Sandown Mile
Group 2 race | |
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Sandown Mile (Bet365 Mile) | |
Location | Sandown Park Esher, England |
Inaugurated | 1985 |
Race type | Flat / Thoroughbred |
Sponsor | Bet365 |
Website | Sandown Park |
Race information | |
Distance | 1m 14y (1,622 metres) |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Right-handed |
Qualification | Four-years-old and up |
Weight | 9 st 0 lb Allowances 3 lb for fillies and mares Penalties 6 lb for Group 1 winners * 4 lb for Group 2 winners * * since August 31 last year |
Purse | £90,000 (2013) 1st: £51,039 |
The Sandown Mile is a Group 2 flat horse race in Great Britain open to thoroughbreds aged four years or older. It is run over a distance of 1 mile and 14 yards (1,622 metres) at Sandown Park in late April.
History
The event was established in 1985, and it was initially sponsored by Trusthouse Forte.[1] The first running was won by Pebbles.
Subsequent sponsors of the race have included KLM UK, At the Races and Betfred. The online gambling company Bet365 became the sponsor in 2008, and the event is currently known as the Bet365 Mile.
The Sandown Mile is staged during a two-day meeting which features both flat and jump races. Other events at the meeting include the Bet365 Gold Cup, the Celebration Chase, the Gordon Richards Stakes and the Sandown Classic Trial.
Records
Most successful horse (2 wins):
- Hurricane Alan – 2004, 2005
- Paco Boy – 2009, 2010
Leading jockey (5 wins):
- Richard Hughes – Major Cadeaux (2008), Paco Boy (2009, 2010), Dick Turpin (2011), Trumpet Major (2013)
Leading trainer (7 wins):
- Richard Hannon – Hurricane Alan (2004, 2005), Major Cadeaux (2008), Paco Boy (2009, 2010), Dick Turpin (2011), Trumpet Major (2013)
Winners
Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer | Time |
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1985 | Pebbles | 4 | Steve Cauthen | Clive Brittain | 1:42.04 |
1986 | Field Hand | 4 | Brent Thomson | Barry Hills | 1:51.71 |
1987 | Vertige | 5 | Tony Cruz | Patrick Biancone | 1:40.51 |
1988 | Soviet Star | 4 | Cash Asmussen | André Fabre | 1:45.23 |
1989 | Reprimand | 4 | Steve Cauthen | Henry Cecil | 1:49.20 |
1990 | Markofdistinction | 4 | Frankie Dettori | Luca Cumani | 1:39.50 |
1991 | In the Groove | 4 | Steve Cauthen | David Elsworth | 1:42.45 |
1992 | Rudimentary | 4 | Steve Cauthen | Henry Cecil | 1:42.09 |
1993 | Alhijaz | 4 | Willie Carson | John Dunlop | 1:43.08 |
1994 | Penny Drops | 5 | David Harrison | Lord Huntingdon | 1:46.89 |
1995 | Missed Flight | 5 | George Duffield | Chris Wall | 1:41.09 |
1996 | Gabr | 6 | Willie Carson | Robert Armstrong | 1:41.34 |
1997 | Wixim | 4 | Pat Eddery | Roger Charlton | 1:43.90 |
1998 | Almushtarak | 5 | Ray Cochrane | Kamil Mahdi | 1:51.12 |
1999 | Handsome Ridge | 5 | Frankie Dettori | John Gosden | 1:47.85 |
2000 | Indian Lodge | 4 | Michael Kinane | Amanda Perrett | 1:50.69 |
2001 | Nicobar | 4 | Kieren Fallon | Ian Balding | 1:49.61 |
2002 | Swallow Flight | 6 | Darryll Holland | Geoff Wragg | 1:45.13 |
2003 | Desert Deer | 5 | Kevin Darley | Mark Johnston | 1:42.67 |
2004 | Hurricane Alan | 4 | Pat Dobbs | Richard Hannon | 1:43.67 |
2005 | Hurricane Alan | 5 | Pat Dobbs | Richard Hannon | 1:43.68 |
2006 | Rob Roy | 4 | Michael Kinane | Sir Michael Stoute | 1:41.98 |
2007 | Jeremy | 4 | Frankie Dettori | Sir Michael Stoute | 1:41.22 |
2008 | Major Cadeaux | 4 | Richard Hughes | Richard Hannon | 1:43.23 |
2009 | Paco Boy | 4 | Richard Hughes | Richard Hannon | 1:43.04 |
2010 | Paco Boy | 5 | Richard Hughes | Richard Hannon | 1:41.65 |
2011 | Dick Turpin | 4 | Richard Hughes | Richard Hannon | 1:41.92 |
2012 | Penitent | 6 | Daniel Tudhope | David O'Meara | 1:52.58 |
2013 | Trumpet Major | 4 | Richard Hughes | Richard Hannon | 1:45.34 |
See also
References
- ↑ "1985 Trusthouse Forte Mile". Glasgow Herald. 26 April 1985. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
- galopp-sieger.de – Sandown Mile.
- horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Bet365 Mile (2013).
- pedigreequery.com – Sandown Park Mile – Sandown Park.
- Abelson, Edward; Tyrrel, John (1993). The Breedon Book of Horse Racing Records. Breedon Books. p. 20. ISBN 1-873626-15-0.
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