Fillies' Mile

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Fillies' Mile
ClassGroup 1
Location Rowley Mile
Newmarket, England
Inaugurated1973
Race type Flat / Thoroughbred
Sponsor Bet365
Website Newmarket
Race information
Distance1 mile (1,609 metres)
SurfaceTurf
TrackStraight
QualificationTwo-year-old fillies
Weight9 st 2 lb
Purse£528,750 (2022)
1st: £299,854
Fillies' Mile
2024
Owner Godolphin.svg Owner Mr Derrick Smith.svg Owner Michael Tabor.svg
Desert FlowerJanuaryBallet Slippers
Previous years
2023
Owner Mrs John Magnier.svg Owner Mrs B V Sangster.svg Owner Mr J C Smith.svg
Ylang YlangShuwariSee The Fire
2022
Owner Isa Salman Al Khalifa.svg Owner Sheikh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum.svg Owner Sheikh Rashid Dalmook Al Maktoum.svg
CommissioningNovakaiBright Diamond
2021
Owner Cheveley Park Stud.svg Owner Mr Marc Chan.svg Owner Highclere Thoroughbred Racing.svg
InspiralProsperous VoyageCachet
2020-2011
2020
Owner Mr John C Oxley.svg Owner Mr George Strawbridge.svg Owner Mr Derrick Smith pink cap.svg
Pretty GorgeousIndigo GirlSnowfall
2019
Owner Mr K Abdulla.svg Owner Dr Ali Ridha.svg Owner Michael Tabor.svg
QuadrilateralPowerful BreezeLove
2018
Owner Mrs C C Regalado-Gonzalez.svg Owner Michael Tabor.svg Owner Mr W J Gredley.svg
IridessaHermosaPretty Pollyanna
2017
Owner Mr John Dance.svg Owner Mrs John Magnier.svg Owner Godolphin.svg
LaurensSeptemberMagic Lily
2016
Owner Mrs John Magnier.svg Owner Mr Derrick Smith.svg Owner Mr Saeed Manana.svg
RhododendronHydrangeaUrban Fox
2015
Owner Mr Derrick Smith.svg Owner Mr Abdullah Saeed Al Naboodah.svg Owner Mr Chris Humber.svg
MindingNathraHawksmoor
2014
Owner Mrs John Magnier.svg Owner Clipper Logistics Group Ltd.svg Owner Godolphin red cap.svg
Together ForeverAgnes StewartWinters Moon
2013
Owner Mr Christopher Wright.svg Owner Sheikh Rashid Dalmook Al Maktoum.svg Owner Godolphin.svg
ChriselliamRizeenaIhtimal
2012
Owner Godolphin.svg Owner Mrs Mary-Anne Parker.svg Owner Sir R. Ogden.svg
CertifyRozAmazonas
2011
Owner Godolphin.svg Owner Doctor Nick Dhandsa.svg Owner Mr Hamdan Al Maktoum.svg
Lyric Of LightSamitarFirdaws
2010-2001
2010
Owner Godolphin.svg Owner Mr Derrick Smith.svg Owner Mr Andrew Rosen.svg
White MoonstoneTogetherTheyskens' Theory
2009
Owner Mr Mohammed Al Nabouda.svg Owner Coleman Bloodstock Limited.svg Owner Mrs Richard Henry and Mrs John Magnier.svg
HibaayebLady DarshaanYou'll Be Mine
2008
Owner Mr George Strawbridge.svg Owner Fittocks Stud.svg Owner Mrs John Magnier.svg
Rainbow ViewFantasiaDreamtheimpossible
2007
Owner Mr Derrick Smith.svg Owner Mr K Abdulla.svg Owner Ennistown Stud.svg
ListenProvisoSaoirse Abu
2006
Owner Mr Derrick Smith.svg Owner Highclere Thoroughbred Racing.svg Owner Mr John P Ferguson orange cap.svg
Simply PerfectTreatEnglish Ballet
2005
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NanninaAlexandrovaNasheej
2004
Owner Mr B V Sangster.svg Owner M Schwartz.svg Owner Helena Springfield Ltd.svg
Playful ActMaids CausewayDash To The Top
2003
Owner Cheveley Park Stud.svg Owner Sheikh Mohammed white cap.svg Owner Sheikh Mohammed.svg
Red BloomSundropPunctilious
2002
Owner Elite Racing Club.svg Owner Mr W S Farish III.svg Owner Mrs John Magnier.svg
Soviet SongCasual LookReach For The Moon
2001
Owner Miss Sarah J Leigh.svg Owner Michael Tabor.svg Owner Mr Hamdan Al Maktoum.svg
GossamerMaryinskyEsloob
2000-1991
2000
Owner Lord Lloyd-Webber.svg Owner Miss Sarah J Leigh.svg Owner Derek And Jean Clee.svg
Crystal MusicSummer SymphonyHotelgenie Dot Com
1999
Owner Abdullah Saeed BelHab.svg Owner Kingsclere Racing Club.svg Owner Hilal Salem.svg
TeggianoBritanniaMy Hansel
1998
Owner Michael Tabor.svg Owner Sheikh Mohammed.svg Owner H H Aga Khan.svg
SunspangledCalandoEdabiya
1997
Owner Robert H Smith.svg Owner Mr K Abdulla.svg Owner Cheveley Park Stud.svg
GlorosiaJibeExclusive
1996
Owner Mr K Abdulla.svg Owner Mr Hamdan Al Maktoum.svg Owner Greenbay Stables Ltd.svg
Reams of VerseKhassahSleepytime
1995
Owner Mr Wafic Said.svg Owner Mr Hamdan Al Maktoum.svg Owner Mr Hamdan Al Maktoum black cap.svg
Bosra ShamBint ShadayidMatiya
1994
Owner Mr Hamdan Al Maktoum.svg Owner Sheikh Mohammed.svg Owner Mr B V Sangster.svg
AqaaridJuralSnowtown
1993
Owner Frank W Golding.svg Owner Cheveley Park Stud.svg Owner Sheikh Mohammed.svg
Fairy HeightsDance To The TopKissing Cousin
1992
Owner Mr Ali Saeed.svg Owner Mr Hamdan Al Maktoum.svg Owner Sheikh Mohammed.svg
IvankaAjfanIviza
1991
Owner Mr Christopher Wright.svg Owner Sheikh Mohammed.svg Owner Mr Raymond Tooth.svg
Culture VultureMystery PlayParty Cited
1990-1984
1990
Owner Sheikh Mohammed.svg Owner Sheikh Ahmed Al Maktoum.svg Owner Mrs B Facchino.svg
ShamshirSafaAtlantic Flyer
1989
Owner Mr B V Sangster.svg Owner Sheikh Mohammed.svg Owner A Foustok.svg
Silk SlippersMoon CactusFujaiyrah
1988
Owner Lucayan Stud.svg Owner Helena Springfield Ltd.svg Owner Sheikh Mohammed.svg
TesslaPick Of The PopsRain Burst
1987
Owner Sheikh Mohammed.svg Owner Sheikh Mohammed white cap.svg Owner Mr Hamdan Al Maktoum.svg
DiminuendoHaiatiAshayer
1986
Owner R D Hubbard.svg Owner Hesmonds Stud.svg Owner Sir Robin McAlpine.svg
Invited GuestMountain MemoryShining Water
1985
Owner r cowell.svg Owner Roldvale Limited.svg Owner Mollers Racing.svg
UntoldMoonlight LadySue Grundy
1984
Owner Sheikh Mohammed.svg Owner Ballymacoll Stud.svg Owner Mr B V Sangster.svg
Oh So SharpHelen StreetMorning Devotion
 

