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The All-Star Mile – known in 2022 as the The Seppelt Wines All-Star Mile – is one of the richest and youngest races added to the Australian Racing calendar for the first time in 2019 and is part of the growing number of Special Condition races held down under.

An Australian first, The All-Star Mile is a unique initiative or Racing Victoria and is the only event in the country that punters get the chance to vote horses into the field.

Now offering $5 million in prize money, The All-Star Mile is a key feature of the Melbourne Autumn Racing Carnival held in mid-March on the weekend after Flemington’s ‘Super Saturday’.

Run at the different major race tracks in Melbourne, the inaugural The All-Star Mile was contested at Flemington and won by star Tasmanian-trained filly and last start Australian Guineas champ Mystic Journey.

The 2020 edition of The All-Star Mile ran at Caulfield Racecourse, the weight-for-age event run over 1600m by a capacity field of 15 starters plus four emergencies.

In 2021 The All-Star Mile was run at The Valley and won by the NSW-trained Mugatoo.

In 2022 the event returned to Flemington Racecourse, with Headquarters the first track to host the race twice, and was won by the favourite Zaaki.

The Seppelt Wines All-Star Mile 2022 ran at Flemington Racecourse on Saturday March 19, 2022 and was won by the Annabel Neasham-trained favourite Zaaki ($2.40F).

The All-Star Mile 2022
Date:	Saturday March 19, 2022
Track:	Flemington Racecourse
Distance:	1600m
Race Type:	Weight-for-age
Status:	Special Condition
Prize Money:	$5 million

2022 The All-Star Mile Results

• 1st: #2 Zaaki ($2.40F)
• 2nd: #1 I’m Thunderstruck
• 3rd: #4 Streets Of Avalon

The Annabel Neashm-trained star Zaaki ($2.40F) returned to winning form second-up, given a gun ride from the outside alley (15 of 15) by Jamie Kah to dominate The All-Star Mile 2022 results.

Click here to read more on the impressive 2022 The All-Star Mile win by the favourite Zaaki.

2022 The All-Star Mile Results & Finishing Order

	Finish	No.	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Margin	Bar.	Weight	Penalty	Starting Price
	1	2	ZAAKI (GB)	Annabel Neasham	Ms Jamie Kah		15	59kg
	2	1	I’M THUNDERSTRUCK (NZ)	Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr)	Jye McNeil	1.5L	1	59kg
	3	4	STREETS OF AVALON	Shane Nichols	Zac Spain	2.25L	3	59kg
	4	8	MR BRIGHTSIDE (NZ)	Ben & JD Hayes	Craig Williams	3.5L	2	59kg
	5	3	CASCADIAN (GB)	James Cummings	Damien Oliver	3.7L	6	59kg
	6	12	INSPIRATIONAL GIRL (NZ)	Danny O’Brien	Damian Lane	4.45L	4	57kg
	7	11	SIERRA SUE (NZ)	Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young	John Allen	4.55L	13	57kg
	8	10	TOFANE (NZ)	Michael Moroney	Jamie Mott	5.3L	7	57kg
	9	9	ICEBATH (NZ)	Brad Widdup	Fred Kersley	5.5L	9	57kg
	10	15	PINSTRIPED	Enver Jusufovic	Michael Dee	5.6L	8	56kg
	11	7	CALLSIGN MAV (NZ)	Danny O’Brien	Ben Allen	6.1L	10	59kg
	12	6	KING MAGNUS	Robbie Griffiths & Mathew de Kock	Lachlan King	7.85L	5	59kg
	13	13	CAPTIVANT	Peter & Paul Snowden	Patrick Moloney	11.35L	11	56kg
	14	14	LIGHTSABER	Peter G Moody	Luke Nolen	12.35L	12	56kg
	15	5	LUNAR FOX	Paul Preusker	Craig Newitt	13.85L	14	59kg

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

2022 All-Star Mile Betting

Futures betting on The All-Star Mile opens weeks ahead of the race and heats up once voting on the Top 10 All-Star Mile horses opens.

The All-Star Mile odds on the potential runners in the $5 million feature firm as the autumn Group 1 races are run and won, especially any three-year-old that wins the Australian Guineas, a race the inaugural The All-Star Mile winner Mystic Journey took out in the lead-up.

Once The All-Star Mile final field is released, betting markets are confirmed and updated odds will be available below courtesy of Ladbrokes.com.au.

Zaaki ($2.40 in 2022) was the last favourite in The All-Star Mile betting to win.

2022 The All-Star Mile Tips

Stay tuned for our exclusive The All-Star Mile tips and best bets on the world’s richest mile race this autumn!

