Famous Horse Races
Sandown Mile
 A Brief History Of Sandown Mile The Sandown Mile is a Group 2 flat horse race for four-year-old and above thoroughbreds run over a distance of 1 mile and 14 yards (1,622 metres) at Sandown Park racecourse in late April. The race has had many different sponsors, the latest of which, since 2004, is Betfred. The "Betfred Mile" follows on from such previous incarnations as the "Trusthouse Forte Mile", the "Gardner Merchant Mile", the "KLM UK Mile", the "Masai Mile" and the "AtTheRaces Mile". Year 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 Winner Major Cadeaux Jeremy Rob Roy Hurricane Alan Hurricane Alan Desert Deer Swallow Flight Nicobar Indian Lodge Handsome Ridge Almushtarak Wixim Gabr Missed Flight Penny Drops Alhijaz Rudimentary In the Groove Markofdistinction Reprimand Soviet Star Age 4 4 4 5 4 5 6 4 4 5 5 4 6 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 Jockey Richard Hughes Frankie Dettori Michael Kinane Pat Dobbs Pat Dobbs Kevin Darley Darryll Holland Kieren Fallon Michael Kinane Frankie Dettori Ray Cochrane Pat Eddery Willie Carson George Duffield David Harrison Willie Carson Steve Cauthen Steve Cauthen Frankie Dettori Steve Cauthen Cash Asmussen Trainer Richard Hannon Sir Michael Stoute Sir Michael Stoute Richard Hannon Richard Hannon Mark Johnston Geoff Wragg Ian Balding Amanda Perrett John Gosden Kamil Mahdi Roger Charlton Robert Armstrong Chris Wall Lord Huntingdon John Dunlop Henry Cecil David Elsworth Luca Cumani Henry Cecil André Fabre Owner Time 1:43.23 1:41.22 1:41.98 1:43.68 1:43.67 1:42.67 1:45.13 1:49.61 1:50.69 1:47.85 1:51.12 1:43.90 1:41.34 1:41.09 1:46.89 1:43.08 1:42.09 1:42.45 1:39.50 1:49.20 1:45.23 |