The Fillies' Mile is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to two-year-old fillies. It is run on the Rowley Mile at Newmarket over a distance of 1 mile (1,609 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in October.

Contents

History

The event was established in 1973, and it was originally held at Ascot. It was initially sponsored by the Green Shield catalogue shops and titled the Green Shield Stakes. The shops were rebranded as Argos in the mid 1970s, and for a period the race was called the Argos Star Fillies' Mile. It was given Group 3 status in 1975.

The sponsorship was taken over by Hoover in 1978, and the event became known as the Hoover Fillies' Mile. It was promoted to Group 2 level in 1986, and its association with Hoover continued until 1989.

The race was upgraded to Group 1 in 1990, and backed by Brent Walker until 1991. A long-term deal with Meon Valley Stud began in 1998. It was temporarily switched to Newmarket in 2005, when Ascot was closed for redevelopment.

The Fillies' Mile was added to the Breeders' Cup Challenge series in 2008. The winners from 2008 to 2012 earned an automatic invitation to compete in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf. [1]

The event was transferred to Newmarket in 2011, and from this point it was sponsored by Shadwell. It was formerly held on the second day of the three-day Cambridgeshire Meeting, the day before the Cambridgeshire Handicap but was moved to Future Champions Day from 2014, switching places in the calendar with the Rockfel Stakes. [2] In 2015 the race moved again, to a slightly earlier date in October, and is now run on the Friday of the Future Champions Festival. [3]

Records

Leading jockey (7 wins):

Leading trainer (6 wins):(includes jointly trained horses)

Leading owner (7 wins):(includes part ownership)

