Noel J Taylor Memorial Mile
The Noel J Taylor Memorial Mile is a Group One event for 4 and 5 year old pacing horses in New Zealand. It is held over the distance of 1700 metres (just over one mile) once a year at Alexandra Park, Auckland, New Zealand. As well as being a major event in its own right, it is also the key lead-up to the New Zealand Messenger Stakes run the following week. The race was traditionally a four-year-old race, but from 2013 will be open to five-year-olds, as is the case with all traditional 4 year-old feature races in New Zealand.
| Group I race | |
| Location | Alexandra Park Auckland, New Zealand |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1986 |
| Race type | Standardbred - Flat racing |
| Website | www |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1700m |
| Surface | Dirt |
| Track | Right-handed oval |
| Qualification | four and five-year-old horses |
| Purse | NZ $100,000 |
Winners list
| Year |
Month |
Distance |
Horse |
Owner |
Driver |
Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Apr | 1700 | Spankem | Mrs G J Kennard, P I Kennard, Breckon Racing Syndicate, J A Gibbs MNZM, Mrs A Gibbs, G A Woodham, Mrs K J Woodham | Natalie Rasmussen | 1:53.4 |
| 2018 | Apr | 1700 | A G's White Socks | G P Hope, P G Laboyrie, P I Baken, Mrs V M Robertson, W R Stewart, Mrs C L Stewart, A R Pullar, Mrs B E Pullar | Ricky May | 2:00.3 |
| 2017 | Apr | 1700 | Lazarus | Mrs G J Kennard, P I Kennard, T G Casey, K J Riseley | Mark Purdon | 2:00.0 |
| 2016 | Apr | 1700 | Field Marshall | Mrs SA Brown, S B Brown | Dexter Dunn | 1:59.5 |
| 2015 | Apr | 1700 | Mossdale Conner | A G Affleck | Maurice McKendry | 1:58.1 |
| 2014 | May | 1700 | Besotted | Lincoln Farms | Simon Lawson | 2:00.0 |
| 2013 | Apr | 1700 | Christen Me | C J Roberts, V L Purdon | Dexter Dunn | 2:01.5 |
| 2012 | Apr | 1700 | Terror to Love | T McDonald | Anthony Butt | 2:03.3 |
| 2011 | Apr | 1700 | Gomeo Romeo | L T Henwood | David Butcher | 2:04.0 |
| 2010 | Apr | 1700 | Second Wind | G M Adlam | Gavin Smith | 2:02.9 |
| 2009 | Apr | 1700 | Auckland Reactor | Auckland Reactor Ltd | Blair Orange | 2:01.8 |
| 2008 | Apr | 1700 | Changeover | A.T.C. Trot 2006 Syndicate | David Butcher | 2:03.7 |
| 2007 | Apr | 1700 | Divisive | C E Rixon | Peter Rixon | 2:00.9 |
| 2006 | Apr | 1609 | Mainland Banner | I D Dobson, S J Dobson, Lynne Umar | Ricky May | 1:55.1 |
| 2005 | Apr | 1609 | V For S | L Taylor, M G Berger | Philip Butcher | 1:55.7 |
| 2004 | Apr | 1609 | Elsu | Mrs J Walters/Double Up Synd/Est D Hudson/Mrs P Small | David Butcher | 1:55.0 |
| 2003 | Apr | 1609 | Just An Excuse | O Haines, Mrs I K Haines | Todd Mitchell | 1:55.6 |
| 2002 | Apr | 1609 | Alert Motoring | Robert Reid Syndicate | Brent Mangos | 1:54.1 |
| 2001 | Mar | 1609 | Cool Hand Luke | R S Croon/M Purdon/T R Vince/J H Seaton | Tony Herlihy | 1:55.6 |
| 2000 | Mar | 1609 | Mac De Stroyer | N F MacFarlane, Mrs L M MacFarlane | Todd Macfarlane | 1:54.6 |
| 1999 | Apr | 1609 | Ho Wong | Mrs S E McKendry | Maurice McKendry | 1:55.7 |
| 1998 | Apr | 1609 | Scuse Me | J S Dalgety, Mrs V L Purdon | Frank Cooney | 1:53.5 |
| 1997 | Apr | 1609 | Agua Caliente | D S & Mrs D E J Short/Mrs D E Woods/Miss S M Short | Glen Wolfenden | 1:56.4 |
| 1996 | Feb | 1609 | Surprise Package | Mrs K J Purdon | Tony Herlihy | 1:55.6 |
| 1995 | Feb | 1609 | The Suleiman | J P Green, T G Garelja | Michael Langdon | 1:57.0 |
| 1994 | Feb | 1609 | Hitchcock | L Christensen/W Pengelly/J Richardson/N Taylor | Maurice McKendry | 1:57.6 |
| 1993 | Feb | 1609 | Tigerish | L A Turner, Mrs P L Turner | James Stormont | 1:58.7 |
| 1992 | Feb | 1609 | Abdias | J Butcher, Mrs C M Butcher | Philip Butcher | 1:55.0 |
| 1991 | Feb | 1609 | Christopher Vance | R R Reid, Lorna Reid Syndicate, Mrs J C Reid | Tony Herlihy | 1:55.4 |
| 1990 | Feb | 1609 | Defoe | Club Classic Lucky 7 Syndicate | Robert Mitchell | 1:56.9 |
| 1989 | Feb | 1609 | Kiwi Supreme | J M Cunningham | Stephen Dove | 1:57.4 |
| 1988 | Mar | 1609 | Elmer Gantry | T Milina, R Evans | Tony Milina | 1:56.7 |
| 1987 | Apr | 1609 | Jay Bee's Fella | P R Smythe | Peter Wolfenden | 1:56.8 |
| 1986 | Mar | 1609 | Master Mood | K L Williams, Mrs B A Williams, S F Wong, F B Wong | Kevin Williams | 1:57.5 |
Other major races
- Auckland Trotting Cup
- New Zealand Trotting Cup
- New Zealand Free For All
- Great Northern Derby
- Dominion Handicap
- Rowe Cup
- New Zealand Messenger
- Inter Dominion Pacing Championship
- Inter Dominion Trotting Championship
- Miracle Mile Pace
gollark: Systems have no intentions. People in them might, and the designers probably did, and the designers also likely claimed some intention, and people also probably ascribe some to them. But that doesn't mean that the system itself "wants" to do any of those.
gollark: I think you could reasonably argue that it's better to respect institutions than ignore them because it's better for social cohesion/stability, but I don't agree that you should respect them because they're meant to be fair and because you can always get them to fix problems you experience if this isn't actually true.
gollark: If the fire extinguisher actually explodes when used to put out fires, it would be a bad fire extinguisher even if the designers talk about how good it is and how many fires it can remove.
gollark: We should be evaluating it on how well it does what we want it to, not how well the designers *claim it does*.
gollark: Oh, right.
References
www.hrnz.co.nz
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.