| Group 2 race | |
| Location | Goodwood Racecourse W. Sussex, England |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1967 |
| Race type | Flat |
| Sponsor | Ladbrokes Coral |
| Website | Goodwood |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1 mile (1,609 metres) |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Right-handed |
| Qualification | Three-years-old and up |
| Weight | 8 st 12 lb (3yo); 9 st 4 lb (4yo+) Allowances 3 lb for fillies and mares Penalties 5 lb for Group 1 winners * 3 lb for Group 2 winners * * after 2016 |
| Purse | £60,000 (2020) 1st: £34,026 |
| 2020 | ||
) | ) | ) |
| Century Dream | Sir Busker | Regal Reality |
| Previous years | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | ||
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| Duke Of Hazzard | Turgenev | Happy Power |
| 2018 | ||
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| Beat The Bank | Whisky Baron | Stormy Antarctic |
| 2017 | ||
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| Lightning Spear | Zonderland | Hathal |
| 2016 | ||
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| Lightning Spear | Zonderland | Arod |
| 2015 | ||
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| Kodi Bear | Gabrial | Breton Rock |
| 2014 | ||
) | ) | ) |
| Bow Creek | Emell | Captain Cat |
| 2013 | ||
) | ) | |
| Afsare | Stipulate | Trade Storm |
| 2012 | ||
) | ) | ) |
| Premio Loco | Thistle Bird | Aljamaaheer |
| 2011 | ||
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| Dubawi Gold | Set The Trend | Beacon Lodge |
| 2010-2001 | ||
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| 2010 | ||
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| Poet's Voice | Main Aim | Summer Fete |
| 2009 | ||
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| Delegator | Zacinto | Ordnance Row |
| 2008 | ||
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| Raven's Pass | Bankable | Third Set |
| 2007 | ||
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| Echelon | Cesare | Blue Ksar |
| 2006 | ||
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| Caradak | Killybegs | George Washington |
| 2005 | ||
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| Chic | Majors Cast | Court Masterpiece |
| 2004 | ||
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| Chic | Nayyir | Hurricane Alan |
| 2003 | ||
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| Priors Lodge | Passing Glance | Tillerman |
| 2002 | ||
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| Tillerman | Redback | Reel Buddy |
| 2001 | ||
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| No Excuse Needed | Tamburlaine | Late Night Out |
| 2000-1991 | ||
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| 2000 | ||
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| Medicean | Observatory | Cape Town |
| 1999 | ||
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| Cape Cross | Josr Algarhoud | Almushtarak |
| 1998 | ||
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| Muhtathir | Almushtarak | Lovers Knot |
| 1997 | ||
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| Among Men | Polar Prince | Peartree House |
| 1996 | ||
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| Mark Of Esteem | Bishop Of Cashel | Alhaarth |
| 1995 | ||
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| Harayir | Darnay | Realities |
| 1994 | ||
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| Mehthaaf | Emperor Jones | Turtle Island |
| 1993 | ||
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| Swing Low | Mistle Cat | Emperor Jones |
| 1992 | ||
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| Selkirk | Steinbeck | Rudimentary |
| 1991 | ||
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| Bold Russian | Flashfoot | Crystal Path |
| 1990-1988 | ||
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| 1990 | ||
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| Shavian | Candy Glen | Lord Florey |
| 1989 | ||
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| Distant Relative | Great Commotion | Reprimand |
| 1988 | ||
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| Prince Rupert | Then Again | Doyoun |
The Celebration Mile is a Group 2 flat horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged three years or older. It is run at Goodwood over a distance of 1 mile (1,609 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in late August.
History
The event was established in 1967, and it was originally called the Wills Mile. It was renamed the Goodwood Mile in 1971, and from this point it was classed at Group 3 level.
The race became known as the Waterford Crystal Mile in 1975, and it was promoted to Group 2 status in 1977. It was given its present title in 1989.
The leading horses from the Celebration Mile often go on to compete in the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes. The last to win both in the same year was Poet's Voice in 2010.
