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The Group 1 Doncaster Mile  is a 1600m handicap race for the best middle distance gallopers in the country. Held at Randwick Racecourse during the Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival, the race is also known as the Doncaster Handicap and is regarded as the equivalent of the spring’s Epsom Handicap.

The Doncaster Mile offers $3 million in prize money making it one of the richest races in the autumn and is open to all horses aged three years and over. With the threat of Coronavirus shutting down Australian racing, the 2020 Doncaster Mile prizemoney was reduced to $1.5 million, with the stakes back up to $3 million for the 2021 edition.

The Doncaster Mile is now held on the opening day of The Championships at Royal Randwick on an exciting race card that also features the Group 1 T.J. Smith Stakes (1200m), the Group 1 Australian Derby (2400m) and the Group 1 ATC Sires’ Produce Stakes (1400m).

Key lead-up races into the Doncaster Mile field include the Group 3 Doncaster Prelude (1500m) run the Saturday before at Rosehill Gardens and the Group 1 George Ryder Stakes (1500m) a fortnight before. Recent winners of the George Ryder Stakes – Doncaster Mile double include Winx (2016), Vision And Power (2009), Haradasun (2007) and Racing To Win (2006).

The Doncaster Mile winner is also exempt from ballot from the autumn’s richest race – the $4 million Group 1 Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2000m) held the following Saturday. The Doncaster Mile – Queen Elizabeth Stakes double was recently achieved by More Joyous (2012).

In 2021 the Doncaster Mile ran on the second Saturday of April with all race meetings of the autumn in Sydney from Slipper Day onwards postponed a week due to the weather.

The 2021 Doncaster Mile ran on Saturday April 10, 2021 at Royal Randwick and was narrowly won by the Godolphin-raced Cascadian. 

Doncaster Mile 2021
Date:	Saturday April 10, 2021
Track:	Randwick Racecourse
Distance:	1600m
Race Type:	3YO+ Handicap
Status:	Group 1
Prize Money:	$3,000,000

2021 Doncaster Mile Results

• 1st: #10 Cascadian
• 2nd: #21e Icebath
• 3rd: #11 Dalasan

Star hoop Jamie Kah celebrated her fifth Group 1 success with a perfectly-timed ride aboard the James Cummings-trained Cascadian in the 2021 Doncaster Mile results. Cascadian ($8) made a big late run to just nudge out the emergency runner Icebath ($21) for the win, while 30/1 outsider Dalasan ran third a half-length ahead of the beaten favourite Mugatoo in fourth.

	Finish	No.	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Margin	Bar.	Weight	Penalty	Starting Price
	1	10	CASCADIAN (GB)	James Cummings	Ms Jamie Kah		3	53kg		$8
	2	21e	ICEBATH (NZ)	Brad Widdup	Jay Ford	0.2L	2	50.5kg		$21
	3	11	DALASAN	Leon Macdonald & Andrew Gluyas	Jason Holder	1L	1	53kg		$31
	4	1	MUGATOO (IRE)	Kris Lees	Hugh Bowman	1.5L	4	56kg		$4.20F
	5	2	AVILIUS (GB)	James Cummings	James McDonald	3.2L	11	56kg		$10
	6	8	ZAAKI (GB)	Annabel Neasham	Regan Bayliss	3.4L	19	53.5kg		$61
	7	20	FORBIDDEN LOVE	Richard & Michael Freedman	Dean Yendall	3.6L	12	49.5kg		$10
	8	16	ROCK	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	James Innes Jnr	4.1L	8	52kg		$21
	9	17	NETTOYER	Wendy Roche	Michael Poy	4.3L	6	51kg		$31
	10	19	MO’UNGA (NZ)	Annabel Neasham	Robbie Dolan	6.8L	18	49.5kg		$7.50
	11	4	STAR OF THE SEAS (NZ)	Chris Waller	Sam Clipperton	7.1L	9	54kg		$31
	12	9	AEGON (NZ)	Murray Baker & Andrew Forsman	Kerrin McEvoy	7.6L	7	53kg		$15
	13	22e	WHEELHOUSE	Chris Waller	Ms Alysha Collett	8.6L	15	49.5kg		$51
	14	18	YAO DASH	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	Michael Dee	10.7L	10	50.5kg		$15
	15	14	BEST OF DAYS (GB)	James Cummings	Ms Rachel King	10.9L	14	52.5kg		$26
	16	3	SAMADOUBT	Bjorn Baker	Joshua Parr	17.9L	13	56kg		$101
	17	5	OLMEDO (FR)	Annabel Neasham	Tommy Berry	19.4L	5	54kg		$151
	18	6	SHOUT THE BAR	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	Tim Clark	20L	17	53.5kg		$51
	19	13	FUNSTAR	Chris Waller	Craig Williams	20.5L	16	52.5kg		$19
		15	I AM SUPERMAN (IRE)	Peter & Paul Snowden	Andrew Adkins		0
		12	THINK IT OVER	Kerry Parker	Glen Boss		0		0.5kg
		7	GEM SONG	Kris Lees	Jason Collett		0		1.0kg

