| Group 3 race | |
| Location | Iffezheim Racecourse Baden-Baden, Germany |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1979 |
| Race type | Flat / Thoroughbred |
| Website | Baden-Baden |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1,600 metres (1 mile) |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Qualification | Three-years-old and up |
| Weight | 52 kg (3yo); 58 kg (4y+) Allowances 1½ kg for fillies and mares 1 kg if not won €12,000 (4y+) * Penalties 3 kg for Group 1 winners * 2 kg for Group 2 winners * 1 kg for Group 3 winners * * since May 1 last year |
| Purse | €70,000 (2022) 1st: €40,000 |
The Badener Meile is a Group 3 flat horse race in Germany open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run over a distance of 1,600 metres (about 1 mile) at Baden-Baden in May or June.
History
A different event called the Badener Meile was established at Baden-Baden in 1927. It was renamed the Oettingen-Rennen in 1970.
The current Badener Meile was introduced in 1979. It was initially restricted to horses aged four or older. It was opened to three-year-olds in 1985. It was promoted to Group 2 class in 2015.
Records
Most successful horse:
- no horse has won this race more than once
Leading jockey (3 wins):
- Andrasch Starke – Chato (1995), Waky Nao (1998), Aspectus (2009)
- Adrie de Vries – Wiesenpfad (2008), Alianthus (2011), Nica (2020)
Leading trainer (3 wins):
- Heinz Jentzsch – Bonito (1979), Sharp End (1984), Zampano (1989)
Winners
| Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Bonito | 5 | Ralf Suerland | Heinz Jentzsch | 1:40.40 |
| 1980 | Peloponnes | 5 | Dave Richardson | Horst Degner | 1:39.50 |
| 1981 | Aspros | 4 | Peter Remmert | Theo Grieper | 1:39.80 |
| 1982 | Torgos | 6 | Peter Alafi | Fredy Scheffer | 1:38.20 |
| 1983 | Mir Bal | 4 | Jacques Heloury | Philippe Lallié | 1:48.60 |
| 1984 | Sharp End | 6 | Georg Bocskai | Heinz Jentzsch | 1:40.90 |
| 1985 | Sulaafah | 3 | Tony Murray | Harry Thomson Jones | 1:38.30 |
| 1986 | Sarab | 5 | Richard Quinn | Paul Cole | 1:40.70 |
| 1987 | Krotz | 4 | Guy Guignard | Jonathan Pease | 1:41.20 |
| 1988 | Island Reef | 4 | Andrzej Tylicki | Lennart Jarven | 1:39.30 |
| 1989 | Zampano | 5 | Andrzej Tylicki | Heinz Jentzsch | 1:36.51 |
| 1990 | Mirror Black | 4 | John Reid | Peter Makin | 1:36.09 |
| 1991 | Bin Shaddad | 7 | Lutz Mäder | Erika Mäder | 1:39.52 |
| 1992 | Young Moon | 6 | John McLaughlin | David Smith | 1:37.43 |
| 1993 | Karinga Bay | 6 | Brian Rouse | Gary L. Moore | 1:38.30 |
| 1994 | Port Lucaya | 4 | Jason Weaver | Richard Hannon, Sr. | 1:44.30 |
| 1995 | Chato | 3 | Andrasch Starke | Horst Steinmetz | 1:41.52 |
| 1996 | Sinyar | 4 | Terence Hellier | Bruno Schütz | 1:44.82 |
| 1997 | La Blue | 4 | Billy Newnes | Bruno Schütz | 1:38.07 |
| 1998 | Waky Nao | 5 | Andrasch Starke | Andreas Schütz | 1:37.56 |
| 1999 | Docksider | 4 | Michael Hills | John Hills | 1:38.63 |
| 2000 | Kalatos | 8 | Alexander Brockhausen | Harro Remmert | 1:42.67 |
| 2001 | El Lute | 7 | Andreas Boschert | Dragan Ilic | 1:39.45 |
| 2002 | Touch Down | 4 | Jimmy Quinn | Dave Richardson | 1:39.67 |
| 2003 | Zarewitsch | 4 | Filip Minařík | Peter Schiergen | 1:41.08 |
| 2004 | Bear King | 7 | Norman Richter | Christian Sprengel | 1:38.96 |
| 2005 | Tiganello | 4 | Davy Bonilla | Freddy Head | 1:39.96 |
| 2006 | Idealist | 4 | Andreas Suborics | Peter Schiergen | 1:42.33 |
| 2007 | Banknote | 5 | Franny Norton | Andrew Balding | 1:37.09 |
| 2008 | Wiesenpfad | 5 | Adrie de Vries | Waldemar Hickst | 1:37.65 |
| 2009 | Aspectus | 6 | Andrasch Starke | Torsten Mundry | 1:40.71 |
| 2010 | Abbashiva [a] | 5 | Eugen Frank | Torsten Mundry | 1:35.57 |
| 2011 | Alianthus | 6 | Adrie de Vries | Jens Hirschberger | 1:37.51 |
| 2012 | Worthadd | 5 | Mirco Demuro | Sir Mark Prescott | 1:37.74 |
| 2013 | Felician | 5 | Lennart Hammer-Hansen | Ferdinand Leve | 1:40.90 |
| 2014 | Red Dubawi | 6 | Eddy Hardouin | Frau Erika Mader | 1:38.11 |
| 2015 | Amaron | 6 | Andrasch Starke | Andreas Lowe | 1:37.13 |
| 2016 | Royal Solitaire | 4 | Daniele Porcu | Peter Schiergen | 1:38.52 |
| 2017 | Palace Prince | 5 | Filip Minařík | Jean-Pierre Carvalho | 1:35.38 |
| 2018 | Stormy Antarctic | 5 | Pat Cosgrave | Ed Walker | 1:40.17 |
| 2019 | The Revenant | 4 | Ronan Thomas | Francis-Henri Graffard | 1:38.77 |
| 2020 | Nica | 5 | Adrie de Vries | Dr Andreas Bolte | 1:40.65 |
| 2021 | Jin Jin [a] | 5 | Bauyrzhan Murzabayev | Andreas Suborics | 1:35.42 |
| 2022 | Best Lightning | 4 | Martin Seidl | Andreas Suborics | 1:36.94 |
| 2023 | Calif | 4 | Adrie de Vries | Peter Schiergen | 1:38.13 |
| 2024 | Arcandi | 4 | Bauyrzhan Murzabayev | Peter Schiergen | 1:45.59 |
- ^ a b The 2010 and 2021 runnings took place at Düsseldorf
See also
References
- Racing Post / siegerlisten.com:
- galopp-sieger.de – Badener Meile.
- horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Badener Meile (2013).
- pedigreequery.com – Badener Meile – Baden-Baden.
This page was last edited on 4 June 2024, at 14:22