The Badener Sprint-Cup was a Group 3 flat horse race in Germany open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It was run at Baden-Baden over a distance of 1,400 metres (about 7 furlongs), and it was scheduled to take place each year in October.
History The event was originally called the Grosser Sprint-Preis, and it used to be staged at Munich. It was established in 1985, and it was initially contested over 1,300 metres. For a period it held Listed status.
The Grosser Sprint-Preis was promoted to Group 3 level in 1998. It was transferred to Baden-Baden and renamed the Badener Sprint-Cup in 2004. From this point its distance was 1,400 metres.
The race was last run in 2009. It was replaced the following year by the Badener Ladies Sprint Cup, a Listed event for fillies and mares.
Records Most successful horse (2 wins): Silicon Bavaria – 1990, 1991 Tomba – 1998, 1999 Soave – 2002, 2005
Leading jockey (2 wins): Peter Schiergen – Smaragd (1985), Macanal (1995) David Wildman – Brigantin (1986), Bannier (1992) Olivier Poirier – Allius (1988), Silicon Bavaria (1991) Bruce Raymond – Savahra Sound (1989), Silicon Bavaria (1990) Terence Hellier – Areias (2004), Chantilly Tiffany (2008)
Leading trainer (2 wins): Erich Pils – Brigantin (1986), Bannier (1992) Robert Collet – Silicon Bavaria (1990, 1991) Brian Meehan – Tomba (1998, 1999) Andreas Trybuhl – Soave (2002, 2005)
Winners Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Time 1985 Smaragd 3 Peter Schiergen Theo Grieper 1:17.60 1986 Brigantin 4 David Wildman Erich Pils 1:18.30 1987 Sylvan Express 4 Greville Starkey Philip Mitchell 1:18.00 1988 Allius 5 Olivier Poirier Alain Falourd 1:20.76 1989 Savahra Sound 4 Bruce Raymond Richard Hannon Sr. 1:25.51 1990 Silicon Bavaria 3 Bruce Raymond Robert Collet 1:18.00 1991 Silicon Bavaria 4 Olivier Poirier Robert Collet 1:22.30 1992 Bannier 5 David Wildman Erich Pils 1:21.58 1993 Sharp Prod 3 Lester Piggott Lord Huntingdon 1:19.50 1994 Takin 3 Lutz Mäder Erika Mäder 1:21.60 1995 Macanal 3 Peter Schiergen Heinz Jentzsch 1:18.30 1996 Branston Abby 7 Michael Roberts Mark Johnston 1:21.00 1997 Gaelic Symphony 4 Peter Heugl Mario Hofer 1:24.10 1998 Tomba 4 Pat Eddery Brian Meehan 1:20.90 1999 Tomba 5 Michael Tebbutt Brian Meehan 1:21.80 2000 Tertullian 5 Filip Minarik Peter Schiergen 1:23.00 2001 Miss Gazon 3 Frédéric Sanchez John Hammond 1:19.60 2002 Soave 3 Gary Hind Andreas Trybuhl 1:24.18 2003 König Shuffle 7 Darren Moffatt Martin Rölke 1:23.39 2004 Areias 6 Terence Hellier Andreas Schütz 1:26.80 2005 Soave 6 Andreas Boschert Andreas Trybuhl 1:27.64 2006 Garnica 3 Ioritz Mendizabal Jean-Claude Rouget 1:24.50 2007 Ricine 5 François-Xavier Bertras François Rohaut 1:24.82 2008 Chantilly Tiffany 4 Terence Hellier Ed Dunlop 1:27.12 2009 Walero 3 Pascal Werning Uwe Ostmann 1:28.14
See also List of German flat horse races Recurring sporting events established in 1985 – this race is included under its original title, Grosser Sprint-Preis.
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galopp-sieger.de – Großer Sprint Preis. galopp-sieger.de – Badener Sprint-Cup. horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Badener Sprint-Cup (2009). pedigreequery.com – Grosser Sprint-Preis – München-Riem. pedigreequery.com – Badener Sprint-Cup – Baden-Baden.