The Badener Sprint-Cup was a

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in Germany open to

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s aged three years or older. It was run at

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over a distance of 1,400 metres (about 7 furlongs), and it was scheduled to take place each year in October.

History

The event was originally called the Grosser Sprint-Preis, and it used to be staged at

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. It was established in 1985, and it was initially contested over 1,300 metres. For a period it held Listed status. The Grosser Sprint-Preis was promoted to Group 3 level in 1998. It was transferred to Baden-Baden and renamed the Badener Sprint-Cup in 2004. From this point its distance was 1,400 metres. The race was last run in 2009. It was replaced the following year by the Badener Ladies Sprint Cup, a Listed event for fillies and mares.

Records

Most successful horse (2 wins): * Silicon Bavaria – ''1990, 1991'' * Tomba – ''1998, 1999'' * Soave – ''2002, 2005'' ---- Leading jockey (2 wins): *

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– ''Smaragd (1985), Macanal (1995)'' * David Wildman – ''Brigantin (1986), Bannier (1992)'' * Olivier Poirier – ''Allius (1988), Silicon Bavaria (1991)'' * Bruce Raymond – ''Savahra Sound (1989), Silicon Bavaria (1990)'' * Terence Hellier – ''Areias (2004), Chantilly Tiffany (2008)'' ---- Leading trainer (2 wins): * Erich Pils – ''Brigantin (1986), Bannier (1992)'' *

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– ''Silicon Bavaria (1990, 1991)'' * Brian Meehan – ''Tomba (1998, 1999)'' * Andreas Trybuhl – ''Soave (2002, 2005)''

Winners

References

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– ''Großer Sprint Preis.''
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– ''Badener Sprint-Cup.''
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– ''International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Badener Sprint-Cup (2009).''
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– ''Grosser Sprint-Preis – München-Riem.''
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History

Records

Winners

See also

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