Location | Wembley Stadium |
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Inaugurated | 1928 |
Last run | 1994 |
Race information | |
Distance | 490 metres |
Surface | Sand |
The Coronation Stakes was a greyhound racing competition held annually at Wembley Stadium. It was inaugurated in 1928, one of the earliest competitions in greyhound racing.[1] The race was one of the premier bitches only event in the UK greyhound calendar.[2][3]
The competition came to an end following the closure of the Wembley Greyhounds by the Greyhound Racing Association and the sale of the stadium by their parent company Wembley plc.[4][5]