Thorndon Mile

The Thorndon Mile (formally George Adams (Tattersalls) Handicap) is a Group One (G1) Thoroughbred horse race contested over 1,600 metres (one mile) and is held at Trentham Racecourse, Wellington, New Zealand. The race is run on Wellington Cup day, traditionally held on the last Saturday of January. The purse for this race is NZD$200,000. Many great horses have won the race, including several who have become the modern greats of New Zealand racing.

Winners of the Thorndon Mile

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
2015	Puccini	Danielle Johnson	Peter & Jacob McKay	Monovale Holdings	1:34.11
2014	A Touch Of Ruby	Craig Grylls	Stephen Autridge	The Whitby Bloodstock Trust	1:34.53
2013	Historian	Rosie Myers	Gary Alton	Ngai Chun-Hung	1:34.51
2012	Say No More	Rosie Myers	Paul Duncan	T N Boys, D B Capes, P G Harris, B G Hutchinson & R W Mackenzie	1:37.69
2011	Booming	Masa Tanaka	Jeff Lynds	DR Frampton & GKV Holdings Limited	1:34.96
2010	Wall Street	Buddy Lammas	Jeff Lynds	G G Syndicate, Limited, G K V Holdings Limited & M A Head	1:33.86
2009	Sir Slick	David Walsh	Graeme Nicholson	BN Brown & GA Nicholson	1:34.26
2008	Alamosa	Paul Taylor	Peter McKay	TE Luke, Mrs K & PN McKay	1:35.18
2007	Sir Slick	Opie Bosson	Graeme Nicholson	BN Brown & GA Nicholson	1:34.20
2006	Macavelli Miss	Mark Hills	Roger James	GR, KR & Mrs MJ Downey	1:34.10
2005	Maroofity	Lisa Cropp	Mark Walker	Tauranga Racing Syndicate	1:34.73
2004	Sir Kinloch	Lee Rutherford	Colin Jillings & Richard Yuill	HS, HS & SS Dyke	1:36.84
2003	Zvezda	Lance O’Sullivan	Kay Lane	KDH Lane	1:35.69
2002	Giovana	Peter Johnson	Roger James	CA Marshall	1:33.92
2001	Tall Poppy	David Walsh	Noel Eales	GB & RS Fell	1:35.20
2000	Pace Invader	Paul Taylor	Alvin Clark	PR Dickinson, AR & EJ Johnson & CT Wintle	1:34.34
1999	Surface	Noel Harris	Noel Eales	ND Eales & JD & Mrs PM Willis	1:34.88
1998	Fayreform	Opie Bosson	Stephen Autridge	Haunui Farm Limited & GH Madill	1:35.63
1997	Winning Wave	Lee Rutherford	Frank & Craig Richie	CR Edkins, RB Fickling, BW Freeman & RH Jensen	1:34.29
1996	Happiness	Bruce Compton	Noel Eales	Chantilly Lodge Syndicate	1:34.77
1995	Silver Chalice	Stewart Campbell	Richard Bothwell	JE & RJ Bothwell, Mrs JA & WJ Stewart	1:35.19
1994	Z'Oro	Jo Walsh	Frank Richie	TW Archer & JH Zolezzi	1:33.41
1993	Calm Harbour	Lance O’Sullivan	Noel Eales	PRT Thorburn	1:35.39
1992	Just Tommy	Chris Johnson	John Melton	WA Thomas	1:36.36
1991	Fire Commander	Lance O’Sullivan	Robert Cowell	AA Blackwell, BJ Lindsay & DA Smith	1:35.22
1990	Fun On The Run	David Walsh	Noel Eales	A Dennison, Mrs J Lee, Miss M Short & T Taylor	1:33.94