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 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 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 2025 Short Final 5 Ioritz Mendizabal Satoshi Kobayashi 1:39.432026Sir Tommy Cen4Aurelien LemaitrePatrik Olave Vladivielso1:39.52
See also List of German flat horse races
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galopp-sieger.de – Badener Meile. horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Badener Meile (2013). pedigreequery.com – Badener Meile – Baden-Baden.