The Fillies' Mile is a
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flat horse race
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in Great Britain open to two-year-old
fillies. It is run on the Rowley Mile at
Newmarket over a distance of 1 mile (1,609 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in October.
History
The event was established in 1973, and it was originally held at
Ascot. It was initially sponsored by the
Green Shield catalogue shops and titled the Green Shield Stakes. The shops were rebranded as
Argos in the mid 1970s, and for a period the race was called the Argos Star Fillies' Mile. It was given Group 3 status in 1975.
The sponsorship was taken over by
Hoover in 1978, and the event became known as the Hoover Fillies' Mile. It was promoted to Group 2 level in 1986, and its association with Hoover continued until 1989.
The race was upgraded to Group 1 in 1990, and backed by
Brent Walker until 1991. A long-term deal with
Meon Valley Stud began in 1998. It was temporarily switched to Newmarket in 2005, when Ascot was closed for redevelopment.
The Fillies' Mile was added to the
Breeders' Cup Challenge series in 2008. The winners from 2008 to 2012 earned an automatic invitation to compete in the
Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf.
The event was transferred to Newmarket in 2011, and from this point it was sponsored by
Shadwell. It was formerly held on the second day of the three-day Cambridgeshire Meeting, the day before the
Cambridgeshire Handicap but was moved to Future Champions Day from 2014, switching places in the calendar with the
Rockfel Stakes. In 2015 the race moved again, to a slightly earlier date in October, and is now run on the Friday of the Future Champions Festival.
Records
Leading
jockey
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(7 wins):
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Frankie Dettori – ''Shamshir (1990), Glorosia (1997), Teggiano (1999), Crystal Music (2000), White Moonstone (2010), Lyric of Light (2011), Inspiral (2021)''
Leading
trainer (6 wins):
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Sir Henry Cecil – ''Formulate (1978), Oh So Sharp (1984), Diminuendo (1987), Tessla (1988), Bosra Sham (1995), Reams of Verse (1996)''
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John Gosden
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- ''Crystal Music (2000), Playful Act (2004), Nannina (2005), Rainbow View (2008), Inspiral (2021), Commissioning (2022)''
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Aidan O'Brien
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- ''Sunspangled (1998), Listen (2007), Together Forever (2014), Minding (2015), Rhododendron (2016), Ylang Ylang (2023)''
Leading owner (7 wins):
''(includes part ownership)''
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Sue Magnier
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Michael Tabor – ''Sunspangled (1998), Simply Perfect (2006), Listen (2007), Together Forever (2014), Minding (2015), Rhododendron (2016), Ylang Ylang (2023)''
Winners
See also
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Horse racing in Great Britain
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List of British flat horse races
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References
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External links
* Race Recordings (1981-1985, 1987-2004
youtube.comgalopp-sieger.de– ''Fillies' Mile.''
ifhaonline.org– ''International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Fillies' Mile (2019).''
pedigreequery.com– ''Fillies' Mile.''
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Flat races in Great Britain
Newmarket Racecourse
Flat horse races for two-year-old fillies
Horse races established in 1973
1973 establishments in England