Winners

YearWinnerJockeyTrainerOwnerTime
1973Escorial Lester Piggott Ian Balding Queen Elizabeth II 1:51.37
1974no race [a]
1975Icing Christy Roche Paddy Prendergast Lady Iveagh 1:46.60
1976Miss Pinkie Lester Piggott Noel Murless Jim Joel 1:45.31
1977 Cherry Hinton Lester Piggott Harry Wragg Budgie Moller1:42.52
1978Formulate Joe Mercer Henry Cecil Mrs D. Butter 1:43.61
1979 Quick As Lightning Willie Carson John Dunlop Ogden Phipps 1:43.17
1980Leap LivelyJohn Matthias Ian Balding Paul Mellon 1:41.91
1981 Height of Fashion Joe Mercer Dick Hern Queen Elizabeth II 1:44.72
1982Acclimatise Tony Murray Bruce Hobbs Jocelyn Hambro 1:47.26
1983Nepula Bryn Crossley Geoff HufferS. Al Qemias1:44.68
1984 Oh So Sharp Lester Piggott Henry Cecil Sheikh Mohammed 1:42.44
1985 Untold Walter Swinburn Michael Stoute Bob Cowell1:40.92
1986Invited Guest Steve Cauthen Robert Armstrong Kinderhill Corp.1:43.47
1987 Diminuendo Steve Cauthen Henry Cecil Sheikh Mohammed 1:43.10
1988Tessla Pat Eddery Henry Cecil Charles St George1:43.96
1989Silk Slippers Michael Hills Barry Hills Robert Sangster 1:42.49
1990 Shamshir Frankie Dettori Luca Cumani Sheikh Mohammed 1:43.27
1991 Culture Vulture [b] Richard Quinn Paul Cole Chris Wright 1:46.11
1992 Ivanka Michael Roberts Clive Brittain Ali Saeed1:46.65
1993 Fairy Heights Cash Asmussen Neville Callaghan Frank Golding1:44.44
1994 Aqaarid Willie Carson John Dunlop Hamdan Al Maktoum 1:44.70
1995 Bosra Sham Pat Eddery Henry Cecil Wafic Saïd 1:43.13
1996 Reams of Verse Michael Kinane Henry Cecil Khalid Abdullah 1:44.32
1997 Glorosia Frankie Dettori Luca Cumani Robert Smith1:42.31
1998 Sunspangled Michael Kinane Aidan O'Brien Magnier / Tabor 1:44.79
1999 Teggiano Frankie Dettori Clive Brittain Abdullah Saeed Belhab1:49.69
2000 Crystal Music Frankie Dettori John Gosden Lord Lloyd-Webber 1:44.44
2001 Gossamer Jamie Spencer Luca Cumani Gerald Leigh1:46.40
2002 Soviet Song Oscar Urbina James Fanshawe Elite Racing Club 1:42.32
2003 Red Bloom Kieren Fallon Sir Michael Stoute Cheveley Park Stud 1:40.81
2004 Playful Act Jimmy Fortune John Gosden Sangster Family 1:42.22
2005 Nannina Jimmy Fortune John Gosden Cheveley Park Stud 1:38.52
2006 Simply Perfect Darryll Holland Jeremy Noseda Smith / Tabor / Magnier 1:41.89
2007 Listen Johnny Murtagh Aidan O'Brien Smith / Magnier / Tabor 1:43.30
2008 Rainbow View Jimmy Fortune John Gosden George Strawbridge 1:40.82
2009 Hibaayeb Neil Callan Clive Brittain Mohammed Al Nabouda1:39.78
2010 White Moonstone Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor Godolphin 1:42.75
2011 Lyric of Light Frankie Dettori Mahmood Al Zarooni Godolphin 1:35.98
2012 Certify Mickael Barzalona Mahmood Al Zarooni Godolphin 1:38.19
2013 Chriselliam Richard Hughes Charles Hills Carson / E. Asprey / Wright 1:40.00
2014 Together Forever Joseph O'Brien Aidan O'Brien Smith / Magnier / Tabor 1:41.01
2015 Minding Ryan Moore Aidan O'Brien Smith / Magnier / Tabor 1:37.87
2016 Rhododendron Ryan Moore Aidan O'Brien Smith / Magnier / Tabor 1:37.73
2017 Laurens P. J. McDonald Karl BurkeJohn Dance1:36.15
2018 Iridessa Wayne Lordan Joseph O'Brien Chantal Regalado-Gonzalez1:38.80
2019 Quadrilateral Jason Watson Roger Charlton Khalid Abdullah 1:37.75
2020 Pretty Gorgeous Shane Crosse Joseph O'Brien John C. Oxley 1:39.10
2021 Inspiral Frankie Dettori John & Thady Gosden Cheveley Park Stud 1:38.44
2022Commissioning Rab Havlin John & Thady GosdenIsa Salman & Abdulla Al Khalifa1:36.53
2023Ylang Ylang Ryan Moore Aidan O'Brien Tabor / Smith / Magnier et al.1:38.80
2024 Desert Flower William Buick Charlie Appleby Godolphin 1:37.48
  1. The 1974 running was abandoned because of a waterlogged course
  2. Midnight Air finished first in 1991, but she was relegated to last place following a stewards' inquiry

See also

References

  1. "2012 Breeders' Cup Challenge Schedule" (PDF). breederscup.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 November 2012. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
  2. "£4.5m Champions Weekend created in 2014". newmarketracecourses.co.uk. Archived from the original on 6 September 2014. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
  3. "Newmarket Racecourses to stage £2million+ Dubai Future Champions Festival". newmarket.thejockeyclub.co.uk. Retrieved 12 February 2015.