Meilen-Trophy

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Meilen-Trophy
Grosser Preis vom Audi Zentrum Hannover
Group 3 race
LocationHanover Racecourse
Hanover, Germany
Inaugurated1991
Race type Flat / Thoroughbred
Sponsor Audi Zentrum Hannover
Website Hanover
Race information
Distance1,600 metres (1 mile)
SurfaceTurf
TrackLeft-handed
QualificationThree-years-old and up
Weight54 kg (3yo); 58 kg (4yo+)
Allowances
1½ kg for fillies and mares
Penalties
3 kg for Group 1 winners *
1½ kg for Group 2 winners *
* since August 1 last year
Purse€70,000 (2012)
1st: €40,000

The Meilen-Trophy is a Group 3 flat horse race in Germany open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run at a variety of German racecourses over a distance of 1,600 metres (about 1 mile), and it is scheduled to take place in July of each year.

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History

The event was established in 1991, and it was originally held at Hoppegarten. It was initially given Group 3 status, and was promoted to Group 2 level in 1994. For a period it was called the Berlin Brandenburg-Trophy.

The race's venue has rotated between several German courses since 2005. It has been contested at Cologne (2005–06, 2017), Hanover (2007–08, 2010, 2012, 2014-15), Düsseldorf (2009, 2011, 2016) and Krefeld (2013). During this period it has been run under several different titles.

Records

Most successful horse (2 wins):

Leading jockey (3 wins):

Leading trainer (3 wins):

Winners until 2004

YearWinnerAgeJockeyTrainerTime
1991Flying Brave3 John Reid John Dunlop 1:35.80
1992Irish Stew4 Andrasch Starke Hans Blume1:36.60
1993Quebrada3 Peter Schiergen Heinz Jentzsch 1:39.80
1994Torch Rouge [a] 3 Willie Carson Barry Hills 1:33.90
1995Kill the Crab3Mark LarsenWido Neuroth1:33.60
1996Manzoni4Andreas BoschertAndreas Wöhler1:36.10
1997Gothenburg4 Jason Weaver Mark Johnston 1:37.60
1998Waky Nao5 Andrasch Starke Andreas Schütz 1:37.40
1999Docksider4 Michael Hills John Hills1:33.20
2000Slip Stream4Paul Eddery Saeed bin Suroor 1:38.00
2001Royal Dragon3 Andrasch Starke Andreas Schütz 1:37.50
2002Sambaprinz3Jiri PalikHorst Horwart1:42.60
2003Martillo3William MongilRalf Suerland1:36.80
2004Martillo4William MongilRalf Suerland1:39.40
a Royal Abjar finished first in 1994, but he was later disqualified after testing positive for a banned substance.

Winners since 2005

YearCourseWinnerAgeJockeyTrainerTime
2005CologneEagle Rise5Terence Hellier Andreas Schütz 1:36.47
2006CologneArcadio4 Andreas Suborics Peter Schiergen 1:40.68
2007HanoverApollo Star5Andreas HelfenbeinMario Hofer1:38.36
2008HanoverFothe Millionkiss4Andreas HelfenbeinUwe Ostmann1:39.56
2009DusseldorfKing of Sydney3 Andreas Suborics Mario Hofer1:37.70
2010HanoverSehrezad5Jiri PalikAndreas Löwe1:36.88
2011DusseldorfAlianthus6Adrie de VriesJens Hirschberger1:38.78
2012HanoverSir Oscar5Adrie de VriesToni Potters1:41.28
2013KrefelFelician5Lennart Hammer-HansenFerdinand J Leve1:43.07
2014HanoverRed Dubawi6Eddy HardouinFrau Erika Mader1:39.69
2015HanoverWild Chief4Alexander PietschJens Hirschberger1:39.39
2016DusseldorfKaspersky5Umberto RispoliEndo Botti1:34.98
2017CologneDragon Lips3Marc LernerAndreas Suborics1:34.10
2018CologneDiplomat7 Andrasch Starke Jean-Pierre Carvalho1:35.25
2019DusseldorfRobin of Navan6Alexander PietschHarry Dunlop1:35.60
2020 [b] DusseldorfSanora5Jozef BojkoAndreas Wöhler1:36.38
2021 [c] DusseldorfLiberty London5Eduardo PedrozaWaldemar Hickst1:35.17
b The race downgraded to Group 3 in 2020.
c The race downgraded to Group 3 in 2020.

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