Champions Mile
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The Champions 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) on the turf at Sha Tin Racecourse.
It was first run in 2001, and was opened to international competition in 2005. The race is now the third leg of the four race Asian Mile Challenge, preceded by the Dubai Duty Free Stakes and followed by the Yasuda Kinen.
[edit] Winners
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
| 2001 | Red Pepper | 4 | Eric Legrix | Brian Kan Ping-chee | Mr & Mrs Chau Kam Chuen | 1:37.5 |
| 2002 | Jeune King Prawn | 5 | Weichong Marwing | Ivan W. Allan | Mr & Mrs Lau Sak Hong | 1:35.2 |
| 2003 | Electronic Unicorn | 7 | Robert Fradd | John Size | Lo Ying Bin | 1:36.2 |
| 2004 | Figures | 5 | Torsten Mundry | David Oughton | Financial Investors Group Syndicate | 1:34.2 |
| 2005 | Bullish Luck | 6 | Gerald Mosse | Tony Cruz | Wong Wing Keung | 1:33.7 |
| 2006 | Bullish Luck | 7 | Brett Prebble | Tony Cruz | Wong Wing Keung | 1:33.7 |
| 2007 | Able One | 5 | Michael Kinane | John Moore | Dr & Mrs Cornel Li Fook Kwan | 1:34.5 |
| 2008 | Good Ba Ba | 6 | Olivier Doleuze | Andreas Schütz | John Yuen Se Kit | 1:33.5 |
