Eclipse Stakes: Sandown Park, No. 7 in the IFHA Top 100, prize fund, results and next running

About the race

The Coral-Eclipse is a Group 1 race over 1m 1f 209y at Sandown Park, the Jockey Club course at Esher in Surrey. It is open to three-year-olds and upwards, and Sandown describes it as Britain’s first major all-aged Group 1 of the season. The race was first run in 1886. Coral first sponsored it in 1976, and the 2025 running was the 50th under Coral’s name. Prize money was raised to GBP 1 million for 2025, the first time the race had carried that figure.

The 2025 running, on 5 July, went to Delacroix, trained by Aidan O’Brien and ridden by Ryan Moore, with Ombudsman second and Ruling Court third. Constitution River won the 2026 running on 4 July for the same trainer and jockey. Sandown lists the next Coral-Eclipse Day as Saturday 3 July 2027.

The 2025 running

Date	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Owner
5 July 2025	Delacroix (IRE)	Ryan Moore	Aidan O'Brien	Derrick Smith & Mrs John Magnier & Michael Tabor

From the official result.

The 2026 running

Date	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Owner
4 July 2026	Constitution River (FR)	Ryan Moore	Aidan O'Brien	M Tabor & D Smith & Mrs J Magnier & Westerberg

From the official result.

Recognition and facts

Race day: Coral-Eclipse Day, a Saturday in early July
Sponsor since: 1976 (Coral); the 2025 running was the 50th under Coral's name
2025 winner's prize: GBP 567,100
2026 winner's prize: GBP 560,200
Previous winners named by Sandown: Sea The Stars, Golden Horn, Enable, City Of Troy

Questions readers ask

When is the Coral-Eclipse run?

Sandown Park lists the next running for Saturday 3 July 2027. The 2026 running took place on Saturday 4 July 2026.

What is the prize fund of the Coral-Eclipse?

The Jockey Club announced a prize fund of GBP 1 million for the 2025 running, the first time the race reached that figure.

Who won the Coral-Eclipse in 2025?

Delacroix, trained by Aidan O'Brien and ridden by Ryan Moore, won on 5 July 2025 for Derrick Smith, Mrs John Magnier and Michael Tabor.

Sources

The rank and rating are from the IFHA's LONGINES World's Top 100 Group/Grade 1 Races 2025, published 21 January 2026, which ranks races by the ratings of their first four finishers. Other facts are from the pages listed below.

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