YEAR WINNER TRAINER JOCKEY NO. BR. SP Wgt A/S LEAD-UP FORM 1997 HOLY ROLLER J.HAWKES D.GAUCI 5 9 13-2 55 5G 1st Bill Ritchie Qlty-11th Epsom Hcp-6th Moonga Stks 1998 RUSTIC DREAM M.PRICE D.OLIVER 3 12 11-2 56.5 5G 6th Rupert Clarke Stk-10th Epsom Hcp-2nd Toorak Hcp 1999 LE ZAGALETTA D.L.FREEDMAN D.OLIVER 7 9 7 55 4G 1st Bobbie Lewis-11th Rupert Clarke Stk-9th Toorak Hcp 2000 WEASEL WILL N.BLACKISTON B.PREBBLE 6 2 9-2 55.5 5G 5th Rupert Clarke Stk-1st VRC 1412m Hcp-3rd Ansett Hcp 2001 WEASEL WILL N.BLACKISTON C.WILLIAMS 8 7 $10 54.5 6G 4th Feehan Stk-6th Rupert Clarke Stk-16th Toorak Hcp 2002 ROYAL CODE D.HALL B.PREBBLE 7 5 $4.60f 55 4H 3rd Bobbie Lewis-3rd Rupert Clarke Stk-10th Toorak Hcp 2003 ROSINA LAD D.HAWORTH G.CHILDS 6 11 $6.50 53.5 5G 3rd NZ Mudgway Stk-12th Rupert Clarke Stk-5th Toorak Hcp 2004 LAD OF THE MANOR R.J.HOYSTED B.JOHNS 6 11 $6 54 5G 1st Benalla 1200m Hcp-1st Brat Gold Nugget-3rd Caul 1400m Hcp 2005 NICONERO D.HAYES C.WILLIAMS 5 8 $4.20 55.5 4G 8th Rupert Clarke Stk-10th VRC 1410m Hcp-4th Toorak Hcp 2006 FLASH TRICK C.ALDERSON S.KING 14 5 $26 53 4G 13th Caul 1200m Hcp-2nd Caul 1400m Hcp 2007 SONIC QUEST D.L.FREEDMAN D.NIKOLIC 3 13 $3.20f 56.5 5G 1st Caul 1200m Hcp-2nd Caul 1400m Hcp 2008 SEA BATTLE M.KAVANAGH M.RODD 6 14 $6 54.5 5H 2nd Caul 1200m Hcp-1st VRC 1410m Hcp-4th Toorak Hcp 2009 RANGIRANGDOO C.WALLER C.BROWN 1 8 $4.20f 57.5 5G 1st Tramway Stk-2nd Shannon Qlty-2nd Epsom Hcp 2010 SOUND JOURNEY M.KAVANAGH M.RODD 6 9 $14 56.5 6H 10th Caul 1400m Hcp-5th SA Tokyo City-4th Caul 1400m Hcp 2011 TESTA MY PATIENCE M.PRICE C.NEWITT 9 6 $6 53.5 5G 2nd The Heath-3rd Caul 1400m Hcp-1st Caul 1400m Hcp 2012 SILENT ACHIEVER R.JAMES J.MCDONALD 7 2 $6 56.5 4M 4th NZ 1400m Hcp 2013 TOYDINI G.WALTER B.SHINN 10 5 $3.30f 58.5 4G 5th Warwick Stk-1st Cameron Hcp-3rd Epsom Hcp 2014 HOOKED J.THOMPSON C.WILLIAMS 6 1 $5 58.5 4H 7th Tramway Stk-1st Cameron Hcp-3rd Epsom Hcp 2015 TURN ME LOOSE M.BAKER O.BOSSON 11 1 $4.20 58.5 4H 6th NZ Makfi Challenge-2nd VRC Paris Lane-1st Seymour Cup 2016 THE UNITED STATES R.HICKMOTT K.MCEVOY 1 2 $3.60f 59 7H 6th Feehan Stk 2017 LUCKY HUSSLER D.WEIR B.SHINN 2 5 $9 59 8G 6th Bobbie Lewis-10th Rupert Clarke Stk-11th Weekend Hussler 2018 CLIFF'S EDGE D.WEIR J.ALLEN 8 10 $2.80f 58.5 4H 7th VRC Tontonan Stk-1st Caul 1400m Hcp-5th Toorak Hcp 2019 CHIEF IRONSIDE D.MENUISIER J.SPENCER 12 6 $26 59 5H 13th Toorak Hcp 2020 HOMESMAN A.& S.FREEDMAN B.MELHAM 1 2 $3.90 59 7G First run back from a spell (203 days) 2021 JUST FOLK J.JULIUS J.ALLEN 7 2 $15 59 5G 3rd Caul 1200m BM78-2nd VRC Paris Lane Stk-5th Seymour Cup 2022 MY OBERON A.NEASHAM J.ALLEN 5 6 $5.50 59 6G First run back from a spell (105 days) GROUP 2 2023 CRYSTAL MILE (1600M) $300,000 WEIGHT-FOR-AGE 42ND RUNNING RACE FIRST RUN: Saturday, October 23, 1982; CONDUCTED: At Weight-For-Age (2012-2022); Handicap (1982-2011); Group 2 (1996-2022); Group 3 (1986-1995); NOTABLE WINNERS: Solvit (1992) Juggler (1995) Silent Achiever (2012) Niconero (2005) Lad of the Manor (2004) Homesman (2020) Getting Closer (1982) Dazzling Duke (1985) Rangirangdoo (2009) Turn Me Loose (2015) The United States (2016) Rustic Dream (1998) Le Zagaletta (1999) MARES WINNERS: Silent Achiever (2012); DUAL WINNER: Weasel Will (2000/2001) LONGEST PRICED WINNERS: 66/1 (Fendalton-1989) $26 (Chief Ironside-2019, Flash Trick-2006) SHORTEST PRICED WINNERS: $2.80F (Cliff’s Edge-2018) $3.20F (Sonic Quest-2007) TOORAK HCP WINNERS RECORD IN THE CRYSTAL MILE: 5 starters for 2 thirds, 3 unplaced MV CRYSTAL MILE WINNERS RECORD IN THE VRC CHAMPIONS (CANTALA) STKS: 36 starters for 2 wins (Turn Me Loose-2015, Dazzling Duke-1985), 4 seconds, 3 thirds, 27 unplaced LEADING TRAINERS: Nigel Blackiston, Lee Freedman, Roger James, Mark Kavanagh, Mick Price, Darren Weir (2) LEADING JOCKEYS: John Allen, Darren Gauci, Damien Oliver, Craig Williams (3), Greg Hall, Brett Prebble, Michael Rodd, Blake Shinn (2)
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