Precise
With this win, Precise now has 2 Group 1 wins this season. The winning margin over Touleen was 1 ½ lengths. The field numbered 9 runners. The win was worth GBP 396,970 to the winner. The winning time was 1m 39.58s.
Great Britain
Ascot · 19.06.26
Watch the racePurse£650,000
Distance1609 metres
Winning time1m 39.58s
SurfaceTurf
Conditions3-year-old fillies
Stories of this Result
Precise
Aidan O'Brien
Aidan O'Brien also saddled True Love (third) in this edition. The stable had come close here before: January was third in 2025. With this win, the stable closed to within 6 wins of leader Chris Waller.
Ryan Moore
Ryan Moore had come close here before: January was third in 2025. With this win, the jockey closed to within 11 wins of leader James McDonald. All 7 of them came for trainer Aidan O'Brien.
Coolmore Group
With this win, Coolmore Group drew level with Godolphin on 11 Group 1 wins this season. On the same weekend, the owner also took the Gold Cup Stakes with Scandinavia. Next in the table: Peter Lau Pak Fai (4).
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At The Races · English commentaryResult
9 runners · prize money to 6th placePosHorseJockey · TrainerMarginPrize
8thBlack Caviar Gold3yo filly by Havana Grey × Perfect OutingBilly LeePaddy Twomey5
Pedigree of the winner
As of race day 19.06.26Precise
Way To My HeartDamby Galileo
DamWay To My Heart
Precise is out of the twice-placed Way To My Heart (Galileo), a full sister to Kingfisher, winner of the Saval Beg Stakes, then a Listed race, second in the Gr.1 Irish Derby and the Gr.1 Gold Cup and later a sire, to Cocoon, a winner who was third in the Gr.3 Killavullan Stakes, and to Finn McCool, a winner who was third in the Gr.3 Gallinule Stakes. Of her eight foals, Precise is the sixth, the best of three winners and her first stakes winner.
Second damMystical Lady
Second dam Mystical Lady (Halling) won the Listed Ruby Stakes and was third in the Solonaway Stakes, then a Group 3. She bred five winners, among them Kingfisher, Finn McCool and Cocoon, all by Galileo. She is related to three black-type winners, the best of them her half-brother Furner's Green (Dylan Thomas).
Third damLady Icarus
Third dam Lady Icarus (Rainbow Quest) was unraced and bred five winners. They include Furner's Green, winner of the Gr.3 Leopardstown 2000 Guineas Trial and third in the Gr.1 Poule d'Essai des Poulains, Lady Lupus (High Chaparral), winner of the Silken Glider Stakes, then a Listed race, and third in the Gr.1 Irish Oaks, and Palace (Fastnet Rock), second in the Listed Cairn Rouge Stakes and the Gr.3 1000 Guineas Trial. Palace is the dam of two Group 2 winners who were also Group 1-placed, High Definition and Innisfree.
Next generation
Way To My Heart has Raging Bull (Wootton Bassett), a colt aged two who has yet to run, plus a yearling filly by the same sire, and she was covered by Wootton Bassett again in 2025.
Connections
Precise in 2026
1 other win · 4 placesTrainer / Jockey / Track
Prix de l'Opéra2000 metres · €500,0002ndAidan O'BrienRyan Moore04.10.2026ParisLongchampPrize money €114,300Race detailsWatch
Prix Jacques Le Marois1600 metres · €1,000,0003rdAidan O'BrienRyan Moore16.08.2026DeauvillePrize money €114,300Race detailsWatch
Prix Rothschild1600 metres · €300,0002ndAidan O'BrienRyan Moore02.08.2026DeauvillePrize money €68,580Race detailsWatch
