Coventry Stakes
# Coventry Stakes

The Coventry Stakes is a Group 2 flat horse race in Great Britain open to two-year-old horses. It is run at Ascot over a distance of 6 furlongs (1,207 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in June.

## 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.

## Records

Leading jockey (9 wins):

* Sir Gordon Richards – Manitoba (1932), Medieval Knight (1933), Hairan (1934), Nasrullah (1942), Khaled (1945), Tudor Minstrel (1946), The Cobbler (1947), Palestine (1949), King's Bench (1951)

Leading trainer (10 wins):

* Aidan O'Brien - Harbour Master (1997), Fasliyev (1999), Landseer (2001), Statue of Liberty (2002), Henrythenavigator (2007), Power (2011), War Command (2013), Caravaggio (2016), Arizona (2019), River Tiber (2023)

## Winners since 1967

* ↑ The 2005 running took place at York

## 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
* 1910: Radiancy
* 1911: Lady Americus
* 1912: Shogun
* 1913: The Tetrarch
* 1914: Lady Josephine
* 1915: Marcus
* 1916: Diadem
* 1917: Benevente
* 1918: Bruff Bridge
* 1919: Sarchedon
* 1920: Milesius
* 1921: Pondoland
* 1922: Drake
* 1923: Knight of the Garter
* 1924: Iceberg
* 1925: Colorado
* 1926: Knight of the Grail
* 1927: Fairway
* 1928: Reflector
* 1929: Diolite
* 1930: Lemnarchus
* 1931: Cockpen
* 1932: Manitoba
* 1933: Medieval Knight
* 1934: Hairan
* 1935: Black Speck
* 1936: Early School
* 1937: Mirza II
* 1938: Panorama
* 1939: Turkhan
* 1940: no race
* 1941: Big Game
* 1942: Nasrullah
* 1943: Orestes
* 1944: Dante
* 1945: Khaled
* 1946: Tudor Minstrel
* 1947: The Cobbler
* 1948: Royal Forest
* 1949: Palestine
* 1950: Big Dipper
* 1951: King's Bench
* 1952: Whistler
* 1953: The Pie King
* 1954: Noble Chieftain
* 1955: Ratification
* 1956: Messmate
* 1957: Amerigo
* 1958: Hieroglyph
* 1959: Martial
* 1960: Typhoon
* 1961: Xerxes
* 1962: Crocket
* 1963: Showdown
* 1964: Silly Season
* 1965: Young Emperor
* 1966: Bold Lad
* The race was run at Newmarket during the wartime periods of 1915–18 and 1941–44.
