Sandown Mile
The Sandown Mile is a Group 2 flat horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged four years or older. It is run over a distance of 1 mile (1,609 metres) at Sandown Park in late April.
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| Location | Sandown Park Esher, England |
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| Inaugurated | 1985 |
| Race type | Flat / Thoroughbred |
| Sponsor | Bet365 |
| Website | Sandown Park |
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| Distance | 1m (1,609 metres) |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Right-handed |
| Qualification | Four-years-old and up |
| Weight | 9 st 1 lb Allowances 3 lb for fillies and mares Penalties 5 lb for Group 1 winners * 3 lb for Group 2 winners * * since 31 August last year |
| Purse | £115,000 (2022) 1st: £65,217 |
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| Palace Pier | Bless Him | Happy Power |
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| 2019 | ||
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| Beat The Bank | Sharja Bridge | Regal Reality |
| 2018 | ||
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| Addeybb | Stormy Antarctic | Aljazzi |
| 2017 | ||
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| Sovereign Debt | Gabrial | Jallota |
| 2016 | ||
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| Toormore | Dutch Connection | Breton Rock |
| 2015 | ||
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| Custom Cut | Here Comes When | Shifting Power |
| 2014 | ||
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| Tullius | Montiridge | Penitent |
| 2013 | ||
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| Trumpet Major | Highland Knight | Chil The Kite |
| 2012 | ||
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| Penitent | Questioning | Famous Name |
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| Dick Turpin | Cityscape | Dream Eater |
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| Paco Boy | Pressing | The Cheka |
| 2009 | ||
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| Paco Boy | Dream Eater | Virtual |
| 2008 | ||
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| Major Cadeaux | Rob Roy | Metropolitan Man |
| 2007 | ||
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| Jeremy | Bahia Breeze | Take A Bow |
| 2006 | ||
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| Rob Roy | Babodana | Kings Point |
| 2005 | ||
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| Hurricane Alan | Brunel | Babodana |
| 2004 | ||
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| Hurricane Alan | Gateman | Soviet Song |
| 2003 | ||
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| Desert Deer | Smirk | Reel Buddy |
| 2002 | ||
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| Swallow Flight | Cape Town | Premier Prize |
| 2001 | ||
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| Nicobar | Swallow Flight | Island Sands |
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| 2000 | ||
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| Indian Lodge | Trans Island | Almushtarak |
| 1999 | ||
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| Handsome Ridge | On The Ridge | Almushtarak |
| 1998 | ||
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| Almushtarak | Crystal Hearted | Handsome Ridge |
| 1997 | ||
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| Wixim | First Island | Bin Rosie |
| 1996 | ||
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| Gabr | Soviet Line | Mistle Cat |
| 1995 | ||
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| Missed Flight | Ridgewood Ben | Mutakddim |
| 1994 | ||
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| Penny Drops | Alflora | Gabr |
| 1993 | ||
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| Alhijaz | Hazaam | Zaahi |
| 1992 | ||
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| Rudimentary | Zoman | Desert Sun |
| 1991 | ||
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| In The Groove | Zoman | Aldbourne |
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| Markofdistinction | Citidancer | Magic Gleam |
| 1989 | ||
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| Reprimand | French Stress | Most Welcome |
| 1988 | ||
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| Soviet Star | Shady Heights | Ascot Knight |
| 1987 | ||
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| Vertige | Teleprompter | Hadeer |
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| Field Hand | Scottish Reel | Protection |
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| Pebbles | Vacarme | Sarab |
History
The event was established in 1985, and it was initially sponsored by Trusthouse Forte.[1] The first running was won by Pebbles.
Subsequent sponsors of the race have included KLM uk, At the Races and Betfred. The online gambling company Bet365 became the sponsor in 2008, and the event is currently known as the Bet365 Mile.
The Sandown Mile is staged during a two-day meeting which features both flat and jump races. Other events at the meeting include the Bet365 Gold Cup, the Celebration Chase, the Gordon Richards Stakes and the Sandown Classic Trial.
