| Group 3 race | |
| Location | Horner Rennbahn Hamburg, Germany |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1986 |
| Race type | Flat / Thoroughbred |
| Website | Hamburg |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1,600 metres (1 mile) |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Right-handed |
| Qualification | Three-years-old and up |
| Weight | 55½ kg (3yo); 60 kg (4y+) Allowances 1½ kg for fillies and mares 1 kg if not won €25,000 (4y+) * 2 kg if not won €12,500 (4y+) * * since January 1 |
| Purse | €55,000 (2012) 1st: €32,000 |
The Hamburger Meile was a Group 3 flat horse race in Germany open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It was run at Hamburg-Horn over a distance of 1,600 metres (about 1 mile), and was scheduled to take place each year in June or July.
The race was last run at Hamburg-Horn in 2011, being moved to Hanover in 2012. However a very similar event, the Group Two Meilen Trophy, was run at the same course only three weeks later, and this race and the Hamburger Stutenmeile (restricted to fillies and mares), has since been kept at the expense of the Hamburger Meile.
The event was established in 1986, and it was initially called the Cognac Hennessy-Rennen. It was originally classed at Listed level and contested over 1,600 metres. It was extended to 1,800 metres in 1987, and reverted to 1,600 metres in 1989.
The race was known as the Hamburg Dresden-Pokal in the early 1990s. It lost Listed status in 1992, and had various sponsored titles thereafter.
The Hamburger Meile regained Listed status in 2000, and was promoted to Group 3 level in 2002. From this point it was called the Deutscher Herold-Preis. It was subsequently known as the JAXX-Pokal and the Franz-Günther von Gaertner-Gedachtnisrennen.
The race was held at Hanover under the title Grosser Preis der VGH Versicherungen in 2012.
Most successful horse (2 wins):
Leading jockey (2 wins):
Leading trainer (4 wins):
| Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Babylonier | 3 | Georg Bocskai | Heinz Jentzsch | 1:39.60 |
| 1987 | Caracobi | 3 | Georg Bocskai | Heinz Jentzsch | 1:53.20 |
| 1988 | Saphir | 3 | Lutz Mäder | Bruno Schütz | 1:54.40 |
| 1989 | Reason to Rock | 3 | Peter Alafi | Harro Remmert | 1:38.40 |
| 1990 | Glayva | 3 | Lester McGarrity | Bruce Hellier | 1:41.90 |
| 1991 | Waky Na | 3 | Olaf Schick | Hans Blume | 1:42.10 |
| 1992 | Fleet for Europe | 3 | Alan Bond | Peter Lautner | 1:38.90 |
| 1993 | Amarant | 3 | Andre Best | Bruno Schütz | 1:37.40 |
| 1994 | Erminius | 3 | Kevin Woodburn | Peter Rau | 1:38.40 |
| 1995 | Sinyar | 3 | Andreas Suborics | Bruno Schütz | 1:37.70 |
| 1996 | La Blue | 3 | Andrasch Starke | Bruno Schütz | 1:40.30 |
| 1997 | Power Flame | 4 | Andreas Boschert | Andreas Wöhler | 1:39.20 |
| 1998 | Power Flame | 5 | Andreas Boschert | Andreas Wöhler | 1:44.70 |
| 1999 | Kalatos | 7 | Alexander Brockhausen | Heinz Jentzsch | 1:40.20 |
| 2000 | El Divino | 5 | Andreas Suborics | Mario Hofer | 1:42.20 |
| 2001 | Up and Away | 7 | L. Hammer-Hansen | Erika Mäder | 1:40.70 |
| 2002 | Zarewitsch | 3 | Filip Minarik | Peter Schiergen | 1:43.42 |
| 2003 | Up and Away | 9 | L. Hammer-Hansen | Erika Mäder | 1:32.09 |
| 2004 | Sambaprinz | 5 | Andrasch Starke | Horst Horwart | 1:41.44 |
| 2005 | Areias | 7 | Terence Hellier | Andreas Schütz | 1:40.15 |
| 2006 | Lateral | 3 | William Mongil | Peter Schiergen | 1:35.75 |
| 2007 | König Turf | 5 | Torsten Mundry | Christian Sprengel | 1:45.30 |
| 2008 | Sehrezad | 3 | Jiri Palik | Andreas Löwe | 1:38.24 |
| 2009 | Earl of Fire | 4 | Dominique Boeuf | Werner Baltromei | 1:34.55 |
| 2010 | Earl of Fire | 5 | Dominique Boeuf | Werner Baltromei | 1:35.60 |
| 2011 | Alianthus | 6 | Adrie de Vries | Jens Hirschberger | 1:34.88 |
| 2012 | Empire Storm [a] | 5 | Eduardo Pedroza | Andreas Wöhler | 1:44.84 |
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