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Fillies' Mile

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.

Fillies' Mile
Group 1 race
LocationRowley Mile
Newmarket, England
Inaugurated1973
Race typeFlat / Thoroughbred
SponsorBet365
WebsiteNewmarket
Race information
Distance1 mile (1,609 metres)
SurfaceTurf
TrackStraight
QualificationTwo-year-old fillies
Weight9 st 2 lb
Purse£528,750 (2022)
1st: £299,854
Fillies' Mile
2024
Royal blue Purple, white seams, striped sleeves, purple cap Royal blue, orange disc, striped sleeves and cap
Desert Flower January Ballet Slippers
Previous years
2023
Dark blue Red, white seams, red sleeves, white cap, red stars Purple, light blue chevron, light blue cap
Ylang Ylang Shuwari See The Fire
2022
Dark blue, white epaulets Yellow, large black spots and spots on cap Yellow, dark blue seams, yellow cap
Commissioning Novakai Bright Diamond
2021
Red, white sash, royal blue cap MAUVE, GOLD chevron, WHITE sleeves, PURPLE stars, WHITE cap, PURPLE star Light blue, dark blue armlets, dark blue cap
Inspiral Prosperous Voyage Cachet
2020-2011
2020
Light blue and yellow check, yellow and white striped sleeves, light blue and yellow quartered cap White, emerald green hoop PURPLE, WHITE seams, striped sleeves, PINK cap
Pretty Gorgeous Indigo Girl Snowfall
2019
Green, pink sash and cap, white sleeves Maroon and royal blue (quartered), maroon sleeves, royal blue armlets, royal blue cap, maroon star Royal blue, orange disc, striped sleeves and cap
Quadrilateral Powerful Breeze Love
2018
Red, yellow stripe, chevrons on sleeves Royal blue, orange disc, striped sleeves and cap Yellow, black and yellow striped sleeves, white cap
Iridessa Hermosa Pretty Pollyanna
2017
White, maroon and purple striped sleeves Dark blue Royal blue
Laurens September Magic Lily
2016
Dark blue Purple, white seams, striped sleeves, purple cap White, red sash, red and white striped cap
Rhododendron Hydrangea Urban Fox
2015
Purple, white seams, striped sleeves, purple cap Red, white stripe, striped sleeves Royal blue, gold sleeves and cap
Minding Nathra Hawksmoor
2014
Dark blue Grey, grey and black check cap Royal blue, Red cap
Together Forever Agnes Stewart Winters Moon
2013
Royal blue, yellow stripe, yellow sleeves, royal blue armlets and star on yellow cap Yellow, dark blue seams, yellow cap Royal blue
Chriselliam Rizeena Ihtimal
2012
Royal blue Orange, purple cross belts Mauve and pink check, white sleeves, pink cap
Certify Roz Amazonas
2011
Royal blue Black and royal blue stripes, black sleeves, royal blue stars, check cap Royal blue, white epaulets, striped cap
Lyric Of Light Samitar Firdaws
2010-2001
2010
Royal blue Purple, white seams, striped sleeves, purple cap Neon pink, green diabolo, striped sleeves, pink cap, green visor
White Moonstone Together Theyskens' Theory
2009
Yellow, white and yellow striped sleeves, yellow cap, white star Royal blue, white inverted triangle, diabolo on sleeves Dark blue and emerald green check, white sleeves and cap
Hibaayeb Lady Darshaan You'll Be Mine
2008
White, emerald green hoop Beige, royal blue sleeves and cap Dark blue
Rainbow View Fantasia Dreamtheimpossible
2007
Purple, white seams, striped sleeves, purple cap Green, pink sash and cap, white sleeves PURPLE and YELLOW HALVED, sleeves reversed, quartered cap
Listen Proviso Saoirse Abu
2006
Purple, white seams, striped sleeves, purple cap Light blue, dark blue armlets, dark blue cap BLACK, orange cap
Simply Perfect Treat English Ballet
2005
Red, white sash, royal blue cap Dark blue Dark blue, yellow hoop and sleeves, white cap
Nannina Alexandrova Nasheej
2004
