Grosser Preis von Baden explained

Class:Group 1
Horse Race:Grosser Preis von Baden
Location:Iffezheim Racecourse
Baden-Baden, Germany
Race Type:Flat / Thoroughbred
Sponsor:Longines
Website:Baden-Baden
Distance:2,400 metres (1½ miles)
Surface:Turf
Track:Left-handed
Qualification:Three-years-old and up
Weight:56 kg (3yo); 60 kg (4yo+)
Allowances
2 kg for fillies and mares
Purse:€400,000 (2023)
1st: €230,000

|}The Grosser Preis von Baden is a Group 1 flat horse race in Germany open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run at Baden-Baden over a distance of 2,400 metres (about 1½ miles), and it is scheduled to take place each year in early September. It is considered to be one of the most important horse races in Germany. The winners of this race often go on and participate in the Prix de L´Arc de Triomphe a month later.

History

The event was established in 1858, and it was originally contested over 3,200 metres. The inaugural running was part of a three-day festival which celebrated the opening of Baden-Baden's Iffezheim Racecourse.

The race was shortened to 2,800 metres in 1887. It was titled the Jubiläums-Preis on several occasions during the 1890s. Its distance was cut to 2,200 metres in 1894, and extended to 2,400 metres in 1898.

The Grosser Preis von Baden was staged at Hoppegarten from 1942 to 1944. It was not contested from 1945 to 1947, and it was known as the Grosser Preis von Iffezheim in 1948 and 1949.

The present system of race grading was introduced in Germany in 1972, and the Grosser Preis von Baden was classed at Group 1 level. It was run in two separate divisions in 1974.

The race has had several different sponsors since the mid-1990s, and these have included Mercedes-Benz, Volkswagen and Longines.

The Grosser Preis von Baden was added to the Breeders' Cup Challenge series in 2012. The winner earned an automatic invitation to compete in the same year's Breeders' Cup Turf.[1] The race was removed from the series after the 2017 running.

Records

Most successful horse (3 wins):

----Leading jockey (5 wins):

----Leading trainer (7 wins):

(note: the trainers of some of the early winners are unknown)----Leading owner (10 wins):

