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The Noel J Taylor Memorial Mile is a Group One event for 4 year old pacing

Pacing

Pacing may refer to:* Pacing , a horse gait used in Standardbred horse races* Pacing, the even spreading out of athletes' strength in longer-distance track and field and swimming races, so that they don't burn themselves out...

horses in New Zealand

New Zealand

New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...

. It is held over the distance of 1700 metres (just over one mile) once a year at Alexandra Park, Auckland

Alexandra Park, Auckland

Alexandra Park is the home of the Auckland Trotting Club in Epsom, Auckland. The park consists of the Alexandra Park Raceway trotting track, conference centre and restaurants. It is also home to many feature harness races, including the Auckland Trotting Cup and the Rowe Cup.It is also the home of...

, New Zealand

New Zealand

. As well as being a major event in its own right, it is also the key lead-up to the New Zealand Messenger Stakes run the following week.

Other major races

Auckland Trotting Cup
Auckland Trotting Cup
The Auckland Trotting Cup or Auckland Cup is a race held at Alexandra Park in March in Auckland, New Zealand for Standardbred horses. It is one of two major harness races, along with the New Zealand Cup, held in New Zealand each year. It is notable as it is a Group 1 championship race over...
New Zealand Trotting Cup
New Zealand Trotting Cup
The New Zealand Trotting Cup or New Zealand Cup is a Group One harness race held annually by the NZ Metropolitan Trotting Club at Addington Raceway in Christchurch, New Zealand. It is considered the country's most prestigious harness racing event. the prize was NZ$750,000, the largest prize for a...
New Zealand Free For All
New Zealand Free For All
The New Zealand Pacing Free For All is a major New Zealand harness race. It is notable as it is a Group One championship sprint race and has been won by nearly every champion pacer in New Zealand. It was valued at $300,000, but was reduced to $200,000 due to economic pressures...
Great Northern Derby
Great Northern Derby
The Great Northern Derby is a harness racing event for 3 year old standardbreds. It is a major event for 3 year old colts and geldings in New Zealand. It is run at Alexandra Park in Auckland, on the same night as the Auckland Cup in early March...
Dominion Handicap
Dominion Handicap
The Dominion is a race held at the Addington Raceway each year in Christchurch, New Zealand for standardbred horses. It was worth $300,000, but in line with the economic conditions, it was cut back to $200,000 in 2010. The race is run in November over a distance of 3200 m on the Friday...
Rowe Cup
Rowe Cup
The Rowe Cup is a race held annually in May at Alexandra Park, Auckland, New Zealand for standardbred horses. Worth $300,000 and run over a distance of 3200 m, it is one of the major harness races for trotters rather than pacers.-Other major races:...
New Zealand Messenger
Inter Dominion Pacing Championship
Inter Dominion Pacing Championship
The Inter Dominion is a harness racing competition that has been contested since 1936 in Australia and New Zealand. The host of the series is rotated between the six harness racing states of Australia and the North and South Islands of New Zealand. The rotation of the Championships is fixed...
Inter Dominion Trotting Championship
Inter Dominion Trotting Championship
The Inter Dominion Trotting Championship Grand Final is a race for trotters within the overall Inter Dominion series. The series is held each year, and is a harness racing competition for both trotters and pacers that has been contested since 1936 in Australia and New Zealand...
Miracle Mile
Miracle Mile (race)
The Miracle Mile is an Australian harness racing event that was held at Harold Park Racetrack each November up until 2008 when the race was switched to Menangle Park. Prizemoney has long been among that of Australia’s leading harness races and has often included bonuses for speed...

