Hong Kong Mile
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The Hong Kong Mile is a Group 1 flat horse race in Hong Kong for three-year-old and above thoroughbreds run over a distance of 1,600 metres (approximately 1 mile) at Sha Tin Racecourse in mid December.
It was first run in 1991 as the Hong Kong Bowl with a distance of 1,400 metres (7 furlongs). The race took its present name and distance in 1999. It is one of the four Hong Kong International Races, and was first run as a Group 1 in 2000.
[edit] Winners
- Pre Group 1 years indicated by shading.
| Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Time |
| 1991 | Additional Risk | 3 | Michael Kinane | Dermot Weld | Moyglare Stud Farm | 1:21.9 |
| 1992 | Glen Kate * | 6 | C Black | Willie Shoemaker | Bruce McNall & Wayne Gretzky | 1:22.2 |
| 1993 | Winning Partners | 5 | Michael Kinane | Neville Begg | Justin Yue Kwok Hung et al | 1:22.6 |
| 1994 | Soviet Line | 4 | Walter Swinburn | Michael Stoute | Maktoum Al Maktoum | 1:22.0 |
| 1995 | Monopolize | 5 | Wayne Harris | Grahame Begg | Neville Begg & Partners | 1:21.5 |
| 1996 | Monopolize | 6 | Darren Beadman | Grahame Begg | Neville Begg & Partners | 1:22.0 |
| 1997 | Catalan Opening | 5 | Darren Beadman | Bart Cummings | Dato Tan Chin Nam | 1:22.0 |
| 1998 | Jim and Tonic | 4 | Gérald Mossé | François Doumen | John Martin & Roger Barby | 1:21.7 |
| 1999 | Docksider | 4 | Olivier Peslier | John Hills | Gary Tanaka | 1:34.7 |
| 2000 | Sunline | 5 | Greg Childs | Trevor McKee | Trevor McKee et al | 1:34.2 |
| 2001 | Eishin Preston | 4 | Yuichi Fukunaga | Shuji Kitahashi | Toyomitsu Hirai | 1:34.8 |
| 2002 | Olympic Express | 4 | Weichong Marwing | Ivan Allan | Larry Yung | 1:34.9 |
| 2003 | Lucky Owners | 3 | Felix Coetzee | Tony Cruz | Mr & Mrs Leung Kai Fai | 1:34.3 |
| 2004 | Firebreak | 5 | Frankie Dettori | Saeed bin Suroor | Godolphin Stables | 1:34.6 |
| 2005 | Hat Trick | 4 | Olivier Peslier | Katsuhiko Sumii | Carrot Farm | 1:34.8 |
| 2006 | The Duke | 6 | Olivier Doleuze | Caspar Fownes | Eddie Yau, Jr. | 1:33.4 |
* The "1992" race actually took place in April 1993 - it had been postponed in December due to an equine virus.
