Doncaster Mile Stakes Explained

Class:Listed
Horse Race:Doncaster Mile Stakes
Location:Doncaster Racecourse
Doncaster, England
Race Type:Flat / Thoroughbred
Sponsor:William Hill
Website:Doncaster
Distance:1m (1,609 metres)
Surface:Turf
Track:Left-handed
Qualification:Four-years-old and up
exc. G1 winners after 31 August 2023
Weight:9 st 2 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:£60,000 (2024)
1st: £34,026

|}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]

Winners since 1988

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Year
Winner
Age
Jockey
Trainer
Time
1988Vague Shot5Steve CauthenRobert Williams1:49.83
1989Beau Sher6Bruce RaymondBen Hanbury1:42.17
1990Lunar Mover4John ReidCharlie Nelson1:38.05
1991Regal Crest3John CarrollJack Berry1:44.02
1992Daros3Alan MunroLynda Ramsden1:43.17
1993Mellottie8John LoweMary Reveley1:37.18
1994Pay Homage6Frankie DettoriIan Balding1:43.84
1995Airport4John CarrollJohn Gosden1:42.68
1996First Island4Michael HillsGeoff Wragg1:41.54
1997Canyon Creek4Frankie DettoriJohn Gosden1:41.31
1998Hornbeam4Ray CochraneJohn Jenkins1:43.20
1999White Heart4Darryll HollandMark Johnston1:44.03
2000Hasty Words4Michael HillsBarry Hills1:38.59
2001Right Wing7Pat EdderyJohn Dunlop1:46.74
2002Dandoun4Pat EdderyJohn Dunlop1:48.21
2003Dandoun5Kieren FallonJohn Dunlop1:42.54
2004Sublimity4Johnny MurtaghMichael Stoute1:39.13
2005Autumn Glory5Steve DrowneGeoff Wragg1:39.52
2006
(dh)
Kandidate
Vanderlin
4
7
Seb Sanders
Martin Dwyer
Clive Brittain
Andrew Balding
1:38.88
2007Banknote5Darryll HollandAndrew Balding1:37.34
2008Medicine Path4Jamie SpencerPeter Chapple-Hyam1:41.27
2009Staying On4Adam KirbyWalter Swinburn1:34.46
2010Fanunalter4Darryll HollandMarco Botti1:38.42
2011St Moritz5Adrian NichollsDavid Nicholls1:37.42
2012Penitent6Danny TudhopeDavid O'Meara1:39.04
2013Gabrial4Kieren FallonRichard Fahey1:40.50
2014 Graphic 5 1:40.12
2015 Tullius 7 1:41.21
2016 4 1:46.48
2017 Kool Kompany 5 1:36.99
2018 5 1:43.63
2019 Sharja Bridge 5 1:36.65
data-sort-value="2020" no race 2020
2021 Top Rank 5 James Tate 1:38.47
2022 Chindit 4 1:38.22
2023 Astral Beau 4 Pam Sly 1:50.18
2024 Charyn 4 1:45.68

See also

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: British Flat Pattern and Listed Races 2017. britishhorseracing.com. 9 April 2018. 33.