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Grosse Europa Meile

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Inaugurated
  
1951

Sponsor
  
Bayerische Hausbau

Distance
  
1,600 metres (1 mile)

Race type
  
Flat / Thoroughbred

Website
  
Munich

Location
  
Munich Racecourse Munich, Germany

The Grosse Europa-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 Munich in September.

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History

The event was originally staged at Cologne as the Grosser Kaufhof-Preis. It was established in 1951, and the early runnings varied between 1,800 and 2,200 metres.

The race was shortened to a mile in 1972, and from this point it held Group 3 status. It was renamed the Elite-Preis in 1983, and promoted to Group 2 level in 1989. It reverted to its original title in 1991.

Europcar started a three-year period of sponsorship in 1998, and the event became known as the Grosse Europcar-Meile. It was later titled the Grosse Europa-Meile.

The Grosse Europa-Meile was transferred to Munich in 2011. It was relegated back to Group 3 level in 2013.

Records

Most successful horse (2 wins):

  • Thiggo – 1962, 1963
  • Spielhahn – 1966, 1967
  • Lirung – 1985, 1986
  • Alkalde – 1988, 1989
  • Power Flame – 1997, 1998

    • Leading jockey (5 wins):

  • Fritz Drechsler – Fuchstanz (1951), Magus (1955), Augustus (1956), Olivetto (1959), Arcaro (1971)
  • Johannes Starosta – Harmodius (1953), Thiggo (1962, 1963), Spielhahn (1966, 1967)

    • Leading trainer (4 wins):

  • Heinz Jentzsch – Arcaro (1971), Esclavo (1980), Lirung (1985, 1986)

    • Winners since 1972

    a Banyumanik finished first in 2000, but he was relegated to second place following a stewards' inquiry.

    References

    Grosse Europa-Meile Wikipedia
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