlongs |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Left-handed |
Qualification | Three-year-old fillies |
Weight | 124 lbs with allowances |
Purse | $175,000 (2025) |
The Coronation Cup Stakes is a Grade III American Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-old fillies over a distance of 5+1⁄2 furlongs on the turf course scheduled annually in July at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York. The event currently carries a purse of $175,000.
History
The event was name after the Rokeby Stable Virginia-bred color-bearer Coronation Cup[1] who won the 1994 Nijana Stakes at Saratoga.[2]
The event was inaugurated on 13 August 2012 and was won by the Kentucky-bred filly Sensible Lady, sired by the 2007 Kentucky Derby winner Street Sense by 2+1⁄4 lengths in a time of 1:03.14.[3]
In 2015 Lady Shipman set a stakes record when winning by 3+1⁄4 lengths in a time of 1:00.85.[4]
Due to unseasonable rain, the event in 2016 was moved off the turf and run on a sloppy dirt track with only four runners and was reclassified as a Listed event after examination by the Graded Stakes Committee.[5] However, in 2021 and 2023 the event lost its Listed status and was reclassified as a non-Listed Black Type event after the events were moved to the dirt track.[4]
In 2025 the event was upgraded to Grade III by the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association.[6]
Records
Speed record:
- 5+1⁄2 furlongs (turf): 1:00.85 - Lady Shipman (2015)
- 5+1⁄2 furlongs (dirt): 1:03.80 - Unified Alliance (2023)
Margins:
- 3+1⁄4 lengths - Lady Shipman (2015)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 2 - Luis Saez (2018, 2024)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 2 - Brad H. Cox (2019, 2021)
Most wins by an owner:
- 2 - Klein Racing (2019, 2021)
Winners
Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Distance | Time | Purse | Grade | Ref |
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2025 | 5+1⁄2 furlongs | $175,000 | III | ||||||
2024 | Twirling Queen | Luis Saez | Jose F. D'Angelo | GU Racing Stable | 5+1⁄2 furlongs | 1:01.93 | $150,000 | Listed | [7] |
2023 | Unified Alliance | Javier Castellano | Thomas Morley | Reagan Jack Racing | 5+1⁄2 furlongs | 1:03.80 | $139,500 | Off turf[8] | |
2022 | Empress Tigress | John R. Velazquez | Jonathan Thomas | Augustin Stables | 5+1⁄2 furlongs | 1:01.70 | $150,000 | Listed | [9] |
2021 | Goin' Good | Tyler Gaffalione | Brad H. Cox | Klein Racing | 5+1⁄2 furlongs | 1:05.26 | $111,600 | Off turf[10] | |
2020 | She's My Type (FR) | Joel Rosario | Christophe Clement | Ghislaine Head | 5+1⁄2 furlongs | 1:01.67 | $100,000 | Listed | [11] |
2019 | Break Even | Shaun Bridgmohan | Brad H. Cox | Klein Racing | 5+1⁄2 furlongs | 1:01.59 | $100,000 | Listed | [12] |
2018 | Broadway Run | Luis Saez | John P. Terranova II | Curragh Stables | 5+1⁄2 furlongs | 1:03.67 | $100,000 | Listed | [13] |
2017 | Morticia | Jose Lezcano | George R. Arnold II | G. Watts Humphrey Jr. | 5+1⁄2 furlongs | 1:01.27 | $100,000 | Listed | [14] |
2016 | Lost Raven | Jose Ortiz | Todd A. Pletcher | Repole Stable | 5+1⁄2 furlongs | 1:04.42 | $95,000 | Listed | Off turf[5] |
2015 | Lady Shipman | Eduardo Nunez | Kathleen O'Connell | Ranlo Investments | 5+1⁄2 furlongs | 1:00.85 | $100,000 | [15] | |
2014 | Stars Above Me (GB) | Irad Ortiz Jr. | H. Graham Motion | Elite Racing Club | 5+1⁄2 furlongs | 1:02.11 | $100,000 | [16] | |
2013 | Jewel of a Cat | Christopher DeCarlo | Benjamin W. Perkins Jr. | J & J Stables & GSP Racing Stable | 5+1⁄2 furlongs | 1:01.81 | $98,000 | [17] | |
2012 | Sensible Lady | Xavier Perez | Timothy Salzman | Matt Lyons | 5+1⁄2 furlongs | 1:03.14 | $100,000 | Listed | [3] |
Legend:
Dirt
Turf
See also
References
- ^ "Coronation Cup". New York Racing Association. 2024. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
- ^ "1994 Nijana Stakes Grade 3 Division 1 – (race 7)". Equibase. 3 August 1994. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
- ^ a b "2012 Coronation Cup Stakes Listed - (race 9)". Equibase. 12 August 2012. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
- ^ a b "CORONATION CUP STAKES - SARATOGA, NY". Thoroughbred Pedigree Online. 2025. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
- ^ a b "2016 Coronation Cup Stakes Listed - (race 8)". Equibase. 1 August 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
- ^ "TOBA Announces U.S. Graded and Listed Stakes for 2025". Bloodhorse.com. Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association. 18 December 2024. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
- ^ "2024 Coronation Cup Stakes Listed - (race 9)". Equibase. 12 July 2024. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
- ^ "2023 Coronation Cup Stakes Black Type - (race 9)". Equibase. 14 July 2023. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
- ^ "2022 Coronation Cup Stakes Listed - (race 8)". Equibase. 15 July 2022. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
- ^ "2021 Coronation Cup Stakes Black Type - (race 9)". Equibase. 18 July 2021. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
- ^ "2020 Coronation Cup Stakes Listed - (race 9)". Equibase. 31 July 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
- ^ "2019 Coronation Cup Stakes Listed - (race 9)". Equibase. 14 July 2019. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
- ^ "2018 Coronation Cup Stakes Listed - (race 9)". Equibase. 20 July 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
- ^ "2017 Coronation Cup Stakes Listed - (race 8)". Equibase. 31 July 2017. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
- ^ "2015 Coronation Cup Stakes Black Type - (race 9)". Equibase. 3 August 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
- ^ "2014 Coronation Cup Stakes Black Type - (race 9)". Equibase. 30 July 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
- ^ "2013 Coronation Cup Stakes Black Type - (race 3)". Equibase. 12 August 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2025.