The Grosse Europa-Meile is a Group 2

Conditions races

Conditions races are horse races where the weights carried by the runners are laid down by the conditions attached to the race. Weights are allocated according to; the sex of the runners, with female runners carrying less weight than males; the age of the runners, with younger horses receiving...

 flat

Flat racing

Flat racing is a form of Thoroughbred horse racing which is run over a level track at a predetermined distance. It differs from steeplechase racing which is run over hurdles...

 horse race

Horse racing

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 in Germany

Germany

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 which is open to thoroughbred

Thoroughbred

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s aged three years or older. It is run at Galopprennbahn Cologne-Weidenpesch, Cologne

Cologne

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 over a distance of 1,600 metres (about 1 mile), and it is scheduled to take place each year in late September.

The event was originally known as the Kaufhof-Preis, and in the early part of its history its distance varied between 1,800 and 2,200 metres. Its present length was set in 1972, and from this point it was classed at Group 3 level. It was titled the Elite-Preis from 1983 to 1990, and it was promoted to Group 2 status in 1989.

Winners since 1988

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Time
1988	Alkalde	3	Dragan Ilic	Peter Lautner	1:41.18
1989	Alkalde	4	Lutz Mäder	Peter Lautner	1:41.40
1990	Mirror Black	4	Billy Newnes	Peter Makin	1:44.50
1991	Itsabrahma	5	Gunnar Nordling	Ewy Nordling	1:36.35
1992	Rezon	4	Waldemar Hickst	A. M. Schawujew	1:36.53
1993	Nasr Allah	3	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...	Fredy Scheffer	1:43.88
1994	Erminius	3	Kevin Woodburn	Peter Rau	1:37.14
1995	A Magicman	3	Neil Grant	Hartmut Steguweit	1:34.95
1996	Accento	3	Andreas Helfenbein	Ralf Suerland	1:38.39
1997	Power Flame	4	Andreas Boschert	Andreas Wöhler	1:36.58
1998	Power Flame	5	Andreas Boschert	Andreas Wöhler	1:36.03
1999	El Divino	4	Georg Bocskai	Mario Hofer	1:38.39
2000	Bernardon	4	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....	1:40.48
2001	Aghnoyoh	3	Thierry Gillet Thierry Gillet Thierry Gillet is a top French jockey who won the 2004 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe aboard Bago, a thoroughbred race horse he has ridden in 14 of his career starts. In April 2009, at age 39, Gillet announced his retirement from racing, citing recurring weight problems...	Tony Clout	1:41.07
2002	Royal Dragon	4	L. Hammer-Hansen	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....	1:36.47
2003	Peppercorn	6	Torsten Mundry	Uwe Ostmann	1:36.83
2004	Eagle Rise	4	Terence Hellier	Andreas Schütz Andreas Schütz Andreas Schütz is a Thoroughbred racehorse trainer. From a prominent racing family, he is the fourth generation to train professionally....	1:41.06
2005	Anna Monda	3	Torsten Mundry	Peter Rau	1:37.17
2006	Lateral	3	William Mongil	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....	1:35.08
2007	König Turf	5	Torsten Mundry	Christian Sprengel	1:35.41
2008	Precious Boy	3	Adrie de Vries	Waldemar Hickst	1:37.46
2009	Premio Loco	5	George Baker	Chris Wall	1:35.21
2010	Alianthus	5	A De Vries	J Hirschberger	1:38.01

Banyumanik finished first in 2000, but he was relegated to second place following a Stewards' Inquiry.