The Grosser Preis von Baden is a Group 1 flat horse race in Germany open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run at Baden-Baden over a distance of 2,400 metres (about 1½ miles), taking place each year in early September. It is considered one of the most important horse races in Germany, for the winner often goes on to participate in the Prix de L´Arc de Triomphe a month later.

History The event was established in 1858 and contested originally over 3,200 metres. The inaugural running was part of a three-day festival which celebrated the opening of Baden-Baden's Iffezheim racecourse.

The race was shortened to 2,800 metres in 1887. It was titled the Jubiläums-Preis on several occasions during the 1890s. Its distance was cut to 2,200 metres in 1894 and extended to 2,400 metres in 1898.

The Grosser Preis von Baden was staged at Hoppegarten from 1942 to 1944. It was not contested from 1945 to 1947 and was known as the Grosser Preis von Iffezheim in 1948 and 1949.

The present system of race grading was introduced in Germany in 1972, when the race was classed at Group 1 level. It was run in two separate divisions in 1974.

The race has had several different sponsors since the mid-1990s, including Mercedes-Benz, Volkswagen and Longines.

The Grosser Preis von Baden was added to the Breeders' Cup Challenge series in 2012. The winner earned an automatic invitation to compete in the same year's Breeders' Cup Turf. The race was removed from the series after the 2017 running.

Records Most successful horse (3 wins): Kincsem – 1877, 1878, 1879 Oleander – 1927, 1928, 1929

Leading jockey (5 wins): Gerhard Streit – Magnat (1941), Samurai (1943), Mangon (1952), Baal (1954), Masetto (1956)

Leading trainer (7 wins): George Arnull – Oleander (1927, 1928, 1929), Alba (1930), Widerhall (1932), Magnat (1941), Samurai (1943) (note: the trainers of some of the early winners are unknown)

Leading owner (10 wins): Gestüt Schlenderhan – Gastgeber (1875), Oleander (1927, 1928, 1929), Alba (1930), Widerhall (1932), Magnat (1941), Samurai (1943), Alpenkönig (1970), Ivanhowe (2014)

Winners since 1968 Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Owner TimeCountry 1968 Luciano 4 Oskar Langner Sven von Mitzlaff Stall Primerose 2:38.10 1969 Stratford 5 Carlo Ferrari Federico Regoli Scuderia Ticino 2:40.00 1970 Alpenkönig 3 Fritz Drechsler Heinz Jentzsch Gestüt Schlenderhan 2:34.00 1971 Cortez 6 Oskar Langner Sven von Mitzlaff Gestüt Zoppenbroich 2:32.20 1972 Caracol 3 Oskar Langner Sven von Mitzlaff Gestüt Fährhof 2:30.50 1973 Athenagoras 3 Harro Remmert Sven von Mitzlaff Gestüt Zoppenbroich 2:32.00 1974 i * Meautry 4 E. Sauvaget G. Pézeril F. Baral 2:34.60 1974 ii Marduk 3 Peter Remmert Hein Bollow Countess Batthyany 2:34.80 1975 Marduk 4 Peter Remmert Hein Bollow Countess Batthyany 2:41.00 1976 Sharper 3 Willie Carson Andreas Hecker Arthur van Kaick 2:38.00 1977 Windwurf 5 Geoff Lewis Heinz Gummelt Gestüt Ravensberg 2:32.40 1978 Valour 3 John Reid Fulke Johnson Houghton George Ward 2:38.40 1979 M-Lolshan 4 Brian Taylor Ryan Price Essa Alkhalifa 2:30.90 1980 Nebos 4 Lutz Mäder Hein Bollow Countess Batthyany 2:37.60 1981 Pelerin 4 Greville Starkey Harry Wragg Sir Philip Oppenheimer 2:27.60 1982 Glint of Gold 4 Pat Eddery Ian Balding Paul Mellon 2:29.10 1983 Diamond Shoal 4 Steve Cauthen Ian Balding Paul Mellon 2:28.00 1984 Strawberry Road 5 Brent Thomson John Nicholls Singleton / Stehr 2:29.60 1985 Gold and Ivory 4 Steve Cauthen Ian Balding Paul Mellon 2:37.80 1986 Acatenango 4 Georg Bocskai Heinz Jentzsch Gestüt Fährhof 2:28.30 1987 Acatenango 5 Georg Bocskai Heinz Jentzsch Gestüt Fährhof 2:34.70 1988 Carroll House 3 Bruce Raymond Michael Jarvis Antonio Balzarini 2:52.70 1989 Mondrian 3 Kevin Woodburn Uwe Stoltefuss Stall Hanse 2:29.68 1990 Mondrian 4 Manfred Hofer Uwe Stoltefuss Stall Hanse 2:34.65 1991 Lomitas 3 Peter Schiergen Andreas Wöhler Gestüt Fährhof 2:28.81 1992 Mashaallah 4 John Reid John Gosden Ahmed Al Maktoum 2:37.83 1993 Lando 3 Andrzej Tylicki Heinz Jentzsch Gestüt Ittlingen 2:28.20 1994 Lando 4 Peter Schiergen Heinz Jentzsch Gestüt Ittlingen 2:27.33 1995 Germany 4 Frankie Dettori Bruno Schütz Jaber Abdullah 2:37.72 1996 Pilsudski 4 Walter Swinburn Michael Stoute Lord Weinstock 2:26.74 1997 Borgia 3 Kieren Fallon Bruno Schütz Gestüt Ammerland 2:28.56 1998 Tiger Hill 3 Andreas Suborics Peter Schiergen Georg von Ullmann 2:40.16 1999 Tiger Hill 4 Terence Hellier Peter Schiergen Georg von Ullmann 2:29.91 2000 Samum 3 Andrasch Starke Andreas Schütz Stall Blankenese 2:38.95 2001 Morshdi 3 Philip Robinson Michael Jarvis Darley Stud 2:31.27 2002 Marienbard 5 Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor Godolphin 2:34.93 2003 Mamool 4 Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor Godolphin 2:32.75 2004 Warrsan 6 Kerrin McEvoy Clive Brittain Saeed Manana 2:32.79 2005 Warrsan 7 Kerrin McEvoy Clive Brittain Saeed Manana 2:34.42 2006 Prince Flori 3 Filip Minařík Sascha Smrczek Stall Reni 2:33.87 2007 Quijano 5 Andrasch Starke Peter Schiergen Gestüt Fährhof 2:28.19 2008 Kamsin 3 Johan Victoire Peter Schiergen Stall Blankenese 2:37.68 2009 Getaway 6 Adrie de Vries Jens Hirschberger Georg von Ullmann 2:36.06 2010 Night Magic 4 Filip Minařík Wolfgang Figge Stall Salzburg 2:32.73 2011 Danedream 3 Andrasch Starke Peter Schiergen Gestüt Burg Eberstein 2:37.52 2012 Danedream 4 Andrasch Starke Peter Schiergen Eberstein & Yoshida 2:36.23 2013 Novellist 4 Eduardo Pedroza Andreas Wöhler Christoph Berglar 2:33.90 2014 Ivanhowe 4 Filip Minařík Jean-Pierre Carvalho Gestüt Schlenderhan 2:36.30 2015 Prince Gibraltar 4 Fabrice Veron Jean-Claude Rouget Jean-Francois Gribomont 2:31.48 2016 Iquitos 4 Ian Ferguson Hans-Juergen Groeschel Stall Mulligan 2:33.79 2017 Guignol 5 Filip Minařík Jean-Pierre Carvalho Stall Ullmann 2:32.55 2018 Best Solution 4 Pat Cosgrave Saeed bin Suroor Godolphin 2:37.38 2019 Ghaiyyath 4 William Buick Charlie Appleby Godolphin 2:30.08 2020 Barney Roy 6 James Doyle Charlie Appleby Godolphin 2:39.52 2021 Torquator Tasso 4 Rene Piechulek Marcel Weiss Gestut Auenquelle 2:29.21 2022 Mendocino 4 Rene Piechulek Sarah Steinberg Stall Salzburg 2:38.71 2023 Zagrey 4 Christophe Soumillon Yann Barberot Ecurie Altima & Gerard Augustin-Normand 2:39.77 2024 Fantastic Moon 4 Rene Piechulek Sarah Steinberg Liberty Racing 2021 2:28.03 2025 Goliath 5 Clement Lecoeuvre Francis-Henri Graffard Resolute Bloodstock & Philip Baron Von Ullmann 2:29.02 2026 Saddadd 4 Jack Mitchell Roger Varian Ahmed Al Maktoum 2:27.66 * The race was run in two separate divisions in 1974.

