The Championships Day 1 - Doncaster Mile and TJ Smith Stakes stats

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All the stats for the Doncaster Mile and TJ Smith Stakes from Day 1 of The Championships at Randwick.

Doncaster Mile G1 (1600m 3yo+ Hcp)

• First Running: 1866 (won by Dundee).
• Multiple Winners: Mildura (1940, 1941), Blue Legend (1946, 1947), Slogan II (1956, 1957), Tudor Hill (1959, 1960), Fine And Dandy (1961, 1963), Super Impose (1990, 1991), Pharaoh (1994, 1995), Sunline (1999, 2002), Sacred Falls (2013, 2014).
• Other Notable Winners: Briseis (1876), Wakeful (1901), Chatham (1934), Hall Mark (1935), Tobin Bronze (1967), Gunsynd (1972), Maybe Mahal (1978), Emancipation (1983), Grand Armee (2003), Private Steer (2004), Racing To Win (2006), More Joyous (2012), Winx (2016), Happy Clapper (2018).
• The winner of this race is exempt from ballot for 2021 Queen Elizabeth Stakes.
• Fillies & Mares: 34 Fillies and Mares have won the Doncaster Mile. Previous Mare – Nettoyer (2020). Previous Filly – Sunline (1999).
• 3yos: 32 times the 3yos have won. Last 3yo winner – Brutal (2019). Three year olds have won 7 of the last 20 runnings.
• Lead Ups: The George Ryder has produced 5 of the last 7 winners. The Rosehill Guineas and Ranvet Stakes can produce a horse back in trip as we saw last year.
• Epsom/Doncaster double in the same season: Dundee (1865-66), Marvel (1891-92), Chatham (1933-34), Broker's Tip (1969-70), Gunsynd (1971-72), Authentic Heir (1975-76), Super Impose (1990-91), Winx (2015-16), Happy Clapper (2017-18).
• Cox Plate/Doncaster double in same season: Tobin Bronze (1966-67), Winx (2015-16).
• George Ryder Stakes/Doncaster Mile double - Dame Acre (1918), Hem (1919), Dalrello (1975), Emancipation (1983), Racing To Win (2006), Haradasun (2007), Vision And Power (2009), Winx (2016).
• Doncaster Mile/Queen Elizabeth Stakes double - Iko (1980), More Joyous (2012).
• Chris Waller won his 6 over the period of 9 years.
• The three year olds ran the trifecta in 2013 (Sacred Falls/Pierro/Norzita).
• Guy Walter trained the trifecta in 2005 (Patezza/Court's In Session/Danni Martine) while Chris Waller trained the first four in 2014 (Sacred Falls/Royal Descent/Weary/Hawkspur).
• Happy Clapper won his first Group 1 in the 2017 Epsom Handicap. He ran a time of 1:33.17 carrying 57kg. He'd win the Doncaster later that season in exactly the same time with exactly the same weight.
• Since 2009, double figure barriers have won the Doncaster on 8 occasions.
• Sunline was the last NZ trained winner but Sacred Falls in 2013 had been trained there before going to Chris Waller for his Autumn 3yo prep.
• Leading Trainers: Tommy Smith, Gai Waterhouse (7), Chris Waller (6), Bart Cummings (5).
• Other Current Trainers with wins: John O'Shea (3), Lee Freedman (2), Joe Pride (2), John Hawkes (2 incl 1 with Michael & Wayne), Barbara Joseph (1), Graeme Rogerson (1), Tony Vasil (1), Les Bridge (1), Pat Webster (1), Wendy Roche (1).
• Leading Jockeys: Glen Boss (7), Jack Thompson, Jack Toohey (4).
• Other Current Jockeys with wins: Zac Purton (2), Larry Cassidy (2), Nash Rawiller (2), Tim Clark (1), Tommy Berry (1), Grant Cooksley (1), Hugh Bowman (1), Blake Shinn (1), James Innes (1).

TJ Smith Stakes G1 (1200m WFA)

• First Running: 1997 (won by Mahogany).
• Multiple Winners: Black Caviar (2011, 2013), Chautauqua (2015, 2016, 2017).
• Other Notable Winners: Mahogany (1997), Spinning Hill (2003), Apache Cat (2008), Takeover Target (2009), Lankan Rupee (2014), Trapeze Artist (2018), Santa Ana Lane (2019), Nature Strip (2020).
• It was originally called the Endeavour Stakes, but was changed to the TJ Smith Stakes in 1999.
• Fillies & Mares: 7 times to the females. Mare winners – Spinning Hill (2003), Shamekha (2005), Black Caviar (2011, 2013). Filly winners – La Baraka (1998), Dilly Dally (2004), Melito (2010).
• 3yos: 6 to 3yos – La Baraka (1998), Shy Hero (2000), Century Kid (2001), Dilly Dally (2004), Melito (2010), Trapeze Artist (2018).
• Lightning Stakes/TJ Smith Stakes double - Mahogany (1997), Apache Cat (2008), Black Caviar (2011/2013), Chautauqua (2016).
• Newmarket Hcp/TJ Smith Stakes double – Black Caviar (2011), Lankan Rupee (2014).
• Race named after the legendary trainer and his daughter Gai Waterhouse has won the race on 3 occasions.
• Only 6 times in the last 20 years has the winner won their final lead up.
• Black Caviar ended her brilliant unbeaten 25 start career winning the 2013 TJ Smith. Amazingly, six years later, Winx would end her career on the same day (13 April).
• The 2020 edition was almost a re-run of The Everest (minus the winner Yes Yes Yes) but with the addition of the new 3yos on the block.
• For such an elite race, the winning margins have been significant.
• 2020 The Everest – Bivouac (2nd), Haut Brion Her (5th), Nature Strip (7th), Libertini (8th), Eduardo (11th).
• Leading Trainers: Gai Waterhouse (3), Michael/Wayne/John Hawkes (3), Peter Moody, Pat Webster, Gerald Ryan (2).
• Other Current Trainers with wins: Lee Freedman (1), Graeme Rogerson (1), Leon Macdonald (1), Joe Pride (1), Greg Eurell (1), David Payne (1), Mick Price (1), Anthony Freedman (1), Chris Waller (1).
• Leading Jockeys: Tommy Berry (3), Luke Nolen, Nash Rawiller (2).
• Other Current Jockeys with wins: Larry Cassidy (1), Jackson Morris (1), Kerrin McEvoy (1), Hugh Bowman (1), Corey Brown (1), Blake Shinn (1), Craig Williams (1), Craig Newitt (1), Mark Zahra (1), James McDonald (1).

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