Grosser Preis von Baden

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.

Grosser Preis von Baden
Group 1 race
LocationIffezheim Racecourse
Baden-Baden, Germany
Inaugurated1858 (1858)
Race typeFlat / Thoroughbred
SponsorLongines
WebsiteBaden-Baden
Race information
Distance2,400 metres (1½ miles)
SurfaceTurf
TrackLeft-handed
QualificationThree-years-old and up
Weight56 kg (3yo); 60 kg (4yo+)
Allowances
2 kg for fillies and mares
Purse€250,000 (2018)
1st: €150,000
Grosser Preis von Baden
2020
Barney Roy Communique Torquator Tasso

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):

  • Kincsem – 1877, 1878, 1879
  • Oleander – 1927, 1928, 1929

Leading jockey (5 wins):

  • Gerhard Streit – Magnat (1941), Samurai (1943), Mangon (1952), Baal (1954), Masetto (1956)

Leading trainer (7 wins):

  • George Arnull – Oleander (1927, 1928, 1929), Alba (1930), Widerhall (1932), Magnat (1941), Samurai (1943)
(note: the trainers of some of the early winners are unknown)

Leading owner (10 wins):

  • Gestüt Schlenderhan – Gastgeber (1875), Oleander (1927, 1928, 1929), Alba (1930), Widerhall (1932), Magnat (1941), Samurai (1943), Alpenkönig (1970), Ivanhowe (2014)

Winners since 1968
Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Owner Time
1968 Luciano 4 Oskar Langner Sven von Mitzlaff Stall Primerose 2:38.10
1969 Stratford 5 Carlo Ferrari Federico Regoli Scuderia Ticino 2:40.00
1970 Alpenkönig 3 Fritz Drechsler Heinz Jentzsch Gestüt Schlenderhan 2:34.00
1971 Cortez 6 Oskar Langner Sven von Mitzlaff Gestüt Zoppenbroich 2:32.20
1972 Caracol 3 Oskar Langner Sven von Mitzlaff Gestüt Fährhof 2:30.50
1973 Athenagoras 3 Harro Remmert Sven von Mitzlaff Gestüt Zoppenbroich 2:32.00
1974 i * Meautry 4 E. Sauvaget G. Pézeril F. Baral 2:34.60
1974 ii Marduk 3 Peter Remmert Hein Bollow Countess Batthyany 2:34.80
1975 Marduk 4 Peter Remmert Hein Bollow Countess Batthyany 2:41.00
1976 Sharper 3 Willie Carson Andreas Hecker Arthur van Kaick 2:38.00
1977 Windwurf 5 Geoff Lewis Heinz Gummelt Gestüt Ravensberg 2:32.40
1978 Valour 3 John Reid Fulke Johnson Houghton George Ward 2:38.40
1979 M-Lolshan 4 Brian Taylor Ryan Price Essa Alkhalifa 2:30.90
1980 Nebos 4 Lutz Mäder Hein Bollow Countess Batthyany 2:37.60
1981 Pelerin 4 Greville Starkey Harry Wragg Sir Philip Oppenheimer 2:27.60
1982 Glint of Gold 4 Pat Eddery Ian Balding Paul Mellon 2:29.10
1983 Diamond Shoal 4 Steve Cauthen Ian Balding Paul Mellon 2:28.00
1984 Strawberry Road 5 Brent Thomson John Nicholls Singleton / Stehr 2:29.60
1985 Gold and Ivory 4 Steve Cauthen Ian Balding Paul Mellon 2:37.80
1986 Acatenango 4 Georg Bocskai Heinz Jentzsch Gestüt Fährhof 2:28.30
1987 Acatenango 5 Georg Bocskai Heinz Jentzsch Gestüt Fährhof 2:34.70
1988 Carroll House 3 Bruce Raymond Michael Jarvis Antonio Balzarini 2:52.70
1989 Mondrian 3 Kevin Woodburn Uwe Stoltefuss Stall Hanse 2:29.68
1990 Mondrian 4 Manfred Hofer Uwe Stoltefuss Stall Hanse 2:34.65
1991 Lomitas 3 Peter Schiergen Andreas Wöhler Gestüt Fährhof 2:28.81
1992 Mashaallah 4 John Reid John Gosden Ahmed Al Maktoum 2:37.83
1993 Lando 3 Andrzej Tylicki Heinz Jentzsch Gestüt Ittlingen 2:28.20
1994 Lando 4 Peter Schiergen Heinz Jentzsch Gestüt Ittlingen 2:27.33
1995 Germany 4 Frankie Dettori Bruno Schütz Jaber Abdullah 2:37.72
1996 Pilsudski 4 Walter Swinburn Michael Stoute Lord Weinstock 2:26.74
1997 Borgia 3 Kieren Fallon Bruno Schütz Gestüt Ammerland 2:28.56
1998 Tiger Hill 3 Andreas Suborics Peter Schiergen Georg von Ullmann 2:40.16
1999 Tiger Hill 4 Terence Hellier Peter Schiergen Georg von Ullmann 2:29.91
2000 Samum 3 Andrasch Starke Andreas Schütz Stall Blankenese 2:38.95
2001 Morshdi 3 Philip Robinson Michael Jarvis Darley Stud 2:31.27
2002 Marienbard 5 Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor Godolphin 2:34.93
2003 Mamool 4 Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor Godolphin 2:32.75
2004 Warrsan 6 Kerrin McEvoy Clive Brittain Saeed Manana 2:32.79
2005 Warrsan 7 Kerrin McEvoy Clive Brittain Saeed Manana 2:34.42
2006 Prince Flori 3 Filip Minarik Sascha Smrczek Stall Reni 2:33.87
2007 Quijano 5 Andrasch Starke Peter Schiergen Gestüt Fährhof 2:28.19
2008 Kamsin 3 Johan Victoire Peter Schiergen Stall Blankenese 2:37.68
2009 Getaway 6 Adrie de Vries Jens Hirschberger Georg von Ullmann 2:36.06
2010 Night Magic 4 Filip Minarik Wolfgang Figge Stall Salzburg 2:32.73
2011 Danedream 3 Andrasch Starke Peter Schiergen Gestüt Burg Eberstein 2:37.52
2012 Danedream 4 Andrasch Starke Peter Schiergen Eberstein & Yoshida 2:36.23
2013 Novellist 4 Eduardo Pedroza Andreas Wöhler Christoph Berglar 2:33.90
2014 Ivanhowe 4 Filip Minarik Jean-Pierre Carvalho Gestüt Schlenderhan 2:36.30
2015 Prince Gibraltar 4 Fabrice Veron Jean-Claude Rouget Jean-Francois Gribomont 2:31.48
2016 Iquitos 4 Ian Ferguson Hans-Juergen Groeschel Stall Mulligan 2:33.79
2017 Guignol 5 Filip Minarik Jean-Pierre Carvalho Stall Ullmann 2:32.55
2018 Best Solution 4 Pat Cosgrave Saeed bin Suroor Godolphin 2:37.38
2019 Ghaiyyath 4 William Buick Charlie Appleby Godolphin 2:30.08
2020 Barney Roy 6 James Doyle Charlie Appleby Godolphin 2:39.52