Earlier winners

1858: La Maladetta 1859: Geologie 1860: Capucine 1861: Mon Etoile 1862: Stradella 1863: La Toucques 1864: Vermouth 1865: Vertugadin 1866: Etoile Filante 1867: Ruy Blas 1868: Trocadero 1 1869: Cerdagne 1870: no race 1871: Monseigneur 1872: Dami 1873: Hochstapler 1874: Il Maestro 1875: Gastgeber 1876: Przedswit 1877: Kincsem 1878: Kincsem 2 1879: Kincsem 1880: Tallos 1881: La Gondola 1882: Lehetetlen 1883: Brocken 1884: Florence 1885: Plaisanterie 1886: Nero 1887: Bulgar 1888: Waverley 1889: Tantale 1890: Yellow 1891: Le Capricorne 1892: Perdican 1893: Nickel 1894: Ilse 1895: Armbruster 1896: Tokio 1897: En Bloc 1898: Slusohr 1899: Gobseck 1900: Xamete 1901: Semendria 1902: La Camargo 1903: Vinicius 1904: Exema 1905: Gouvernant 1906: Hautbois 1907: Hammurabi 1908: Faust 1909: Azalee / Mademoiselle Bon 3 1910: Ksiaze Pan 1911: Badajoz 1912: Rire aux Larmes 1913: Mosci Ksiaze 1914–20: no race 1921: Ossian 1922: Träumer 1923: Ganelon 1924: Scopas 1925: Aditi 1926: Indigo 1927: Oleander 1928: Oleander 1929: Oleander 1930: Alba 1931: Sichel 1932: Widerhall 1933: Alchimist 1934: Agalire 1935: Athanasius 1936: Wahnfried 1937: Dadji 1938: Procle 1939: Trollius 1940: no race 1941: Magnat 1942: Gradivo 1943: Samurai 1944: Ticino 1945–47: no race 1948: Der Löwe 1949: Silberfasan 1950: no race 1951: Prince d'Ouilly 1952: Mangon 1953: Niederländer 1954: Baal 1955: Stani 1956: Masetto 1957: Windfang 1958: Dushka 1959: Malefaim 1960: Sheshoon 1961: Rio Marin 1962: Kaiserstuhl 1963: Espresso 1964: Espresso 1965: Demi Deuil 1966: Atilla 1967: Salvo

1 The 1868 winner was declared as Trocadero after a dead-heat with his stablemate Nelusco.2 The 1878 edition finished as a dead-heat, but Kincsem defeated Prince Giles the First in a run-off.3 The 1909 race was a dead-heat and has joint winners.

See also List of German flat horse races

References

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