Zukunfts-Rennen

The Zukunfts-Rennen is a Group 3 flat horse race in Germany open to two-year-old thoroughbreds. It is run at Baden-Baden over a distance of 1,400 metres (about 7 furlongs), and it is scheduled to take place each year in late August or early September.

Zukunfts-Rennen

Class	Group 3
Location	Iffezheim Racecourse Baden-Baden, Germany
Inaugurated	1859
Race type	Flat / Thoroughbred
Sponsor	Belmondo
Website	Baden-Baden
Race information
Distance	1,400 metres (7f)
Surface	Turf
Track	Left-handed
Qualification	Two-year-olds
Weight	57 kg Allowances 1½ kg for fillies Penalties 2 kg for Group winners 1 kg for Listed winners
Purse	€55,000 (2012) 1st: €32,000

History

The event was established in 1859, and it was initially contested over 1,000 metres. It was extended to 1,200 metres in 1883.

The Zukunfts-Rennen was given Group 3 status in the 1970s, and it was promoted to Group 2 level in 1982. It was sponsored by Moët & Chandon from 1982 to 1996, and by Raab Karcher from 1997 to 1999.

Maurice Lacroix took over the sponsorship in 2000, and for a period the event was known as the Maurice Lacroix-Trophy. Its distance was increased to 1,400 metres in 2006, and the race returned to Group 3 level in 2007. The association with Maurice Lacroix ended in 2008.

Records

Leading jockey (5 wins):

• George Stern – Ob (1903), Champ d'Or (1904), Lord Burgoyne (1910), Quai des Fleurs (1911), Guerroyante (1913)
• Otto Schmidt – Augias (1922), Rosendame (1923), Faustina (1925), Adlerfee (1937), Schwarzgold (1939)

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Leading trainer (7 wins):

• Mick Channon – Flying Squaw (1995), Muchea (1996), Golden Silca (1998), Checkit (2002), Mokabra (2003), Ajigolo (2005), Ayaar (2012)

(note: the trainers of some of the early winners are unknown)

Winners since 1971

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Time
1971	Tarim	Harro Remmert	Georg Zuber	1:12.10
1972	Uditore	Fritz Drechsler	Theo Grieper	1:12.50
1973	Lord Udo	Fritz Drechsler	Theo Grieper	1:11.70
1974	Kronenkranich	Harro Remmert	Sven von Mitzlaff	1:15.30
1975	Night Music	Peter Remmert	Hein Bollow	1:13.10
1976	Cagliostro	José Orihuel	Hein Bollow	1:12.50
1977	Limbo	Georg Bocskai	Oskar Langner	1:09.80
1978	Nebos	José Orihuel	Hein Bollow	1:15.20
1979	Imperator	Lutz Mäder	Arthur-Paul Schlaefke	1:11.60
1980	Un Sprinter	Lutz Mäder	Hein Bollow	1:13.50
1981	Landsgirl	Lutz Mäder	Hein Bollow	1:10.60
1982	Shicklah	Trevor Rogers	Harry Thomson Jones	1:10.80
1983	Water Moccasin	John Matthias	Ian Balding	1:12.80
1984	Sulaafah	Tony Murray	Harry Thomson Jones	1:13.10
1985	Alshinfarah	Tony Murray	Harry Thomson Jones	1:13.20
1986	Amigo Sucio	Simon Whitworth	Kim Brassey	1:10.00
1987	Antiqua	Guy Guignard	Jonathan Pease	1:12.20
1988	Mon Tresor	Richard Quinn	Ron Boss	1:16.10
1989	Somethingdifferent	Willie Carson	John Gosden	1:10.70
1990	Jimmy Barnie	Billy Newnes	John Dunlop	1:16.15
1991	Showbrook	Lester Piggott	Richard Hannon, Sr.	1:08.90
1992	Sharp Prod	Lester Piggott	Lord Huntingdon	1:17.14
1993	Owington	Michael Hills	Geoff Wragg	1:10.94
1994	Green Perfume [a]	Richard Quinn	Paul Cole	1:10.54
1995	Flying Squaw	Richard Hughes	Mick Channon	1:13.12
1996	Muchea	Richard Hughes	Mick Channon	1:10.58
1997	El Maimoun	Andreas Suborics	Mario Hofer	1:10.34
1998	Golden Silca	John Reid	Mick Channon	1:11.44
1999	Auenklang	Kevin Woodburn	Hans-Walter Hiller	1:08.33
2000	Tagshira	Torsten Mundry	Urs Suter	1:11.91
2001	Flying Dash	Andrasch Starke	Hans Blume	1:10.24
2002	Checkit [b]	Steve Drowne	Mick Channon	1:10.29
2003	Mokabra	Ted Durcan	Mick Channon	1:10.19
2004	Daring Love	Andreas Boschert	Uwe Ostmann	1:11.16
2005	Ajigolo	Ted Durcan	Mick Channon	1:10.31
2006	Global Dream	Andreas Boschert	Uwe Ostmann	1:27.20
2007	Pomellato	Andrasch Starke	Peter Schiergen	1:23.73
2008	Serienhoehe	Filip Minařík	Peter Schiergen	1:29.49
2009	Hearts of Fire	Olivier Peslier	Pat Eddery	1:29.33
2010	Salona [c]	Filip Minařík	Jean-Pierre Carvalho	1:26.90
2011	Amaron	Andreas Helfenbein	Andreas Löwe	1:25.97
2012	Ayaar	Martin Harley	Mick Channon	1:25.88
2013	Abendwind	Alexander Pietsch	Waldemar Hickst	1:27.02
2014	Citron Spirit	Antoine Hamelin	Mathire Palussiere	1:26.58
2015	Dessertoflife	Joe Fanning	Mark Johnston	1:25.34
2016	Navarra King	Andrasch Starke	Peter Schiergen	1:25.35
2017	Narella	Adrie De Vries	Markus Klug	1:25.57
2018	Quest The Moon	Oisin Murphy	Sarah Steinberg	1:25.99
2019	Alson	Filip Minařík	Jean-Pierre Carvalho	1:25.07
2020	Reine D'Amour	Andreas Helfenbein	Marcel Weiss	1:26.90
2021	Rocchigiani	Bauyrzhan Murzabayev	Peter Schiergen	1:26.33
2022	Habana	Eduardo Pedroza	Andreas Wohler	1:27.92

