He won the Coronation Cup at four, but was beaten in his two remaining starts by his long-standing rival Colorado Coronach died in November 1949 in New Zealand.

He then won the Rous Memorial Stakes at Goodwood in "effortless" style, leading the Sporting Life to describe him as "one of the best two-year-olds in England".

[9] Coronach completed his hat-trick in the Champagne Stakes at Doncaster, leading from the start and beating Lex by four lengths without being seriously challenged.

He had legitimate excuses however, as the contest was run at a "muddling pace" and he came back from the race a sick horse, with a high temperature.

Over one and a half miles Coronach led all the way to reverse the Newmarket form, winning by five lengths "in a canter"[15] from Lancegaye with Colorado third.

[17] He then won Europe's most valuable flat race, the Eclipse Stakes at Sandown in July, beating Comedy King by six lengths.

In a much anticipated rematch with Colorado in the Princess of Wales's Stakes at Newmarket Coronach made the running but was overtaken by his rival a furlong from the finish.

[25] Coronach was retired to stand as a stallion at Lavington, West Sussex, until 1940 when he became the first Derby winner to be sent to New Zealand.