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Held at Moonee Valley Racecourse in late October as part of Ladbrokes Cox Plate Day, the Crystal Mile is a key mile race at the Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival. Worth $300,000 in prize money, the weight-for-age showdown attracts a strong group of milers which can tackle the 1600m distance. Many of these horses will come via the Group 1 Toorak Handicap (1600m) and will go on to compete in the Group 1 Kennedy Cantala Mile (1600m) held a week later on Victoria Derby Day. Turn Me Loose (2015) was the last horse to complete the Crystal Mile – Cantala Stakes (now the Kennedy Cantala) double.

The Crystal Mile is one of a host of Group status races held at The Valley at the meeting that is headlined by the Group 1 $5 million Ladbrokes Cox Plate (2040m).

The 2021 Crystal Mile took place on Saturday October 23, 2021 as part of Ladbrokes Cox Plate Day at Moonee Valley and was won in an upset by Just Folk ($15). 

Crystal Mile 2021
Date:	Saturday October 23, 2021
Track:	Moonee Valley Racecourse
Distance:	1600m
Race Type:	3YO&UP WFA
Status:	Group 2
Prize Money:	$300,000

2021 Crystal Mile Results

• 1st: #7 Just Folk ($15)
• 2nd: #2 Begood Toya Mother
• 3rd: #5 Elephant

The Josh Julius-trained Just Folk ($15) handled a notable rise in grade to hold off fast-finishing Group 1 winner Begood Toya Mother ($19) in an exciting Crystal Mile 2021 result that saw the odds-on favourite Elephant run third.

Click here to read more on the upset win by Just Folk in the 2021 Crystal Mile.

	Finish	No.	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Margin	Bar.	Weight	Penalty	Starting Price
	1	7	JUST FOLK	Josh Julius	John Allen		2	59kg		$15
	2	2	BEGOOD TOYA MOTHER	Daniel Bowman	Daniel Moor	0.5L	5	59kg		$19
	3	5	ELEPHANT (NZ)	Emma-Lee & David Browne	Damian Lane	0.7L	1	59kg		$1.90F
	4	9	IMPECUNIOUS (NZ)	Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young	Hugh Bowman	1L	3	56.5kg		$14
	5	1	BEST OF DAYS (GB)	James Cummings	Damien Oliver	4.25L	7	59kg		$6
	6	3	ROMANCER (NZ)	Grahame Begg	Jordan Childs	5L	6	59kg		$7.50
	7	10	RHINOCEROS (NZ)	Emma-Lee & David Browne	Craig Newitt	5.75L	4	51kg		$9
		6	SECOND SLIP (NZ)	Will Clarken	Ms Linda Meech		0
		4	BUFFALO RIVER (USA)	Michael Moroney	Jye McNeil		0
		8	EMBOLISM	Danny O’Brien	Damien Thornton		0

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

2021 Crystal Mile Betting Odds

The latest Crystal Mile 2021 odds and betting markets will listed below complete with links to Ladbrokes.com.au the week of Cox Plate Day so you can lock in your top Crystal Mile betting tips.

2021 Crystal Mile Field

The Crystal Mile field draws some of the top weight-for-agers currently engaged in their spring campaign. Good lead-up races into the Crystal Mile field include the Group 3 Moonga Stakes (1400m) run at Caulfield the weekend before or the Group 1 Caulfield Stakes (2000m) for gallopers looking to come back down in class and distance.

The 2021 Crystal Mile field and barriers are released on the Wednesday of race week and will be published in full below as soon as announced by the Moonee Valley Racing Club.

A class line-up of potential Group 1-bound milers face off in Saturday’s Crystal Mile 2021 final field led in betting by classy New Zealand raider Elephant out to atone for a lead-up eighth in the Group 1 Toorak Handicap.

• Scratched: #4 Buffalo River (1); #6 Second Slip (8); #8 Embolism (6)

No	Last 10	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Penalty	Hcp Rating
1	221420×587	BEST OF DAYS (GB)	James Cummings	Damien Oliver	10	59kg		105
2	007x86x026	BEGOOD TOYA MOTHER	Daniel Bowman	Daniel Moor	7	59kg		98
3	346×182502	ROMANCER (NZ)	Grahame Begg	Jordan Childs	9	59kg		100
4	3x2340x021	BUFFALO RIVER (USA)	Michael Moroney	Jye McNeil	1	59kg		104
5	1x111x1218	ELEPHANT (NZ)	Emma-Lee & David Browne	Damian Lane	2	59kg		105
6	11125×1127	SECOND SLIP (NZ)	Will Clarken	Ms Linda Meech	8	59kg		91
7	41×4012325	JUST FOLK	Josh Julius	John Allen	3	59kg		82
8	15x0485x35	EMBOLISM	Danny O’Brien	Damien Thornton	6	58.5kg		85
9	x4339x4055	IMPECUNIOUS (NZ)	Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young	Hugh Bowman	4	56.5kg		79
10	8421811	RHINOCEROS (NZ)	Emma-Lee & David Browne	Craig Newitt	5	51kg		74

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

2021 Crystal Mile Nominations

Nominations on the Crystal Mile in 2021 are taken on the Monday of race week and will be published in full below.

