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Bénazet Rennen

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Inaugurated
  
1972

Sponsor
  
Mercedes-Benz

Distance
  
1,200 metres (6f)

Race type
  
Flat / Thoroughbred

Website
  
Baden-Baden

Location
  
Iffezheim Racecourse Baden-Baden, Germany

The Bénazet-Rennen is a Listed flat horse race in Germany open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run at Baden-Baden over a distance of 1,200 metres (about 6 furlongs), and it is scheduled to take place each year in May or June.

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History

The event is named after Edouard Bénazet (1801–1867), the founder of Baden-Baden's Iffezheim Racecourse. It was established in 1972, and was originally contested over 1,400 metres. It was cut to 1,200 metres in 1983.

During the early 1990s, the Bénazet-Rennen was classed at Listed level. It was promoted to Group 3 status in 1995.

The race was titled the Belmondo-Pokal in 2011. It returned to Listed level and became known as the Mercedes-Benz-Sprintpreis in 2012.

Records

Most successful horse (3 wins):

  • Lucky Strike – 2004, 2005, 2007

    • Leading jockey (3 wins):

  • Andrzej Tylicki – Park Romeo (1981), Bismarck (1985), Home Please (1987)
  • Terence Hellier – Auenadler (1999), Call Me Big (2002), Smooth Operator (2011)
  • Adrie de Vries – Lucky Strike (2004, 2005, 2007)

    • Leading trainer (4 wins):

  • Andreas Trybuhl – Lucky Strike (2004, 2005, 2007), Soave (2006)

    • Winners since 1990

    a The 2010 running took place at Hoppegarten.

    References

    Bénazet-Rennen Wikipedia
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