The Bavarian Classic is a Group 3

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 in Germany

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 open to three-year-old thoroughbred

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s. It is run at Munich

Munich

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 over a distance of 2,000 metres (about 1¼ miles), and it is scheduled to take place each year in late May or early June.

History

The event was established in 1969, and the inaugural running was titled the Preis des Kaufhauses Hertie. It became known as the Grosser Hertie-Preis in 1970, and for a period its distance ranged from 1,850 to 2,200 metres. It was given Group 2 status in 1977, and from this point it was regularly contested over 2,200 metres.

The race was known as the Grosser Müller-Brot-Preis from 1997, and it was cut to 2,000 metres in 1998. It was downgraded to Group 3 level and renamed the Bavarian Classic in 2004.

Records

Leading jockey

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 (6 wins):

• Andrzej Tylicki – Machtvogel (1981), Apollonios (1984), Acatenango (1985), El Salto (1986), Obando (1988), Ajano (1997)

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Leading trainer

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 (10 wins):

• Heinz Jentzsch – Boris (1972), Nicandro (1980), Anno (1982), Ocos (1983), Apollonios (1984), Acatenango (1985), El Salto (1986), Obando (1988), Monsun (1993), Vialli (1994)

Winners

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Time
1969	Traminer	Oskar Langner	Sven von Mitzlaff	2:16.40
1970	Segnes	Harald Ziese	W. Hessler	2:29.10
1971	Wanderu	Peter Alafi	Bruno Schütz	2:19.90
1972	Boris	Fritz Drechsler	Heinz Jentzsch	2:24.80
1973	Athenagoras	Harro Remmert	Sven von Mitzlaff	1:55.50
1974	Daus	John Gorton	E. Petri	2:09.90
1975	Harris	Raimund Prinzinger	Oskar Langner	1:59.80
1976	Prairie Bird	Raimund Prinzinger	Horst Degner	1:58.20
1977	Broadway	Edward Hide	Klaus Heinke	2:22.50
1978	Rodaun	Luigi Auriemma	Herbert Block	2:22.80
1979	Windlauf	Otto Gervai	Charly Seiffert	2:16.50
1980	Nicandro	Ralf Suerland	Heinz Jentzsch	2:19.70
1981	Machtvogel	Andrzej Tylicki	Wilfried Schütz	2:22.80
1982	Anno	Georg Bocskai	Heinz Jentzsch	2:23.00
1983	Ocos	Georg Bocskai	Heinz Jentzsch	2:18.50
1984	Apollonios	Andrzej Tylicki	Heinz Jentzsch	2:17.00
1985	Acatenango Acatenango (horse) Acatenango was a German Thoroughbred racehorse. Sired by the Deutsches Derby winner and German Champion sire, Surumu, he was out of the English mare Aggravate...	Andrzej Tylicki	Heinz Jentzsch	2:17.50
1986	El Salto	Andrzej Tylicki	Heinz Jentzsch	2:22.80
1987	Le Glorieux Le Glorieux Le Glorieux was a French/German Thoroughbred racehorse who in 1987 achieved the extraordinary feat of winning three Group one races on three different continents when he won the Grosser Preis von Berlin in Europe, the Washington, D.C...	Jean-Luc Kessas	Robert Collet Robert Collet Robert Collet is a French thoroughbred racehorse trainer.Robert Collet was one of the first European trainers to win a Breeders' Cup race when he won the 1986 edition of the Breeders' Cup Mile at Hollywood Park Racetrack with Last Tycoon...	2:28.80
1988	Obando	Andrzej Tylicki	Heinz Jentzsch	2:16.36
1989	Oldham	Georg Bocskai	Uwe Ostmann	2:24.14
1990	Buenos	Mark Rimmer	Bruno Schütz	2:24.69
1991	Malmsey	Steve Cauthen Steve Cauthen Steve Cauthen is a retired American jockey.Cauthen, the son of a trainer and a farrier, grew up in Walton, Kentucky around horses, which made race-riding a logical career choice. He rode his first race on May 12, 1976 at Churchill Downs; he finished last, riding King of Swat...	André Fabre André Fabre André Fabre is a French thoroughbred horse racing trainer.The son of a diplomat, Fabre graduated from university with a law degree but then decided to pursue a career in thoroughbred horse racing. He began by working in the stables as a groom then as a schooling rider...	2:24.82
1992	Captain Horatius	John Reid John A. Reid John Andrew Reid John Andrew Reid John Andrew Reid (born August 6, 1955 in Banbridge County Down, Northern Ireland is a retired flat race jockey.Reid served as an apprentice in his native Ireland to Leslie Crawford, before moving to England and joining Verley Bewicke. His first Classic victory came...	John Dunlop John L. Dunlop John L. Dunlop is a successful race horse trainer based in Arundel, Sussex, with over 3000 winners between 1966 and 2002.He was the British flat racing Champion Trainer in 1995....	2:17.79