Records
Most successful horse (2 wins):
- Chic – 2004, 2005
- Lightning Spear - 2016, 2017
Leading jockey (4 wins):
- Joe Mercer – Brigadier Gerard (1971), Sallust (1972), Captain James (1978), Kris (1979)
- Willie Carson – Known Fact (1980), Bold Russian (1991), Mehthaaf (1994), Harayir (1995)
- Greville Starkey – To-Agori-Mou (1981), Sandhurst Prince (1982), Rousillon (1984), Then Again (1986)
Leading trainer (8 wins):
- Sir Michael Stoute – Milligram (1987), Among Men (1997), Medicean (2000), No Excuse Needed (2001), Chic (2004, 2005), Echelon (2007), Zacinto (2009)
Winners
| Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | St Chad | 3 | George Moore | Noel Murless | 1:44.00 |
| 1968 | Jimmy Reppin | 3 | Geoff Lewis | John Sutcliffe, Jr. | 1:39.20 |
| 1969 | Habitat | 3 | Lester Piggott | Fulke Johnson Houghton | |
| 1970 | Humble Duty | 3 | Duncan Keith | Peter Walwyn | 1:39.20 |
| 1971 | Brigadier Gerard | 3 | Joe Mercer | Dick Hern | 1:42.10 |
| 1972 | Sallust | 3 | Joe Mercer | Dick Hern | 1:39.40 |
| 1973 | Jacinth | 3 | John Gorton | Bruce Hobbs | |
| 1974 | Pitcairn | 3 | Ron Hutchinson | John Dunlop | |
| 1975 | Gay Fandango | 3 | Pat Eddery | Vincent O'Brien | 1:42.20 |
| 1976 | Free State | 3 | Pat Eddery | Peter Walwyn | 1:39.40 |
| 1977 | Be My Guest | 3 | Lester Piggott | Vincent O'Brien | 1:46.28 |
| 1978 | Captain James | 4 | Joe Mercer | Seamus McGrath | 1:39.70 |
| 1979 | Kris [a] | 3 | Joe Mercer | Henry Cecil | 1:43.00 |
| 1980 | Known Fact | 3 | Willie Carson | Jeremy Tree | 1:41.32 |
| 1981 | To-Agori-Mou | 3 | Greville Starkey | Guy Harwood | 1:38.60 |
| 1982 | Sandhurst Prince | 3 | Greville Starkey | Guy Harwood | |
| 1983 | Montekin | 4 | Brian Rouse | John Dunlop | 1:39.30 |
| 1984 | Rousillon | 3 | Greville Starkey | Guy Harwood | 1:43.12 |
| no race 1985 [b] | |||||
| 1986 | Then Again | 3 | Greville Starkey | Luca Cumani | 1:39.92 |
| 1987 | Milligram | 3 | Walter Swinburn | Michael Stoute | 1:36.80 |
| 1988 | Prince Rupert | 4 | Michael Hills | Barry Hills | 1:41.50 |
| 1989 | Distant Relative | 3 | Michael Hills | Barry Hills | 1:40.08 |
| 1990 | Shavian | 3 | Steve Cauthen | Henry Cecil | 1:37.05 |
| 1991 | Bold Russian | 4 | Willie Carson | Barry Hills | 1:39.33 |
| 1992 | Selkirk | 4 | Ray Cochrane | Ian Balding | 1:41.72 |
| 1993 | Swing Low | 4 | John Reid | Richard Hannon Sr. | 1:38.94 |
| 1994 | Mehthaaf | 3 | Willie Carson | John Dunlop | 1:39.12 |
| 1995 | Harayir | 3 | Willie Carson | Dick Hern | 1:36.73 |
| 1996 | Mark of Esteem | 3 | Frankie Dettori | Saeed bin Suroor | 1:41.18 |
| 1997 | Among Men [c] | 3 | Michael Kinane | Michael Stoute | 1:38.34 |
| 1998 | Muhtathir | 3 | Richard Hills | John Gosden | 1:38.46 |
| 1999 | Cape Cross | 5 | John Reid | Saeed bin Suroor | 1:38.64 |
| 2000 | Medicean | 3 | Pat Eddery | Sir Michael Stoute | 1:38.65 |
| 2001 | No Excuse Needed | 3 | Kieren Fallon | Sir Michael Stoute | 1:38.23 |
| 2002 | Tillerman | 6 | Richard Hughes | Amanda Perrett | 1:38.13 |
| 2003 | Priors Lodge | 5 | Willie Ryan | Marcus Tregoning | 1:37.63 |
| 2004 | Chic | 4 | Kieren Fallon | Sir Michael Stoute | 1:43.22 |
| 2005 | Chic | 5 | Ryan Moore | Sir Michael Stoute | 1:37.89 |
| 2006 | Caradak | 5 | Frankie Dettori | Saeed bin Suroor | 1:37.26 |
| 2007 | Echelon | 5 | Ryan Moore | Sir Michael Stoute | 1:38.97 |
| 2008 | Raven's Pass | 3 | Jimmy Fortune | John Gosden | 1:39.30 |
| 2009 | Zacinto [d] | 3 | Ryan Moore | Sir Michael Stoute | 1:41.54 |
| 2010 | Poet's Voice | 3 | Frankie Dettori | Saeed bin Suroor | 1:39.22 |
| 2011 | Dubawi Gold | 3 | Richard Hughes | Richard Hannon Sr. | 1:39.16 |
| 2012 | Premio Loco | 8 | George Baker | Chris Wall | 1:41.21 |
| 2013 | Afsare | 6 | Andrea Atzeni | Luca Cumani | 1:38.60 |
| 2014 | Bow Creek | 3 | Joe Fanning | Mark Johnston | 1:37.76 |
| 2015 | Kodi Bear | 3 | Gérald Mossé | Clive Cox | 1:39.46 |
| 2016 | Lightning Spear | 5 | Oisin Murphy | David Simcock | 1:35.96 |
| 2017 | Lightning Spear | 6 | Oisin Murphy | David Simcock | 1:38.89 |
| 2018 | Beat The Bank | 4 | Oisin Murphy | Andrew Balding | 1:37.12 |
| 2019 | Duke Of Hazzard | 3 | Rossa Ryan | Paul Cole | 1:37.47 |
| 2020 | Century Dream | 6 | James Doyle | Simon & Ed Crisford | 1:40.38 |
- ^ The 1979 running took place at Ascot
- ^ The 1985 edition was abandoned because of a waterlogged course
- ^ Cape Cross finished first in 1997, but he was relegated to last place following a stewards' inquiry
- ^ Delegator was first in 2009, but he was subsequently disqualified after testing positive for a banned substance
See also
- Horse racing in Great Britain
- List of British flat horse races
References
- Racing Post:
- galopp-sieger.de – Celebration Mile (ex Wills Mile).
- horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Celebration Mile (2018).
- pedigreequery.com – Celebration Mile – Goodwood.
- Abelson, Edward; John Tyrrel (1993). The Breedon Book of Horse Racing Records. Breedon Books. p. 162. ISBN 1-873626-15-0.