THORNDON MILE WINNERS - FORMERLY THE WRC GEORGE ADAMS (TATTERSALLS) HANDICAP
History
Originally raced (until 1983) as the WRC George Adams (Tattersalls) Handicap, this Group 1 race is usually run on Wellington Cup Day.
Fastest times:
1983 McGinty 1:32.99
1975 King's Romance 1:33.0
Most wins as a Jockey:
DM Walsh 1990, 2001, 2009
LA O'Sullivan 1991, 1993, 2003
RJ Myers 2012, 2013, 2017
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THORNDON MILE (1600m Open) |
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Year |
Horse |
Owners |
Jockey |
Time |
Trainer |
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From 1962 to 1983 the race was known as the WRC George Adams (Tattersalls) Handicap |
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1962 |
Starborough |
H Cleland |
GP Hulme |
1.36.50 |
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1963 |
Rapido |
WB Priscott |
WJ Mudford |
1.35.50 |
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1964 |
Gymkhana |
ED Martin |
RW Taylor |
1.36.25 |
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1965 |
Empyreus |
HN Phelan |
RW Taylor |
1.36.25 |
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1966 |
Chantal |
Miss LE Jamieson |
GL Willetts |
1.36.00 |
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1967 |
Tara's Pride |
CW Ansford |
JF Grylls |
1.34.25 |
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1968 D/H |
Bywon |
GP Broun |
DA Peake |
1.35.5 |
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1968 D/H |
Nausori |
Mrs UE Matthews & EB Reid |
BF Andrews |
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1969 |
Carlsberg |
WL Aitken & WW Tatham |
HN Rauhihi |
1.34.5 |
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1970 |
Honey Belle |
J Sarten |
DA Peake |
1.34.00 |
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1971 |
Panzer Chief |
PD Moran |
GN McLiesh |
1.35.0 |
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1972 |
Egmont Park |
IF McGuire |
NG Harris |
1.39.0 |
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1973 |
Kaukapakapa |
GD Cameron |
RJ Skelton |
1.35.0 |
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1974 |
An Illusion |
JP Norman |
BP Thomson |
1.35.5 |
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1975 |
King's Romance |
J McKendrick |
WD Skelton |
1.33.0 |
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1976 |
Tiptoe |
AS Fell |
CP McNab |
1.36.5 |
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1977 |
Grey Way |
PG South |
RJ Skelton |
1.35.5 |
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1978 |
Copper Belt |
K & Mrs K Gray |
JW Walker |
1.35.0 |
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1979 |
Polly Porter |
Mrs P Wright |
RB Weaver |
1.34.5 |
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1980 |
Raywood Lass |
CJB Norwood & EW Rayner |
PS Belsham |
1.37.0 |
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1981 |
Speculation |
AW Fogden & J Willis |
MR Campbell |
1.35.25 |
MR Campbell |
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1982 |
Powley |
HA Anderton |
JD Pankhurst |
1.34.75 |
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1983 |
McGinty |
HK Haub & BJ McCahill |
JA Cassidy |
1.32.99 |
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From 1984 the race has been run under its current name the Thorndon Mile |
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1984 |
Shifnal Prince |
CR O'Grady & CW Reynolds |
PW Fearon |
1.35.08 |
JE Winder |
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1985 |
Atrapar |
WJ Calder |
MR Campbell |
1.36.46 |
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1986 |
Pinson |
JR Drought, JW Fraser, FA Long & JR Todd |
JC Collett |
1.38.45 |
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1987 |
Jonny Alone |
Mr & Mrs JT Aspinall |
PA Taylor |
1.37.88 |
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1988 |
Golden King |
WG Ivil, BB O'Donnell & IAH Symes |
PJ Mercer |
1.33.79 |
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1989 |
Tricavaboy |
DW & Mrs EJ & RJ Eager |
KL Clapperton |
1.35.84 |
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1990 |
Fun On The Run |
A Dennison, Mrs J Lee, Miss M Short & T Taylor |
DM Walsh |
1.33.94 |
ND Eales |
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1991 |
Fire Commander |
AA Blackwell, BJ Lindsay & DA Smith |
LA O'Sullivan |
1.35.22 |
R Cowell |
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1992 |
Just Tommy |
WA Thomas |
CW Johnson |
1.36.36 |
J Melton |
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1993 |
Calm Harbour |
PRT Thorburn |
LA O'Sullivan |
1.35.39 |
ND Eales |
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1994 |
Z'Oro |
TW Archer & JH Zolezzi |
JO Walsh |
1.33.41 |
FT & SF Ritchie |