Falmouth Stakes1609 metres · £275,0002ndAidan O'BrienRyan Moore10.07.2026NewmarketPrize money €93,697Race detailsWatch
Irish 1000 Guineas1609 metres · €500,0001stAidan O'BrienWayne Lordan24.05.2026CurraghPrize money €289,999Race detailsWatch
All winners since 2020
| Year | Winner | Trainer / Jockey | Owner / Breeder | Video | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | CerceneAustralia × Tschierschen | Joseph G MurphyGary Carroll | Shane R StaffordChina Horse Club International Ltd | ||
| 2024 | Porta FortunaCaravaggio × Too Precious | Donnacha Aidan O'BrienTom Marquand | Medallion/S Weston/B Fowler/Reeves T'BsWhisperview Trading Ltd | ||
| 2023 | TahiyraSiyouni × Tarana | Dermot WeldChris Hayes | H H Aga KhanHis Highness The Aga Khan's Studs S C | ||
| 2022 | InspiralFrankel × Starscope | John & Thady GosdenFrankie Dettori | Cheveley Park StudCheveley Park Stud Limited | ||
| 2021 | Alcohol FreeNo Nay Never × Plying | Andrew BaldingOisin Murphy | J C SmithChurchtown House Stud | ||
| 2020 | Alpine StarSea The Moon × Alpha Lupi | Jessica HarringtonFrankie Dettori | Niarchos FamilyNiarchos Family |
History since 1950
Coronation Stakes77Editions since 1950
0Multiple winners
100%Won by fillies or mares77 of 77 · 20 of the last 20
1:35.89Fastest winning timeAlpha Centauri · 2018
Record holders
Most wins since 19501Joe MercerJockey · 1954, 1959, 1966, 19794 wins
2Lester PiggottJockey · 1961, 1974, 1975, 19824 wins
3Sir Henry CecilTrainer · 1975, 1979, 1982, 1990, 19945 wins
4Cheveley Park StudOwner · 1998, 2003, 2006, 20224 wins
5Coolmore GroupOwner · 2002, 2010, 2017, 20264 wins
6RahyDamsire · 2002, 2018, 20203 wins
Biggest upsets
Longest-priced winnersAll 77 winners since 1950
| Year | Winner | Trainer / Jockey | Owner / Breeder | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Precise Starspangledbanner | Aidan O'Brien Ryan Moore | Coolmore Group Whisperview Trading | 1.62 |
| 2025 | Cercene Australia | Joseph Murphy Gary Carroll | Shane R Stafford China Horse Club International Ltd | 34.00 |
| 2024 | Porta Fortuna Caravaggio | Donnacha Aidan O'Brien Tom Marquand | Medallion/S Weston/B Fowler/Reeves T'Bs Whisperview Trading | 4.50 |
| 2023 | Tahiyra Siyouni | Dermot Weld Chris Hayes | Aga Khan Studs Aga Khan Studs | 1.62 |
| 2022 | Inspiral Frankel | John & Thady Gosden Frankie Dettori | Cheveley Park Stud Cheveley Park Stud | 2.88 |
| 2021 | Alcohol Free No Nay Never | Andrew Balding Oisin Murphy | Jeff Smith Churchtown House Stud | 6.50 |
| 2020 | Alpine Star Sea The Moon | Jessica Harrington Frankie Dettori | Niarchos Family Niarchos Family | 5.50 |
| 2019 | Watch Me Olympic Glory | Francis-Henri Graffard Pierre-Charles Boudot | Alexander Tamagni Antoinette Tamagni & Cocheese Bloodstock Anstalt | 21.00 |
| 2018 | Alpha Centauri Mastercraftsman | Jessica Harrington Colm O'Donoghue | Niarchos Family Niarchos Family | 3.75 |
| 2017 | Winter Galileo | Aidan O'Brien Ryan Moore | Coolmore Group Laddies Poker Two Syndicate | 1.44 |
| 2016 | Qemah Danehill Dancer | Jean-Claude Rouget Grégory Benoist | Al Shaqab Racing Ecurie Cadran | 7.00 |
| 2015 | Ervedya Siyouni | Jean-Claude Rouget Christophe Soumillon | Aga Khan Studs Aga Khan Studs | 4.00 |
| 2014 | Rizeena Iffraaj | Clive Brittain Ryan Moore | Rashid Dalmook al Maktoum Roundhill Stud | 6.50 |
| 2013 | Sky Lantern Red Clubs | Richard Hannon Sr. Richard Hughes | B Keswick Tally-Ho Stud | 5.50 |