Winners list

Year	Month	Distance	Horse	Owner	Driver	Time
2010	Apr	1700	Second Wind	G M Adlam	Gavin Smith	2:02.9
2009	Apr	1700	Auckland Reactor Auckland Reactor Auckland Reactor is a New Zealand standardbred racehorse bred by Dr. Tony & Anne Parker. Currently a 6-year-old, he has won 25 of his 34 starts. He has been crowned New Zealand Horse of the Year in the last two seasons...	Auckland Reactor Ltd	Blair Orange	2:01.8
2008	Apr	1700	Changeover	A.T.C. Trot 2006 Syndicate	David Butcher	2:03.7
2007	Apr	1700	Divisive	C E Rixon	Peter Rixon	2:00.9
2006	Apr	1609	Mainland Banner	I D Dobson, S J Dobson, Lynne Umar	Ricky May	1:55.1
2005	Apr	1609	V For S	L Taylor, M G Berger	Philip Butcher	1:55.7
2004	Apr	1609	Elsu Elsu Elsu is a black New Zealand bred Standardbred pacer who won the Australasian Pacers Grand Circuit Champion and was twice the New Zealand Horse of the Year.He was sired by Falcon Seelster out of Interchange by New York Motoring.-Racing record:...	Mrs J Walters/Double Up Synd/Est D Hudson/Mrs P Small	David Butcher	1:55.0
2003	Apr	1609	Just An Excuse	O Haines, Mrs I K Haines	Todd Mitchell Todd Mitchell This is an article about an American basketball player. For the respondent in the decision of the United States Supreme Court, see Wisconsin v. Mitchell....	1:55.6
2002	Apr	1609	Alert Motoring	Robert Reid Syndicate	Brent Mangos	1:54.1
2001	Mar	1609	Cool Hand Luke	R S Croon/M Purdon/T R Vince/J H Seaton	Tony Herlihy Tony Herlihy Tony Herlihy is a driver of standardbred racehorses in New Zealand. He was associated with many champions and is the leading driver of harness horses in New Zealand. -Reference list:...	1:55.6
2000	Mar	1609	Mac De Stroyer	N F MacFarlane, Mrs L M MacFarlane	Todd Macfarlane	1:54.6
1999	Apr	1609	Ho Wong	Mrs S E McKendry	Maurice McKendry	1:55.7
1998	Apr	1609	Scuse Me	J S Dalgety, Mrs V L Purdon	Frank Cooney	1:53.5
1997	Apr	1609	Agua Caliente	D S & Mrs D E J Short/Mrs D E Woods/Miss S M Short	Glen Wolfenden	1:56.4
1996	Feb	1609	Surprise Package	Mrs K J Purdon	Tony Herlihy Tony Herlihy Tony Herlihy is a driver of standardbred racehorses in New Zealand. He was associated with many champions and is the leading driver of harness horses in New Zealand. -Reference list:...	1:55.6
1995	Feb	1609	The Suleiman	J P Green, T G Garelja	Michael Langdon	1:57.0
1994	Feb	1609	Hitchcock	L Christensen/W Pengelly/J Richardson/N Taylor	Maurice McKendry	1:57.6
1993	Feb	1609	Tigerish	L A Turner, Mrs P L Turner	James Stormont	1:58.7
1992	Feb	1609	Abdias	J Butcher, Mrs C M Butcher	Philip Butcher	1:55.0
1991	Feb	1609	Christopher Vance	R R Reid, Lorna Reid Syndicate, Mrs J C Reid	Tony Herlihy Tony Herlihy Tony Herlihy is a driver of standardbred racehorses in New Zealand. He was associated with many champions and is the leading driver of harness horses in New Zealand. -Reference list:...	1:55.4
1990	Feb	1609	Defoe	Club Classic Lucky 7 Syndicate	Robert Mitchell	1:56.9
1989	Feb	1609	Kiwi Supreme	J M Cunningham	Stephen Dove	1:57.4
1988	Mar	1609	Elmer Gantry	T Milina, R Evans	Tony Milina	1:56.7
1987	Apr	1609	Jay Bee's Fella	P R Smythe	Peter Wolfenden Peter Wolfenden Peter Wolfenden or P T Wolfenden is a driver of Standardbred racehorses in New Zealand. He is notable that he drove New Zealand's top pacer Cardigan Bay to victory in the New Zealand Trotting Cup. He was the top driver throughout the 1970s and represented New Zealand in the World Driving...	1:56.8
1986	Mar	1609	Master Mood	K L Williams, Mrs B A Williams, S F Wong, F B Wong	Kevin Williams	1:57.5

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