Grosse Europa-Meile

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.

Grosse Europa-Meile

Class	Group 3
Location	Munich Racecourse Munich, Germany
Inaugurated	1951
Race type	Flat / Thoroughbred
Sponsor	Bayerische Hausbau
Website	Munich
Race information
Distance	1,600 metres (1 mile)
Surface	Turf
Track	Left-handed
Qualification	Three-years-old and up
Weight	55½ kg (3y); 57½ kg (4y+) Allowances 1½ kg for fillies and mares Penalties 3 kg for Group 1 winners * 1½ kg for Group 2 winners * * since January 1
Purse	€70,000 (2012) 1st: €40,000

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.^[1]

Records

Most successful horse (2 wins):

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

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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)

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Leading trainer (4 wins):

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

Winners since 1972

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Time
1972	Meadow Mint	3	Willie Carson	Sam Armstrong	1:56.20
1973	Leonidas	4	Horst Horwart	Robert Backes	1:36.80
1974	General Vole	3	Taffy Thomas	Ryan Jarvis	1:42.00
1975	Tirade	4	Heinz-Peter Ludewig	Herbert Block	1:38.10
1976	Kronenkranich	4	Jerzy Jednaszewski	Theo Grieper	1:39.20
1977	Wintermond	4	Peter Alafi	Hans-Georg Thalau	1:38.00
1978	Nephrit	3	Klaus Neuhaus	Friedrich Müller	1:37.90
1979	Rodaun	4	José Orihuel	Herbert Block	1:37.50
1980	Esclavo	4	Ralf Suerland	Heinz Jentzsch	1:39.40
1981	Aspros	4	Peter Remmert	Theo Grieper	1:45.10
1982	Mister Rocks	4	Peter Alafi	Sven von Mitzlaff	1:42.30
1983	Torgos	7	Peter Alafi	Fredy Scheffer	1:38.10
1984	Solarstern	5	Lutz Mäder	Hein Bollow	1:37.10
1985	Lirung	3	Georg Bocskai	Heinz Jentzsch	1:34.10
1986	Lirung	4	Georg Bocskai	Heinz Jentzsch	1:38.30
1987	Tout Est Permis	3	Éric Legrix	Philippe Lallié	1:40.80
1988	Alkalde	3	Dragan Ilic	Peter Lautner	1:41.18
1989	Alkalde	4	Lutz Mäder	Peter Lautner	1:41.40
1990	Mirror Black	4	Billy Newnes	Peter Makin	1:44.50
1991	Itsabrahma	5	Gunnar Nordling	Ewy Nordling	1:36.35
1992	Rezon	4	Waldemar Hickst	Arslangirej Savujev	1:36.53
1993	Nasr Allah	3	Andrasch Starke	Fredy Scheffer	1:43.88
1994	Erminius	3	Kevin Woodburn	Peter Rau	1:37.14
1995	A Magicman	3	Neil Grant	Hartmut Steguweit	1:34.95
1996	Accento	3	Andreas Helfenbein	Ralf Suerland	1:38.39
1997	Power Flame	4	Andreas Boschert	Andreas Wöhler	1:36.58
1998	Power Flame	5	Andreas Boschert	Andreas Wöhler	1:36.03
1999	El Divino	4	Georg Bocskai	Mario Hofer	1:38.39
2000	Bernardon [a]	4	Terence Hellier	Peter Schiergen	1:40.48
2001	Aghnoyoh	3	Thierry Gillet	Tony Clout	1:41.07
2002	Royal Dragon	4	L. Hammer-Hansen	Peter Schiergen	1:36.47
2003	Peppercorn	6	Torsten Mundry	Uwe Ostmann	1:36.83
2004	Eagle Rise	4	Terence Hellier	Andreas Schütz	1:41.06
2005	Anna Monda	3	Torsten Mundry	Peter Rau	1:37.17
2006	Lateral	3	William Mongil	Peter Schiergen	1:35.08
2007	König Turf	5	Torsten Mundry	Christian Sprengel	1:35.41
2008	Precious Boy	3	Adrie de Vries	Waldemar Hickst	1:37.46
2009	Premio Loco	5	George Baker	Chris Wall	1:35.21
2010	Alianthus	5	Adrie de Vries	Jens Hirschberger	1:38.01
2011	Sommerabend	4	Gérald Mossé	Uwe Stoltefuss	1:39.82
2012	Combat Zone	6	Norman Richter	Mario Hofer	1:37.03

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

Earlier winners

• 1951: Fuchstanz
• 1952: no race
• 1953: Harmodius
• 1954: Nizam
• 1955: Magus
• 1956: Augustus
• 1957: Feuerball
• 1958: Opernsänger
• 1959: Olivetto
• 1960: Kaiseradler
• 1961: Aspiration
• 1962: Thiggo
• 1963: Thiggo
• 1964: Lucius
• 1965: Sissu
• 1966: Spielhahn
• 1967: Spielhahn
• 1968: Lohengrin
• 1969: Delabarre
• 1970: Bernod
• 1971: Arcaro

See also

• List of German flat horse races
• Recurring sporting events established in 1951 – this race is included under its original title, Grosser Kaufhof-Preis.