| 2012 | Fallen For You Dansili | John Gosden William Buick | Normandie Stud Normandie Stud | 13.00 |
| 2011 | Immortal Verse Pivotal | Robert Collet Gérald Mossé | Richard C. Strauss Kilfrush Stud | 9.00 |
| 2010 | Lillie Langtry Danehill Dancer | Aidan O'Brien Johnny Murtagh | Coolmore Group Kevin Lynch | 4.50 |
| 2009 | Ghanaati Giant's Causeway | Barry Hills Richard Hills | Hamdan Al Maktoum Shadwell Farm | 3.00 |
| 2008 | Lush Lashes Galileo | Jim Bolger Kevin Manning | Jackie Bolger Mrs. A. M. Jenkins | 6.00 |
| 2007 | Indian Ink Indian Ridge | Richard Hannon Sr. Richard Hughes | Raymond Tooth Killeen Castle Stud | 9.00 |
| 2006 | Nannina Medicean | John Gosden Jimmy Fortune | Cheveley Park Stud Cheveley Park | 7.00 |
| 2005 | Maids Causeway Giant's Causeway | Barry Hills Michael Hills | Martin S. Schwartz Vallee Des Reves Syndicate | 5.50 |
| 2004 | Attraction Efisio | Mark Johnston Kevin Darley | 10th Duke of Roxburghe Floors Farming | 2.50 |
| 2003 | Russian Rhythm Kingmambo | Sir Michael Stoute Kieren Fallon | Cheveley Park Stud Brushwood Stable | 1.57 |
| 2002 | Sophisticat Storm Cat | Aidan O'Brien Michael Kinane | Coolmore Group Robert and Beverly Lewis | 6.50 |
| 2001 | Banks Hill Danehill | André Fabre Olivier Peslier | Juddmonte Juddmonte | 5.00 |
| 2000 | Crimplene Lion Cavern | Clive Brittain Philip Robinson | Marwan Al-Maktoum Marwan Al-Maktoum | 5.00 |
| 1999 | Balisada Kris | Geoff Wragg Michael Roberts | Anthony Oppenheimer Hascombe and Valiant Studs | 17.00 |
| 1998 | Exclusive Polar Falcon | Sir Michael Stoute Walter Swinburn | Cheveley Park Stud Cheveley Park Stud | 6.00 |
| 1997 | Rebecca Sharp Machiavellian | Geoff Wragg Michael Hills | Anthony Oppenheimer Hascombe And Valiant Stud | 26.00 |
| 1996 | Shake The Yoke Caerleon | Élie Lellouche Olivier Peslier | Serge Brunswick The Sussex Stud & Calogo Bloodstock Agency | 2.00 |
| 1995 | Ridgewood Pearl Indian Ridge | John Oxx Johnny Murtagh | Anne Coughlan Sean Coughlan | 5.50 |
| 1994 | Kissing Cousin Danehill | Sir Henry Cecil Michael Kinane | Sheikh Mohammed Sheikh Mohammed | 7.50 |
| 1993 | Gold Splash Blushing Groom | Criquette Head Gérald Mossé | Jacques Wertheimer Wertheimer et Frère | 4.33 |
| 1992 | Marling Lomond | Geoff Wragg Walter Swinburn | Sir Edmund Loder Edmund Loder | 1.73 |
| 1991 | Kooyonga Persian Bold | Michael Kauntze Warren O'Connor | Mitsuo Haga Ovidstown Stud Stud | 4.00 |
| 1990 | Chimes of Freedom Private Account | Sir Henry Cecil Steve Cauthen | Stavros Niarchos Flaxman Holdings | 6.50 |
| 1989 | Golden Opinion Slew o' Gold | André Fabre Cash Asmussen | Sheikh Mohammed Darley Stud | 4.50 |
| 1988 | Magic of Life Seattle Slew | Jeremy Tree Pat Eddery | Stavros Niarchos Newstead Farm | 17.00 |
| 1987 | Milligram Mill Reef | Sir Michael Stoute Walter Swinburn | Helena Springfield Ltd Meon Valley Stud | 1.80 |
| 1986 | Sonic Lady Nureyev | Sir Michael Stoute Walter Swinburn | Sheikh Mohammed J. Allan McTier | 1.53 |
| 1985 | Al Bahathri Blushing Groom | Harry Thomson Jones Tony Murray | Hamdan Al Maktoum Thomas P. Whitney | 1.67 |
| 1984 | Katies Nonoalco | Mick Ryan Philip Robinson | Terry Ramsden Mareco Ltd. | 6.50 |
| 1983 | Flame of Tara Artaius | Jim Bolger Declan Gillespie | Patricia O'Kelly | 6.50 |
| 1982 | Chalon Habitat | Sir Henry Cecil Lester Piggott | Michael Riordan | 3.25 |
