HISTORY OF THE MILE
KENNEDY CHAMPIONS MILE The Kennedy Champions Mile is perhaps better known as the Cantala Stakes, and in fact, it retains this as its official ‘registered’ race name. The original Cantala Stakes – always a mile – was introduced on Victoria Derby Day 1919 to honour Septimus Miller who served forty years on the VRC committee, twelve years as Chairman. Miller asked for the race to be named not for himself but for his property, Cantala, on Dandenong Road, Caulfield. The Cantala Stakes moved to Final Day in 1960, rebranded as the George Adams Handicap, for the founder of Tattersalls lotteries, and run in later years under a succession of sponsors’ names. The Cantala went back to Victoria Derby Day in 2019 as the Kennedy Mile, but now returns, bigger and better, as part of TAB Champions Stakes Day.
TRAINERS AND JOCKEYS
LEADING TRAINERS
LEADING JOCKEYS
TRAINER
WINS HORSES (YEAR)
JOCKEY
WINS HORSES (YEAR)
Bart Cummings
Roy Higgins
6 Catlan Opening (1997)
5 All Shot (1972)
Shaftesbury Avenue (1990)
Gunsynd (1971)
Maybe Mahal (1976)
Storm Queen (1966) Brandy Lad (1964)
Skyjack (1974) Taj Rossi (1973)
Woambra (1962)
Storm Queen (1966)
2022 KENNEDY CHAMPIONS MILE WINNER ALLIGATOR BLOOD
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