The Thorndon Mile (formally WRC George Adams Handicap) is a
Group One (G1)
Thoroughbred
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horse race contested at
Trentham Racecourse
Trentham Racecourse is the main thoroughbred horse racecourse for the Wellington city area in New Zealand. It is located in the suburb of Trentham in Upper Hutt, next to Trentham Military Camp.
The races are conducted by the Wellington Racing Cl ...
by the
Wellington Racing Club
The Wellington Racing Club (WRC) is a racing horse racing club based at Trentham Racecourse in Trentham, New Zealand, Trentham, Wellington, New Zealand.
Founded as the Wellington Jockey Club in 1854, the first race meetings held by the club were a ...
.
The race is run on
Wellington Cup day, traditionally the last Saturday of January.
This race was known as the WRC George Adams Handicap until 1983. It was also known as the Jarden Mile or Jarden Morgan Mile while sponsored by that organisation over the 1984-1991 period. Later sponsors have included Hutt Valley Cartage.
Notable winners
The Thorndon Mile has been won by many of the best horses in New Zealand, such as:
* Alamosa, winner of the 2007 ARC Diamond Stakes and the 2008
Otaki-Maori Weight for Age
The Otaki-Maori Weight For Age Stakes is a group 1 flat horse race held at Otaki racecourse in New Zealand, racing under the name El Cheapo Cars WFA Classic.
History
The race is held annually in February and is run under weight for age (WFA) ...
and
Toorak Handicap
The Toorak Handicap is a Melbourne Racing Club Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race run as an open handicap race, over a distance of 1,600 metres at Caulfield Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia. Currently, the prizemoney is A$1,000,000.
History
The ...
. Also sire of Kirramosa, winner of the 2013
VRC Oaks
The Victoria Racing Club Oaks (known as the Kennedy Oaks for sponsorship reasons), is a Victoria Racing Club (VRC) Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-old fillies, run under set weights conditions, over 2,500 metres at Flemington Racec ...
.
*
Grey Way
*
Kawi, winner of seven Group One races
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*
McGinty
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* Adam McGinty (born 1971), Australian cricketer
* Anne McGinty (born 1945), American flautist, composer and music publisher
*Billy McGinty (rugby league), Scottish rug ...
*
Melody Belle
*
Sir Slick
* Wall Street, winner of the 2010
Windsor Park Plate
The Arrowfield Stud Plate is a New Zealand Thoroughbred horse race run at Hastings Racecourse in Hawke's Bay. The race is registered as the Horlicks Plate and has been previously known as:
* the Windsor Park Plate. In 2022 the race sponsor and na ...
,
Spring Classic
The Livamol Classic is a Weight-for-age Thoroughbred horse race run at Hastings Racecourse in Hawke's Bay and was at one stage New Zealand's richest horse race. It is run at a distance of 2040m.
The race is run in October. The weather in the Haw ...
and
Emirates Stakes
The VRC Champions Mile, registered as the ''Cantala Stakes'', is a Group 1 Victoria Racing Club quality handicap Thoroughbred horse race run over 1,600 metres at Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia on the fourth and last day during the Me ...
Race results
See also
*
Recent winners of major Wellington and other New Zealand races
*
Desert Gold Stakes (raced on same day)
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Telegraph Handicap
The Telegraph Handicap is a Group One New Zealand horse race contested by the Wellington Racing Club at Trentham Racecourse in Upper Hutt, during the Wellington Cup carnival in January.
The Telegraph Handicap, raced over 1200 metres, and the R ...
*
Captain Cook Stakes
The Captain Cook Stakes is a Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race run at weight-for-age over a distance of 1,600 metres (1 mile) at Trentham Racecourse in Wellington, New Zealand.
Over the years the race has been won by great New Zealand racehorses s ...
References
N.Z. Thoroughbred Racing Inc.* http://www.racenet.com.au
* http://www.nzracing.co.nz
* http://www.tab.co.nz
* http://www.racebase.co.nz
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* ''New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing Annual 1984 (Thirteenth edition)''. Costello, John, Editor. Moa Publications, Auckland, New Zealand.
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* ''New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing Annual 1981 (Tenth edition)''. Costello, John, Editor. Moa Publications, Auckland, New Zealand.
* ''New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing Annual 1980 (Ninth edition)''. Costello, John, Editor. Moa Publications, Auckland, New Zealand.
* ''New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing Annual 1979 (Eighth edition)''.Costello, John, Editor. Moa Publications, Auckland, New Zealand.
* ''New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing Annual 1978 (Seventh edition)''.Costello, John, Editor. Moa Publications, Auckland, New Zealand.
* ''New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing Annual 1976''. Costello, John, Editor. Moa Publications, Auckland.
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