Favourite: #2 Zaaki ($2.90 at time of publish) 

He’s the deserving favourite with class and improvement on his side, but he does need to turn the tables on Inspirational Girl. It wasn’t his best run fresh at this track/distance last time out, but with a stronger pace in the All-Star Mile and with the benefit of that run he is the obvious one to beat. The draw makes it tricker for Jamie Kah as he’ll need to do it from the carpark, but the spring’s Mackinnon Stakes winner has previously won second-up as favourite when two lengths clear of Probabeel in the Group 1 underwood Stakes (1800m) at Caulfiled at short odds. The 2000m is more his go, but he’s a star. EACH WAY.

Best Bet: #12 Inspirational Girl ($5.50 at time of publish) 

Only a neck between her and Zaaki when she won the Blamey here last start and, despite having had a few things go her way there, think she can do it again. She needs to improve no doubt, but she’s a firecracker and she’s got that late speed to show them the way home. Gets the run of the race from barrier four with Damian Lane in the saddle again and still improving third-up on Saturday. She’s won without worry third-up before and is only lightly-raced. Group 1 Railway winner back in 2020 and while Zaaki meets her better off in the rematch, think she could be better than a few first thought. BEST BET.

Best Roughie: #3 Cascadian ($21 at time of publish)

There are plenty at double-figures that can add value to the trifecta, but going to give Cascadian another chance. The James Cummings-trained seven-year-old is yet to win from five starts at HQ, but he’s a four-time place-getter at the track so he doesn’t exactly hate it here. Genuine star at a mile and think he will relish the drop back in distance on the quick back-up off a disappointing Australian Cup fifth here over 2000m last Saturday. Prior to that he won the Peter Young Stakes over 1800m at Caulfield second-up off a CF Orr third – a good form race if you like Inspirational Girl or I’m Thunderstruck to name just a couple. He’s got the right form lines and follows a similar path that has produced success for the Godolphin stalwart in the past. VALUE.

2022 The All-Star Mile Field

The All-Star Mile field was expanded in 2020 to 15 runners, 10 of which are voted in by the public. After originally only being open to Australian racing fans, voting on the Top 10 All-Star Mile horses was opened up to New Zealand residents.

A further two horses in The All-Star mile field may come via the ‘win and you’re in’ events leading-up to the race. The winner of both the Group 1 Futurity Stakes (1400m) and Group 2 Blamey Stakes (1600m) get a ballot free ride into the All-Star mile should connections chose to accept for their Auto-Entry Race Winners.

A body of Racing Victoria specialists then determine three Wildcard entries for The All-Star Mile along with six Provisional Emergencies that can gain a start should any number of the Top 10 Horses, Auto-Race Entry Winners and or Wildcard entries chose not to accept.

The official 2022 The All-Star Mile Final Field & Barriers are announced on Tuesday March 15, 2022 and will be listed below.

The All-Star Mile 2022 field is now confirmed with the favourite Zaaki drawing the carpark out in barrier 15 of 15, while last year’s Golden Eagle winner I’m Thunderstruck is the rails-drawn danger third-up getting back up to a mile.

Click here to read more on the key chances in The All-Star Mile 2022 field and betting markets.

Click here for a complete rundown on the 2022 The All-Star Mile barrier draw.

No	Last 10	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Penalty	Hcp Rating
1	1311311×55	I’M THUNDERSTRUCK (NZ)	Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr)	Jye McNeil	1	59kg		112
2	111x1131x2	ZAAKI (GB)	Annabel Neasham	Ms Jamie Kah	15	59kg		118
3	545432×315	CASCADIAN (GB)	James Cummings	Damien Oliver	6	59kg		112
4	2875483×56	STREETS OF AVALON	Shane Nichols	Zac Spain	3	59kg		108
5	40x9560x09	LUNAR FOX	Paul Preusker	Craig Newitt	14	59kg		95
6	1224251×76	KING MAGNUS	Robbie Griffiths & Mathew de Kock	Lachlan King	5	59kg		100
7	223x117x28	CALLSIGN MAV (NZ)	Danny O’Brien	Ben Allen	10	59kg		106
8	1111114×34	MR BRIGHTSIDE (NZ)	Ben & JD Hayes	Craig Williams	2	59kg		99
9	x354912x64	ICEBATH (NZ)	Brad Widdup	Fred Kersley	9	57kg		107
10	11x3427x13	TOFANE (NZ)	Michael Moroney	Jamie Mott	7	57kg		115
11	4117100×41	SIERRA SUE (NZ)	Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young	John Allen	13	57kg		114
12	31112x5x61	INSPIRATIONAL GIRL (NZ)	Danny O’Brien	Damian Lane	4	57kg		112
13	x36728x636	CAPTIVANT	Peter & Paul Snowden	Patrick Moloney	11	56kg		106
14	9x6414x402	LIGHTSABER	Peter G Moody	Luke Nolen	12	56kg		104
15	1×115	PINSTRIPED	Enver Jusufovic	Michael Dee	8	56kg		90

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

2022 The All-Star Mile Top 10 Vote-Getters

The Top 10 vote-getters confirmed a start in the 15-horse The All Star Mile 2022 field will be updated here once announced by Racing Victoria.