	Last 10	Horse	Sex	Age	Trainer	Hcp Rating
1	007x86x026	BEGOOD TOYA MOTHER	G	7	Daniel Bowman	98
2	221420×587	BEST OF DAYS (GB)	G	8	James Cummings	105
3	3x2340x021	BUFFALO RIVER (USA)	G	6	Michael Moroney	104
4	x3413x5454	CASCADIAN (GB)	G	7	James Cummings	111
5	1x111x1218	ELEPHANT (NZ)	G	5	Emma-Lee & David Browne	105
6	x05548850x	HO HO KHAN (NZ)	H	7	Mitchell Freedman
7	41×4012325	JUST FOLK	G	5	Josh Julius	82
8	54x300x474	KEIAI NAUTIQUE (JPN)	H	7	Matthew Smith	106
9	8421811	RHINOCEROS (NZ)	C	3	Emma-Lee & David Browne	74
10	146x243x83	RIDDLE ME THAT	G	5	Matt Laurie	95
11	346×182502	ROMANCER (NZ)	G	8	Grahame Begg	100
12	11125×1127	SECOND SLIP (NZ)	G	5	Will Clarken	91
13	172240x60x	SIRCCONI	G	7	Nick Ryan	98

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

Crystal Mile History

First raced in 1982 and won by Getting Closer, the Crystal Mile was originally titled the “Waterford Crystal Mile” however in 2007 it changed sponsors and is now named the “Patinack Farm Crystal Mile”. Originally a Listed race, the Crystal Mile was elevated to Group 3 status in 1986 and became a Group 2 race in 1997. The event has only been won twice by one horse named Weasel Will in 2000 and 2001. 1 minute 33.2 seconds is the record for the fastest winning time (since 1988) by Ark Regal in 1990 whereas Niconero holds the slowest time record for his 2005 win with 1 minute 39.4 seconds.

Recent Crystal Mile Winners

Year	Place	Horse	Time
2021 Crystal Mile	1st	Just Folk	1 minute 38.31 seconds
	2nd	Begood Toya Mother
	3rd	Elephant
2020 Crystal Mile	1st	Homesman	1 minute 38.42 seconds
	2nd	Age Of Chivalry
	3rd	King’s Will Dream
2019 Crystal Mile	1st	Chief Ironside	1 minute 35.46 seconds
	2nd	Cliff’s Edge
	3rd	Best Of Days
2018 Crystal Mile	1st	Cliff’s Edge	1 minute 35.40 seconds
	2nd	Prized Icon
	3rd	Duca Valentinois
2017 Crystal Mile	1st	Lucky Hussler	1 minute 34.56 seconds
	2nd	Religify
	3rd	It’s Somewhat
2016 Crystal Mile	1st	The United States	1 minute 39.79 seconds
	2nd	Lidari
	3rd	Ulmann
2015 Crystal Mile	1st	Turn Me Loose	1 minute 35.0 seconds
	2nd	Bow Creek
	3rd	Lucky Hussler
2014 Crystal Mile	1st	Hooked	1 minute 34.98 seconds
	2nd	Bull Point
	3rd	Desert Jeuney
2013 Crystal Mile	1st	Toydini	1 minute 36.04 seconds
	2nd	Speediness
	3rd	Sacred Falls
2012 Crystal Mile	1st	Silent Achiever	1 minute 35.6 seconds
	2nd	Rangirangdoo
	3rd	Solzhenitsyn
2011 Crystal Mile	1st	Testa My Patience	1 minute 36.74 seconds
	2nd	Hawks Bay
	3rd	He’s Remarkable
2010 Crystal Mile	1st	Sound Journey	1 minute 36.71 seconds
	2nd	Trader
	3rd	Drumbeats
2009 Crystal Mile	1st	Rangirangdoo	1 minute 34.96 seconds
	2nd	Sound Of Nature
	3rd	All American
2008 Crystal Mile	1st	Sea Battle	1 minute 36.3 seconds
	2nd	Conquering
	3rd	Orange County
2007 Crystal Mile	1st	Sonic Quest	1 minute 35.9 seconds
	2nd	Orange County
	3rd	Tears I Cry
2006 Crystal Mile	1st	Flash Trick	1 minute 37.2 seconds
	2nd	New Edge
	3rd	Rockford Bay
2005 Crystal Mile	1st	Niconero	1 minute 39.4 seconds
	2nd	Cargo Cult
	3rd	Miss Potential
2004 Crystal Mile	1st	Lad Of The Manor	1 minute 37 seconds
	2nd	Lord Mick
	3rd	Sir Dex
2003 Crystal Mile	1st	Rosina Lad	1 minute 38.3 seconds
	2nd	Walk On Air
	3rd	Archave
2002 Crystal Mile	1st	Royal Code	1 minute 36.5 seconds
	2nd	Weasel Will
	3rd	Excellerator
2001 Crystal Mile	1st	Weasel Will	1 minute 37.3 seconds
	2nd	Le Zagaletta
	3rd	Typhoon
2000 Crystal Mile	1st	Weasel Will	1 minute 38.7 seconds
	2nd	Le Zagaletta
	3rd	Czar Hero