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1995 |
Silver Chalice |
Mrs JE & RJ Bothwell, Mrs JA & WJ Stewart |
SJ Campbell |
1.35.19 |
RJ Bothwell |
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1996 |
Happiness |
Chantilly Lodge Syndicate |
BS Compton |
1.34.77 |
ND Eales |
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1997 |
Winning Wave |
Messrs CR Edkins, RB Fickling, BW Freeman & RH Jensen |
LC Rutherford |
1.34.29 |
Frank & Craig Ritchie |
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1998 |
Fayreform |
Haunui Farm Ltd & GH Madill |
OP Bosson |
1.35.63 |
SR Autridge |
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1999 |
Surface |
Messrs ND Eales & JD & Mrs PM Willis |
NG Harris |
1.34.88 |
ND Eales |
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2000 |
Pace Invader |
Messrs PR Dickinson, AR & EJ Johnson & CT Wintle |
PA Taylor |
1.34.34 |
A Clark |
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2001 |
Tall Poppy |
GB & RS Fell |
DM Walsh |
1.35.20 |
ND Eales |
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2002 |
Giovana |
Miss CA Marshall |
PD Johnson |
1.33.92 |
Miss CA Marshall |
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2003 |
Zvezda |
Mrs KDH Lane |
LA O'Sullivan |
1.35.69 |
Mrs KDH Lane |
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2004 |
Sir Kinloch |
Messrs HS, HS & SS Dyke |
LC Rutherford |
1.36.84 |
C Jillings & R Yuill |
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2005 |
Maroofity |
Tauranga Racing Syndicate (Mgr DC Ellis) |
LK Cropp |
1.34.73 |
M Walker |
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2006 |
Macavelli Miss |
GR, KR & Mrs MJ Downey |
MD Hills |
1.34.10 |
RA James |
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2007 |
Sir Slick |
BN Brown & GA Nicholson |
OP Bosson |
1.34.20 |
GA Nicholson |
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2008 |
Alamosa |
TE Luke, Mrs K & PN McKay |
PA Taylor |
1.35.18 |
PN McKay |
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2009 |
Sir Slick |
BN Brown & GA Nicholson |
DM Walsh |
1.34.26 |
GA Nicholson & PA Allbon |
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2010 |
Wall Street |
G G Syndicate, Ltd, G K V Holdings Ltd & M A Head |
BR Lammas |
1.33.86 |
JR Lynds |
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2011 |
Booming |
DR Frampton & GKV Holdings Ltd |
M Tanaka |
1.34.96 |
JR Lynds |
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2012 |
Say No More |
T N Boys, D B Capes, P G Harris, B G Hutchinson & R W Mackenzie |
RJ Myers |
1.37.69 |
P Duncan |
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2013 |
Historian |
Ngai Chun-Hung |
RJ Myers |
1.34.51 |
GI Alton |
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2014 |
A Touch of Ruby |
The Whitby Bloodstock Trust |
CJ Grylls |
1.34.53 |
SR Autridge |
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2015 |
Puccini |
Go Racing Silky Red Syndicate (Mgr: Abert Bosma), A Bosma & P Vinaccia |
DS Johnson |
1.34.11 |
PN & JP McKay |
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2016 |
Kawi |
A A Baeyertz, J P Goodin, G A MacDonald, G H Phillips & Est late R W Sharrock |
LG Innes |
1.35.16 |
SA Sharrock |
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2017 |
Thee Auld Floozie |
P D Craighead, L G Ford, S B Marsh, M C Roughead, Two Fat Cows Syndicate, J G & Mrs S K Young |
RJ Myers |
1.35.03 |
SB Marsh |
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2018 |
Stolen Dance |
G A Shand |
SC Spratt |
1.36.48 |
MP Baker & AC Forsman |
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2019 |
Shadows Cast |
R N Cunningham |
Jason Waddell |
1.35.17 |
Mark Oulaghan |
| 2020 | The Mitigator | R P Davis, T E Luke, N Butterfield, P T Fenwick, J P Hopkins, M F Jones, C G King, T J Perry, S G Phillip, G N Russell, C H Thiele & J H Veale | Shaun McKay | 1.35.47 | Peter McKay |
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2021 |
Melody Belle | Fortuna Melody Belle Syndicate | Opie Bosson | 1.38.05 | Jamie Richards |
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2022 |
The Chosen One | R L Bonnington, A G, C P, G, K J, Mrs P A & P R Dennis, Miss J L Dunlop, D G Forde, P M Jeffares, P Johnstone, G R Miller, G J Popham, Ravelston Stud Ltd, G R Redington, T V Rider & Mrs N C Robertson | Matthew Cameron | 1.36.05 | Murray Baker & Andrew Forsman |
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2023 |
He's A Doozy | M Schirnack, N & A Thompson, S Platt, J & S Dunnett, M McNeill, S Dais, P Shearer, L Purvis, K McHugh, D Masters, S Edgerton, E Tomlins & W Dixon | Kozzi Asano | 1.39.73 | Lisa Latta |
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2024 |
Puntura | Carole & John Lynskey | Craig Grylls | 1.36.05 | Robbie Patterson |
The 2024 race was the 63rd recorded running of the event