Winners since 1968

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YearWinnerAgeJockeyTrainerOwnerTimeCountry
1968width=125px Luciano4width=140px Oskar Langnerwidth=150px Sven von Mitzlaffwidth=160px Stall Primerose2:38.10
1969Stratford5Carlo FerrariFederico RegoliScuderia Ticino2:40.00
1970Alpenkönig3Fritz DrechslerHeinz JentzschGestüt Schlenderhan2:34.00
1971Cortez6Oskar LangnerSven von MitzlaffGestüt Zoppenbroich2:32.20
1972Caracol3Oskar LangnerSven von MitzlaffGestüt Fährhof2:30.50
1973Athenagoras3Harro RemmertSven von MitzlaffGestüt Zoppenbroich2:32.00
1974 i *Meautry4E. SauvagetG. PézerilF. Baral2:34.60
1974 iiMarduk3Peter RemmertHein BollowCountess Batthyany2:34.80
1975Marduk4Peter RemmertHein BollowCountess Batthyany2:41.00
1976Sharper3Willie CarsonAndreas HeckerArthur van Kaick2:38.00
1977Windwurf5Geoff LewisHeinz GummeltGestüt Ravensberg2:32.40
1978Valour3John ReidFulke Johnson HoughtonGeorge Ward2:38.40
1979M-Lolshan4Brian TaylorRyan PriceEssa Alkhalifa2:30.90
1980Nebos4Lutz MäderHein BollowCountess Batthyany2:37.60
1981Pelerin4Greville StarkeyHarry WraggSir Philip Oppenheimer2:27.60
1982Glint of Gold4Pat EdderyIan BaldingPaul Mellon2:29.10
1983Diamond Shoal4Steve CauthenIan BaldingPaul Mellon2:28.00
1984Strawberry Road5Brent ThomsonJohn NichollsSingleton / Stehr 2:29.60
1985Gold and Ivory4Steve CauthenIan BaldingPaul Mellon2:37.80
1986Acatenango4Georg BocskaiHeinz JentzschGestüt Fährhof2:28.30
1987Acatenango5Georg BocskaiHeinz JentzschGestüt Fährhof2:34.70
1988Carroll House3Bruce RaymondMichael JarvisAntonio Balzarini2:52.70
1989Mondrian3Kevin WoodburnUwe StoltefussStall Hanse2:29.68
1990Mondrian4Manfred HoferUwe StoltefussStall Hanse2:34.65
1991Lomitas3Peter SchiergenAndreas WöhlerGestüt Fährhof2:28.81
1992Mashaallah4John ReidJohn GosdenAhmed Al Maktoum2:37.83
1993Lando3Andrzej TylickiHeinz JentzschGestüt Ittlingen2:28.20
1994Lando4Peter SchiergenHeinz JentzschGestüt Ittlingen2:27.33
1995Germany4Frankie DettoriBruno SchützJaber Abdullah2:37.72
1996Pilsudski4Walter SwinburnMichael StouteLord Weinstock2:26.74
1997Borgia3Kieren FallonBruno SchützGestüt Ammerland2:28.56
1998Tiger Hill3Andreas SuboricsPeter SchiergenGeorg von Ullmann2:40.16
1999Tiger Hill4Terence HellierPeter SchiergenGeorg von Ullmann2:29.91
2000Samum3Andrasch StarkeAndreas SchützStall Blankenese2:38.95
2001Morshdi3Philip RobinsonMichael JarvisDarley Stud2:31.27
2002Marienbard5Frankie DettoriSaeed bin SuroorGodolphin2:34.93
2003Mamool4Frankie DettoriSaeed bin SuroorGodolphin2:32.75
2004Warrsan6Kerrin McEvoyClive BrittainSaeed Manana2:32.79
2005Warrsan7Kerrin McEvoyClive BrittainSaeed Manana2:34.42
2006Prince Flori3Filip MinaříkSascha SmrczekStall Reni2:33.87
2007Quijano5Andrasch StarkePeter SchiergenGestüt Fährhof2:28.19
2008Kamsin3Johan VictoirePeter SchiergenStall Blankenese2:37.68
2009Getaway6Adrie de VriesJens HirschbergerGeorg von Ullmann2:36.06
2010Night Magic4Filip MinaříkWolfgang FiggeStall Salzburg2:32.73
2011Danedream3Andrasch StarkePeter SchiergenGestüt Burg Eberstein2:37.52
2012Danedream4Andrasch StarkePeter SchiergenEberstein & Yoshida 2:36.23
2013Novellist4Eduardo PedrozaAndreas WöhlerChristoph Berglar2:33.90
2014Ivanhowe4Filip MinaříkJean-Pierre CarvalhoGestüt Schlenderhan2:36.30
2015Prince Gibraltar4Fabrice VeronJean-Claude RougetJean-Francois Gribomont2:31.48
2016Iquitos4Ian FergusonHans-Juergen Groeschel Stall Mulligan2:33.79
2017Guignol5Filip MinaříkJean-Pierre Carvalho Stall Ullmann2:32.55
2018Best Solution4Pat CosgraveSaeed bin SuroorGodolphin2:37.38
2019Ghaiyyath4William BuickCharlie ApplebyGodolphin2:30.08
2020Barney Roy6James DoyleCharlie ApplebyGodolphin2:39.52
2021Torquator Tasso4Rene PiechulekMarcel WeissGestut Auenquelle2:29.21
2022Mendocino4Rene PiechulekFrau S SteinbergStall Salzburg2:38.71
2023Zagrey4Christophe SoumillonYann BarberotEcurie Altima & Gerard Augustin-Normand2:39.77

Earlier winners

1 The 1868 winner was declared as Trocadero after a dead-heat with his stablemate Nelusco.
2 The 1878 edition finished as a dead-heat, but Kincsem defeated Prince Giles the First in a run-off.
3 The 1909 race was a dead-heat and has joint winners.

See also

References

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2012 Breeders' Cup Challenge Schedule . breederscup.com . 29 April 2012 . 17 November 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121117005306/https://members.breederscup.com/doc%20repository/other/ChallengeSchedule.pdf . dead .

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