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Inaugurated
  
2003

Website
  
Haydock Park

Track
  
Left-handed

Sponsor
  
Race type
  
Flat / Thoroughbred

Surface
  
Turf

Distance
  
1,609 m

Location
  
Haydock Park Haydock, England

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The Superior Mile is a Group 3 flat horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged three years or older. It is run over a distance of 1 mile (1,609 metres) at Haydock Park in early September.

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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 32Red. The 2016 race was run as the 32Red Mile.

Records

Most successful horse:

  • no horse has won this race more than once

    • Leading jockey:

  • no jockey has won this race more than once

    • Leading trainer (3 wins):

  • Roger Charlton – Cityscape (2010), Thistle Bird (2012), Captain Cat (2014)

    • Winners

    a The 2008 running was abandoned due to waterlogging.

    References

    Superior Mile Wikipedia
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