Sandown Mile
Group 2 race | |
Location | Sandown Park Esher, England |
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Inaugurated | 1985 |
Race type | Flat / Thoroughbred |
Sponsor | Bet365 |
Website | Sandown Park |
Race information | |
Distance | 1m (1,609 metres) |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Right-handed |
Qualification | Four-years-old and up |
Weight | 9 st 3 lb Allowances 3 lb for fillies and mares Penalties 5 lb for Group 1 winners * 3 lb for Group 2 winners * * since 31 August last year |
Purse | £125,000 (2024) 1st: £70,888 |
2024 | ||
Charyn | Poker Face | Lord North |
Previous years | ||
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2023 | ||
Mutasaabeq | Native Trail | Light Infantry |
2022 | ||
Lights On | Mutasaabeq | Alcohol Free |
2021 | ||
Palace Pier | Bless Him | Happy Power |
The Sandown Mile is a Group 2 flat horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged four years or older. It is run over a distance of 1 mile (1,609 metres) at Sandown Park in late April.
History
[edit]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
[edit]Most successful horse (2 wins):
- Hurricane Alan – 2004, 2005
- Paco Boy – 2009, 2010
Leading owner (3 wins):
- Sheikh Mohammed - Pebbles (1985), Soviet Star (1988), Reprimand (1989)
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 Sr. – Hurricane Alan (2004, 2005), Major Cadeaux (2008), Paco Boy (2009, 2010), Dick Turpin (2011), Trumpet Major (2013)
Winners
[edit]Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Time |
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1985 | Pebbles | 4 | Steve Cauthen | Clive Brittain | Sheikh Mohammed | 1:42.04 |
1986 | Field Hand | 4 | Brent Thomson | Barry Hills | Robert Sangster | 1:51.71 |
1987 | Vertige | 5 | Tony Cruz | Patrick Biancone | Daniel Wildenstein | 1:40.51 |
1988 | Soviet Star | 4 | Cash Asmussen | André Fabre | Sheikh Mohammed | 1:45.23 |
1989 | Reprimand | 4 | Steve Cauthen | Henry Cecil | Sheikh Mohammed | 1:49.20 |
1990 | Markofdistinction | 4 | Frankie Dettori | Luca Cumani | Gerald Leigh | 1:39.50 |
1991 | In the Groove | 4 | Steve Cauthen | David Elsworth | Brian Cooper | 1:42.45 |
1992 | Rudimentary | 4 | Steve Cauthen | Henry Cecil | Exors of Lord Howard de Walden | 1:42.09 |
1993 | Alhijaz | 4 | Willie Carson | John Dunlop | Prince A A Faisal | 1:43.08 |
1994 | Penny Drops | 5 | David Harrison | Lord Huntingdon | Stanley J Sharp | 1:46.89 |
1995 | Missed Flight | 5 | George Duffield | Chris Wall | Walter Grubmuller | 1:41.09 |
1996 | Gabr | 6 | Willie Carson | Robert Armstrong | Hamdan Al Maktoum | 1:41.34 |
1997 | Wixim | 4 | Pat Eddery | Roger Charlton | Khalid Abdullah | 1:43.90 |
1998 | Almushtarak | 5 | Ray Cochrane | Kamil Mahdi | Hamad Al-Mutuwa | 1:51.12 |
1999 | Handsome Ridge | 5 | Frankie Dettori | John Gosden | Platt Promotions Ltd | 1:47.85 |
2000 | Indian Lodge | 4 | Michael Kinane | Amanda Perrett | Seymour Cohn | 1:50.69 |
2001 | Nicobar | 4 | Kieren Fallon | Ian Balding | Robert Hitchins | 1:49.61 |
2002 | Swallow Flight | 6 | Darryll Holland | Geoff Wragg | Mollers Racing | 1:45.13 |
2003 | Desert Deer | 5 | Kevin Darley | Mark Johnston | Jaber Abdullah | 1:42.67 |
2004 | Hurricane Alan | 4 | Pat Dobbs | Richard Hannon Sr. | I A N Wright | 1:43.67 |
2005 | Hurricane Alan | 5 | Pat Dobbs | Richard Hannon Sr. | I A N Wright | 1:43.68 |
2006 | Rob Roy | 4 | Michael Kinane | Sir Michael Stoute | Philip Newton | 1:41.98 |
2007 | Jeremy | 4 | Frankie Dettori | Sir Michael Stoute | Elizabeth Moran | 1:41.22 |
2008 | Major Cadeaux | 4 | Richard Hughes | Richard Hannon Sr. | Woodcock / Pickford / Mort | 1:43.23 |
2009 | Paco Boy | 4 | Richard Hughes | Richard Hannon Sr. | Calvera Partnership No 2 | 1:43.04 |
2010 | Paco Boy | 5 | Richard Hughes | Richard Hannon Sr. | Calvera Partnership No 2 | 1:41.65 |
2011 | Dick Turpin | 4 | Richard Hughes | Richard Hannon Sr. | John Manley | 1:41.92 |
2012 | Penitent | 6 | Daniel Tudhope | David O'Meara | Middleham Park Racing XVII | 1:52.58 |
2013 | Trumpet Major | 4 | Richard Hughes | Richard Hannon Sr. | John Manley | 1:45.34 |
2014 | Tullius | 6 | Jimmy Fortune | Andrew Balding | Kennet Valley Thoroughbreds VI | 1:48.10 |
2015 | Custom Cut | 6 | Daniel Tudhope | David O'Meara | Gary Douglas & Pat Breslin | 1:44.57 |
2016 | Toormore | 5 | William Buick | Richard Hannon Jr. | Godolphin | 1:43.06 |
2017 | Sovereign Debt | 8 | James Sullivan | Ruth Carr | Lady O'Reilly & Partners | 1:44.24 |
2018 | Addeybb | 4 | James Doyle | William Haggas | Ahmed Al Maktoum | 1:45.48 |
2019 | Beat The Bank | 5 | Silvestre de Sousa | Andrew Balding | King Power Racing Co Ltd | 1:43.23 |
no race 2020 [a] | ||||||
2021 | Palace Pier | 4 | Frankie Dettori | John and Thady Gosden | Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum | 1:44.43 |
2022 | Lights On | 5 | Ryan Moore | Sir Michael Stoute | Cheveley Park Stud | 1:45.63 |
2023 [b] | Mutasaabeq | 5 | Jim Crowley | Charles Hills | Shadwell Estate Company Ltd | 1:37.18 |
2024 | Charyn | 4 | Silvestre de Sousa | Roger Varian | Nurlan Bizakov | 1:45.17 |
- ^ The 2020 running was cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom[2]
- ^ The 2023 race took place at Newmarket, after the original Sandown Park meeting was abandoned due to unsafe ground
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "1985 Trusthouse Forte Mile". Glasgow Herald. 26 April 1985. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
- ^ "Coronavirus: Horse racing in Great Britain suspended until end of April". BBC Sport. 17 March 2020. Archived from the original on 17 March 2020.
- Paris-Turf:
- Racing Post:
- galopp-sieger.de – Sandown Mile.
- ifhaonline.org – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Bet365 Mile (2019).
- 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.