Coronation Cup
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- This article is about the horse race at Epsom - for details on the football competition played in 1953, see Coronation Cup (football)
The Coronation Cup is a Group 1 flat horse race in the United Kingdom for four-year-old and above thoroughbreds run over a distance of 1 mile 4 furlongs and 10 yards (2,423 metres) at Epsom Racecourse during the Derby meeting in early June.
It was first run in 1902 to mark the Coronation of King Edward VII. Prior to this there had been a similar race called the Epsom Cup for which three-year-olds were also eligible.
[edit] Winners since 1987
| Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Time |
| 1987 | Triptych | 5 | Tony Cruz | Patrick Biancone | Alan Clore | 2:35.97 |
| 1988 | Triptych | 6 | Steve Cauthen | Patrick Biancone | Peter Brant | 2:34.84 |
| 1989 | Sheriff's Star | 4 | Ray Cochrane | Lady Herries | Duchess of Norfolk | 2:35.49 |
| 1990 | In the Wings | 4 | Cash Asmussen | André Fabre | Sheikh Mohammed | 2:36.43 |
| 1991 | In the Groove | 4 | Steve Cauthen | David Elsworth | Brian Cooper | 2:36.32 |
| 1992 | Saddlers' Hall | 4 | Walter Swinburn | Michael Stoute | Lord Weinstock | 2:35.73 |
| 1993 | Opera House | 5 | Michael Roberts | Michael Stoute | Sheikh Mohammed | 2:35.13 |
| 1994 | Apple Tree | 5 | Thierry Jarnet | André Fabre | Saud Al Kabeer | 2:35.43 |
| 1995 | Sunshack | 4 | Pat Eddery | André Fabre | Khalid Abdulla | 2:35.85 |
| 1996 | Swain | 4 | Frankie Dettori | André Fabre | Sheikh Mohammed | 2:40.27 |
| 1997 | Singspiel | 5 | Frankie Dettori | Michael Stoute | Sheikh Mohammed | 2:37.72 |
| 1998 | Silver Patriarch | 4 | Pat Eddery | John Dunlop | Peter Winfield | 2:37.60 |
| 1999 | Daylami | 5 | Frankie Dettori | Saeed bin Suroor | Godolphin Stables | 2:40.26 |
| 2000 | Daliapour | 4 | Kieren Fallon | Sir Michael Stoute | HH Aga Khan IV | 2:41.63 |
| 2001 | Mutafaweq | 5 | Frankie Dettori | Saeed bin Suroor | Godolphin Stables | 2:36.05 |
| 2002 | Boreal | 4 | Kieren Fallon | Peter Schiergen | Gestüt Ammerland | 2:45.01 |
| 2003 | Warrsan | 5 | Philip Robinson | Clive Brittain | Saeed Manana | 2:35.68 |
| 2004 | Warrsan | 6 | Darryll Holland | Clive Brittain | Saeed Manana | 2:35.96 |
| 2005 | Yeats | 4 | Kieren Fallon | Aidan O'Brien | Sue Magnier & Diane Nagle | 2:36.98 |
| 2006 | Shirocco | 5 | Christophe Soumillon | André Fabre | Baron Georg von Ullmann | 2:37.64 |
[edit] Earlier winners
- 1902 - Osboch
- 1903 - Valenza
- 1904 - Zinfandel
- 1905 - Pretty Polly
- 1906 - Pretty Polly
- 1907 - The White Knight
- 1908 - The White Knight
- 1909 - Dean Swift
- 1910 - Sir Martin
- 1911 - Lemberg
- 1912 - Stedfast
- 1913 - Prince Palatine
- 1914 - Blue Stone
- 1915 - Black Jester
- 1916 - Pommern
- 1917 / 1918 - no race
- 1919 - He
- 1920 - Manilardo
- 1921 - Silvern
- 1922 - Franklin
- 1923 - Condover
- 1924 - Verdict
- 1925 - St. Germans
- 1926 - Solario
- 1927 - Coronach
- 1928 - Apelle
- 1929 - Reigh Count
- 1930 - Plantago
- 1931 - Parenthesis
- 1932 - Salmon Leap
- 1933 - Dastur
- 1934 - King Salmon
- 1935 - Windsor Lad
- 1936 - Plassy
- 1937 - Cecil / His Grace *
- 1938 - Monument
- 1939 - Scottish Union
- 1940 - no race
- 1941 - Winterhalter
- 1942 - no race
- 1943 - Hyperides
- 1944 - Persian Gulf
- 1945 - Borealis
- 1946 - Ardan
- 1947 - Chanteur II
- 1948 - Goyama
- 1949 - Beau Sabreur
- 1950 - Amour Drake
- 1951 - Tantième
- 1952 - Nuccio
- 1953 - Zucchero
- 1954 - Aureole
- 1955 - Narrator
- 1956 - Tropique
- 1957 - Fric
- 1958 - Ballymoss
- 1959 - Nagami
- 1960 - Petite Etoile
- 1961 - Petite Etoile
- 1962 - Dicta Drake
- 1963 - Exbury
- 1964 - Relko
- 1965 - Oncidium
- 1966 - I Say
- 1967 - Charlottown
- 1968 - Royal Palace
- 1969 - Park Town
- 1970 - Caliban
- 1971 - Lupe
- 1972 - Mill Reef
- 1973 - Roberto
- 1974 - Buoy
- 1975 - Bustino
- 1976 - Quiet Fling
- 1977 - Exceller
- 1978 - Crow
- 1979 - Ile de Bourbon
- 1980 - Sea Chimes
- 1981 - Master Willie
- 1982 - Easter Sun
- 1983 - Be My Native
- 1984 - Time Charter
- 1985 - Rainbow Quest
- 1986 - Saint Estèphe
* The 1937 race was a dead-heat and has joint winners.