1993	Monsun Monsun Monsun is a bay Thoroughbred racehorse and stallion bred in Germany by Gestut Isarland and owned by Baron Georg von Ullmann. He is a son of Germany's first triple crown winner and champion racehorse and sire Königsstuhl, a descendant of the very influerntial sire, Nearco.Monsun was a very tough...	Peter Schiergen Peter Schiergen Peter Schiergen is a former German champion jockey and a Thoroughbred racehorse trainer.- Horse trainer :Schiergen trained Boreal, winner of the 2001 Coronation Cup....	Heinz Jentzsch	2:17.35
1994	Vialli	Stephen Eccles	Heinz Jentzsch	2:19.10
1995	O'Connor	Andreas Boschert	Andreas Wöhler	2:22.90
1996	Mongol Warrior	David Harrison	Lord Huntingdon	2:30.80
1997	Ajano	Andrzej Tylicki	Hans-Jürgen Gröschel	2:23.40
1998	Tiger Hill	Billy Newnes	Peter Schiergen Peter Schiergen Peter Schiergen is a former German champion jockey and a Thoroughbred racehorse trainer.- Horse trainer :Schiergen trained Boreal, winner of the 2001 Coronation Cup....	2:06.20
1999	Acambaro	Torsten Mundry	Peter Rau	2:10.50
2000	Samum	Andrasch Starke Andrasch Starke Andrasch Starke is a jockey in international Thoroughbred horse racing.Starke began racing at age fifteen as an amateur and since turning professional has won the German riding championship five times. He has competed in Canada and the United States and has won races in Dubai, France, Italy, and...	Andreas Schütz Andreas Schütz Andreas Schütz is a Thoroughbred racehorse trainer. From a prominent racing family, he is the fourth generation to train professionally....	2:09.80
2001	Zöllner	Jimmy Quinn Jimmy Quinn (jockey) James "Jimmy" Quinn is an Irish professional horse racing flat jockey. One of the highlights of Quinn's career came when he won the Nunthorpe Stakes at York Racecourse with Kingsgate Native....	Peter Schiergen Peter Schiergen Peter Schiergen is a former German champion jockey and a Thoroughbred racehorse trainer.- Horse trainer :Schiergen trained Boreal, winner of the 2001 Coronation Cup....	2:10.00
2002	Belcore	Andreas Boschert	Andreas Wöhler	2:09.20
2003	Ransom O'War	Stanley Chin	Erika Mäder	2:07.74
2004	Fight Club	Andrasch Starke Andrasch Starke Andrasch Starke is a jockey in international Thoroughbred horse racing.Starke began racing at age fifteen as an amateur and since turning professional has won the German riding championship five times. He has competed in Canada and the United States and has won races in Dubai, France, Italy, and...	Andreas Schütz Andreas Schütz Andreas Schütz is a Thoroughbred racehorse trainer. From a prominent racing family, he is the fourth generation to train professionally....	2:11.64
2005	Arcadio	Terence Hellier	Peter Schiergen Peter Schiergen Peter Schiergen is a former German champion jockey and a Thoroughbred racehorse trainer.- Horse trainer :Schiergen trained Boreal, winner of the 2001 Coronation Cup....	2:07.06
2006	Imonso	Andreas Suborics Andreas Suborics Andreas Suborics Andreas Suborics Andreas Suborics (born August 11, 1971 in Vienna, Austria is an Austrian Thoroughbred horse racing jockey who is based in Germany and races worldwide.A three-time champion jockey in Germany, Suborics is best known as the jockey who rode Shirocco in 2004....	Peter Schiergen Peter Schiergen Peter Schiergen is a former German champion jockey and a Thoroughbred racehorse trainer.- Horse trainer :Schiergen trained Boreal, winner of the 2001 Coronation Cup....	2:16.24
2007	Persian Storm	Terence Hellier	Jens Hirschberger	2:13.60
2008	Walzertraum	Terence Hellier	Jens Hirschberger	2:12.39
2009	Saphir	Andrasch Starke Andrasch Starke Andrasch Starke is a jockey in international Thoroughbred horse racing.Starke began racing at age fifteen as an amateur and since turning professional has won the German riding championship five times. He has competed in Canada and the United States and has won races in Dubai, France, Italy, and...	Peter Schiergen Peter Schiergen Peter Schiergen is a former German champion jockey and a Thoroughbred racehorse trainer.- Horse trainer :Schiergen trained Boreal, winner of the 2001 Coronation Cup....	2:06.60
2010	Scalo	Gaetan Masure	Andreas Wöhler	2:09.71
2011	Mawingo	Fredrik Johansson	Jens Hirschberger	2:07.18

Caitano finished first in 1997, but he was relegated to second place following a stewards' inquiry.

See also

• List of German flat horse races

Recurring sporting events established in 1969 – this race is included under its former title, Grosser Hertie-Preis.