La Coronel

La Coronel improved significantly when switched from dirt to turf for her third career start, pulling away to win by four lengths at Saratoga Race Course in September 2016. She followed with another powerful, runaway victory in the Grade 3 JPMorgan Chase Jessamine Stakes at Keeneland Race Course. The Jessamine win earned her an automatic starting berth in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf, where she finished sixth as the 4-1 favorite.

After having minor operations on both knees, La Coronel returned for her 3-year-old campaign and finished second by a neck to Fifty Five in the Grade 3 Florida Oaks at Tampa Bay Downs. She then improved to two-for-two over Keeneland’s turf course with a dominant 3 ¼-length win in the Grade 3 Appalachian Stakes. La Coronel continued her winning ways at Churchill Downs on Kentucky Oaks day, winning the Grade 3 Edgewood Stakes on a turf course rated good.

After traveling to England and finishing fifth in a Group 1 race at the prestigious Royal Ascot meet, La Coronel returned to the U.S. and finished fourth in the Grade 2 Lake Placid Stakes at Saratoga Race Course. She looked very close to top form when finishing second by a neck in the Grade 2 Sand Point Stakes at Belmont Park in September 2017, and then got back on track at Keeneland in the fall. IN the Grade 1, $500,000 Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup Stakes, La Coronel led from start to finish to improve to 3-for-3 at Keeneland and earn her first Grade 1 win.

La Coronel then received a layoff of nearly four months before returning to the races on Feb. 10 in the Grade 3 Lambholm South Endeavour Stakes at Tampa Bay Downs, where she finished second to Dona Bruja.

Grade 3-placed winner Listen, by Chester House, is the dam (mother) of La Coronel.