Voting on The All-Star Mile 2022 horses closed on Sunday February 13, 2022.

Click here to read more on the Top 10 The All-Star Mile 2022 Vote-Getters.

The official list of Top 10 voted 2022 The All-Star Mile horses will be revealed on Wednesday February 16, 2022 and updated below.

1. Verry Elleegant (NSW) (Trainer – Chris Waller) 17,112 ***
2. I’m Thunderstruck (VIC) (Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr) 15,974
3. Zaaki (NSW) (Annabel Neasham) 15,477
4. Regalo Di Gaetano (SA) (Richard and Chantelle Jolly) 8,610*****
5. Mr Brightside (VIC) (Ben and JD Hayes) 6,316
6. Espiona (NSW) (Chris Waller) 6,123******
7. Elephant (NZ) (David and Emma-Lee Browne) 5,141 **
8. Lighthouse (VIC) (Ciaron Maher and David Eustace) 3,862****
9. King Magnus (VIC) (Robbie Griffiths and Matt de Kock) 3,786
10. Cascadian (NSW) (James Cummings) *

 * Original number six on the list – Behemoth (SA) (David Jolly) 6,222 – has subsequently been withdrawn due to injury and replaced by the James Cummings-trained Group 1 winner Cascadian.

** Elephant was subsequently withdrawn from The All-Star Mile contention due to injury.

*** Verry Elleegant has been ruled out of The All-Star Mile and will instead head next-up into the Group 1 Ranvet Stakes (2000m) in Sydney.

**** Lighthouse was not a final acceptor, the stable instead racing her in the Group 1 Coolmore Classic (1500m) on March 12, a Sydney feature which she won in the wet.

*****Regalo Di Gaetano, the popular South Australian galloper, was ruled out of The All-Star Mile on Tuesday morning due to injury and replaced by Callsign Mav.

******Espiona was a non-acceptor from the Waller stable after the filly’s disappointing eighth in the Coolmore Classic.

Note – Probabeel (NZ) (Jamie Richards) 6,698 was withdrawn prior to the announcement of the Top 10 horses in accordance with the race conditions

2022 The All-Star Mile Wild Cards

The All-Star Mile Wild Cards to be accepted in the 15-horse field are:

• Inspirational Girl (Danny O’Brien) – winner of the Group 2 Blamey Stakes
• Sierra Sue (Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young) – winner of the Group 1 Futurity Stakes
• Pinstriped (Enver Jusufovic)
• Lightsaber (Peter Moody)

The fifth Wild Card was Hitotsu for Maher/Eustace, the VRC Derby – Australian Guineas double winner missing the $5 million feature in favour of a Group 1 $2 million Australian Derby (2400m) run over further during Sydney’s The Championships in April.

2022 The All-Star Mile Provisional Emergencies

The Provisional Emergencies to make the 2022 The All-Star Mile field this season are Captivant (in for Lighthouse) and Lunar Fox (in for Elephant).

2022 The All-Star Mile Nominations

Early nominations for The All-Star Mile 2022 are taken in early January and will be updated here once confirmed.

The 2022 The All-Star Mile nominations for the world’s richest mile race attracted 78 hopefuls including Chris Waller’s Melbourne Cup winning mare Verry Elleegant.

The All-Star Mile 2022 nominations include: 

• 20 Group 1 winners
• 23 million-dollar plus earners
• 17 three-year-olds
• 15 Chris Waller-trained hopefuls

Click here to view the complete list of The All-Star Mile 2022 nominations.

The All-Star Mile History

The All-Star Mile was first contested in 2019 and took place at Flemington Racecourse. The race will rotate around the three major metropolitan racetracks in Melbourne going to Caulfield in 2020 and Moonee Valley in 2021.

The inaugural The All-Star Mile winner was the Tasmanian-trained filly Mystic Journey who came off an historical Group 1 Australian Guineas (1600m) victory where she became the first Group 1 winner from Tasmanian in a century.

The second edition of The All-Star Mile took place at a closed Caulfield Racecourse due to the COVID-19 outbreak. The results were dominated by the Perth-trained stablemates Regal Power (1st) and Superstorm (2nd).

The All-Star Mile Winners

See below for The All-Star Mile winners, place-getters and winning times since the race’s inauguration in 2019.

Year	Place	Horse	Time
2022 The All-Star Mile	1st	Zaaki	1 minute 36.54 seconds
	2nd	I’m Thunderstruck
	3rd	Streets Of Avalon
2021 The All-Star Mile	1st	Mugatoo	1 minute 39.82 seconds
	2nd	Russian Camelot
	3rd	Behemoth
2020 The All-Star Mile	1st	Regal Power	1 minute 36.57 seconds
	2nd	Superstorm
	3rd	Melody Belle
2019 The All-Star Mile	1st	Mystic Journey	1 minute 35.7 seconds
	2nd	Hartnell
	3rd	Alizee