The Celebration Mile is a
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flat horse race
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in Great Britain open to horses aged three years or older. It is run at
Goodwood over a distance of 1 mile (1,609 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in late August.
History
The event was established in 1967, and it was originally called the Wills Mile. It was renamed the Goodwood Mile in 1971, and from this point it was classed at Group 3 level.
The race became known as the Waterford Crystal Mile in 1975, and it was promoted to Group 2 status in 1977. It was given its present title in 1989.
The leading horses from the Celebration Mile often go on to compete in the
Queen Elizabeth II Stakes. The last to win both in the same year was Poet's Voice in 2010.
Records
Most successful horse (2 wins):
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Chic – ''2004, 2005''
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Lightning Spear - ''2016, 2017''
Leading
jockey
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(4 wins):
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Joe Mercer
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– ''Brigadier Gerard (1971), Sallust (1972), Captain James (1978), Kris (1979)''
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Willie Carson
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Life and career
Best known as "Willie", Carson was born in Stirling, Scotland in 1942. He was apprenticed ...
– ''Known Fact (1980), Bold Russian (1991), Mehthaaf (1994), Harayir (1995)''
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Greville Starkey
Greville Michael Wilson Starkey (21 December 1939 – 14 April 2010) was an English jockey who rode almost 2,000 winners during a 33-year career on the flat.
Starkey scaled the heights of his profession during his 33-year career in which ...
– ''To-Agori-Mou (1981), Sandhurst Prince (1982), Rousillon (1984), Then Again (1986)''
Leading
trainer (8 wins):
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Sir Michael Stoute – ''Milligram (1987), Among Men (1997), Medicean (2000), No Excuse Needed (2001), Chic (2004, 2005), Echelon (2007), Zacinto (2009)''
Winners
See also
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Horse racing in Great Britain
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List of British flat horse races
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Recurring sporting events established in 1967 '' – this race is included under its original title, Wills Mile.''
References
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Racing Post
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External links
* Race Recordings (1969, 1981-2005
youtube.comgalopp-sieger.de– ''Celebration Mile (ex Wills Mile).''
horseracingintfed.com– ''International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Celebration Mile (2018).''
pedigreequery.com– ''Celebration Mile – Goodwood.''
* {{cite book, last=Abelson, first=Edward, author2=John Tyrrel, title=The Breedon Book of Horse Racing Records, publisher=Breedon Books, year=1993, isbn=1-873626-15-0, page=162
Flat races in Great Britain
Goodwood Racecourse
Open mile category horse races
1967 establishments in England