Fillies' Mile Explained

Class:Group 1
Horse Race:Fillies' Mile
Location:Rowley Mile
Newmarket, England
Inaugurated:1973
Race Type:Flat / Thoroughbred
Sponsor:Bet365
Website:Newmarket
Distance:1 mile (1,609 metres)
Surface:Turf
Track:Straight
Qualification:Two-year-old fillies
Weight:9 st 2 lb
Purse:£528,750 (2022)
1st: £299,854

|}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.

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

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YearWinnerJockeyTrainerOwnerTime
1973width=135px Escorialwidth=140px Lester Piggottwidth=145px Ian Baldingwidth=165px Queen Elizabeth II
1974no race
1975IcingChristy RochePaddy PrendergastLady Iveagh
1976Miss PinkieLester PiggottNoel MurlessJim Joel
1977Cherry HintonLester PiggottHarry WraggBudgie Moller
1978FormulateJoe MercerHenry CecilMrs D. Butter
1979Quick As LightningWillie CarsonJohn DunlopOgden Phipps
1980Leap LivelyJohn MatthiasIan BaldingPaul Mellon
1981Height of FashionJoe MercerDick HernQueen Elizabeth II
1982AcclimatiseTony MurrayBruce HobbsJocelyn Hambro
1983NepulaBryn CrossleyGeoff HufferS. Al Qemias
1984Oh So SharpLester PiggottHenry CecilSheikh Mohammed1:42.44
1985UntoldWalter SwinburnMichael StouteBob Cowell
1986Invited GuestSteve CauthenRobert ArmstrongKinderhill Corp.1:43.40
1987DiminuendoSteve CauthenHenry CecilSheikh Mohammed1:43.10
1988TesslaPat EdderyHenry CecilCharles St George1:43.96
1989Silk SlippersMichael HillsBarry HillsRobert Sangster1:42.49
1990ShamshirFrankie DettoriLuca CumaniSheikh Mohammed1:43.27
1991Richard QuinnPaul ColeChris Wright1:46.11
1992IvankaMichael RobertsClive BrittainAli Saeed1:46.65
1993Fairy HeightsCash AsmussenNeville CallaghanFrank Golding1:44.44
1994AqaaridWillie CarsonJohn DunlopHamdan Al Maktoum1:44.70
1995Bosra ShamPat EdderyHenry CecilWafic Saïd1:43.13
1996Reams of VerseMichael KinaneHenry CecilKhalid Abdullah1:44.32
1997GlorosiaFrankie DettoriLuca CumaniRobert Smith1:42.31
1998SunspangledMichael KinaneAidan O'BrienMagnier / Tabor1:44.79
1999TeggianoFrankie DettoriClive BrittainAbdullah Saeed Belhab1:49.69
2000Crystal MusicFrankie DettoriJohn GosdenLord Lloyd-Webber1:44.44
2001GossamerJamie SpencerLuca CumaniGerald Leigh1:46.40
2002Soviet SongOscar UrbinaJames FanshaweElite Racing Club1:42.32
2003Red BloomKieren FallonSir Michael StouteCheveley Park Stud1:40.81
2004Playful ActJimmy FortuneJohn GosdenSangster Family1:42.22
2005NanninaJimmy FortuneJohn GosdenCheveley Park Stud1:38.52
2006Simply PerfectDarryll HollandJeremy NosedaSmith / Tabor / Magnier1:41.89
2007ListenJohnny MurtaghAidan O'BrienSmith / Magnier / Tabor1:43.30
2008Rainbow ViewJimmy FortuneJohn GosdenGeorge Strawbridge1:40.82
2009HibaayebNeil CallanClive BrittainMohammed Al Nabouda1:39.78
2010White MoonstoneFrankie DettoriSaeed bin SuroorGodolphin1:42.75
2011Lyric of LightFrankie DettoriMahmood Al ZarooniGodolphin1:35.98
2012CertifyMickael BarzalonaMahmood Al ZarooniGodolphin1:38.19
2013ChriselliamRichard HughesCharles HillsCarson / E. Asprey / Wright1:40.00
2014Together ForeverJoseph O'BrienAidan O'BrienSmith / Magnier / Tabor1:41.01
2015MindingRyan MooreAidan O'BrienSmith / Magnier / Tabor1:37.87
2016RhododendronRyan MooreAidan O'BrienSmith / Magnier / Tabor1:37.73
2017LaurensP. J. McDonaldKarl BurkeJohn Dance1:36.15
2018IridessaWayne LordanJoseph O'BrienChantal Regalado-Gonzalez1:38.80
2019QuadrilateralJason WatsonRoger CharltonKhalid Abdullah1:37.75
2020Pretty GorgeousShane CrosseJoseph O'BrienJohn C. Oxley1:39.10
2021InspiralFrankie DettoriJohn & Thady GosdenCheveley Park Stud1:38.44
2022Commissioning Rab HavlinJohn & Thady GosdenIsa Salman & Abdulla Al Khalifa1:36.53
2023Ylang YlangRyan MooreAidan O'BrienTabor / Smith / Magnier et al. 1:38.80

See also

References

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2012 Breeders' Cup Challenge Schedule . breederscup.com . 27 May 2012 . 17 November 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121117005306/https://members.breederscup.com/doc%20repository/other/ChallengeSchedule.pdf . dead .
  2. Web site: £4.5m Champions Weekend created in 2014. newmarketracecourses.co.uk. 16 October 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140906002819/http://www.newmarketracecourses.co.uk/about%2Dthe%2Dhome%2Dof%2Dracing/latest%2Dnews/2013/march/%2D4%2D5m%2Dchampions%2Dweekend%2Dcreated%2Din%2D2014/. 6 September 2014. dead.
  3. Web site: Newmarket Racecourses to stage £2million+ Dubai Future Champions Festival. newmarket.thejockeyclub.co.uk. 12 February 2015.