2020 Winner
Horse - Lucky Vega SP 4/1
Trainer - Mrs John Harrington
Jockey - Shane Foley
Owner - Zhang Yuesheng
Conditions - 2 year old entire colts & fillies
Distance - 6 furlongs
First staged in 1902, this race was run over five furlongs until 1983
when it was increased in distance to six furlongs. Since 1979 it has held
Group 1 status and during that time it has been held at three tracks.
After the closure of the Phoenix Park in 1990, the race switched to Leopardstown but since 2002 it has taken place at the Curragh. Mac’s Imp (1990), Fasliyev (1999) and Caravaggio (2016) are the only horses to have won the Coventry Stakes at Royal Ascot before going on to win this race which is traditionally the first Group 1 of the year for two-year-olds in Europe.
LEADING RIDER (since 1999)
MICHAEL KINANE with 4 wins: Fasliyev (1999), Minardi (2000),
Johannesburg (2001) & One Cool Cat (2003)
LEADING TRAINER (since 1999)
AIDAN O’BRIEN with 15 wins: Fasliyev (1999), Minardi (2000),
Johannesburg (2001), Spartacus (2002), One Cool Cat (2003), George
Washington (2005), Holy Roman Emperor (2006), Mastercraftsman
(2008), Alfred Nobel (2009), Zoffany (2010), Pedro The Great (2012),
Dick Whittington (2014), Air Force Blue (2015), Caravaggio (2016) &
Sioux Nation (2017)
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