Celebration Mile

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.

Celebration Mile
Group 2 race
LocationGoodwood Racecourse
W. Sussex, England
Inaugurated1967
Race typeFlat
SponsorLadbrokes Coral
WebsiteGoodwood
Race information
Distance1 mile (1,609 metres)
SurfaceTurf
TrackRight-handed
QualificationThree-years-old and up
Weight8 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
Celebration Mile
2020
Century Dream Sir Busker Regal Reality

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):

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 [lower-alpha 1] 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
1985 no race 1985 [lower-alpha 2]
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 [lower-alpha 3] 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 [lower-alpha 4] 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
  1. The 1979 running took place at Ascot
  2. The 1985 edition was abandoned because of a waterlogged course
  3. Cape Cross finished first in 1997, but he was relegated to last place following a stewards' inquiry
  4. Delegator was first in 2009, but he was subsequently disqualified after testing positive for a banned substance

See also

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.
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