| 1981 | Tolmi Great Nephew | Bruce Hobbs Edward Hide | George Cambanis George Cambanis | 5.00 |
| 1980 | Cairn Rouge Pitcairn | Michael Cunningham Tony Murray | D. Brady Janet Brady | 2.20 |
| 1979 | One In A Million Rarity | Sir Henry Cecil Joe Mercer | Helena Springfield Ltd Mount Coote Waverton Stud | 1.91 |
| 1978 | Sutton Place Tyrant | Dermot Weld Wally Swinburn | Mrs T Donahue McGrath Trust Co. | 15.00 |
| 1977 | Orchestration Welsh Pageant | A J Maxwell Pat Eddery | V McCalmont | 13.00 |
| 1976 | Kesar Queen Nashua | Scobie Breasley Yves Saint-Martin | Ravi Tikkoo | 4.50 |
| 1975 | Roussalka Habitat | Sir Henry Cecil Lester Piggott | N Phillips Dalham Hall Stud Farms Ltd | 10.00 |
| 1974 | Lisadell Forli | Vincent O'Brien Lester Piggott | J Mulcahy Claiborne Farm | 4.50 |
| 1973 | Jacinth Red God | Bruce Hobbs John Gorton | Lady Butt William Hill | 2.88 |
| 1972 | Calve Bold Ruler | Paddy Prendergast Edward Hide | Lord Granard Lady Granard | 13.00 |
| 1971 | Magic Flute Tudor Melody | Noel Murless Geoff Lewis | Lord Howard de Walden | 3.12 |
| 1970 | Humble Duty Sovereign Path | Peter Walwyn Duncan Keith | Jean, Lady Ashcombe Frank Tuthill | 1.17 |
| 1969 | Lucyrowe Crepello | Peter Walwyn Duncan Keith | Louis Freedman Burton Agnes Stud | 2.88 |
| 1968 | Sovereign Pardao | Harry Wragg Ron Hutchinson | R B "Budgie" Moller White Lodge Stud | 4.00 |
| 1967 | Fleet Immortality | Noel Murless George Moore | R. C. Boucher Peter FitzGerald | 2.88 |
| 1966 | Haymaking Galivanter | Fulke Johnson Houghton Joe Mercer | C Nicholson The Limestone Stud | 15.29 |
| 1965 | Greengage Primera | Gordon Richards Scobie Breasley | R F Watson R. F. Watson (owner-breeder; 'home-bred') | 2.25 |
| 1964 | Ocean Petition | John Oxley Greville Starkey | Dick Hollingsworth | 8.00 |
| 1963 | Fiji Acropolis | John Oxley Greville Starkey | Lady Halifax Lady Halifax | 4.50 |
| 1962 | Display Rustam | Paddy Prendergast Garnie Bougoure | Mrs B Granard Commander P. J. FitzGerald | 4.00 |
| 1961 | Aiming High Djebe | Noel Murless Lester Piggott | Elizabeth II | 13.50 |
| 1960 | Barbaresque Ocarina | W Clout George Moore | W Guest Haras d'Étreham | 5.50 |
| 1959 | Rosalba Court Martial | Robert Colling Joe Mercer | Jakie Astor Lady Elizabeth Bassett | 2.38 |
| 1958 | St Lucia Alycidon | Peter Hastings-Bass Geoff Lewis | Lord Sefton Earl of Sefton | 13.50 |
| 1957 | Toro Tudor Minstrel | Alec Head J. Massard | Aly Khan | 4.00 |
| 1956 | Midget Djebe | Alec Head Rae Johnstone | Pierre Wertheimer Pierre Wertheimer (owner-breeder, France) | 1.83 |
| 1955 | Meld Alycidon | Cecil Boyd-Rochfort Harry Carr | Lady Zia Wernher Someries Stud | 1.44 |
| 1954 | Festoon Fair Trial | Noel Cannon Joe Mercer | John Arthur Dewar John Arthur Dewar | 2.38 |
| 1953 | Happy Laughter Royal Charger | Jack Jarvis Bill Rickaby | Davis Wills E C Shirley | 2.75 |
| 1952 | Zabara Persian Gulf | Vic Smyth Ken Gethin | Sir Malcolm McAlpine Lady Wyfold | 2.20 |
| 1951 | Belle of All Nasrullah | Norman Bertie Gordon Richards | Henry Thanet Tufton Earl of Dunraven | 2.88 |
| 1950 | Tambara Nasrullah | Marcus Marsh Charlie Smirke | Aga Khan III Aga Khan III & Prince Aly Khan | 2.20 |
Source: G1Stars meeting database – winners, connections, times and starting prices as recorded. Group 1 grading began in 1971.
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