Records
Most successful horse (2 wins):
- Hurricane Alan – 2004, 2005
- Paco Boy – 2009, 2010
Leading jockey (5 wins):
- Richard Hughes – Major Cadeaux (2008), Paco Boy (2009, 2010), Dick Turpin (2011), Trumpet Major (2013)
Leading trainer (7 wins):
- Richard Hannon Sr. – Hurricane Alan (2004, 2005), Major Cadeaux (2008), Paco Boy (2009, 2010), Dick Turpin (2011), Trumpet Major (2013)
Winners
| Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Time |
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| 1985 | Pebbles | 4 | Steve Cauthen | Clive Brittain | Sheikh Mohammed | 1:42.04 |
| 1986 | Field Hand | 4 | Brent Thomson | Barry Hills | Robert Sangster | 1:51.71 |
| 1987 | Vertige | 5 | Tony Cruz | Patrick Biancone | Daniel Wildenstein | 1:40.51 |
| 1988 | Soviet Star | 4 | Cash Asmussen | André Fabre | Sheikh Mohammed | 1:45.23 |
| 1989 | Reprimand | 4 | Steve Cauthen | Henry Cecil | Sheikh Mohammed | 1:49.20 |
| 1990 | Markofdistinction | 4 | Frankie Dettori | Luca Cumani | Gerald Leigh | 1:39.50 |
| 1991 | In the Groove | 4 | Steve Cauthen | David Elsworth | Brian Cooper | 1:42.45 |
| 1992 | Rudimentary | 4 | Steve Cauthen | Henry Cecil | Exors of Lord Howard de Walden | 1:42.09 |
| 1993 | Alhijaz | 4 | Willie Carson | John Dunlop | Prince A A Faisal | 1:43.08 |
| 1994 | Penny Drops | 5 | David Harrison | Lord Huntingdon | Stanley J Sharp | 1:46.89 |
| 1995 | Missed Flight | 5 | George Duffield | Chris Wall | Walter Grubmuller | 1:41.09 |
| 1996 | Gabr | 6 | Willie Carson | Robert Armstrong | Hamdan Al Maktoum | 1:41.34 |
| 1997 | Wixim | 4 | Pat Eddery | Roger Charlton | Khalid Abdullah | 1:43.90 |
| 1998 | Almushtarak | 5 | Ray Cochrane | Kamil Mahdi | Hamad Al-Mutuwa | 1:51.12 |
| 1999 | Handsome Ridge | 5 | Frankie Dettori | John Gosden | Platt Promotions Ltd | 1:47.85 |
| 2000 | Indian Lodge | 4 | Michael Kinane | Amanda Perrett | Seymour Cohn | 1:50.69 |
| 2001 | Nicobar | 4 | Kieren Fallon | Ian Balding | Robert Hitchins | 1:49.61 |
| 2002 | Swallow Flight | 6 | Darryll Holland | Geoff Wragg | Mollers Racing | 1:45.13 |
| 2003 | Desert Deer | 5 | Kevin Darley | Mark Johnston | Jaber Abdullah | 1:42.67 |
| 2004 | Hurricane Alan | 4 | Pat Dobbs | Richard Hannon Sr. | I A N Wright | 1:43.67 |
| 2005 | Hurricane Alan | 5 | Pat Dobbs | Richard Hannon Sr. | I A N Wright | 1:43.68 |
| 2006 | Rob Roy | 4 | Michael Kinane | Sir Michael Stoute | Philip Newton | 1:41.98 |
| 2007 | Jeremy | 4 | Frankie Dettori | Sir Michael Stoute | Elizabeth Moran | 1:41.22 |
| 2008 | Major Cadeaux | 4 | Richard Hughes | Richard Hannon Sr. | Woodcock / Pickford / Mort | 1:43.23 |
| 2009 | Paco Boy | 4 | Richard Hughes | Richard Hannon Sr. | Calvera Partnership No 2 | 1:43.04 |
| 2010 | Paco Boy | 5 | Richard Hughes | Richard Hannon Sr. | Calvera Partnership No 2 | 1:41.65 |
| 2011 | Dick Turpin | 4 | Richard Hughes | Richard Hannon Sr. | John Manley | 1:41.92 |
| 2012 | Penitent | 6 | Daniel Tudhope | David O'Meara | Middleham Park Racing XVII | 1:52.58 |
| 2013 | Trumpet Major | 4 | Richard Hughes | Richard Hannon Sr. | John Manley | 1:45.34 |
| 2014 | Tullius | 6 | Jimmy Fortune | Andrew Balding | Kennet Valley Thoroughbreds VI | 1:48.10 |
| 2015 | Custom Cut | 6 | Daniel Tudhope | David O'Meara | Gary Douglas & Pat Breslin | 1:44.57 |
| 2016 | Toormore | 5 | William Buick | Richard Hannon Jr. | Godolphin | 1:43.06 |
| 2017 | Sovereign Debt | 8 | James Sullivan | Ruth Carr | Lady O'Reilly & Partners | 1:44.24 |
| 2018 | Addeybb | 4 | James Doyle | William Haggas | Ahmed Al Maktoum | 1:45.48 |
| 2019 | Beat The Bank | 5 | Silvestre de Sousa | Andrew Balding | King Power Racing Co Ltd | 1:43.23 |
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| 2021 | Palace Pier | 4 | Frankie Dettori | John and Thady Gosden | Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum | 1:44.43 |
| 2022 | Lights On | 5 | Ryan Moore | Sir Michael Stoute | Cheveley Park Stud | 1:45.63 |
- The 2020 running was cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom[2]
References
- "1985 Trusthouse Forte Mile". Glasgow Herald. 26 April 1985. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
- "Coronavirus: Horse racing in Great Britain suspended until end of April". BBC Sport. 17 March 2020.
- Paris-Turf:
- Racing Post:
- galopp-sieger.de – Sandown Mile.
- ifhaonline.org – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Bet365 Mile (2019).
- pedigreequery.com – Sandown Park Mile – Sandown Park.
- Abelson, Edward; Tyrrel, John (1993). The Breedon Book of Horse Racing Records. Breedon Books. p. 20. ISBN 1-873626-15-0.
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