Superior Mile
| Group 3 race | |
| Location | Haydock Park Haydock, England |
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| Inaugurated | 2003 |
| Race type | Flat / Thoroughbred |
| Sponsor | Betfair |
| Website | Haydock Park |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1m 37y (1,643 metres) |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Qualification | Three-years-old and up |
| Weight | 8 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 | £77,700 (2021) 1st: £45,368 |
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| Chindit | Light Infantry | Regal Reality |
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| Triple Time | Tacarib Bay | Marie's Diamond |
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| Artistic Rifles | Bell Rock | My Oberon |
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| Top Rank | My Oberon | Khaloosy |
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| Great Scot | Matterhorn | Raising Sand |
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| Here Comes When | Circus Couture | Regal Reality |
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| Ballet Concerto | Kaspersky | Morando |
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| Hathal | Mitchum Swagger | Convey |
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| Balty Boys | Sovereign Debt | Hors De Combat |
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| Captain Cat | Balty Boys | Ocean Tempest |
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| Top Notch Tonto | Hay Dude | Gabrial |
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| Thistle Bird | Fulbright | Boom And Bust |
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| King Torus | Questioning | Dark Promise |
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| Cityscape | Secrecy | Awzaan |
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| Confront | Bushman | Derbaas |
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| Harvest Queen | Smart Enough | Caldra |
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| Zero Tolerance | Indian Steppes | St Petersburg |
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| Linngari | With Reason | Quito |
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| With Reason | Troubadour | Audience |
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| Gateman | Pentecost | Attache |
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.
History[edit]
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[edit]
Most successful horse:
- no horse has won this race more than once
Leading jockey (2 wins):
- Richard Kingscote – Ballet Concerto (2017), Great Scot (2019)
- Andrea Atzeni - Artistic Rifles (2021), Triple Time (2022)
- James Doyle - Thistle Bird (2012), Chindit (2023)
Leading trainer (3 wins):
- Roger Charlton – Cityscape (2010), Thistle Bird (2012), Captain Cat (2014)
- Sir Michael Stoute – Linngari (2005), Confront (2009), Ballet Concerto (2017)
Winners[edit]
| Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer | Time |
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| 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 |
| 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 |
| 2021 | Artistic Rifles | 5 | Andrea Atzeni | Edward Bethell | 1:39.85 |
| 2022 | Triple Time | 3 | Andrea Atzeni | Kevin Ryan | 1:40.78 |
| 2023 | Chindit | 5 | James Doyle | Richard Hannon Jr. | 1:41.04 |
- ^ The 2008 running was abandoned due to waterlogging
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Eight races upgraded by European Pattern Committee". the-racehorse.com. 5 March 2013. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
- horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Superior Mile Stakes (2018).
- pedigreequery.com – Superior Mile – Haydock.