Sandown Mile

Group 2 race
Sandown Mile

Location	Sandown Park Esher, England
Inaugurated	1985
Race type	Flat / Thoroughbred
Sponsor	Bet365
Website	Sandown Park
Race information
Distance	1m 14y (1,622 metres)
Track	Turf, right-handed
Qualification	Four-years-old and up
Weight	9 st 0 lb Allowances 3 lb for fillies and mares Penalties 6 lb for Group 1 winners * 4 lb for Group 2 winners * * since August 31 last year
Purse	£80,000 (2011) 1st: £45,416

The Sandown Mile is a Group 2 flat horse race in Great Britain which is open to thoroughbreds aged four years or older. It is run at Sandown Park over a distance of 1 mile and 14 yards (1,622 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in late April.

The event was established in 1985, and the first running was won by Pebbles. It has been run under various sponsored titles, and past sponsors have included Trusthouse Forte, At the Races and Betfred. Its present sponsor, Bet365, began supporting the race in 2008.

The Sandown Mile takes place at a meeting which features both flat and jump races. Other events at this meeting include the Bet365 Gold Cup, the Celebration Chase and the Gordon Richards Stakes.

Records

Most successful horse (2 wins):

• Hurricane Alan – 2004, 2005
• Paco Boy – 2009, 2010

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Leading jockey (4 wins):

• Steve Cauthen – Pebbles (1985), Reprimand (1989), In the Groove (1991), Rudimentary (1992)
• Richard Hughes – Major Cadeaux (2008), Paco Boy (2009, 2010), Dick Turpin (2011)

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Leading trainer (6 wins):

• Richard Hannon – Hurricane Alan (2004, 2005), Major Cadeaux (2008), Paco Boy (2009, 2010), Dick Turpin (2011)

Winners

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Time
1985	Pebbles	4	Steve Cauthen	Clive Brittain	1:42.04
1986	Field Hand	4	Brent Thomson	Barry Hills	1:51.71
1987	Vertige	5	Tony Cruz	Patrick Biancone	1:40.51
1988	Soviet Star	4	Cash Asmussen	André Fabre	1:45.23
1989	Reprimand	4	Steve Cauthen	Henry Cecil	1:49.20
1990	Markofdistinction	4	Frankie Dettori	Luca Cumani	1:39.50
1991	In the Groove	4	Steve Cauthen	David Elsworth	1:42.45
1992	Rudimentary	4	Steve Cauthen	Henry Cecil	1:42.09
1993	Alhijaz	4	Willie Carson	John Dunlop	1:43.08
1994	Penny Drops	5	David Harrison	Lord Huntingdon	1:46.89
1995	Missed Flight	5	George Duffield	Chris Wall	1:41.09
1996	Gabr	6	Willie Carson	Robert Armstrong	1:41.34
1997	Wixim	4	Pat Eddery	Roger Charlton	1:43.90
1998	Almushtarak	5	Ray Cochrane	Kamil Mahdi	1:51.12
1999	Handsome Ridge	5	Frankie Dettori	John Gosden	1:47.85
2000	Indian Lodge	4	Michael Kinane	Amanda Perrett	1:50.69
2001	Nicobar	4	Kieren Fallon	Ian Balding	1:49.61
2002	Swallow Flight	6	Darryll Holland	Geoff Wragg	1:45.13
2003	Desert Deer	5	Kevin Darley	Mark Johnston	1:42.67
2004	Hurricane Alan	4	Pat Dobbs	Richard Hannon	1:43.67
2005	Hurricane Alan	5	Pat Dobbs	Richard Hannon	1:43.68
2006	Rob Roy	4	Michael Kinane	Sir Michael Stoute	1:41.98
2007	Jeremy	4	Frankie Dettori	Sir Michael Stoute	1:41.22
2008	Major Cadeaux	4	Richard Hughes	Richard Hannon	1:43.23
2009	Paco Boy	4	Richard Hughes	Richard Hannon	1:43.04
2010	Paco Boy	5	Richard Hughes	Richard Hannon	1:41.65
2011	Dick Turpin	4	Richard Hughes	Richard Hannon	1:41.92

See also

• Horseracing in Great Britain
• List of British flat horse races

References

• Racing Post:
  • 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
  • 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
  • 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011

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• galopp-sieger.de – Sandown Mile.
• horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Bet365 Mile (2011).
• pedigreequery.com – Sandown Park Mile – Sandown Park.
• Abelson, Edward; John Tyrrel (1993). The Breedon Book of Horse Racing Records. Breedon Books. p. 20. ISBN 1-873626-15-0.