^a Desidera finished first in 1994, but she was relegated to second place following a stewards' inquiry.
^b Easy Way was first in 2002, but he was placed second after a stewards' inquiry.
^c Nice Danon was the original winner in 2010, but he was demoted to second after an appeal.

Earlier winners

• 1859: Atalanta
• 1860: Meleager
• 1861: Partisan
• 1862: Le Marechal
• 1863: Soumise
• 1864: Clermont
• 1865: Czar
• 1866: Montgoubert
• 1867: Le Sarrazin
• 1868: Mademoiselle de Fligny
• 1869: Florian
• 1870: no race
• 1871: Cigarette
• 1872: Espagniola
• 1873: Dorothee
• 1874: Constanz
• 1875: Vordermann
• 1876: Kincsem
• 1877: Sabinus
• 1878: Picklock
• 1879: Waidmannsheil
• 1880: Balvany
• 1881: Gyöngyvirag
• 1882: Maria
• 1883: Gabernie
• 1884: Italy
• 1885: Fenek
• 1886: Bulgar
• 1887: Kiralyne
• 1888: Sappho
• 1889: Yellow
• 1890: Nordstern
• 1891: Fra Angelico
• 1892: Romito
• 1893: Melchior
• 1894: Gloire de Dijon
• 1895: Trivial
• 1896: Wolkenschieber
• 1897: Habenichts
• 1898: Gastfreund
• 1899: Don Jose
• 1900: Zuleika
• 1901: Alençon
• 1902: Mireille
• 1903: Ob
• 1904: Champ d'Or
• 1905: Fels
• 1906: Fabula
• 1907: Sauge Pourpree
• 1908: Roquelaure
• 1909: Antwort
• 1910: Lord Burgoyne
• 1911: Quai des Fleurs
• 1912: Laudon
• 1913: Guerroyante
• 1914–20: no race
• 1921: Alpenrose
• 1922: Augias
• 1923: Rosendame
• 1924: Marcellus
• 1925: Faustina
• 1926: Oberwinter
• 1927: Contessa Maddalena
• 1928: Walzertraum
• 1929: Ladro
• 1930: Tourbillon
• 1931: Pancho
• 1932: Alchimist
• 1933: Pelopidas
• 1934: Contessina
• 1935: Nereide
• 1936: Trollius
• 1937: Adlerfee
• 1938: Canzoni
• 1939: Schwarzgold
• 1940: no race
• 1941: Blaue Adria
• 1942: Contessa Pilade *
• 1943: Träumerei *
• 1944–47: no race
• 1948: Donar
• 1949–50: no race
• 1951: Faubourg
• 1952: Maruschka
• 1953: Usurpator
• 1954: Tactic
• 1955: Liebeslied
• 1956: Orsini
• 1957: Andrea
• 1958: Bennigsen
• 1959: Angelica
• 1960: Oceana
• 1961: Amboss
• 1962: Anatol
• 1963: Skat
• 1964: Radames
• 1965: Doupaulette
• 1966: Priamos
• 1967: Gluck
• 1968: Lemon Hart
• 1969: Paroli
• 1970: Isztopirin

* The 1942 and 1943 races were held at Hoppegarten.

See also

• List of German flat horse races

References

• Racing Post / siegerlisten.com:
  • 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992
  • 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
  • 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
  • 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022

• galopp-sieger.de – Zukunfts-Rennen.
• horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Zukunfts-Rennen (2012).
• pedigreequery.com – Zukunfts-Rennen – Baden-Baden.