Superior Mile

Superior Mile
Group 3 race
Location Haydock Park
Haydock, England
Inaugurated 2003
Race type Flat / Thoroughbred
Sponsor Betfred
Website Haydock Park
Race information
Distance 1 mile (1,609 metres)
Surface Turf
Track Left-handed
Qualification Three-years-old and up
exc. G1 winners this year
Weight 8 st 12 lb (3yo);
9 st 3 lb (4yo+)
Allowances
5 lb for fillies and mares
Penalties
6 lb for Group 2 winners *
4 lb for Group 3 winners *
* after February 29 2015
Purse £63,000 (2015)
1st: £35,727
Superior Mile
2015
Balty Boys Sovereign Debt Hors De Combat

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 (1,609 metres) at Haydock Park in early September.

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.

Records

Most successful horse:

Leading jockey:

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 [a]
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

a 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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