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Champions Mile

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GOLDEN SIXTY winning the THE FWD CHAMPIONS MILE
GOLDEN SIXTY winning the THE FWD CHAMPIONS MILE Picture: HKJC

The Champions Mile is a Group 1 race run under Weight For Age conditions for the milers at Sha Tin conducted by Hong Kong Jockey Club.

The Champions Mile is run over 1600m. It was first run in 2001 and won by Red Pepper.

The Champions Mile is the only one of Hong Kong's 12 Group 1 contests to have been established after the turn of the millennium.

The race was established initially as a HKG1 contest, designed as a finale for Hong Kong's star milers, and it was the Brian Kan-trained Red Pepper that scored under Eric Legrix.

The race obtained Group 1 status in 2007 after being allowed as an open international race in 2005.

Two internationally trained horses have won the Champions Mile – Variety Club and Maurice.

2017 winner Contentment gave trainer John Size a third win in the Champions Mile. John Moore is the only trainer to have more wins in this race than Size, scoring eight times since 2007.

Brett Prebble notched his third Champions Mile win with Contentment in 2017, making him the most successful jockey in this race. He was joined in 2022 by Vincent Ho.

Japanese star Maurice had a love affair with Sha Tin winning a Hong Kong Mile, a Champions Mile and ended his career with a huge Hong Kong Cup win.

He is one of only three overseas horses to have won three races in Hong Kong. Winning this race five months after his success in the 2015 Hong Kong Mile, he completed the trio when taking the Hong Kong Cup later in 2016.

In 2017 Rapper Dragon was a very short priced favourite after a series of spectacular efforts including the Derby. He was expected to score but was sluggish out of the gates and then broke down at the 700m mark. Sadly he broke the pelvis and couldn't be saved.

Beauty Generation made it the most wins in a Hong Kong Season with eight in 2019. He also claimed Viva Pataca's earnings record taking his total at the time to HK$84,770,000.

Golden Sixty took his record at the time to 17 wins from 18 starts in winning the Champions Mile in 2021. He went to 21 from 24 in winning again in 2022 and then in 2023, by winning, became the highest prizemoney earner in global racing history.

It also meant Vincent Ho had ridden the last four winners tacking on Southern Legend's victory in 2020.

Only nine favourites have won this race in the last 22 editions with Beauty Generation and Golden Sixty very short in recent years.

The Champions Mile was worth HK$20m in 2023.

Some notable winners of the Champions Mile include Golden Sixty (2021/2022/2023), Beauty Generation (2018/2019), Maurice (2016), Able Friend (2015), Dan Excel (2013), Xtension (2011/2012), Able One (2007/2010), Good Ba Ba (2008), Bullish Luck (2005/2006), Electronic Unicorn (2003) and Jeune King Prawn (2002).

The 2023 Champions Mile was won by Golden Sixty from Beauty Joy and California Spangle.


Racing and Sports

Previous Champions Mile Winners

Date Horse Jockey WT Trainer BP
GOLDEN SIXTY (AUS) 7G
MEDAGLIA D'ORO (USA) - GAUDEAMUS (USA) DISTORTED HUMOR (USA)
C Y HO 57.0 K W LUI 6
GOLDEN SIXTY (AUS) 6G
MEDAGLIA D'ORO (USA) - GAUDEAMUS (USA) DISTORTED HUMOR (USA)
C Y HO 57.0 K W LUI 2
GOLDEN SIXTY (AUS) 5G
MEDAGLIA D'ORO (USA) - GAUDEAMUS (USA) DISTORTED HUMOR (USA)
C Y HO 57.0 K W LUI 5
SOUTHERN LEGEND (AUS) 7G
NOT A SINGLE DOUBT (AUS) - DONNA'S APPEAL (AUS) CARNEGIE (IRE)
C Y HO 57.0 C FOWNES 5
BEAUTY GENERATION (NZ) 6G
ROAD TO ROCK (AUS) - STYLISH BEL (AUS) BEL ESPRIT (AUS)
Z PURTON 57.0 JOHN MOORE 2
BEAUTY GENERATION (NZ) 5G
ROAD TO ROCK (AUS) - STYLISH BEL (AUS) BEL ESPRIT (AUS)
Z PURTON 57.0 JOHN MOORE 1
CONTENTMENT (AUS) 6G
HUSSONET (USA) - JEMISON (AUS) COMMANDS (AUS)
B PREBBLE 57.0 JOHN SIZE 1
MAURICE (JPN) 5H
SCREEN HERO (JPN) - MEJIRO FRANCES (JPN) CARNEGIE (IRE)
JOAO MOREIRA 57.0 N HORI 6
ABLE FRIEND (AUS) 5G
SHAMARDAL (USA) - PONTE PICCOLO (NZ) VOLKSRAAD (GB)
JOAO MOREIRA 57.0 JOHN MOORE 2
VARIETY CLUB (SAF) 5H
VAR (USA) - LA MASSINE (SAF) SECRET PROSPECTOR (USA)
ANTON MARCUS 57.0 M F DE KOCK 12
DAN EXCEL (IRE) 5G
SHAMARDAL (USA) - LOVE EXCELLING (FR) POLISH PRECEDENT (USA)
WEICHONG MARWING 57.0 JOHN MOORE 1
XTENSION (IRE) 5H
XAAR (GB) - GREAT JOY (IRE) GRAND LODGE (USA)
JAMES MCDONALD 57.0 JOHN MOORE 8
XTENSION (IRE) 4H
XAAR (GB) - GREAT JOY (IRE) GRAND LODGE (USA)
D BEADMAN 57.0 JOHN MOORE 7
ABLE ONE (NZ) 7G
CAPE CROSS (IRE) - GARDENIA (NZ) DANEHILL (USA)
D BEADMAN 58.0 JOHN MOORE 8
SIGHT WINNER (NZ) 5G
FALTAAT (USA) - KINJINETTE (NZ) KINJITE (NZ)
B PREBBLE 58.0 JOHN SIZE 9
GOOD BA BA (USA) 6G
LEAR FAN (USA) - ELLE MEME (USA) ZILZAL (USA)
O DOLEUZE 58.0 ANDREAS SCHUTZ 4
ABLE ONE (NZ) 4G
CAPE CROSS (IRE) - GARDENIA (NZ) DANEHILL (USA)
M KINANE 58.0 JOHN MOORE 7
BULLISH LUCK (USA) 7G
ROYAL ACADEMY (USA) - WILD VINTAGE (USA) ALYSHEBA (USA)
B PREBBLE 58.0 A S CRUZ 2
BULLISH LUCK (USA) 6G
ROYAL ACADEMY (USA) - WILD VINTAGE (USA) ALYSHEBA (USA)
G MOSSE 58.0 A S CRUZ 2
FIGURES (OLD) 104G
MAROOF (USA) - MERCUROUS (NZ) PRECISE END (JPN)
T MUNDRY 58.0 D OUGHTON 8
ELECTRONIC UNICORN (USA) 7H
HOUSEBUSTER (USA) - LILAC GARDEN (USA)
R FRADD 58.0 JOHN SIZE 1

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