* The race was run in two separate divisions in 1974.

Earlier winners
  • 1858: La Maladetta
  • 1859: Geologie
  • 1860: Capucine
  • 1861: Mon Etoile
  • 1862: Stradella
  • 1863: La Toucques
  • 1864: Vermouth
  • 1865: Vertugadin
  • 1866: Etoile Filante
  • 1867: Ruy Blas
  • 1868: Trocadero 1
  • 1869: Cerdagne
  • 1870: no race
  • 1871: Monseigneur
  • 1872: Dami
  • 1873: Hochstapler
  • 1874: Il Maestro
  • 1875: Gastgeber
  • 1876: Przedswit
  • 1877: Kincsem
  • 1878: Kincsem 2
  • 1879: Kincsem
  • 1880: Tallos
  • 1881: La Gondola
  • 1882: Lehetetlen
  • 1883: Brocken
  • 1884: Florence
  • 1885: Plaisanterie
  • 1886: Nero
  • 1887: Bulgar
  • 1888: Waverley
  • 1889: Tantale
  • 1890: Yellow
  • 1891: Le Capricorne
  • 1892: Perdican
  • 1893: Nickel
  • 1894: Ilse
  • 1895: Armbruster
  • 1896: Tokio
  • 1897: En Bloc
  • 1898: Slusohr
  • 1899: Gobseck
  • 1900: Xamete
  • 1901: Semendria
  • 1902: La Camargo
  • 1903: Vinicius
  • 1904: Exema
  • 1905: Gouvernant
  • 1906: Hautbois
  • 1907: Hammurabi
  • 1908: Faust
  • 1909: Azalee / Mademoiselle Bon 3
  • 1910: Ksiaze Pan
  • 1911: Badajoz
  • 1912: Rire aux Larmes
  • 1913: Mosci Ksiaze
  • 1914–20: no race
  • 1921: Ossian
  • 1922: Träumer
  • 1923: Ganelon
  • 1924: Scopas
  • 1925: Aditi
  • 1926: Indigo
  • 1927: Oleander
  • 1928: Oleander
  • 1929: Oleander
  • 1930: Alba
  • 1931: Sichel
  • 1932: Widerhall
  • 1933: Alchimist
  • 1934: Agalire
  • 1935: Athanasius
  • 1936: Wahnfried
  • 1937: Dadji
  • 1938: Procle
  • 1939: Trollius
  • 1940: no race
  • 1941: Magnat
  • 1942: Gradivo
  • 1943: Samurai
  • 1944: Ticino
  • 1945–47: no race
  • 1948: Der Löwe
  • 1949: Silberfasan
  • 1950: no race
  • 1951: Prince d'Ouilly
  • 1952: Mangon
  • 1953: Niederländer
  • 1954: Baal
  • 1955: Stani
  • 1956: Masetto
  • 1957: Windfang
  • 1958: Dushka
  • 1959: Malefaim
  • 1960: Sheshoon
  • 1961: Rio Marin
  • 1962: Kaiserstuhl
  • 1963: Espresso
  • 1964: Espresso
  • 1965: Demi Deuil
  • 1966: Atilla
  • 1967: Salvo

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
  1. "2012 Breeders' Cup Challenge Schedule" (PDF). breederscup.com. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
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