Coral Eclipse Winners | Six Top Sandown Scorers From Last 30 Years

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Loads of nice Coral Eclipse winners over time because the race was first run in 1886. So, as we construct as much as the 2022 Coral Eclipse Stakes at Sandown Park this Saturday (2nd July), we’ve picked out our favorite Coral Eclipse scorers from the final 30 years – let’s have a look.

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Coral Eclipse Winners – Six Of The Greatest Sandown Scorers Since 1993

ENABLE (2019)

An enormous celebrity of latest instances that ended her profession not too long ago with a haul of 15 wins from 19 races – not unhealthy, hey? Skilled by John Gosden, she landed the 2019 Coral Eclipse in a hard-fought battle with Magical by 3/4 of a size with Frankie Dettori using.

That win gave each Dettori and Gosden their fourth Coral Eclipse success on this well-known Group One, however a 12 months later (on the age of 6) Allow was unable to defend her title – ending a gallant second to Ghaiyyath in 2020.

Do you know? The one 6 year-old winner of the Coral Eclipse was in 1886 (the races first operating)

GOLDEN HORN (2015)

One other Coral Eclipse winner for the Frankie Dettori and John Gosden combo once they teamed up on that 12 months’s Epsom Derby winner to follow-up within the 2015 Coral Eclipse.

He powered dwelling to a simple 3 1/2 size win over The Gray Gatsby that day at Sandown because the heavily-backed 4/9 favorite.

Golden Horn solely raced as a 3 year-old after heading off to stud – he was in motion on the course 9 instances – profitable 7 and ending second twice, so was by no means out of the primary two. He added the Irish Champions Stakes and the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe to his wins later in that 2015 season.

SEA THE STARS (2009)

The 2009 Epsom Derby winner tackled the older horses for the primary time within the 2009 Coral Eclipse and took that leap up in his stride – to win the Sandown Group One by 1 lengths from Rip Van Winkle because the 4/7 favorite.

He additionally solely raced at 3 and now stands on the Gilltown Stud in Eire at €150,000. He went onto win the Juddmonte Worldwide, plus the Irish Champions Stakes and the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe later that season to firmly cement his place within the modern-day corridor of fame.

Over his 9 race profession, we received a outstanding 8 instances – together with his solely defeat approaching debut on the Curragh as a 2 year-old (4th). He gave coach John Oxx his sole winner within the race, however offered jockey Mick Kinane together with his fourth Coral Eclipse win.

GIANT’S CAUSEWAY (2000)

Had a fame throughout his racing days as one of many hardest horses round. He refused to lose and if different horses received right into a remaining furlong tussle with him – there was usually just one winner!

He landed the 2000 Coral Eclipse and within the course of gave coach Aidan O’Brien his first win within the race – O’Brien went onto win the race 5 extra instances, together with 12 months in the past (2021) with St Mark’s Basilica.

Big’s Causeway’s Coral Eclipse win noticed him outgun Kalanisi by a head at odds of 8/1, with jockey George Duffield doing the steering – this was Duffield’s solely experience on the horse!

He went onto race solely as a 3 year-old after retiring to stud on the finish of 2000 – profitable 9 of his 13 races and being positioned within the first two in all of them!

DAYLAMI (1998)

A well-liked gray that was owned by Godolphin and offered jockey Frankie Dettori together with his first Coral Eclipse win in 1998, however was giving coach Saeed Bin Suroor his third winner within the race at the moment.

The horse received the Eclipse as a 4 year-old after being saved in coaching after a good 3 year-old marketing campaign. He raced on till he was a 5 year-old too, profitable races all around the world – together with in America and Eire, whereas he additionally added the 1999 Coronation Cup to his CV a 12 months after profitable the 1998 Eclipse.

Total, he raced 21 instances with 11 wins that included 7 Group One successes.

OPERA HOUSE (1993)

This 1993 Coral Eclipse winner gave prime Irish jockey Mick Kinane and main coach, Sir Michael Stoute, their first Coral Eclipse successes – this was Kinane’s solely experience on the horse throughout his 18-race profession. Kinane went onto win the race 4 instances in whole, whereas Stoute’s present Eclipse haul stands at six (and counting).

Opera Home additionally offered Shiekh Mohammed together with his second Coral Eclipse winner after taking the race in 1985 with Pebbles.

He noticed off Misil by only a brief head within the 1993 Coral Eclipse and backed up that win by taking the 1993 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot. In whole, he raced 18 instances – profitable 8 – and being positioned within the prime three 15 instances.