Fillies' Mile
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The Fillies' Mile is a Group 1 flat horse race in the United Kingdom for two-year-old thoroughbred fillies. It is run over a distance of 1 mile at Ascot Racecourse in late September.
It was first run in 1973 and was promoted to Group 1 status in 1990, having been previously contested at Group 2 level.
[edit] Winners since 1987
| Year |
Winner |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
| 1987 | Diminuendo | Steve Cauthen | Henry Cecil | Sheikh Mohammed | 1:43.10 |
| 1988 | Tessla | Pat Eddery | Henry Cecil | Charles St. George | 1:43.96 |
| 1989 | Silk Slippers | Michael Hills | Barry Hills | Robert Sangster | 1:42.49 |
| 1990 | Shamshir | Frankie Dettori | Luca Cumani | Sheikh Mohammed | 1:43.27 |
| 1991 | Culture Vulture * | Richard Quinn | Paul Cole | Christopher Wright | 1:46.11 |
| 1992 | Ivanka | Michael Roberts | Clive Brittain | Ali Saeed | 1:46.65 |
| 1993 | Fairy Heights | Cash Asmussen | Neville Callaghan | Frank Golding | 1:44.44 |
| 1994 | Aqaarid | Willie Carson | John Dunlop | Hamdan Al Maktoum | 1:44.70 |
| 1995 | Bosra Sham | Pat Eddery | Henry Cecil | Wafic Saïd | 1:43.13 |
| 1996 | Reams of Verse | Michael Kinane | Henry Cecil | Khalid Abdullah | 1:44.32 |
| 1997 | Glorosia | Frankie Dettori | Luca Cumani | Robert H. Smith | 1:42.31 |
| 1998 | Sunspangled | Michael Kinane | Aidan O'Brien | Sue Magnier & Michael Tabor | 1:44.79 |
| 1999 | Teggiano | Frankie Dettori | Clive Brittain | Abdullah Saeed Belhab | 1:49.69 |
| 2000 | Crystal Music | Frankie Dettori | John Gosden | Lord Lloyd-Webber | 1:44.44 |
| 2001 | Gossamer | Jamie Spencer | Luca Cumani | Gerald W. Leigh | 1:46.40 |
| 2002 | Soviet Song | Oscar Urbina | James Fanshawe | Elite Racing Club | 1:42.32 |
| 2003 | Red Bloom | Kieren Fallon | Sir Michael Stoute | Cheveley Park Stud | 1:40.81 |
| 2004 | Playful Act | Jimmy Fortune | John Gosden | Sangster Family | 1:42.22 |
| 2005 | Nannina * | Jimmy Fortune | John Gosden | Cheveley Park Stud | 1:38.52 |
| 2006 | Simply Perfect | Darryll Holland | Jeremy Noseda | D. Smith, M. Tabor, S. Magnier | 1:41.89 |
| 2007 | Listen | Johnny Murtagh | Aidan O'Brien | D. Smith, S. Magnier, M. Tabor | 1:43.30 |
* Midnight Air finished first in 1991 but was relegated to last place following a Stewards' Inquiry.
* The 2005 race took place at Newmarket Racecourse.
[edit] Earlier winners
- 1973 - Escorial
- 1974 - no race
- 1975 - Icing
- 1976 - Miss Pinkie
- 1977 - Cherry Hinton
- 1978 - Formulate
- 1979 - Quick As Lightning
- 1980 - Leap Lively
- 1981 - Height of Fashion
- 1982 - Acclimatise
- 1983 - Nepula
- 1984 - Oh So Sharp
- 1985 - Untold
- 1986 - Invited Guest
