Coventry Stakes Odds

What is the Coventry Stakes? 

The Coventry Stakes is a Group 2 race run over six furlongs and is open to two-year-old horses, and is run on the opening day of Royal Ascot.

First held in 1890, the Coventry Stakes now attracts a plethora of exciting juveniles that possess a lot of speed, but can be horses that in the long run will go on to deliver at longer distances. Having been promoted to Group 2 status in 2004, the Coventry Stakes can often through up some notable winners, who go on to dominate in Group 1 races, so is a fascinating race awash with improvers, who are still relatively lightly-raced.

What happened in the 2021 Coventry Stakes? 

Andrew Balding's Berkshire Shadow produced a blistering late burst of speed to claim victory in the Coventry Stakes. Sent off a 16/1 chance, Berkshire Shadow propelled to the front up the stands rail to beat 66/1 chance Eldrickjones, with Vintage Clarets (third) and Masseto (fourth) completing the placings.

Who is the most successful jockey in the Coventry Stakes?

English jockey Sir Gorden Richards has held the record for most wins (nine) since 1951 with Manitoba (1932), Medieval Knight (1933), Hairan (1934), Nasrullah (1942), Khaled (1945), Tudor Minstrel (1946), The Cobbler (1947), Palestine (1949), and King's Bench (1951).

Who is the most successful trainer in the Coventry Stakes?

Irish trainer Aidan O'Brien holds the record for the most wins in the Coventry Stakes with Harbour Master (1997), Fasliyev (1999), Landseer (2001), Statue of Liberty (2002), Henrythenavigator (2007), Power (2011), War Command (2013), Caravaggio (2016), and Arizona (2019).