Thorndon Mile

The Thorndon Mile (formally WRC George Adams Handicap) is a Group One (G1) Thoroughbred horse race contested at Trentham Racecourse by the Wellington Racing Club.

The race is run on Wellington Cup day, traditionally the last Saturday of January.

This race was known as the WRC George Adams Handicap until 1983. It was also known as the Jarden Mile or Jarden Morgan Mile while sponsored by that organisation over the 1984-1991 period. Other sponsors have included Hutt Valley Cartage and Harcourts real estate.

Notable winners
The Thorndon Mile has been won by many of the best horses in New Zealand, such as:


 * Alamosa, winner of the 2007 ARC Diamond Stakes and the 2008 Otaki-Maori Weight for Age and Toorak Handicap. Also sire of Kirramosa, winner of the 2013 VRC Oaks.
 * Grey Way
 * Kawi, winner of seven Group One races
 * McGinty
 * Melody Belle
 * Sir Slick
 * Wall Street, winner of the 2010 Windsor Park Plate, Spring Classic and Emirates Stakes