The Doncaster Mile is a Group One

Group One

Group One or Group 1 is the term used for the highest level of Thoroughbred and Standardbred stakes races in many countries. Group One races may be run under handicap conditions in Australia but in Europe weight-for-age conditions always apply. Races may be also restricted to age groups or a...

 (G1) Thoroughbred

Thoroughbred

The Thoroughbred is a horse breed best known for its use in horse racing. Although the word thoroughbred is sometimes used to refer to any breed of purebred horse, it technically refers only to the Thoroughbred breed...

 horse race held at Royal Randwick Racecourse, Sydney

Sydney

Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...

. Although the race has traditionally been held on Easter Monday

Easter Monday

Easter Monday is the day after Easter Sunday and is celebrated as a holiday in some largely Christian cultures, especially Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox cultures...

, the race is now run on the third Saturday in April. The race is contested over 1,600 metres (one mile). The prizemoney in 2010 was A$1,510,000. Many great horses have won the race, including several who have also won the spring equivalent, the Epsom Handicap

Epsom Handicap

The Epsom Handicap is a Group 1 Australian Thoroughbred horse race held over 1,600 metres at Randwick Racecourse. It is one of the major races of the Sydney Spring Carnival. Many great milers have won the race, including Chatham, Gunsynd, and Super Impose, who was also a dual winner of the...

, while Super Impose

Super Impose

Super Impose was a New Zealand bred Thoroughbred racehorse who was inducted into the Australian Racing Hall of Fame. In a career spanning 74 starts, Super Impose won eight Group One races and a then Australasian record $5.6 million in prize money...

 created history in 1990 and 1991 by becoming the only horse to win both races on two occasions.

The winners

• 2011 - Sacred Choice
• 2010 - Rangirangdoo
• 2009 - Vision and Power
• 2008 - Triple Honour
• 2007 - Haradasun
  Haradasun
  Haradasun is a notable brown Australian Thoroughbred racehorse by Fusaichi Pegasus from Circles of Gold by Marscay. His sire is a Kentucky Derby winner by champion sire Mr Prospector....
  
  
• 2006 - Racing To Win
• 2005 - Patezza
• 2004 - Private Steer
• 2003 - Grand Armee
  Grand Armee (horse)
  Grand Armee was a middle distance Australian Thoroughbred racehorse. He was a brown gelding bred by Newhaven Park Stud, New South Wales. Grand Armee was by Hennessy , his dam Tambour won $132,200 and was by Marauding . He was trained by Gai Waterhouse.Grand Armee's biggest win was in the 2003...
  
  
• 2002 - Sunline
  Sunline
  Sunline was a New Zealand bred Thoroughbred racehorse who was the world's highest earning racemare of her time, competing on 48 occasions for 32 wins, 9 seconds and 3 thirds to earn A$11,351,607. She won races in three different countries, Australia, New Zealand and Hong Kong. She won successive...
  
  
• 2001 - Assertive Lad
• 2000 - Over
• 1999 - Sunline
  Sunline
  Sunline was a New Zealand bred Thoroughbred racehorse who was the world's highest earning racemare of her time, competing on 48 occasions for 32 wins, 9 seconds and 3 thirds to earn A$11,351,607. She won races in three different countries, Australia, New Zealand and Hong Kong. She won successive...
  
  
• 1998 - Catalan Opening
• 1997 - Secret Savings
• 1996 - Sprint By
• 1995 - Pharaoh
• 1994 - Pharaoh
• 1993 - Skating
• 1992 - Soho Square
• 1991 - Super Impose
  Super Impose
  Super Impose was a New Zealand bred Thoroughbred racehorse who was inducted into the Australian Racing Hall of Fame. In a career spanning 74 starts, Super Impose won eight Group One races and a then Australasian record $5.6 million in prize money...
  
  
• 1990 - Super Impose
  Super Impose
  Super Impose was a New Zealand bred Thoroughbred racehorse who was inducted into the Australian Racing Hall of Fame. In a career spanning 74 starts, Super Impose won eight Group One races and a then Australasian record $5.6 million in prize money...
  
  
• 1989 - Merimbula Bay
• 1988 - Lygon Arms
• 1987 - Magic Flute
• 1986 - Hula Chief
• 1985 - Row Of Waves
• 1984 - Vite Cheval
• 1983 - Emancipation
  Emancipation (horse)
  Emancipation was a champion Australian Thoroughbred racehorse. By Bletchingly, Emancipation was a grey, like her dam, Ammo Girl, and her damsire, Gunsynd...
  
