The Jayco Crystal Mile is a Moonee Valley Racing Club

Moonee Valley Racing Club

The Moonee Valley Racing Club is located at the Moonee Valley racecourse on McPherson Street, Moonee Ponds . It is one of three racing clubs in the Melbourne metropolitan area; the others are the Victoria Racing Club and the Melbourne Racing Club...

 Group 2

Group races

Group races are the highest standard of Thoroughbred horseraces in Australia. The Australian Pattern Committee recommends to the Australian Racing Board which races shall be designated as Group races...

 Australia

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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 under open handicap conditions for horses aged three years old and upwards, over a distance of 1600 metres.

It is held at Moonee Valley Racecourse

Moonee Valley Racecourse

Moonee Valley Racecourse is a horse-racing track in Melbourne, Australia which hosts races for Thoroughbreds. Located six kilometers from the Melbourne CBD, it is the home of the Moonee Valley Racing Club...

 in Melbourne

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Race History

1982 onwards held over 1600m.

1982–1985 was a Listed Race

1986–1996 was a Group 3

1997 onwards Group 2

1982 - 2006 the race was known as the ‘Waterford Crystal Mile’

2007 onwards the race has been called the ‘Jayco Crystal Mile’

The winners

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
2011	Testa My Patience	6	Craig Newitt	Mick Price	Mr M E Weber	1:36.74
2010	Sound Journey	6	Michael Rodd	Mark Kavanagh	Fazza Racing	1:36.71
2009	Rangirangdoo	5	Corey Brown	Chris Waller	Mr M Morgan	1:34.96
2008	Sea Battle	5	Michael Rodd	Mark Kavanagh	Ms B M Bardon & P E Parker	1:36.39
2007	Sonic Quest	5	Danny Nikolic Danny Nikolic Danny Nikolic is a jockey in Australian Thoroughbred horse racing. In 2003 he rode Mummify to victory in the Caulfield Cup, the most important win of his career to date...	Lee Freedman Lee Freedman David Lee Freedman is a prominent Australian racehorse trainer. In partnership with brothers Anthony, Michael, and Richard, he has been a prolific winner of Australia's major races in past 20 years, with four Golden Slippers, four Caulfield Cups, two Cox Plates, and five Melbourne Cups,...	M Throsby, J Masel Et Al	1:35.92
2006	Flash Trick	4	Steven King	Colin & Cindy Alderson	G & Mrs J Davies & Mrs L B Alderson	1:37.27
2005	Niconero	4	Craig Williams Craig Williams (jockey) Craig Williams is an Australian jockey. He won Multiple group one in Australia and worldwide.-External links:*Jockey profile...	David A. Hayes	P Devitt, L Gordon & David Hayes Bred	1:39.45
2004	Lad Of The Manor	5	Brain Johns	Roger Hoysted	D Thomas & Ms J Smith	1:37.08
2003	Rosina Lad	5	Greg Childs	David Haworth	J & Mrs K Goodwin	1:38.34
2002	Royal Code	4	Brett Prebble	David Hall David Hall (horse trainer) David Hall is an Australian horse trainer.The son of trainer, Joe Hall, he obtained his trainer's license in 1988 at Morphettville...	Emily Krstina (aust) Pty Ltd	1:36.51

Early winners

• 2001 - Weasel Will
• 2000 - Weasel Will
• 1999 - Le Zagaletta
• 1998 - Rustic Dream
• 1997 - Holy Roller
  Holy Roller (horse)
  Holy Roller by the Biscay stallion Sanction out of the mare Secret Blessing, was a large Australian Thoroughbred racehorse of the mid-to late-1990s. He won 12 of his 26 races and a developed a cult following amongst Sydney race fans. Bred and owned by Woodlands Stud, Holy Roller stood 18.1 hands...
  
  
• 1996 - Lochrae
• 1995 - Juggler
• 1994 - State Taj
• 1993 - Carson's Cash
• 1992 - Solvit
• 1991 - Fire Commander
• 1990 - Ark Regal
• 1989 - Fendalton
• 1988 - True Dreams
• 1987 - Tierra Rist
• 1986 - Splendid Speed
• 1985 - Dazzling Duke
• 1984 - Keepers
• 1983 - Dynamo
• 1982 - Getting Closer