Celebration Mile

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The Celebration Mile is a Group 2 flat horse race in the United Kingdom for three-year-old and above thoroughbreds. It is run over a distance of 1 mile at Goodwood Racecourse in late August.

It was first run in 1969 and was known as the Wills Mile (1969-70), the Goodwood Mile (1971-74), and the Waterford Crystal Mile (1975-88), before taking its present name in 1989.

[edit] Winners since 1986

Year
Winner
Age
Jockey
Trainer
Time
1986 Then Again 3 Greville Starkey Luca Cumani 1:39.92
1987 Milligram 3 Walter Swinburn Michael Stoute 1:36.80
1988 Prince Rupert 4 Michael Hills Barry Hills 1:41.50
1989 Distant Relative 3 Michael Hills Barry Hills 1:40.08
1990 Shavian 3 Steve Cauthen Henry Cecil 1:37.05
1991 Bold Russian 4 Willie Carson Barry Hills 1:39.33
1992 Selkirk 4 Ray Cochrane Ian Balding 1:41.72
1993 Swing Low 4 John Reid Richard Hannon 1:38.94
1994 Mehthaaf 3 Willie Carson John Dunlop 1:39.12
1995 Harayir 3 Willie Carson Dick Hern 1:36.73
1996 Mark of Esteem 3 Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor 1:41.18
1997 Among Men * 3 Michael Kinane Michael Stoute 1:38.34
1998 Muhtathir 3 Richard Hills John Gosden 1:38.46
1999 Cape Cross 5 John Reid Saeed bin Suroor 1:38.64
2000 Medicean 3 Pat Eddery Sir Michael Stoute 1:38.65
2001 No Excuse Needed 3 Kieren Fallon Sir Michael Stoute 1:38.23
2002 Tillerman 6 Richard Hughes Amanda Perrett 1:38.13
2003 Priors Lodge 5 Willie Ryan Marcus Tregoning 1:37.63
2004 Chic 4 Kieren Fallon Sir Michael Stoute 1:43.22
2005 Chic 5 Ryan Moore Sir Michael Stoute 1:37.89
2006 Caradak 5 Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor 1:37.26
2007 Echelon 5 Ryan Moore Sir Michael Stoute 1:38.97

* Cape Cross finished first in 1997 but was relegated to last place following a Stewards' Inquiry.

[edit] Earlier winners

  • 1969 - Habitat
  • 1970 - Humble Duty
  • 1971 - Brigadier Gerard
  • 1972 - Sallust
  • 1973 - Jacinth
  • 1974 - Pitcairn
  • 1975 - Gay Fandango
  • 1976 - Free State
  • 1977 - Be My Guest
  • 1978 - Captain James
  • 1979 - Kris
  • 1980 - Known Fact
  • 1981 - To-Agori-Mou
  • 1982 - Sandhurst Prince
  • 1983 - Montekin
  • 1984 - Rousillon
  • 1985 - abandoned - course waterlogged


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