Superior Mile

The Superior Mile is a Group 3 flat horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged three years or older. It is run over a distance of 1 mile and 37 yards (1,643 metres) at Haydock Park in early September.

Superior Mile
Group 3 race
LocationHaydock Park
Haydock, England
Inaugurated2003
Race typeFlat / Thoroughbred
SponsorBetfair
WebsiteHaydock Park
Race information
Distance1m 37y (1,643 metres)
SurfaceTurf
TrackLeft-handed
QualificationThree-years-old and up
Weight8 st 12 lb (3yo);
9 st 3 lb (4yo+)
Allowances
5 lb for fillies and mares
Penalties
7 lb for Group 1 winners *
5 lb for Group 2 winners *
3 lb for Group 3 winners *
* after 31 March
Purse£50,400 (2020)
1st: £28,582
Superior Mile
2020
Top Rank My Oberon Khaloosy

History

The event was established in 2003, and it originally held Listed status. The first running was won by Gateman. It was promoted to Group 3 level in 2013.[1]

The Superior Mile is currently staged on the final day of Haydock Park's three-day Sprint Cup Festival. It is run on the same day as the Sprint Cup and is sponsored by the online gaming company Unibet. From 2016 to 2018 the race was run under sponsored titles.

Records

Most successful horse:

  • no horse has won this race more than once

Leading jockey (2 wins):

  • Richard Kingscote – Ballet Concerto (2017), Great Scot (2019)

Leading trainer (3 wins):

Winners
Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Time
2003 Gateman 6 Keith Dalgleish Mark Johnston 1:44.11
2004 With Reason 6 Kerrin McEvoy Saeed bin Suroor 1:41.80
2005 Linngari 3 Ryan Moore Sir Michael Stoute 1:41.76
2006 Zero Tolerance 6 Jamie Spencer David Barron 1:48.47
2007 Harvest Queen 4 Seb Sanders Peter Makin 1:43.58
2008 no race [lower-alpha 1]
2009 Confront 4 Stéphane Pasquier Sir Michael Stoute 1:47.43
2010 Cityscape 4 Steve Drowne Roger Charlton 1:39.44
2011 King Torus 3 Richard Hughes Richard Hannon Sr. 1:43.11
2012 Thistle Bird 4 James Doyle Roger Charlton 1:40.77
2013 Top Notch Tonto 3 Dale Swift Brian Ellison 1:43.35
2014 Captain Cat 5 George Baker Roger Charlton 1:44.10
2015 Balty Boys 6 Silvestre de Sousa Brian Ellison 1:43.91
2016 Hathal 4 Frankie Dettori William Haggas 1:47.15
2017 Ballet Concerto 4 Richard Kingscote Sir Michael Stoute 1:45.93
2018 Here Comes When 8 Oisin Murphy Andrew Balding 1:49.60
2019 Great Scot 3 Richard Kingscote Tom Dascombe 1:44.09
2020 Top Rank 4 P. J. McDonald James Tate 1:46.60
  1. The 2008 running was abandoned due to waterlogging

See also

References
  1. "Eight races upgraded by European Pattern Committee". the-racehorse.com. 5 March 2013. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
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