Emerald green, royal blue sleeves, white cap, emerald green spots Orange, large blue spots Black, white spots, black sleeves, white cap
Playful Act Maids Causeway Dash To The Top
2003
Red, white sash, royal blue cap Maroon, white sleeves, white cap Maroon, white sleeves, maroon cap, white star
Red Bloom Sundrop Punctilious
2002
White, large black spots, black cap Emerald green, yellow chevrons, emerald green sleeves, hoop on cap Dark Blue
Soviet Song Casual Look Reach For The Moon
2001
Brown, beige chevrons, brown sleeves and cap Royal blue, orange disc, striped sleeves and cap Royal blue, white epaulets, striped cap
Gossamer Maryinsky Esloob
2000-1991
2000
Pink, grey sash Brown, beige chevrons, brown sleeves and cap Red, emerald green triple diamond, diabolo on sleeves, white cap, emerald green diamond
Crystal Music Summer Symphony Hotelgenie Dot Com
1999
Emerald Green, Black epaulets, striped sleeves, Emerald Green cap Black, gold cross and stripe on cap White, red hoop, striped sleeves, quartered cap
Teggiano Britannia My Hansel
1998
Royal blue, orange disc, striped sleeves and cap Maroon, white sleeves, maroon cap, white star GREEN, red epaulettes, green cap
Sunspangled Calando Edabiya
1997
White, green hoops, chevrons on sleeves, green cap Green, pink sash and cap, white sleeves Red, white sash, royal blue cap
Glorosia Jibe Exclusive
1996
Green, pink sash and cap, white sleeves Royal blue, white epaulets, striped cap White, yellow stripes on body, black cap
Reams of Verse Khassah Sleepytime
1995
Dark green, white chevron and sleeves, white cap, green star Royal blue, white epaulets, striped cap Royal blue, white epaulets, black cap
Bosra Sham Bint Shadayid Matiya
1994
Royal blue, white epaulets, striped cap Maroon, white sleeves, maroon cap, white star Emerald green, royal blue sleeves, white cap, emerald green spots
Aqaarid Jural Snowtown
1993
Orange and dark blue (halved), orange sleeves, blue armlets, striped cap Red, white sash, royal blue cap Maroon, white sleeves, maroon cap, white star
Fairy Heights Dance To The Top Kissing Cousin
1992
Grey, maroon triple diamond, white sleeves, grey cap, maroon diamonds Royal blue, white epaulets, striped cap Maroon, white sleeves, maroon cap, white star
Ivanka Ajfan Iviza
1991
Royal blue, yellow stripe, yellow sleeves, royal blue armlets and star on yellow cap Maroon, white sleeves, maroon cap, white star Grey, pink epaulets, quartered cap
Culture Vulture Mystery Play Party Cited
1990-1984
1990
Maroon, white sleeves, maroon cap, white star Yellow, black epaulets Blue, yellow braces and armlets, quartered cap
Shamshir Safa Atlantic Flyer
1989
Emerald green, royal blue sleeves, white cap, emerald green spots Maroon, white sleeves, maroon cap, white star Green and red check, green sleeves
Silk Slippers Moon Cactus Fujaiyrah
1988
Black, white chevron hoop, white cap Black, white spots, black sleeves, white cap Maroon, white sleeves, maroon cap, white star
Tessla Pick Of The Pops Rain Burst
1987
Maroon, white sleeves, maroon cap, white star Maroon, white sleeves and cap Royal blue, white epaulets, striped cap
Diminuendo Haiati Ashayer
1986
White, red disc and cap Emerald Green and Royal Blue (halved horizontally), Blue sleeves, Emerald Green cap McAlpine tartan, gold armlets and cap
Invited Guest Mountain Memory Shining Water
1985
Grey and maroon (quartered), white sleeves Light Blue, Purple epaulets, quartered cap Chocolate, gold braid and sleeves, quartered cap
Untold Moonlight Lady Sue Grundy
1984
Maroon, white sleeves, maroon cap, white star Pale Blue, White and Yellow check cap Emerald green, royal blue sleeves, white cap, emerald green spots
Oh So Sharp Helen Street Morning Devotion
 

