Summer_Mile_Stakes

Summer Mile Stakes

Summer Mile Stakes

Flat horse race in Britain


The Summer Mile Stakes is a Group 2 flat horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged four years or older. It is run at Ascot over a distance of 7 furlongs and 213 yards (1,603 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in July.

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Summer Mile Stakes
2023
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History

The event was formerly known as the Silver Trophy Stakes, and it used to be held at Lingfield Park. For a period it was a Listed race open to horses aged three or older, and it was contested over 7 furlongs and 140 yards. It was run as a handicap from 1993 to 1998. It was switched to Ascot and extended to a mile in 1999.

The Silver Trophy Stakes was promoted to Group 3 level in 2003, and from this point it excluded three-year-olds. It returned to Lingfield when Ascot was closed for redevelopment in 2005. That year's edition was the first Group race in Britain run on a synthetic surface.

The event was renamed the Summer Mile Stakes in 2006. It was upgraded to Group 2 status and transferred back to Ascot in 2007.

Records

Most successful horse since 1986 (2 wins):

  • Green Line Express – 1990, 1991
  • Mutakayyef - 2016, 2017

Leading jockey since 1986 (4 wins):

  • Dane O'Neill - Cape Town (2001), Mutakayyef (2016, 2017), Mohaather (2020)

Leading trainer since 1986 (4 wins):

  • Richard Hannon Sr.Hard Round (1986), Wallace (1999), Cape Town (2001), Dick Turpin (2011)

Winners since 1986

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