The Crystal Mile is a Group 2 weight for age mile event held at Moonee Valley Racecourse on Ladbrokes Cox Plate Day.
2024 Crystal Mile Results
- 1st: #11 Plenty Of Ammo
- 2nd: #7 Royal Champion
- 3rd: #4 Nugget
Crystal Mile News
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.
2024 Crystal Mile Results
- 1st: #11 Plenty Of Ammo ($3.90F)
- 2nd: #7 Royal Champion
- 3rd: #4 Nugget
The Symon Wilde-trained mare Plenty Of Ammo ($3.90F) continued her good form, coming with a surging run at the top of The Valley straight to shoot to the front late and salute for the punters in the 2024 Crystal Mile results ahead of bigger and betting targets.
Crystal Mile 2024 Odds & Results
| Runner Details | Win | Place |
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1st
11. Plenty Of Ammo (4)
J: Jordan Childs 55kg
T: Symon Wilde |
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2nd
7. Royal Champion (7)
J: Mark Zahra 57kg
T: A & S Freedman |
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3rd
4. Nugget (6)
J: James McDonald 57kg
T: Ciaron Maher |
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4th
2. Von Hauke (2)
J: Craig Williams 58kg
T: Cliff Brown |
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5th
8. Poison Chalice (9)
J: Thomas Stockdale 57kg
T: Paul Preusker |
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6th
6. Suparazi (8)
J: Jye McNeil 57kg
T: Ben Brisbourne |
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7th
5. Light Infantry Man (3)
J: Blake Shinn 57kg
T: Ciaron Maher |
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8th
1. Uncle Bryn (1)
J: Luke Currie 58kg
T: Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young |
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9th
3. Laws Of Indices (11)
J: Damian Lane 57kg
T: Phillip Stokes |
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10th
10. Rumbled Again (5)
J: Michael Dee 55kg
T: Michael Trotter |
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11th
9. Sirileo Miss (10)
J: Ben Melham 55kg
T: Symon Wilde |
Data retrieved: 23/11/2024 05:53:28 PM (Australia/Brisbane)
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 Champions Mile (1600m). Turn Me Loose (2015) was the last horse to complete the Crystal Mile – Cantala Stakes (now the Champions Mile) double.
The 2023 Crystal Mile form was franked with the second placed Antino returning the following year to win the 2024 Toorak Handicap by a dominant 6.5 lengths!
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 2022 Crystal Mile form was franked with the winner My Oberon returning in the autumn to finish runner-up to Mr Brightside in the 2023 Doncaster Mile in Sydney.
The 2024 Crystal Mile took place on Saturday October 26, 2024 as part of Ladbrokes Cox Plate Day at Moonee Valley and saw the well-backed mare Plenty Of Ammo ($3.90F) salute as favourite by three quarters of a length.
| Crystal Mile 2024 | |
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| Date: | Saturday October 26, 2024 |
| Track: | Moonee Valley Racecourse |
| Distance: | 1600m |
| Race Type: | 3YO&UP WFA |
| Status: | Group 2 |
| Prize Money: | $300,000 |
2024 Crystal Mile Finishing Order
| Finish | No. | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Margin | Bar. | Weight | Penalty | Starting Price | |
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| 1 | 11 | PLENTY OF AMMO | Symon Wilde | Jordan Childs | 4 | 55kg | $3.90F | |||
| 2 | 7 | ROYAL CHAMPION (IRE) | Anthony & Sam Freedman | Mark Zahra | 0.75L | 7 | 57kg | $4.40 | ||
| 3 | 4 | NUGGET (GB) | Ciaron Maher | James McDonald | 1.15L | 6 | 57kg | $6 | ||
| 4 | 2 | VON HAUKE (NZ) | Cliff Brown | Craig Williams | 1.21L | 2 | 58kg | $21 | ||
| 5 | 8 | POISON CHALICE (NZ) | Paul Preusker | Thomas Stockdale | 1.36L | 9 | 57kg | $14 | ||
| 6 | 6 | SUPARAZI | Ben Brisbourne | Jye McNeil | 3.11L | 8 | 57kg | $20 | ||
| 7 | 5 | LIGHT INFANTRY MAN (FR) | Ciaron Maher | Blake Shinn | 3.41L | 3 | 57kg | $10 | ||
| 8 | 1 | UNCLE BRYN (GB) | Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young | Luke Currie | 5.66L | 1 | 58kg | $10 | ||
| 9 | 3 | LAWS OF INDICES (IRE) | Phillip Stokes | Damian Lane | 6.66L | 11 | 57kg | $15 | ||
| 10 | 10 | RUMBLED AGAIN | Michael Trotter | Michael Dee | 7.66L | 5 | 55kg | $51 | ||
| 11 | 9 | SIRILEO MISS | Symon Wilde | Ben Melham | 9.91L | 10 | 55kg (cd 55.5kg) | $13 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
2024 Crystal Mile Betting
The latest Crystal Mile 2024 odds and betting markets will be provided by Ladbrokes.com.au the week of Cox Plate Day so you can lock in your top Crystal Mile betting tips.
