Victoria Mile
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History
The Victoria Mile is a Grade 1 race run under Set Weight conditions for four year olds and above mares at Tokyo racecourse conducted by the Japan Racing Association.
The Victoria Mile is run over 1600m. It was first run in 2006 and was won by Dance In The Mood.
This is the mares chance in Japan to get a G1.
The Victoria Mile was worth JPY281,800,000 in 2024.
Tokyo racecourse is a left handed course with the start at the top of the back straight.
The majority of wins since it began are with the four year olds.
Vodka won the Derby in 2007 and two years on she won some top races including this by seven lengths and also the Japan Cup.
Buena Vista rarely ran a bad race. She took out the Victoria Mile after dropping back in trip from the Sheema Classic in Dubai.
Almond Eye was kept in training as a 5yo and returned in the 2020 edition. She absolutely bolted in four lengths.
Gran Alegria won her Victoria Mile then placed in the Yasuda Kinen and Tenno Sho before ending her career taking out the Mile Championship in November.
Sodashi, the pure white mare, scored a big win in 2022. She went so close again in 2023.
Ten Happy Rose won the 2024 running at the odds of 250-1.
The most successful recent jockeys are Christophe Lemaire and Keita Tosaki with three wins.
Damian Lane won his first Japanese G1 on a riding stint on Normcore in 2019.
Hideaki Fujiwara has three wins as a trainer.
Notable winners of the Victoria Mile include Sodashi (2022), Gran Alegria (2021), Almond Eye (2020), Straight Girl (2015/2016), Verxina (2013/2014), Apapane (2011), Buena Vista (2010), Vodka (2009) and Dance In The Mood (2006).
The 2024 Victoria Mile was won by Ten Happy Rose from Fierce Pride and Masked Diva.
Previous Victoria Mile Winners
| Date | Horse | Jockey | WT | Trainer | BP |
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TEN HAPPY ROSE
(JPN)
6M EPIPHANEIA (JPN) - FATAL ROSE (JPN) TANINO GIMLET (JPN) |
AKIHIDE TSUMURA | 56.0 | DAISUKE TAKAYANAGI | 9 |
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SONGLINE
(JPN)
5M KIZUNA (JPN) - LUMINOUS PARADE (JPN) SYMBOLI KRIS S (USA) |
K TOSAKI | 56.0 | TORU HAYASHI | 6 |
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SODASHI
(JPN)
4F KUROFUNE (USA) - BUCHIKO (JPN) KING KAMEHAMEHA (JPN) |
HAYATO YOSHIDA | 55.0 | N SUGAI | 5 |
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GRAN ALEGRIA
(JPN)
5M DEEP IMPACT (JPN) - TAPITSFLY (USA) TAPIT (USA) |
C P LEMAIRE | 55.0 | K FUJISAWA | 6 |
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ALMOND EYE
(JPN)
5M LORD KANALOA (JPN) - FUSAICHI PANDORA (JPN) SUNDAY SILENCE (USA) |
C P LEMAIRE | 55.0 | SAKAE KUNIEDA | 12 |
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NORMCORE
(JPN)
4F HARBINGER (GB) - CHRONOLOGIST (JPN) KUROFUNE (USA) |
DAMIAN LANE | 55.0 | K HAGIWARA | 4 |
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JOUR POLAIRE
(JPN)
5M DEEP IMPACT (JPN) - SUMMER NIGHT CITY (JPN) HELISSIO (FR) |
H MIYUKI | 55.0 | M NISHIZONO | 4 |
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ADMIRE LEAD
(JPN)
4F STAY GOLD (JPN) - BELLE ALLURE (IRE) NUMEROUS (USA) |
C P LEMAIRE | 55.0 | N SUGAI | 5 |
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STRAIGHT GIRL
(JPN)
7M FUJI KISEKI (JPN) - NEVER PERIOD (JPN) TAIKI SHUTTLE (USA) |
K TOSAKI | 55.0 | H FUJIWARA | 13 |
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STRAIGHT GIRL
(JPN)
6M FUJI KISEKI (JPN) - NEVER PERIOD (JPN) TAIKI SHUTTLE (USA) |
K TOSAKI | 55.0 | H FUJIWARA | 5 |
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VERXINA
(JPN)
5M DEEP IMPACT (JPN) - HALWA SWEET (JPN) MACHIAVELLIAN (USA) |
H UCHIDA | 55.0 | Y TOMOMICHI | 14 |
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VERXINA
(JPN)
4M DEEP IMPACT (JPN) - HALWA SWEET (JPN) MACHIAVELLIAN (USA) |
H UCHIDA | 55.0 | Y TOMOMICHI | 11 |
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WHALE CAPTURE
(JPN)
4M KUROFUNE (USA) - GLOBAL PEACE (JPN) SUNDAY SILENCE (USA) |
N YOKOYAMA | 55.0 | K TANAKA | 12 |
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APAPANE
(JPN)
4M KING KAMEHAMEHA (JPN) - SALTY BID (USA) SALT LAKE (USA) |
M EBINA | 55.0 | SAKAE KUNIEDA | 16 |
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BUENA VISTA
(JPN)
4M SPECIAL WEEK (JPN) - BIWA HEIDI (JPN) CAERLEON (USA) |
N YOKOYAMA | 55.0 | H MATSUDA | 11 |
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VODKA
(JPN)
5M TANINO GIMLET (JPN) - TANINO SISTER (JPN) ROUSILLON (USA) |
YUTAKA TAKE | 55.0 | KATSUHIKO SUMII | 6 |
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ASIAN WINDS
(JPN)
4M FUJI KISEKI (JPN) - SAKURASAKU (JPN) DANEHILL (USA) |
S FUJITA | 55.0 | H FUJIWARA | 6 |
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KOIUTA
(JPN)
4M FUJI KISEKI (JPN) - VIOLET LOVE (JPN) DR DEVIOUS (IRE) |
MASAMI MATSUOKA | 55.0 | M OKUHIRA | 4 |
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DANCE IN THE MOOD
(JPN)
5M SUNDAY SILENCE (USA) - DANCING KEY (USA) NIJINSKY (CAN) |
H KITAMURA | 55.0 | K FUJISAWA | 1 |
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