History

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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

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Leading jockey (7 wins):

  • Frankie Dettori – Shamshir (1990), Glorosia (1997), Teggiano (1999), Crystal Music (2000), White Moonstone (2010), Lyric of Light (2011), Inspiral (2021)

Leading trainer (6 wins): (includes jointly trained horses)

  • Sir Henry Cecil – Formulate (1978), Oh So Sharp (1984), Diminuendo (1987), Tessla (1988), Bosra Sham (1995), Reams of Verse (1996)
  • John Gosden - Crystal Music (2000), Playful Act (2004), Nannina (2005), Rainbow View (2008), Inspiral (2021), Commissioning (2022)
  • Aidan O'Brien - Sunspangled (1998), Listen (2007), Together Forever (2014), Minding (2015), Rhododendron (2016), Ylang Ylang (2023)

Leading owner (7 wins): (includes part ownership)

  • Sue Magnier / Michael Tabor – Sunspangled (1998), Simply Perfect (2006), Listen (2007), Together Forever (2014), Minding (2015), Rhododendron (2016), Ylang Ylang (2023)

Winners

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Year Winner Jockey Trainer Owner Time
1973 Escorial Lester Piggott Ian Balding Queen Elizabeth II
1974 no race [a]
1975 Icing Christy Roche Paddy Prendergast Lady Iveagh
1976 Miss Pinkie Lester Piggott Noel Murless Jim Joel
1977 Cherry Hinton Lester Piggott Harry Wragg Budgie Moller
1978 Formulate Joe Mercer Henry Cecil Mrs D. Butter
1979 Quick As Lightning Willie Carson John Dunlop Ogden Phipps
1980 Leap Lively John Matthias Ian Balding Paul Mellon
1981 Height of Fashion Joe Mercer Dick Hern Queen Elizabeth II
1982 Acclimatise Tony Murray Bruce Hobbs Jocelyn Hambro
1983 Nepula Bryn Crossley Geoff Huffer S. Al Qemias
1984 Oh So Sharp Lester Piggott Henry Cecil Sheikh Mohammed 1:42.44
1985 Untold Walter Swinburn Michael Stoute Bob Cowell
1986 Invited Guest Steve Cauthen Robert Armstrong Kinderhill Corp. 1:43.40
1987 Diminuendo Steve Cauthen Henry Cecil Sheikh Mohammed 1:43.10
1988 Tessla Pat Eddery Henry Cecil Charles St George 1:43.96
1989 Silk Slippers Michael Hills Barry Hills Robert Sangster 1:42.49
1990 Shamshir Frankie Dettori Luca Cumani Sheikh Mohammed 1:43.27
1991 Culture Vulture [b] Richard Quinn Paul Cole Chris Wright 1:46.11
1992 Ivanka Michael Roberts Clive Brittain Ali Saeed 1:46.65
1993 Fairy Heights Cash Asmussen Neville Callaghan Frank Golding 1:44.44
1994 Aqaarid Willie Carson John Dunlop Hamdan Al Maktoum 1:44.70
1995 Bosra Sham Pat Eddery Henry Cecil Wafic Saïd 1:43.13
1996 Reams of Verse Michael Kinane Henry Cecil Khalid Abdullah 1:44.32
1997 Glorosia Frankie Dettori Luca Cumani Robert Smith 1:42.31
1998 Sunspangled Michael Kinane Aidan O'Brien Magnier / Tabor 1:44.79
1999 Teggiano Frankie Dettori Clive Brittain Abdullah Saeed Belhab 1:49.69
2000 Crystal Music Frankie Dettori John Gosden Lord Lloyd-Webber 1:44.44
2001 Gossamer Jamie Spencer Luca Cumani Gerald Leigh 1:46.40
2002 Soviet Song Oscar Urbina James Fanshawe Elite Racing Club 1:42.32
2003 Red Bloom Kieren Fallon Sir Michael Stoute Cheveley Park Stud 1:40.81
2004 Playful Act Jimmy Fortune John Gosden Sangster Family 1:42.22
2005 Nannina Jimmy Fortune John Gosden Cheveley Park Stud 1:38.52
2006 Simply Perfect Darryll Holland Jeremy Noseda Smith / Tabor / Magnier 1:41.89
2007 Listen Johnny Murtagh Aidan O'Brien Smith / Magnier / Tabor 1:43.30
2008 Rainbow View Jimmy Fortune John Gosden George Strawbridge 1:40.82
2009 Hibaayeb Neil Callan Clive Brittain Mohammed Al Nabouda 1:39.78
2010 White Moonstone Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor Godolphin 1:42.75
2011 Lyric of Light Frankie Dettori Mahmood Al Zarooni Godolphin 1:35.98
2012 Certify Mickael Barzalona Mahmood Al Zarooni Godolphin 1:38.19
2013 Chriselliam Richard Hughes Charles Hills Carson / E. Asprey / Wright 1:40.00
2014 Together Forever Joseph O'Brien Aidan O'Brien Smith / Magnier / Tabor 1:41.01
2015 Minding Ryan Moore Aidan O'Brien Smith / Magnier / Tabor 1:37.87
2016 Rhododendron Ryan Moore Aidan O'Brien Smith / Magnier / Tabor 1:37.73
2017 Laurens P. J. McDonald Karl Burke John Dance 1:36.15
2018 Iridessa Wayne Lordan Joseph O'Brien Chantal Regalado-Gonzalez 1:38.80
2019 Quadrilateral Jason Watson Roger Charlton Khalid Abdullah 1:37.75
2020 Pretty Gorgeous Shane Crosse Joseph O'Brien John C. Oxley 1:39.10
2021 Inspiral Frankie Dettori John & Thady Gosden Cheveley Park Stud 1:38.44
2022 Commissioning Rab Havlin John & Thady Gosden Isa Salman & Abdulla Al Khalifa 1:36.53
2023 Ylang Ylang Ryan Moore Aidan O'Brien Tabor / Smith / Magnier et al. 1:38.80
2024 Desert Flower William Buick Charlie Appleby Godolphin 1:37.48
  1. ^ The 1974 running was abandoned because of a waterlogged course
  2. ^ Midnight Air finished first in 1991, but she was relegated to last place following a stewards' inquiry

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2012 Breeders' Cup Challenge Schedule" (PDF). breederscup.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 November 2012. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
  2. ^ "£4.5m Champions Weekend created in 2014". newmarketracecourses.co.uk. Archived from the original on 6 September 2014. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
  3. ^ "Newmarket Racecourses to stage £2million+ Dubai Future Champions Festival". newmarket.thejockeyclub.co.uk. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
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