Thorndon Mile

The Thorndon Mile (formally George Adams (Tattersalls) Handicap) is a Group One (G1) Thoroughbred horse race contested over 1,600 metres (one mile) and is held at Trentham Racecourse, Wellington, New Zealand. The race is run on Wellington Cup day, traditionally the last Saturday of January.

The purse for this race is NZD$200,000.

This race was known as the WRC George Adams Handicap until 1883. It was also known as the Jarden Mile or Jarden Morgan Mile while sponsored by that organisation over the 1984-1991 period. Later sponsors have included Hutt Valley Cartage.

The race has been won by many of the best horses in New Zealand, such as Kawi, Wall Street, Sir Slick, Alamosa, McGinty and Grey Way.

Winners of the Thorndon Mile

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer(s)	Owner(s)	Time
2020	The Mitigator	Shaun McKay	Peter McKay	RP Davis, TE Luke, N Butterfield, PT Fenwick, JP Hopkins	1:35.47
2019	Shadows Cast	Jason Waddell	Mark Oulaghan	Ron Cunningham	1:35.17
2018	Stolen Dance	Sam Spratt	Murray Baker & Andrew Forsman	GA Shand	1:36.48
2017	Thee Auld Floozie	Rosie Myers	Stephen Marsh	P D Craighead, L G Ford, S B Marsh, M C Roughead, Two Fat Cows Syndicate, J G & Mrs S K Young	1:35.03
2016	Kawi	Leith Innes	Allan Sharrock	AA Baeyertz, JP Goodin, GA MacDonald, GH Phillips & Est late RW Sharrock	1:35.16
2015	Puccini	Danielle Johnson	Peter & Jacob McKay	Monovale Holdings	1:34.11
2014	A Touch Of Ruby	Craig Grylls	Stephen Autridge	The Whitby Bloodstock Trust	1:34.53
2013	Historian	Rosie Myers	Gary Alton	Ngai Chun-Hung	1:34.51
2012	Say No More	Rosie Myers	Paul Duncan	T N Boys, D B Capes, P G Harris, B G Hutchinson & R W Mackenzie	1:37.69
2011	Booming	Masa Tanaka	Jeff Lynds	DR Frampton & GKV Holdings Limited	1:34.96
2010	Wall Street	Buddy Lammas	Jeff Lynds	G G Syndicate, Limited, G K V Holdings Limited & M A Head	1:33.86
2009	Sir Slick	David Walsh	Graeme Nicholson	BN Brown & GA Nicholson	1:34.26
2008	Alamosa	Paul Taylor	Peter McKay	TE Luke, Mrs K & PN McKay	1:35.18
2007	Sir Slick	Opie Bosson	Graeme Nicholson	BN Brown & GA Nicholson	1:34.20
2006	Macavelli Miss	Mark Hills	Roger James	GR, KR & Mrs MJ Downey	1:34.10
2005	Maroofity	Lisa Cropp	Mark Walker	Tauranga Racing Syndicate	1:34.73
2004	Sir Kinloch	Lee Rutherford	Colin Jillings & Richard Yuill	HS, HS & SS Dyke	1:36.84
2003	Zvezda	Lance O'Sullivan	Kay Lane	KDH Lane	1:35.69
2002	Giovana	Peter Johnson	Roger James	CA Marshall	1:33.92
2001	Tall Poppy	David Walsh	Noel Eales	GB & RS Fell	1:35.20
2000	Pace Invader	Paul Taylor	Alvin Clark	PR Dickinson, AR & EJ Johnson & CT Wintle	1:34.34
1999	Surface	Noel Harris	Noel Eales	ND Eales & JD & Mrs PM Willis	1:34.88
1998	Fayreform	Opie Bosson	Stephen Autridge	Haunui Farm Limited & GH Madill	1:35.63
1997	Winning Wave	Lee Rutherford	Frank & Craig Richie	CR Edkins, RB Fickling, BW Freeman & RH Jensen	1:34.29
1996	Happiness	Bruce Compton	Noel Eales	Chantilly Lodge Syndicate	1:34.77
1995	Silver Chalice	Stewart Campbell	Richard Bothwell	JE & RJ Bothwell, Mrs JA & WJ Stewart	1:35.19
1994	Z'Oro	Jo Walsh	Frank Richie	TW Archer & JH Zolezzi	1:33.41
1993	Calm Harbour	Lance O'Sullivan	Noel Eales	PRT Thorburn	1:35.39
1992	Just Tommy	Chris Johnson	John Melton	WA Thomas	1:36.36
1991	Fire Commander	Lance O'Sullivan	Robert Cowell	AA Blackwell, BJ Lindsay & DA Smith	1:35.22
1990	Fun On The Run	David Walsh	Noel Eales	A Dennison, Mrs J Lee, Miss M Short & T Taylor	1:33.94
1989	Trivacavaboy	K L Clapperton		DW & Mrs EJ & RJ Eagar	1:35.84
1988	Golden King	P J Mercer		WG Ivil, BB O’Donnell & IAH Symes	1:33.79
1987	Jonny Alone	Paul Taylor	BT Jones	Mr and Mrs JT Aspinall	1:37.88
1986	Pinson	Jim C Collett		JR Drought, JW Fraser, FA Long & JR Todd	1:38.45
1985	Atrapar	MR Campbell	WJ Calder, Levin	WJ Calder	1:36.46
1984	Shifnal Prince	David Peake	JE Winder, Cambridge	CR O’Grady & CW Reynolds	1:35.08
1983	McGinty	Jim Cassidy	Colin Jillings, Takanini	Keith Haub & B J McCahill	1:32.99
1982	Powley	JD Pankhurst	HA Anderton, Wingatui	HA Anderton	1:34.75
1981	Speculation	M Campbell	MR Campbell, Awapuni	AW Fogden & J Willis	1:35.25
1980	Raywood Lass	P Belsham	E Rayner, Marton	CJB Norwood & EW Rayner	1:37.00
1979	Polly Porter	RB Weaver	P Wright, Winton	Mrs P Wright	1:34.5
1978	Copper Belt	JW Walker	BF Deacon, Hawera	K and Mrs Gray	1:35.00
1977	Grey Way	RJ (Bob) Skelton	EP Corby, Washdyke	PG South	1:35.50
1976	Tiptoe	CP McNab	E Ropiha, Woodville	AS Fell	1:36.5
1975	King's Romance	WD (Bill) Skelton		J McKendrick	1:33.00
1974	An Illusion	BP Thomson		JP Norman	1:35.50
1973	Kaukapakapa	RJ (Bob) Skelton		GD Cameron	1:35.00
1972	Egmont Park	NG Harris		IF McGuire	1:39.00
1971	Panzer Chief	GN McLiesh		PD Moran	1:35.00
1970	Honey Belle	David Peake		J Sarten	1:34.00
1969	Carlsberg	HN Ruahihi		WL Aitken & WW Tatham	1:34.50
1968 dead heat	Bywon	David Peake		GP Broun	1:35.50
1968 dead heat	Nausori	BF Andrews		Mrs UE Matthews & EB Reid	1:35.5
1967	Tara's Pride	JF Grylls		CW Ansford	1:34.25
1966	Chantal	GL Willets		Miss LE Jamieson	1:36.00
1965	Empyreus	RW Taylor		HN Phelan	1:36.25
1964	Gymkhana	RW Taylor		ED Martin	1:36.25
1963	Rapido	WJ Mudford		WB Priscott	1:35.50
1962	Starborough	GP Hulme		H Cleland	1:36.50

See also

• Recent winners of major Wellington and other New Zealand races
• Telegraph Handicap
• Captain Cook Stakes

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