Mill Reef Stakes
History
History
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The event is named after [Mill Reef](/wiki/Mill_Reef "Mill Reef"), a highly successful racehorse in the early 1970s. He was trained at [Kingsclere](/wiki/Kingsclere "Kingsclere"), located several miles from Newbury.

The Mill Reef Stakes replaced a similar race, the [Crookham Stakes](/wiki/%23Crookham_Stakes "#Crookham Stakes"), in 1972\. The winner of the inaugural running, Mon Fils, went on to win the following year's [2,000 Guineas](/wiki/2%2C000_Guineas_Stakes "2,000 Guineas Stakes").

The leading horses from the Mill Reef Stakes sometimes race next in the [Middle Park Stakes](/wiki/Middle_Park_Stakes "Middle Park Stakes") or the [Dewhurst Stakes](/wiki/Dewhurst_Stakes "Dewhurst Stakes").


What is the significance of the location where Mill Reef was trained?