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The Frühjahrs Dreijährigen-Preis 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 Frankfurt

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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 April or early May.

History

The event was established in 1965, and it was originally called the Adolf Schindling-Rennen. It was named in memory of Adolf Schindling (1887–1963), a Frankfurt-born businessman who founded the company VDO, and who owned the successful stud farm Gestüt Asta.

The race was given Group 3 status in 1982. It has been run under various sponsored titles, such as the Preis der Steigenberger Hotels and the BMW Händler-Trophy. It is currently known as the Frühjahrspreis des Bankhauses Metzler.

Records

Leading jockey
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(3 wins):

Eduardo Pedroza – Shrek (2007), Scalo (2010), Earl of Tinsdal (2011)

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Leading trainer
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(11 wins):

Heinz Jentzsch – Bussard (1967), Sayonara (1968), Don Giovanni (1969), Samun (1970), Muffel (1971), Lua Vindu (1978), Ataxerxes (1980), Abary (1983), Lontano (1985), Monsun (1993), Savinelli (1994)

Winners

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Time
1965	Geck	Peter Alafi	János Pejacsevich	2:06.20
1966	Asil	Harald Ziese	Andreas Hecker	2:03.20
1967	Bussard	Werner Krbalek	Heinz Jentzsch	2:07.20
1968	Sayonara	Werner Krbalek	Heinz Jentzsch	2:14.80
1969	Don Giovanni	Fritz Drechsler	Heinz Jentzsch	2:14.80
1970	Samun	Fritz Drechsler	Heinz Jentzsch	2:12.50
1971	Muffel	Horst Horwart	Heinz Jentzsch	2:10.20
1972	Wendel	Harald Ziese	Theo Grieper	2:10.30
1973	Belmondo	Manfred Kosman	Hans-Georg Thalau	2:10.80
1974	Meinberg	Erwin Schindler	Karl-Heinz Schultze	2:10.30
1975	Frescobaldi	Uwe Mathony	J. Hochstein, Sr.	2:10.00
1976	Furiant	Greville Starkey Greville Starkey Greville Starkey was an English jockey who rode almost 2,000 winners during a 33-year career on the flat.Starkey scaled the heights of his profession during his 33-year career in which he rode 1,989 winners on the Flat...	Theo Grieper	2:10.40
1977	Leviathan	David Wildman	Adolf Wöhler	2:14.80
1978	Lua Vindu	Peter Kienzler	Heinz Jentzsch	2:13.40
1979	Königsstuhl	Franz Puchta	Sven von Mitzlaff	2:08.80
1980	Ataxerxes	Peter Schade	Heinz Jentzsch	2:06.40
1981	no race 1981
1982	Ditano	Greville Starkey Greville Starkey Greville Starkey was an English jockey who rode almost 2,000 winners during a 33-year career on the flat.Starkey scaled the heights of his profession during his 33-year career in which he rode 1,989 winners on the Flat...	Theo Grieper	2:09.40
1983	Abary Abary (horse) Abary was a Thoroughbred racehorse , by Roi Dagobert out of Antioquia , a half-sister to Acatenango. He was twice winner of the Grosser Preis von Berlin , trained by Heinz Jentzsch...	Andrzej Tylicki	Heinz Jentzsch	2:10.60
1984	Der Wind	Pat Gilson	Theo Grieper	2:06.50
1985	Lontano	Andrzej Tylicki	Heinz Jentzsch	2:06.60
1986	Vif-Argent	Ralf Suerland	Peter Lautner	2:11.50
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...	Alain Lequeux Alain Lequeux Alain Lequeux was one of France's leading jockeys in the 1970s and 1980s. He won 33 Group or Grade 1 races, including the 1981 Washington, D.C. International Stakes aboard Providential for trainer Charlie Whittingham. Son of leading French rider Guy Lequeux, he won more than 2,000 races while...	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...	2:06.90
1988	Exactly Sharp	Dominique Regnard	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...	2:02.60
1989	Riamo	Georg Bocskai	Hartmut Steguweit	2:10.50
1990	Diable au Corps	Dominique Regnard	John Hammond John E. Hammond John E. Hammond is a Thoroughbred horse trainer in France.Based in Chantilly, Oise, Hammond has trained numerous Group One winners including Montjeu and Suave Dancer both of whom won the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, France's most prestigious horse race...	2:08.40
1991	Tao	Ole Larsen	Andreas Wöhler	2:07.83
1992	Iron Fighter	Andrew Riding	Horst Steinmetz	2:07.65
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	2:06.44
1994	Savinelli	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	2:07.72
1995	Speedster	Alessandro Schikora	Bruno Schütz	2:08.25
1996	Ardilan	Torsten Mundry	Horst Horwart	2:08.57
1997	Ungaro	Terence Hellier	Hans Blume	2:12.70
1998	Nadour Al Bahr	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....	Mario Hofer	2:07.48
1999	Imperioso	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....	2:07.63
2000	Kallisto	Andreas Boschert	Hans Blume	2:07.72
2001	Blue Baloo	Billy Newnes	Andreas Schütz Andreas Schütz Andreas Schütz is a Thoroughbred racehorse trainer. From a prominent racing family, he is the fourth generation to train professionally....	2:15.74
2002	Maranilla	John Egan	Eoghan O'Neill	2:09.64
2003	Flambo	Filip Minarik	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....	2:12.00
2004	Apeiron	Jean-Pierre Carvalho	Mario Hofer	2:08.74
2005	Königstiger	Filip Minarik	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....	2:12.80
2006	Prince Flori	Henk Grewe	Sascha Smrczek	2:07.81
2007	Shrek	Eduardo Pedroza	Andreas Wöhler	2:07.03
2008	Kamsin	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....	2:10.18
2009	Glad Panther	William Mongil	Uwe Ostmann	2:08.38
2010	Scalo	Eduardo Pedroza	Andreas Wöhler	2:07.85
2011	Earl of Tinsdal	Eduardo Pedroza	Andreas Wöhler	2:08.41

Aboard finished first in 1998, but he was relegated to second place following a stewards' inquiry.

History

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Winners

See also