Summer Mile Stakes
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The Summer Mile Stakes is a Group 2 flat horse race in the United Kingdom for four-year-old and above thoroughbreds run over a distance of 1 mile at Ascot Racecourse in July.
The race is currently sponsored by Sony, and will be run as a Group 2 race for the first time in 2007, having held Group 3 status since 2003. Prior to this it was classed as a Listed race. Until 2005 the race was known as the Silver Trophy Stakes.
When it was temporarily transferred to the all-weather track at Lingfield Park in 2005, it became the first British Pattern race to be run on a non-turf course. This was followed by the newly upgraded Winter Derby in March 2006.
After a second year at Lingfield, the race returns to Ascot in 2007.
[edit] Winners
| Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer | Time |
| 1999 | Wallace | 3 | Richard Hughes | Richard Hannon | 1:40.72 |
| 2000 | Sugarfoot | 6 | Willie Ryan | Nigel Tinkler | 1:41.43 |
| 2001 | Cape Town | 4 | Dane O'Neill | Richard Hannon | 1:41.50 |
| 2002 | Fallen Star | 4 | Steven Drowne | John Dunlop | 1:40.96 |
| 2003 | Tillerman | 7 | Richard Hughes | Amanda Perrett | 1:40.78 |
| 2004 | Shot to Fame | 5 | Frankie Dettori | Peter Harris | 1:42.49 |
| 2005 | Autumn Glory * | 5 | Steven Drowne | Geoff Wragg | 1:36.45 |
| 2006 | Echo of Light * | 4 | Kerrin McEvoy | Saeed bin Suroor | 1:36.23 |
* The 2005 & 2006 races were run on the All-Weather track at Lingfield Park Racecourse.
