The Hong Kong Mile is a Group 1 flat horse race in Hong Kong for three-year-old and above thoroughbreds run over a distance of 1,600 metres (approximately 1 mile) at Sha Tin Racecourse in mid December. Conditions races are horse races where the weights carried by the runners are laid down by the conditions attached to the race Flat racing is a term commonly used to denote a form of Horse racing which is run over a level track at a predetermined distance This article is about the sport For other uses see Horserace (drinking game or Horse race (politics. Hong Kong ( officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located on China 's south coast on the Pearl River Delta, and borders The Thoroughbred is a horse breed History It was first built in 1978 (under the administration of Sir David Akers-Jones, the then-Secretary for the New Territories on reclaimed land and is the larger
It was first run in 1991 as the Hong Kong Bowl with a distance of 1,400 metres (7 furlongs). The race took its present name and distance in 1999. It is one of the four Hong Kong International Races, and was first run as a Group 1 in 2000. Hong Kong International Races (香港國際賽事 are the most prestigious horse races in Hong Kong.
Winners
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
| 1991 | Additional Risk | 3 | Michael Kinane | Dermot Weld | Moyglare Stud Farm | 1:21. Michael Kinane (born June 22, 1959 at Killenaule in County Tipperary, Ireland) is a Flat racing Jockey. Dermot K Weld (born July 29, 1948) is one of Ireland 's most successful racehorse trainers He holds the record for the most winners trained in Walter Haefner (born September 13, 1910) is a billionaire businessman and a Thoroughbred racehorse owner/breeder in Ireland. 9 |
| 1992 | Glen Kate * | 6 | Corey Black | Willie Shoemaker | Bruce McNall & Wayne Gretzky | 1:22. William Lee Shoemaker ( August 19, 1931 &ndash October 12, 2003) was an American Jockey. Bruce Patrick McNall (born April 17, 1950 in Arcadia California) is a former American sports executive who once owned the Los Angeles Wayne Douglas Gretzky, OC (born January 26 1961 is a retired Canadian professional Ice hockey player 2 |
| 1993 | Winning Partners | 5 | Michael Kinane | Neville Begg | Justin Yue Kwok Hung et al | 1:22. Michael Kinane (born June 22, 1959 at Killenaule in County Tipperary, Ireland) is a Flat racing Jockey. 6 |
| 1994 | Soviet Line | 4 | Walter Swinburn | Michael Stoute | Maktoum Al Maktoum | 1:22. Walter R Swinburn (born August 7, 1961) is a retired Flat racing Jockey who competed in Great Britain and Ireland as Sir Michael Ronald Stoute (b October 22, 1945) has been training horses since 1972. Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum (1943 &ndash 4 January 2006) (مكتوم بن راشد آلمكتوم) also referred to as Sheikh Maktoum ( Honourific 0 |
| 1995 | Monopolize | 5 | Wayne Harris | Grahame Begg | Neville Begg & Partners | 1:21. 5 |
| 1996 | Monopolize | 6 | Darren Beadman | Grahame Begg | Neville Begg & Partners | 1:22. 0 |
| 1997 | Catalan Opening | 5 | Darren Beadman | Bart Cummings | Dato Tan Chin Nam | 1:22. James Bartholomew 'Bart' Cummings AM (born 14 November 1927) is one of the most successful Australian racehorse trainers Dato Tan Chin Nam (born c 1926 is an entrepreneur and developer in Malaysia and an owner of Australian based Thoroughbred racehorses. 0 |
| 1998 | Jim And Tonic | 4 | Gérald Mossé | François Doumen | John D. Jim And Tonic (foaled 1994 in Normandy) is a French Hall of Fame Thoroughbred racehorse and the richest racehorse in the history of Gérald Mossé (born January 3, 1968 in France) is a Jockey in thoroughbred horse racing. Martin & Roger Barby | 1:21. 7 |
| 1999 | Docksider | 4 | Olivier Peslier | John Hills | Gary Tanaka | 1:34. Olivier Peslier (born January 12, 1973 in Château-Gontier, Mayenne Département, France) is a Thoroughbred horse Gary A Tanaka (born June 23, 1943 in Hunt Idaho) is a Japanese-American businessman who co-founded the investment company Amerindo Investments 7 |
| 2000 | Sunline | 5 | Greg Childs | Trevor McKee | Trevor McKee et al | 1:34. Sunline (born 1995 is a New Zealand Thoroughbred mare regarded as one of the great racing mares in Australasian racing history 2 |
| 2001 | Eishin Preston | 4 | Yuichi Fukunaga | Shuji Kitahashi | Toyomitsu Hirai | 1:34. Eishin Preston ( Japanese: エイシンプレストン, Chinese: 栄進寳蹄) (born 1997 is an American-bred Thoroughbred 8 |
| 2002 | Olympic Express | 4 | Weichong Marwing | Ivan Allan | Larry Yung Chi Kin | 1:34. Weichong C Marwing (born March 14, 1970 in South Africa) is a Thoroughbred horse racing Jockey. Larry Yung Chi Kin ( Simplified Chinese: 荣智健 (born January 1942 also often called Rong Zhijian in mainland China is the Chairman of 9 |
| 2003 | Lucky Owners | 3 | Felix Coetzee | Tony Cruz | Mr & Mrs Leung Kai Fai | 1:34. Lucky Owners (幸運馬主 (b 1999 is a New Zealand Thoroughbred Racehorse who raced in Hong Kong. Felix Coetzee (born March 7, 1959 in Durban, South Africa) is a Jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing. Anthony S "Tony" Cruz (born December 24, 1956 in Hong Kong) is a former Champion Thoroughbred horse racing Jockey and current 3 |
| 2004 | Firebreak | 5 | Frankie Dettori | Saeed bin Suroor | Godolphin | 1:34. Lanfranco "Frankie" Dettori, MBE (born December 15, 1970 in Milan) is a Thoroughbred Race horse Jockey Saeed bin Suroor (born October 10, 1967, Dubai) is a Horse racing trainer. Godolphin Racing Inc operates Thoroughbred Horse racing stables in Dubai and England. 6 |
| 2005 | Hat Trick | 4 | Olivier Peslier | Katsuhiko Sumii | Carrot Farm | 1:34. Olivier Peslier (born January 12, 1973 in Château-Gontier, Mayenne Département, France) is a Thoroughbred horse ( March 28, 1964, came from Kanazawa, Ishikawa) is a Japanese Horse trainer. 8 |
| 2006 | The Duke | 6 | Olivier Doleuze | Caspar Fownes | Eddie Yau, Jr. Olivier Doleuze (April 1972 – present is a French born Jockey and is considered to be one of the world's premier jockeys | 1:33. 4 |
| 2007 | Good Ba Ba | 5 | Olivier Doleuze | Andreas Schütz | John Yuen Se Kit | 1:34. Good Ba Ba ( Chinese: 好爸爸) (b 2002 is a Hong Kong based Thoroughbred racehorse. Olivier Doleuze (April 1972 – present is a French born Jockey and is considered to be one of the world's premier jockeys 5 |
* The "1992" race actually took place in April 1993 - it had been postponed in December due to an equine virus.
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