The Badener Meile is a
Group 3 flat horse race
Horse racing is an equestrian performance activity, typically involving two or more horses ridden by jockeys (or sometimes driven without riders) over a set distance for competition. It is one of the most ancient of all sports, as its bas ...
in
Germany
Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen States of Germany, constituent states have a total popu ...
open to
thoroughbred
The Thoroughbred is a list of horse breeds, horse breed developed for Thoroughbred racing, horse racing. Although the word ''thoroughbred'' is sometimes used to refer to any breed of purebred horse, it technically refers only to the Thorough ...
s aged three years or older. It is run over a distance of 1,600 metres (about 1 mile) at
Baden-Baden
Baden-Baden () is a spa town in the states of Germany, state of Baden-Württemberg, south-western Germany, at the north-western border of the Black Forest mountain range on the small river Oos (river), Oos, ten kilometres (six miles) east of the ...
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
The Oettingen-Rennen is a Group 2 flat horse race in Germany open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run at Baden-Baden over a distance of 1,600 metres (about 1 mile), and it is scheduled to take place each year in late August or e ...
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''
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Leading
jockey
A jockey is someone who rides horses in horse racing or steeplechase (horse racing), steeplechase racing, primarily as a profession. The word also applies to camel riders in camel racing. The word "jockey" originated from England and was used ...
(3 wins):
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Andrasch Starke
Andrasch Starke (born 4 January 1974, in Germany) is a jockey in international Thoroughbred horse racing.
Starke began racing at age fifteen as an amateur and since turning professional has won the German riding championship six times. He has com ...
– ''Chato (1995), Waky Nao (1998), Aspectus (2009)''
* Adrie de Vries – ''Wiesenpfad (2008), Alianthus (2011), Nica (2020)''
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Leading
trainer (3 wins):
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Heinz Jentzsch
Heinz Jentzsch (13 March 192021 April 2012) was the most successful horse trainer in the history of German horse racing.
Career
During his active years from 1942 to 1999, Jentzsch recorded 4,029 victories. After World War II he came to Cologne ...
– ''Bonito (1979), Sharp End (1984), Zampano (1989)''
Winners
See also
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List of German flat horse races
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References
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Racing Post
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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.''
Open mile category horse races
Sport in Karlsruhe (region)
Horse races in Germany
1979 establishments in West Germany
Horse races established in 1979
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