Coral-Eclipse Odds

The Coral-Eclipse is a Group 1 race run at Sandown Park in July and is open to horses aged three years or older. One of the most prestigious races on the Flat racing calendar, the Coral-Eclipse is run over one mile, one furlong and 209 yards and attracts a multitude of top notch middle distance horses. A fair few of the contenders may have competed at Royal Ascot earlier in the season, but the Coral-Eclipse can see some of the premier three-year-olds locking horns with the older generation. You can check out the latest Coral-Eclipse odds here a little closer to the time.

Coral-Eclipse Tips

The Coral-Eclipse is one of the feature Group 1 races of the season at Sandown Park, and you can check our tips for the 2021 renewal here a little closer to the time...

What is the Coral-Eclipse? 

The Coral-Eclipse is a Group 1 race run at Sandown Park in July and is open to horses aged three years older. With the Classic generation now able to take on the older, more experienced horses, it is one of the most holty-anticipated races on the calendar as potential Classic winners take on their elders in what is a race that sees the cream rise to the top. A first rate middle distance event, the Coral-Eclipse not only attracts horses that have competed in the premier three-year-old races, but some older horses that may have run in the likes of the Prince Of Wales's Stakes at Royal Ascot.

First run in 1886, the Coral-Eclipse has been won by some of the biggest names in the history of Flat racing with Dancing Brave (1986), Nashwan (1989), Sea The Stars (2010) and Enable (2019) just a quartet of winners. Two people that have fine records in the race are Lester Piggott, who rode seven winners of the race during his career, while Sir Michael Stoute has won a host of Coral-Eclipses during his time as a trainer.

What happened in the 2020 Coral-Eclipse?

The 2020 renewal centred around Enable, who was bidding to bounce back from her defeat in the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe the previous season by winning this for the second year running. She was a short price to do so, though she faced considerable opposition in the form of Japan and Ghaiyyath. The latter was quickly put into the lead by William Buick, and he gamely held off the challenges of his two market rivals to pick up his first British Group 1 success.