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Flat horse race in Britain
Horse race
Celebration Mile Location
Goodwood Racecourse
W. Sussex , England Inaugurated 1967 Race type
Flat Sponsor
William Hill Website
Goodwood Distance 1 mile (1,609 metres) Surface Turf Track Right-handed Qualification Three-years-old and up Weight 9
st 0
lb (3yo); 9 st 6 lb (4yo+)Allowances 3 lb for
fillies and
mares Penalties 5 lb for Group 1 winners * 3 lb for Group 2 winners * * after 2021 Purse
£ 125,000 (2022) 1st: £70,888
Celebration Mile
2023
Angel Bleu
Knight
Charyn
Previous years
2022
Jadoomi
Finest Sound
Escobar
2021
Lavender's Blue
Benbatl
Pogo
2020-2011
2020
Century Dream
Sir Busker
Regal Reality
2019
Duke Of Hazzard
Turgenev
Happy Power
2018
Beat The Bank
Whisky Baron
Stormy Antarctic
2017
Lightning Spear
Zonderland
Hathal
2016
Lightning Spear
Zonderland
Arod
2015
Kodi Bear
Gabrial
Breton Rock
2014
Bow Creek
Emell
Captain Cat
2013
Afsare
Stipulate
Trade Storm
2012
Premio Loco
Thistle Bird
Aljamaaheer
2011
Dubawi Gold
Set The Trend
Beacon Lodge
2010-2001
2010
Poet's Voice
Main Aim
Summer Fete
2009
Delegator
Zacinto
Ordnance Row
2008
Raven's Pass
Bankable
Third Set
2007
Echelon
Cesare
Blue Ksar
2006
Caradak
Killybegs
George Washington
2005
Chic
Majors Cast
Court Masterpiece
2004
Chic
Nayyir
Hurricane Alan
2003
Priors Lodge
Passing Glance
Tillerman
2002
Tillerman
Redback
Reel Buddy
2001
No Excuse Needed
Tamburlaine
Late Night Out
2000-1991
2000
Medicean
Observatory
Cape Town
1999
Cape Cross
Josr Algarhoud
Almushtarak
1998
Muhtathir
Almushtarak
Lovers Knot
1997
Among Men
Polar Prince
Peartree House
1996
Mark Of Esteem
Bishop Of Cashel
Alhaarth
1995
Harayir
Darnay
Realities
1994
Mehthaaf
Emperor Jones
Turtle Island
1993
Swing Low
Mistle Cat
Emperor Jones
1992
Selkirk
Steinbeck
Rudimentary
1991
Bold Russian
Flashfoot
Crystal Path
1990-1988
1990
Shavian
Candy Glen
Lord Florey
1989
Distant Relative
Great Commotion
Reprimand
1988
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):
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
^ The 1979 running took place at
Ascot
^ The 1985 edition was abandoned because of a waterlogged course
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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
References
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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 .