Meilen-Trophy

Horse race
Meilen-Trophy
Grosser Preis vom Audi Zentrum Hannover
Group 3 race
LocationHanover Racecourse
Hanover, Germany
Inaugurated1991
Race typeFlat / Thoroughbred
SponsorAudi Zentrum Hannover
WebsiteHanover
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.

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):
  • Martillo – 2003, 2004

Leading jockey (3 wins):

  • Andrasch Starke – Irish Stew (1992), Waky Nao (1998), Royal Dragon (2001)

Leading trainer (3 wins):

  • Andreas Schütz – Waky Nao (1998), Royal Dragon (2001), Eagle Rise (2005)

Winners until 2004

Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Time
1991 Flying Brave 3 John Reid John Dunlop 1:35.80
1992 Irish Stew 4 Andrasch Starke Hans Blume 1:36.60
1993 Quebrada 3 Peter Schiergen Heinz Jentzsch 1:39.80
1994 Torch Rouge [a] 3 Willie Carson Barry Hills 1:33.90
1995 Kill the Crab 3 Mark Larsen Wido Neuroth 1:33.60
1996 Manzoni 4 Andreas Boschert Andreas Wöhler 1:36.10
1997 Gothenburg 4 Jason Weaver Mark Johnston 1:37.60
1998 Waky Nao 5 Andrasch Starke Andreas Schütz 1:37.40
1999 Docksider 4 Michael Hills John Hills 1:33.20
2000 Slip Stream 4 Paul Eddery Saeed bin Suroor 1:38.00
2001 Royal Dragon 3 Andrasch Starke Andreas Schütz 1:37.50
2002 Sambaprinz 3 Jiri Palik Horst Horwart 1:42.60
2003 Martillo 3 William Mongil Ralf Suerland 1:36.80
2004 Martillo 4 William Mongil Ralf Suerland 1:39.40
a Royal Abjar finished first in 1994, but he was later disqualified after testing positive for a banned substance.

Winners since 2005

Year Course Winner Age Jockey Trainer Time
2005 Cologne Eagle Rise 5 Terence Hellier Andreas Schütz 1:36.47
2006 Cologne Arcadio 4 Andreas Suborics Peter Schiergen 1:40.68
2007 Hanover Apollo Star 5 Andreas Helfenbein Mario Hofer 1:38.36
2008 Hanover Fothe Millionkiss 4 Andreas Helfenbein Uwe Ostmann 1:39.56
2009 Dusseldorf King of Sydney 3 Andreas Suborics Mario Hofer 1:37.70
2010 Hanover Sehrezad 5 Jiri Palik Andreas Löwe 1:36.88
2011 Dusseldorf Alianthus 6 Adrie de Vries Jens Hirschberger 1:38.78
2012 Hanover Sir Oscar 5 Adrie de Vries Toni Potters 1:41.28
2013 Krefel Felician 5 Lennart Hammer-Hansen Ferdinand J Leve 1:43.07
2014 Hanover Red Dubawi 6 Eddy Hardouin Frau Erika Mader 1:39.69
2015 Hanover Wild Chief 4 Alexander Pietsch Jens Hirschberger 1:39.39
2016 Dusseldorf Kaspersky 5 Umberto Rispoli Endo Botti 1:34.98
2017 Cologne Dragon Lips 3 Marc Lerner Andreas Suborics 1:34.10
2018 Cologne Diplomat 7 Andrasch Starke Jean-Pierre Carvalho 1:35.25
2019 Dusseldorf Robin of Navan 6 Alexander Pietsch Harry Dunlop 1:35.60
2020[b] Dusseldorf Sanora 5 Jozef Bojko Andreas Wöhler 1:36.38
2021[c] Dusseldorf Liberty London 5 Eduardo Pedroza Waldemar Hickst 1:35.17
b The race downgraded to Group 3 in 2020.
c The race downgraded to Group 3 in 2020.

See also

References

  • Racing Post:
    • 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000
    • 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
    • 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
    • 2021
  • galopp-sieger.de – Berlin-Brandenburg-Trophy.
  • horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Meilen-Trophy (2012).
  • pedigreequery.com – Brandenburg-Trophy.