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. Conditions races are horse races for the very best of horses and are split into: Pattern Races Group 1 - (Classics and other races of major international importance) Group 2 - (less important international races) Group 3 - (primarily domestic races) and Listed Races - have less prestige than the group races but are... Flat racing is a term commonly used in the United Kingdom to denote a form of horse-racing which is run over a predetermined distance and in which the horses are not required to jump over obstacles such as hurdles or fences as in National Hunt racing. ... Horse-racing is an equestrian sporting activity which has been practiced over the centuries; the chariot races of Roman times were an early example, as was the contest of the steeds of the god Odin and the giant Hrungnir in Norse mythology. ... Thoroughbred race horses The Thoroughbred is a horse breed best known as a race horse. ... A mile is a unit of length, usually used to measure distance, in a number of different systems, including Imperial units, United States customary units and Norwegian/Swedish mil. ... A furlong is a measure of distance within imperial units and U.S. customary units, and is equal to 660 feet or one-eighth of a mile. ... A yard (abbreviation: yd) is the name of a unit of length in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... Epsom Downs is a grade-one racecourse near Epsom, Surrey, United Kingdom. ... Epsom Derby, Théodore Géricault, 1821. ...

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. The coronation of Empress Farah, of Iran in 1967. ... Edward VII (Albert Edward; 9 November 1841 – 6 May 1910) was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, King of the Commonwealth Realms, and the Emperor of India. ...

Winners since 1984

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Earlier winners

* The 1937 race was a dead-heat and has joint winners. Pretty Polly (1901-1931), a chestnut filly sired by Gallinule, was an outstanding English thoroughbred racehorse. ... Pretty Polly (1901-1931), a chestnut filly sired by Gallinule, was an outstanding English thoroughbred racehorse. ... Prince Palatine (1908-1924) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse. ... Reigh Count (1925-1948) was an American Hall of Fame Thoroughbred racehorse who won the 1928 Kentucky Derby and the 1929 Coronation Cup in England. ... Ardan (1941-c. ... Tantième (1947-1966) was a French Thoroughbred horse racing champion and prominent sire who twice won the Prix de lArc de Triomphe, Frances most prestigious horse race. ... Ballymoss (1954-1979) was an Irish Thoroughbred Champion racehorse. ... Exbury (1959-1979) was a French Thoroughbred racehorse named for the famous Exbury Gardens Estate in Hampshire, England belonging to owner Guy de Rothschilds cousin, Edmund de Rothschild. ... Relko (1960-Not found) was a French Thoroughbred racehorse who won the 1963 Epsom Derby. ... Mill Reef (1968-1986) was a champion thoroughbred racehorse. ... Roberto (1969-1988) was a American-bred Thoroughbred Champion racehorse who competed in Ireland and England. ... Exceller (1973 - 1997) is widely considered one of the best horses to race in the United States and not win a year-end championship. ...

See also

• Horseracing in the United Kingdom
• List of British flat horse races