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

Doncaster Mile Betting

The Doncaster Mile is always one of the most popular betting events on the Australian racing calendar because of the open nature of the Group 1 event.

Favourites have a fair record in the Doncaster Mile with Winx (2016), More Joyous (2011), Haradasun (2007) and Racing To Win (2006) all winning as the punters elect in the last decade.

There has also been some notable upset Doncaster Mile results including back in 1985 when Row Of Waves won as a 100/1 shot and more recently the 2020 win by $41 outsider Nettoyer.

Futures Doncaster Mile odds open months in advance of the race at online bookmakers including Ladbrokes.com.au offering punters an early chance to lock in their selections at generous all-in pricing.

2021 Doncaster Mile Odds

All-in Doncaster Mile odds 2021 provided by Ladbrokes.com.au at all-in pricing are listed below for you to back your early Doncaster Mile betting tips.

Doncaster Mile Form

The Doncaster Mile form is always tough to analyse because there are generally horses coming from a variety of different form lines to contest the Group 1 event.

The George Ryder Stakes is considered the key form race, but in recent years Doncaster Mile winners have had their final lead-up race in events like the Group 1 Rosehill Guineas (2000m), the Group 1 Ranvet Stakes (2000m) and Group 2 Hobartville Stakes (1400m).

2021 Doncaster Mile Field

The final Doncaster Mile field of acceptances is released by Racing NSW on the Tuesday before the race and features a capacity 20 starters.

The official 2021 Doncaster Mile field and barriers are due out on Tuesday April 6, 2021 and will be published in full below.

The Doncaster Mile 2021 final field features a capacity line-up full of last start champions including The All-Star Mile hero Mugatoo in barrier four and the widely-drawn Rosehill Guineas winning Mo’unga (21) with the second widest alley to overcome.

Click here to read more on the key chances in this year’s Doncaster Mile 2021 field and betting markets.

• Scratchings Update: #7 Gem Song (19) has been scratched due to lameness with first emergency Icebath (2) to gain a start in her place.

Check out our dedicated Doncaster Mile Field page for more on the nominations and acceptance stages of the race.

2021 Doncaster Mile Nominations

The Doncaster Mile nominations close on a Tuesday in early February, two months out from Doncaster Mile Day. The original Doncaster Handicap nominations can feature around 200 hopefuls hoping to make the final field for the autumn Group 1 classic.

The 2021 Doncaster Mile Nominations closed at midday on Tuesday the 9th of February, 2021. 

The Doncaster Mile 2021 nominations drew 151 entries led in betting by star Kiwi mare Probabeel as well as Japanese-trained Group 1 winner Salios.

2021 Doncaster Mile First Acceptances

Following the nominations the Doncaster Mile first acceptances close a month later on a Tuesday in early March. The Doncaster Handicap first acceptances narrow down the list of potential milers to take to the Randwick track over 1600m in the elite level on Day 1 of ‘The Championships’.

The Doncaster Mile 2021 first acceptances were released on Tuesday March 9, 2021 leaving 81 potential runners including Kris Lees’ outstanding $5 million The All-Star Mile champion in Melbourne Mugatoo.

