The Superior Mile is a
Group 3 flat
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horse race
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in Great Britain open to horses aged three years or older. It is run over a distance of 1 mile and 37 yards (1,643 metres) at
Haydock Park in early September.
History
The event was established in 2003, and it originally held Listed status. The first running was won by Gateman. It was promoted to Group 3 level in 2013.
The Superior Mile is currently staged on the final day of Haydock Park's three-day Sprint Cup Festival. It is run on the same day as the
Sprint Cup and is sponsored by the online gaming company
Unibet. From 2016 to 2018 the race was run under sponsored titles.
Records
Most successful horse:
* ''no horse has won this race more than once''
Leading
jockey
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(2 wins):
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Richard Kingscote
Richard Kingscote is a British jockey who competes in flat racing. He won the 2022 Epsom Derby on Desert Crown.
Background
Kingscote grew up in Weston-super-Mare in a family with no racing connections and started riding as a child. He atten ...
– ''Ballet Concerto (2017), Great Scot (2019)''
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Andrea Atzeni - '' Artistic Rifles (2021), Triple Time (2022) ''
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- '' Thistle Bird (2012), Chindit (2023) ''
Leading
trainer (3 wins):
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Roger Charlton
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– ''Cityscape (2010), Thistle Bird (2012), Captain Cat (2014)''
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Sir Michael Stoute
Sir Michael Ronald Stoute (born 22 October 1945) is a Barbadian British Thoroughbred horse trainer in flat racing.
Career
Stoute, whose father was the Chief of Police for Barbados, left the island in 1964 at the age of 19 to become an assis ...
– ''Linngari (2005), Confront (2009), Ballet Concerto (2017)''
Winners
See also
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Horse racing in Great Britain
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List of British flat horse races
References
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Racing Post
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horseracingintfed.com– ''International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Superior Mile Stakes (2018).''
pedigreequery.com– ''Superior Mile – Haydock.''
Open mile category horse races
Haydock Park Racecourse
Flat races in Great Britain
2003 establishments in England
Horse races established in 2003