Superior Mile
Group 3 race | |
Location |
Haydock Park Haydock, England |
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Inaugurated | 2003 |
Race type | Flat / Thoroughbred |
Sponsor | 32Red |
Website | Haydock Park |
Race information | |
Distance | 1 mile (1,609 metres) |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Left-handed |
Qualification |
Three-years-old and up exc. G1 winners this year |
Weight |
8 st 12 lb (3yo); 9 st 3 lb (4yo+) Allowances 5 lb for fillies and mares Penalties 6 lb for Group 2 winners * 4 lb for Group 3 winners * * after February 29 2016 |
Purse |
£63,000 (2016) 1st: £35,727 |
2016 | ||
Hathal | Mitchum Swagger | Convey |
Previous years | ||
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2015 | ||
Balty Boys | Sovereign Debt | Hors De Combat |
2014 | ||
Captain Cat | Balty Boys | Ocean Tempest |
2013 | ||
Top Notch Tonto | Hay Dude | Gabrial |
2012 | ||
Thistle Bird | Fulbright | Boom And Bust |
2011 | ||
King Torus | Questioning | Dark Promise |
2010 | ||
Cityscape | Secrecy | Awzaan |
2009 | ||
Confront | Bushman | Derbaas |
2007 | ||
Harvest Queen | Smart Enough | Caldra |
2006 | ||
Zero Tolerance | Indian Steppes | St Petersburg |
2005 | ||
Linngari | With Reason | Quito |
2004 | ||
With Reason | Troubadour | Audience |
2003 | ||
Gateman | Pentecost | Attache |
The Superior Mile is a Group 3 flat horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged three years or older. It is run over a distance of 1 mile (1,609 metres) at Haydock Park in early September.
History
The event was established in 2003, and it originally held Listed status. The first running was won by Gateman. It was promoted to Group 3 level in 2013.[1]
The Superior Mile is currently staged on the final day of Haydock Park's three-day Sprint Cup Festival. It is run on the same day as the Sprint Cup and is sponsored by the online gaming company 32Red. The 2016 race was run as the 32Red Mile.
Records
Most successful horse:
- no horse has won this race more than once
Leading jockey:
- no jockey has won this race more than once
Leading trainer (3 wins):
- Roger Charlton – Cityscape (2010), Thistle Bird (2012), Captain Cat (2014)
Winners
Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer | Time |
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2003 | Gateman | 6 | Keith Dalgleish | Mark Johnston | 1:44.11 |
2004 | With Reason | 6 | Kerrin McEvoy | Saeed bin Suroor | 1:41.80 |
2005 | Linngari | 3 | Ryan Moore | Sir Michael Stoute | 1:41.76 |
2006 | Zero Tolerance | 6 | Jamie Spencer | David Barron | 1:48.47 |
2007 | Harvest Queen | 4 | Seb Sanders | Peter Makin | 1:43.58 |
2008 | no race [a] | ||||
2009 | Confront | 4 | Stéphane Pasquier | Sir Michael Stoute | 1:47.43 |
2010 | Cityscape | 4 | Steve Drowne | Roger Charlton | 1:39.44 |
2011 | King Torus | 3 | Richard Hughes | Richard Hannon Sr. | 1:43.11 |
2012 | Thistle Bird | 4 | James Doyle | Roger Charlton | 1:40.77 |
2013 | Top Notch Tonto | 3 | Dale Swift | Brian Ellison | 1:43.35 |
2014 | Captain Cat | 5 | George Baker | Roger Charlton | 1:44.10 |
2015 | Balty Boys | 6 | Silvestre de Sousa | Brian Ellison | 1:43.91 |
2016 | Hathal | 4 | Frankie Dettori | William Haggas | 1:47.15 |
a The 2008 running was abandoned due to waterlogging.
See also
References
- ↑ "Eight races upgraded by European Pattern Committee". the-racehorse.com. 5 March 2013. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
- pedigreequery.com – Superior Mile – Haydock.
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