Doncaster Mile History

First held in 1865 when Dundee took out the winning title. The race was officially changed to its current title of the Doncaster Mile in 2010 having previously been known as the Doncaster Handicap.

Many champion horses have won the classic over the years and notable Doncaster Mile winners include Wakeful (1901), Chatham (1934), Cuddle (1936), Tudor Hill (1959-1960), Gunsynd (1972), Emancipation (1983), Super Impose (1990-1991), Sunline (1999 & 2002), Grand Armee (2003), More Joyous (2012) and Winx (2016).

Recent Doncaster Mile Winners

See below for a full list of the Doncaster Mile and Doncaster Handicap winners going back to 2000.

Year	Place	Horse	Time
2021 Doncaster Mile	1st	Cascadian	1 minute 36.36 seconds
	2nd	Icebath
	3rd	Dalasan
2020 Doncaster Mile	1st	Nettoyer	1 minute 37.77 seconds
	2nd	Star Of The Seas
	3rd	Brandenburg
2019 Doncaster Mile	1st	Brutal	1 minute 37.65 seconds
	2nd	Dreamforce
	3rd	Hartnell
2018 Doncaster Mile	1st	Happy Clapper	1 minute 33.17 seconds
	2nd	Comin’ Through
	3rd	Arbeitsam
2017 Doncaster Mile	1st	It’s Somewhat	1 minute 39.17 seconds
	2nd	Happy Clapper
	3rd	Sense Of Occasion
2016 Doncaster Mile	1st	Winx	1 minute 35.2 seconds
	2nd	Happy Clapper
	3rd	Azkadellia
2015 Doncaster Mile	1st	Kermadec	1 minute 37.6 seconds
	2nd	Real Impact
	3rd	Royal Descent
2014 Doncaster Mile	1st	Sacred Falls	1 minute 39.6 seconds
	2nd	Royal Descent
	3rd	Weary
2013 Doncaster Mile	1st	Sacred Falls	1 minute 37.7 seconds
	2nd	Pierro
	3rd	Norzita
2012 Doncaster Mile	1st	More Joyous	1 minute 35.5 seconds
	2nd	Shoot Out
	3rd	Yosei
2011 Doncaster Mile	1st	Sacred Choice	1 minute 39.4 seconds
	2nd	Love Conquers All
	3rd	Bold Glance
2010 Doncaster Mile	1st	Rangirangdoo	1 minute 34.22 seconds
	2nd	Road To Rock
	3rd	Brilliant Light
2009 Doncaster Handicap	1st	Vision And Power	1 minute 36.6 seconds
	2nd	Black Piranha
	3rd	Whobegotyou
2008 Doncaster Handicap	1st	Triple Honour	1 minute 38.6 seconds
	2nd	Casino Prince
	3rd	Pinnacles
2007 Doncaster Handicap	1st	Haradasun	1 minute 38 seconds
	2nd	Mentality
	3rd	Divine Madonna
2006 Doncaster Handicap	1st	Racing To Win	1 minute 34.1 seconds
	2nd	Johan’s Toy
	3rd	Bentley Biscuit
2005 Doncaster Handicap	1st	Patezza	1 minute 35.9 seconds
	2nd	Court’s In Session
	3rd	Danni Martine
2004 Doncaster Handicap	1st	Private Steer	1 minute 35.5 seconds
	2nd	Grand Armee
	3rd	Ambulance
2003 Doncaster Handicap	1st	Grand Armee	1 minute 36.8 seconds
	2nd	Dash For Cash
	3rd	Boreale
2002 Doncaster Handicap	1st	Sunline	1 minute 35.2 seconds
	2nd	Shogun Lodge
	3rd	Defier
2001 Doncaster Handicap	1st	Assertive Lad	1 minute 35.9 seconds
	2nd	Shogun Lodge
	3rd	Weasel Will
2000 Doncaster Handicap	1st	Over	1 minute 35 seconds
	2nd	Sunline
	3rd	Zastov