Noel J Taylor Memorial Mile

The Noel J Taylor Memorial Mile is a Group One event for 4 year old pacing horses in New Zealand. 
It is currently held over the distance of 1609 metres (one mile) once a year at Alexandra Park, Auckland, New Zealand. From 2007 to 2018 it was raced over 1700m.
As well as being a major event in its own right, it is also the key lead-up to the New Zealand Messenger run the following week. 
From 2013 to 2015 the race was also open to five-year-olds.
References.
www.hrnz.co.nz