Badener Sprint-Cup

The Badener Sprint-Cup was a Group 3 flat horse race in Germany open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It was run at Baden-Baden over a distance of 1,400 metres (about 7 furlongs), and it was scheduled to take place each year in October.

Badener Sprint-Cup

Group 3 race (discontinued)
Location	Iffezheim Racecourse Baden-Baden, Germany
Inaugurated	1985
Last run	25 October 2009
Race type	Flat / Thoroughbred
Website	Baden-Baden
Race information
Distance	1,400 metres (7f)
Surface	Turf
Track	Left-handed
Qualification	Three-years-old and up
Weight	56½ kg (3y); 57½ kg (4y+) Allowances 1½ kg for fillies and mares 1 kg if not won €12,000 * Penalties 3 kg for Group 1 winners * 2 kg for Group 2 winners * 1 kg for Group 3 winners * * since January 1
Purse	€50,000 (2009) 1st: €30,000

History

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

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Leading jockey (2 wins):

• Peter Schiergen – 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)

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Leading trainer (2 wins):

• Erich Pils – Brigantin (1986), Bannier (1992)
• Robert Collet – Silicon Bavaria (1990, 1991)
• Brian Meehan – Tomba (1998, 1999)
• Andreas Trybuhl – Soave (2002, 2005)

Winners

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Time
1985	Smaragd	3	Peter Schiergen	Theo Grieper	1:17.60
1986	Brigantin	4	David Wildman	Erich Pils	1:18.30
1987	Sylvan Express	4	Greville Starkey	Philip Mitchell	1:18.00
1988	Allius	5	Olivier Poirier	Alain Falourd	1:20.76
1989	Savahra Sound	4	Bruce Raymond	Richard Hannon Sr.	1:25.51
1990	Silicon Bavaria	3	Bruce Raymond	Robert Collet	1:18.00
1991	Silicon Bavaria	4	Olivier Poirier	Robert Collet	1:22.30
1992	Bannier	5	David Wildman	Erich Pils	1:21.58
1993	Sharp Prod	3	Lester Piggott	Lord Huntingdon	1:19.50
1994	Takin	3	Lutz Mäder	Erika Mäder	1:21.60
1995	Macanal	3	Peter Schiergen	Heinz Jentzsch	1:18.30
1996	Branston Abby	7	Michael Roberts	Mark Johnston	1:21.00
1997	Gaelic Symphony	4	Peter Heugl	Mario Hofer	1:24.10
1998	Tomba	4	Pat Eddery	Brian Meehan	1:20.90
1999	Tomba	5	Michael Tebbutt	Brian Meehan	1:21.80
2000	Tertullian	5	Filip Minarik	Peter Schiergen	1:23.00
2001	Miss Gazon	3	Frédéric Sanchez	John Hammond	1:19.60
2002	Soave	3	Gary Hind	Andreas Trybuhl	1:24.18
2003	König Shuffle	7	Darren Moffatt	Martin Rölke	1:23.39
2004	Areias	6	Terence Hellier	Andreas Schütz	1:26.80
2005	Soave	6	Andreas Boschert	Andreas Trybuhl	1:27.64
2006	Garnica	3	Ioritz Mendizabal	Jean-Claude Rouget	1:24.50
2007	Ricine	5	François-Xavier Bertras	François Rohaut	1:24.82
2008	Chantilly Tiffany	4	Terence Hellier	Ed Dunlop	1:27.12
2009	Walero	3	Pascal Werning	Uwe Ostmann	1:28.14

See also

• List of German flat horse races
• Recurring sporting events established in 1985 – this race is included under its original title, Grosser Sprint-Preis.

References

• Racing Post:
  • 1988, 1989, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001
  • 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009

• galopp-sieger.de – Großer Sprint Preis.
• galopp-sieger.de – Badener Sprint-Cup.
• horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Badener Sprint-Cup (2009).
• pedigreequery.com – Grosser Sprint-Preis – München-Riem.
• pedigreequery.com – Badener Sprint-Cup – Baden-Baden.