Doncaster Mile Stakes
The Doncaster Mile Stakes is a Listed flat horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged four years or older. It is run at Doncaster Racecourse over a distance of 1 mile (1,609 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in late March or early April. It is currently held on the opening day of the British flat racing turf season, at the same race meeting as the Lincoln Handicap.[1]
| Listed race | |
| Location | Doncaster Racecourse Doncaster, England |
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| Race type | Flat / Thoroughbred |
| Sponsor | Unibet |
| Website | Doncaster |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1m (1,609 metres) |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Qualification | Four-years-old and up exc. G1 winners since 2013 |
| Weight | 9 st 0 lb; Allowances 5 lb for fillies and mares Penalties 7 lb for Group 2 winners 5 lb for Group 3 winners * 3 lb for Listed winners * * since 31 August last year |
| Purse | £37,000 (2019) 1st: £20,983 |
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| Sharja Bridge | Red Starlight | Gabrial |
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| Zabeel Prince | Born To Be Alive | Another Touch |
| 2017 | ||
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| Kool Kompany | Stormy Antarctic | Dawn Of Hope |
| 2016 | ||
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| Belardo | Calling Out | Custom Cut |
| 2015 | ||
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| Tullius | Glory Awaits | Sirius Prospect |
| 2014 | ||
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| Graphic | Fencing | Custom Cut |
| 2013 | ||
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| Gabrial | Don't Call Me | Stand My Ground |
| 2012 | ||
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| Penitent | Questioning | Navajo Chief |
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| St Moritz | Off Chance | Balcarce Nov |
| 2010 | ||
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| Fanunalter | Mia's Boy | Dunelight |
| 2009 | ||
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| Staying On | Unnefer | Dream Lodge |
| 2008 | ||
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| Medicine Path | Don't Panic | Babodana |
| 2007 | ||
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| Banknote | Chicken Soup | Orchard Supreme |
| 2006 | ||
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| Kandidate | Vanderlin | Azarole |
| 2005 | ||
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| Autumn Glory | Hurricane Alan | Putra Pekan |
| 2004 | ||
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| Sublimity | Gateman | Rockets 'n Rollers |
| 2003 | ||
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| Dandoun | With Reason | Smirk |
Winners since 1988
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Time |
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| 1988 | Vague Shot | 5 | Steve Cauthen | Robert Williams | 1:49.83 |
| 1989 | Beau Sher | 6 | Bruce Raymond | Ben Hanbury | 1:42.17 |
| 1990 | Lunar Mover | 4 | John Reid | Charlie Nelson | 1:38.05 |
| 1991 | Regal Crest | 3 | John Carroll | Jack Berry | 1:44.02 |
| 1992 | Daros | 3 | Alan Munro | Lynda Ramsden | 1:43.17 |
| 1993 | Mellottie | 8 | John Lowe | Mary Reveley | 1:37.18 |
| 1994 | Pay Homage | 6 | Frankie Dettori | Ian Balding | 1:43.84 |
| 1995 | Airport | 4 | John Carroll | John Gosden | 1:42.68 |
| 1996 | First Island | 4 | Michael Hills | Geoff Wragg | 1:41.54 |
| 1997 | Canyon Creek | 4 | Frankie Dettori | John Gosden | 1:41.31 |
| 1998 | Hornbeam | 4 | Ray Cochrane | John Jenkins | 1:43.20 |
| 1999 | White Heart | 4 | Darryll Holland | Mark Johnston | 1:44.03 |
| 2000 | Hasty Words | 4 | Michael Hills | Barry Hills | 1:38.59 |
| 2001 | Right Wing | 7 | Pat Eddery | John Dunlop | 1:46.74 |
| 2002 | Dandoun | 4 | Pat Eddery | John Dunlop | 1:48.21 |
| 2003 | Dandoun | 5 | Kieren Fallon | John Dunlop | 1:42.54 |
| 2004 | Sublimity | 4 | Johnny Murtagh | Michael Stoute | 1:39.13 |
| 2005 | Autumn Glory | 5 | Steve Drowne | Geoff Wragg | 1:39.52 |
| 2006 (dh) |
Kandidate Vanderlin[lower-alpha 1] |
4 7 |
Seb Sanders Martin Dwyer |
Clive Brittain Andrew Balding |
1:38.88 |
| 2007 | Banknote[lower-alpha 1] | 5 | Darryll Holland | Andrew Balding | 1:37.34 |
| 2008 | Medicine Path | 4 | Jamie Spencer | Peter Chapple-Hyam | 1:41.27 |
| 2009 | Staying On | 4 | Adam Kirby | Walter Swinburn | 1:34.46 |
| 2010 | Fanunalter | 4 | Darryll Holland | Marco Botti | 1:38.42 |
| 2011 | St Moritz | 5 | Adrian Nicholls | David Nicholls | 1:37.42 |
| 2012 | Penitent | 6 | Danny Tudhope | David O'Meara | 1:39.04 |
| 2013 | Gabrial | 4 | Kieren Fallon | Richard Fahey | 1:40.50 |
| 2014 | Graphic | 5 | Seb Sanders | William Haggas | 1:40.12 |
| 2015 | Tullius | 7 | Jimmy Fortune | Andrew Balding | 1:41.21 |
| 2016 | Belardo | 4 | James Doyle | Roger Varian | 1:46.48 |
| 2017 | Kool Kompany | 5 | Ryan Moore | Richard Hannon Jr. | 1:36.99 |
| 2018 | Zabeel Prince | 5 | Andrea Atzeni | Roger Varian | 1:43.63 |
| 2019 | Sharja Bridge | 5 | Andrea Atzeni | Roger Varian | 1:36.65 |
| no race 2020 [lower-alpha 2] |
- The race was run on the Polytrack at Lingfield in 2006 and 2007 due to the temporary closure of Doncaster Racecourse as part of its redevelopment.[2]
- The 2020 running was cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom[3]
References
- "British Flat Pattern and Listed Races 2017" (PDF). britishhorseracing.com. p. 33. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
- "Big Race History: The Lincoln". Retrieved 1 April 2017.
- "Coronavirus: Horse racing in Great Britain suspended until end of April". BBC Sport. 17 March 2020.
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