Plenty Of Ammo ($3.90 in 2024) was the last Crystal Mile favourite to salute for the punters.
2024 Crystal Mile Form Guide
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2024 Crystal Mile Tips
Stay tuned for our exclusive Crystal Mile 2024 Tips on the Cox Plate Day support act this spring.
- To Win: #6 Suparazi ($12 at time of publish) – BET NOW
Think the current double-figure odds on this consistent Super One six-year-old from Wangaratta can upset this field and continue his good spring form. The Ben Brisbourne-trained galloper was last seen running second to Jimmysstar in the Listed Weekend Hussler from a wide draw at Caulfield on Guineas Day. He is up in distance and trip going to a Group 2 now but presents fit and should relish the mile (5:2-0-1). Hasn’t finished out of the top three in his latest five, and while he hasn’t won at The Valley his is a four-time runner-up from eight starts so handles the tight turns. Jye McNeil rides from barrier eight. Can surprise.
2024 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 2024 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.
The Crystal Mile 2024 final field features eleven acceptors led in betting by the Ciaron Maher-trained Nugget coming off a 12th in Sydney’s Group 1 Epsom Handicap and Anthony & Sam Freedman’s import Royal Champion racing second-up in Australia.
| No | Last 10 | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Barrier | Weight | Probable Weight | Penalty | Hcp Rating |
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| 1 | 86x8010x01 | UNCLE BRYN (GB) | Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young | Luke Currie | 1 | 58kg | 106 | ||
| 2 | 532x715x89 | VON HAUKE (NZ) | Cliff Brown | Craig Williams | 2 | 58kg | 96 | ||
| 3 | 833x640x06 | LAWS OF INDICES (IRE) | Phillip Stokes | Damian Lane | 11 | 57kg | 106 | ||
| 4 | 4x73407x80 | NUGGET (GB) | Ciaron Maher | James McDonald | 6 | 57kg | 103 | ||
| 5 | 3320x70x69 | LIGHT INFANTRY MAN (FR) | Ciaron Maher | Blake Shinn | 3 | 57kg | 104 | ||
| 6 | 71382×2332 | SUPARAZI | Ben Brisbourne | Jye McNeil | 8 | 57kg | 92 | ||
| 7 | 19x513x2x6 | ROYAL CHAMPION (IRE) | Anthony & Sam Freedman | Mark Zahra | 7 | 57kg | 109 | ||
| 8 | 3151x437x1 | POISON CHALICE (NZ) | Paul Preusker | Thomas Stockdale | 9 | 57kg | 85 | ||
| 9 | x7110x00x8 | SIRILEO MISS | Symon Wilde | Ben Melham | 10 | 55kg | 102 | ||
| 10 | 54182×7644 | RUMBLED AGAIN | Michael Trotter | Michael Dee | 5 | 55kg | 86 | ||
| 11 | 8x1111x2 | PLENTY OF AMMO | Symon Wilde | Jordan Childs | 4 | 55kg | 90 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
2024 Crystal Mile Nominations
Nominations on the Crystal Mile in 2024 are taken on the Monday of race week.
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 |
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| 2024 Crystal Mile |
1st | Plenty Of Ammo | 1 minute 34.88 seconds |
| 2nd | Royal Champion | ||
| 3rd | Nugget | ||
| 2023 Crystal Mile |
1st | Prowess | 1 minute 35.79 seconds |
| 2nd | Antino | ||
| 3rd | Tuvalu | ||
| 2022 Crystal Mile |
1st | My Oberon | 1 minute 38.37 seconds |
| 2nd | Bankers Choice | ||
| 3rd | Buffalo River | ||
| 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 | ||
Race comments
Open race. ROYAL CHAMPION (7) was just fair at his Australian debut in the Paris Lane at Flemington but was off a long spell at a trip short of his best with 61kg and the market kept him quite firm which is notable. He drops 4kg here, gets to a mile and his best form in the UK would just win this. UNCLE BRYN (1) was a surprise winner of the Paris Lane at $61 but it wasn't anything he hadn't shown he was capable of prior. He'll only be better suited out to a mile and can win again. PLENTY OF AMMO (11) stuck on well for second in the Paris Lane and will be fitter. She's got the record of a very good horse and maps well out to a mile. NUGGET (4) was okay in the Epsom and will find this much easier. POISON CHALICE (8) is progressive and can measure up.