Coventry Stakes

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The Coventry Stakes is a prestigious Group 2 flat horse race in Britain for two-year-olds, run annually over six furlongs at Royal Ascot.

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Label Occurrences
Coventry Stakes canonical 2
2016 Coventry Stakes 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Group 2 race
Royal Ascot race
Thoroughbred horse race
flat horse race
ageRestriction two-year-olds only
country United Kingdom
distance 1,207 metres
6 furlongs
formerRaceClass Group 3
Principal race
governingBody British Horseracing Authority
inaugurated 1890
location Ascot Racecourse
meeting Royal Ascot
linked to: Royal Ascot meeting
minimumAgeOfHorses 2 years
namedAfter 7th Earl of Coventry
notableCharacteristic often features future Group 1 winners
one of the most important early-season two-year-old races in Britain
partOf British flat racing season
qualification two-year-olds
raceCategory juvenile race
sprint race
raceClass Group 2
raceCode flat
racecourse Ascot Racecourse
raceStatus active
raceType flat
region Great Britain
scheduledMeetingDay first day of Royal Ascot
scheduledMonth June
sexRestriction no sex restriction
sponsor Jersey Stakes was formerly on same card (historical context, not sponsor)
startType starting stalls
surface turf
track straight
typicalGoing varies
typicalNumberOfRunners large fields
upgradedToGroup2 2004
website https://www.ascot.com

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Ladas raceWon Coventry Stakes
subject linked to: racehorse Ladas
Caravaggio notableWin 2016 Coventry Stakes
linked to: Coventry Stakes
Caravaggio raceWon Coventry Stakes