  
• 1982 - My Gold Hope
• 1981 - Lawman
• 1980 - Iko
• 1979 - Belmura Lad
• 1978 - Maybe Mahal
• 1977 - Just Ideal
• 1976 - Authentic Heir
• 1975 - Dalrello
• 1974 - Tontonan
• 1973 - Analie
• 1972 - Gunsynd
  Gunsynd
  Gunsynd was a champion Australian Thoroughbred racehorse who won 29 races and A$280,455 in prizemoney. In his seven starts over one mile he was only once defeated, by half-a-head in the Epsom Handicap....
  
  
• 1971 - Rajah Sahib
• 1970 - Broker's Tip
• 1969 - Bye Bye
• 1968 - Unpainted
• 1967 - Tobin Bronze
  Tobin Bronze
  Tobin Bronze was an Australian Thoroughbred Hall of Fame racehorse who competed with great success during the 1960's.A chestnut son of Arctic Explorer from the Masthead mare Amarco he proved to be a crowd favourite due to his stunning good looks and winning 24 of his 44 Australian race starts.His...
  
  
• 1966 - Citius
• 1965 - Time And Tide
• 1964 - Persian Puzzle
• 1963 - Fine And Dandy
• 1962 - Te Poi

• 1961 - Fine And Dandy
• 1960 - Tudor Hill
• 1959 - Tudor Hill
• 1958 - Grenoble
• 1957 - Slogan II
• 1956 - Slogan II
• 1955 - Fire Dust
• 1954 - Karendi
• 1953 - Triclinium
• 1952 - Prelate
• 1951 - Oversight
• 1950 - Grey Boots
• 1949 - Bernbrook
• 1948 - The Diver
• 1947 - Blue Legend
• 1946 - Blue Legend
• 1945 - Abbeville
• 1944 - Goose Boy
• 1943 - Kingsdale
• 1942 - Tuhitarata
• 1941 - Mildura
• 1940 - Mildura
• 1939 - Gold Rod
• 1938 - Hamurah
• 1937 - Sarcherie
• 1936 - Cuddle
• 1935 - Hall Mark
• 1934 - Chatham
  Chatham (horse)
  Chatham was an outstanding Australian Thoroughbred racehorse that was bred by Percy Miller at the Kia Ora Stud near Scone in the Hunter Valley, New South Wales.-Pedigree:...
  
  
• 1933 - Winooka
• 1932 - Jacko
• 1931 - Sir Chrystopher
• 1930 - Venetian Lady
• 1929 - Karuma
• 1928 - Simeon's Fort
• 1927 - Don Moon
• 1926 - Valicare
• 1925 - Fujisan
• 1924 - Whittier
• 1923 - The Epicure
• 1922 - Julia Grey
• 1921 - Speciality
• 1920 - Sydney Damsel
• 1919 - Hem
• 1918 - Dame Acre
• 1917 - Wedding Day
• 1916 - Eurobin
• 1915 - Garlin
• 1914 - First Principle
• 1913 - Jolly Beggar

• 1912 - Lochano
• 1911 - Broadsword
• 1910 - Storey
• 1909 - Hyman
• 1908 - Togo
• 1907 - Istria
• 1906 - Little Toy
• 1905 - Famous
• 1904 - Chere Amie
• 1903 - Rose Petal
• 1902 - Sir Foote
• 1901 - Wakeful
• 1900 - Parapet
• 1899 - Vigorous
• 1898 - Syerla
• 1897 - Superb
• 1896 - Courallie
• 1895 - Delaware
• 1894 - Donizetti
• 1893 - Cremorne
• 1892 - Marvel
• 1891 - Paris
• 1890 - Sir William
• 1889 - Russley
• 1888 - Ben Bolt
• 1887 - Abner
• 1886 - Crossfire
• 1885 - St. Lawrence
• 1884 - Rataplan
• 1883 - Sardonyx
• 1882 - Stella
• 1881 - Rapid Bay
• 1880 - Queensland
• 1879 - The Hook
• 1878 - Laertes
• 1877 - Speculation
• 1876 - Briseis
  Briseis (horse)
  Briseis foaled in 1873, was a brown Australian Thoroughbred filly that is regarded as one of the greatest mares ever foaled in Australia. As a two-year-old she won the AJC Doncaster Handicap and the weight for age AJC All Aged Stakes...
  
  
• 1875 - Priam
• 1874 - Myrtle
• 1873 - Wanderer
• 1872 - Vixen
• 1871 - Sir William
• 1870 - Lottery
• 1869 - Barbelle
• 1868 - Tippler
• 1867 - Casino
• 1866 - Sir Solomon
• 1865 - Dundee

External links

• Emirates Doncaster Day at the Australian Jockey club official website