The present system of race grading was introduced in 1971, and the Coronation Stakes was subsequently given Group 2 status.
He began by winning the Coronation Stakes at Sandown in May.
The present system of race grading was introduced in 1971, and for a period the Coronation Stakes held Group 2 status.
The event was established in 1953, and it was originally called the Coronation Stakes.
Recurring sporting events established in 1953 - this race is included under its original title, Coronation Stakes.
The leading horses from the Irish 1,000 Guineas often go on to compete in the following month's Coronation Stakes.
In May he won the Coronation Stakes at Sandown.
Elizabeth Bay is fancied to bounce back to form in the £135,000 Coronation Stakes at the Royal meeting tomorrow.
On her only subsequent appearance that year she finished third in the Coronation Stakes.
In the following year she won three races over a distance of one mile including the 1000 Guineas and the Coronation Stakes.