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 and 37 yards (1,643 metres) at Haydock Park in early September.
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 Unibet. From 2016 to 2018 the race was run under sponsored titles.
Records Most successful horse: no horse has won this race more than once
Leading jockey (3 wins): James Doyle - Thistle Bird (2012), Chindit (2023), Persica (2026)
Leading trainer (3 wins): Roger Charlton – Cityscape (2010), Thistle Bird (2012), Captain Cat (2014) Sir Michael Stoute – Linngari (2005), Confront (2009), Ballet Concerto (2017)
Winners Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Time 2003 Gateman 6 Keith Dalgleish Mark Johnston 1:44.11 2004 With Reason 6 Kerrin McEvoy Saeed bin Suroor 1:41.80 2005 Linngari 3 Ryan Moore Sir Michael Stoute 1:41.76 2006 Zero Tolerance 6 Jamie Spencer David Barron 1:48.47 2007 Harvest Queen 4 Seb Sanders Peter Makin 1:43.58 2008Abandoned due to waterlogging 2009 Confront 4 Stéphane Pasquier Sir Michael Stoute 1:47.43 2010 Cityscape 4 Steve Drowne Roger Charlton 1:39.44 2011 King Torus 3 Richard Hughes Richard Hannon Sr. 1:43.11 2012 Thistle Bird 4 James Doyle Roger Charlton 1:40.77 2013 Top Notch Tonto 3 Dale Swift Brian Ellison 1:43.35 2014 Captain Cat 5 George Baker Roger Charlton 1:44.10 2015 Balty Boys 6 Silvestre de Sousa Brian Ellison 1:43.91 2016 Hathal 4 Frankie Dettori William Haggas 1:47.15 2017 Ballet Concerto 4 Richard Kingscote Sir Michael Stoute 1:45.93 2018 Here Comes When 8 Oisin Murphy Andrew Balding 1:49.60 2019 Great Scot 3 Richard Kingscote Tom Dascombe 1:44.09 2020 Top Rank 4 P. J. McDonald James Tate 1:46.60 2021 Artistic Rifles 5 Andrea Atzeni Edward Bethell 1:39.85 2022 Triple Time 3 Andrea Atzeni Kevin Ryan 1:40.78 2023 Chindit 5 James Doyle Richard Hannon Jr. 1:41.04 2024 Holloway Boy 4 William Buick Karl Burke 1:40.21 2025 Zeus Olympios 3 William Buick Karl Burke 1:37.90 2026 Persica 5 James Doyle Richard Hannon Jr. 1:45.25
See also Horse racing in Great Britain List of British flat horse races
References
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horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Superior Mile Stakes (2018). pedigreequery.com – Superior Mile – Haydock.