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.
The race was run under the title Fritz Henkel Stiftung-Rennen from 2020-2022 and is currently run under the title Fritz Henkel-Preis since 2023.
Records
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 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
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 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 Dusseldorf Sanora 5 Jozef Bojko Andreas Wöhler 1:36.38 2021 Dusseldorf Liberty London 5 Eduardo Pedroza Waldemar Hickst 1:35.172022DusseldorfSahib's Joy5Bauyrzhan MurzabayevPeter Schiergen1:34.962023DusseldorfSee Hector4Lukas DelozierHenk Grewe1:39.732024DusseldorfGeography3Bauyrzhan MurzabayevPeter Schiergen1:33.912025DusseldorfGeography4Andrasch StarkePeter Schiergen1:33.392026DusseldorfSommersby6Eduardo PedrozaAndreas Wöhler1:35.07
See also List of German flat horse races Recurring sporting events established in 1991 – this race is included under its former title, Berlin Brandenburg-Trophy.
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