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The Mehl-Mülhens-Rennen is a Group 2

Conditions races

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flat

Flat racing

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horse race

Horse racing

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in Germany

Germany

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open to three-year-old thoroughbred

Thoroughbred

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colts

Colt (horse)

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and fillies

Filly

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. It is run at Cologne

Cologne-Weidenpesch Racecourse

The Cologne-Weidenpesch Racecourse is a horse racing track at Weidenpescher Park in Nippes, Cologne. As the only race course in Germany, hosting more than one European pattern Group 1 race, Weidenpesch is one of the most prominent tracks in the country.Cologne-Weidenpesch is also one of Germany's...

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

It is Germany's equivalent of the 2,000 Guineas Stakes, a famous race in England.

History

The event was established in 1871, and it was originally held at Hoppegarten

Hoppegarten

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as the Henckel-Rennen. It was named after the Henckel von Donnersmarck

Henckel von Donnersmarck

The Henckel von Donnersmarcks are a Silesian noble family from the former region of Spiš in Upper Hungary, now in Slovakia. The founder of the family was Henckel de Quintoforo in the 14/15th Century...

family. It was initially contested over 2,000 metres, and it was shortened to 1,600 metres in 1904. It was staged at Grunewald

Grunewald

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from 1918 to 1922, and it returned to Hoppegarten in 1923.

The race was abandoned in 1945 and 1946, and in the period thereafter it took place at Düsseldorf

Düsseldorf

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(1947), Cologne (1948) and Dortmund

Dortmund

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(1949). It was transferred to Gelsenkirchen

Gelsenkirchen

Gelsenkirchen is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located in the northern part of the Ruhr area. Its population in 2006 was c. 267,000....

in 1950.

The present system of race grading was introduced in Germany in 1972, and the Henckel-Rennen was classed at Group 2 level.

The event was moved to Cologne and renamed the Mehl-Mülhens-Rennen in 1986. It was named in memory of Maria Mehl-Mülhens (died 1985), a long-time owner of Gestüt Röttgen, a successful stud farm near Cologne.

Records

Leading jockey
Jockey
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(6 wins):

Otto Schmidt – Lentulus (1922), Augias (1923), Favor (1925), Aurelius (1926), Effendi (1942), Neckar (1951)

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Leading trainer
Horse trainer
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(10 wins):

George Arnull – Monfalcone (1924), Alba (1930), Widerhall (1932), Sturmvogel (1935), Walzerkönig (1936), Orgelton (1938), Wehr Dich (1939), Magnat (1941), Aubergine (1949), Asterios (1950)

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Leading owner (18+ wins):

Gestüt Schlenderhan – Dorn (1892), Real Scotch (1904), Prunus (1918), Monfalcone (1924), Alba (1930), Widerhall (1932), Sturmvogel (1935), Walzerkönig (1936), Orgelton (1938), Wehr Dich (1939), Magnat (1941), Aubergine (1949), Asterios (1950), Allasch (1953), Lombard (1970), Swazi (1976), Aviso (2007), Irian (2009)

Winners since 1968

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
1968	Literat	Oskar Langner	Sven von Mitzlaff	Gestüt Fährhof	1:46.60
1969	Hitchcock	Fritz Drechsler	Heinz Jentzsch	Karl-Heinz Münchow	1:44.90
1970	Lombard	Fritz Drechsler	Heinz Jentzsch	Gestüt Schlenderhan	1:42.30
1971	Widschi	Ron Hutchinson	Theo Grieper	Gestüt Röttgen	1:44.10
1972	Caracol	Oskar Langner	Sven von Mitzlaff	Gestüt Fährhof	1:36.70
1973	Flotow	A. J. Reid	Arthur-Paul Schlaefke	Mrs W. Richter	1:36.50
1974	Lord Udo	Edward Hide	Theo Grieper	Gestüt Röttgen	1:37.50
1975	Kronenkranich	Harro Remmert	Sven von Mitzlaff	Stall Moritzberg	1:38.10
1976	Swazi	Joan Pall	Heinz Jentzsch	Gestüt Schlenderhan	1:38.50
1977	Ziethen	Dave Richardson	Theo Grieper	Stall Moritzberg	1:43.10
1978	Limbo	Georg Bocskai	Oskar Langner	Stall Ittlingen	1:40.80
1979	Königsstuhl	Peter Alafi	Sven von Mitzlaff	Gestüt Zoppenbroich	1:41.70
1980	Wauthi	Heinz-Peter Ludewig	Theo Grieper	Gestüt Röttgen	1:37.70
1981	Orofino	Peter Alafi	Sven von Mitzlaff	Gestüt Zoppenbroich	1:41.10
1982	Tombos	Georg Bocskai	Heinz Jentzsch	Gestüt Fährhof	1:42.10
1983	Nandino	Bruce Raymond	Heinz Hesse	Gestüt Etzean	1:46.50
1984	Soto Grande	Peter Remmert	Adolf Wöhler	Stall Margarethe	1:40.60
1985	Lirung	Georg Bocskai	Heinz Jentzsch	Gestüt Fährhof	1:39.50
1986	Philipo	Dave Richardson	Hartmut Steguweit	Stall Surinam	1:36.30
1987	Kondor	José Orihuel	Hein Bollow	Ilse Ramm	1:37.20
1988	Alkalde	Manfred Hofer	Peter Lautner	Gerda Poorten	1:35.80
1989	Turfkönig	Olaf Schick	Uwe Ostmann	Günter Merkel	1:36.18
1990	Mandelbaum	Alan Freeman	Uwe Ostmann	Stall Steigenberger	1:37.10
1991	Flying Brave	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....	Aubrey Ison	1:37.88
1992	Platini	Mark Rimmer	Bruno Schütz	Stall Steigenberger	1:36.31
1993	Kornado	Andre Best	Bruno Schütz	Stall Granum	1:36.39
1994	Royal Abjar	Willie Ryan Willie Ryan Willie Ryan is a flat racing jockey from Ireland who has been based in the United Kingdom for most of his career.Ryan was apprenticed to the trainer Reg Hollinshead and won his first race at Windsor Racecourse in 1982. He was joint British flat racing Champion Apprentice in 1985...	Andreas Wöhler	Jaber Abdullah	1:33.17
1995	Manzoni	Torsten Mundry	Andreas Wöhler	Gestüt Hof Heidendom	1:33.71
1996	Lavirco	Torsten Mundry	Peter Rau	Gestüt Fährhof	1:39.85
1997	Air Express	Brett Doyle	Clive Brittain Clive Brittain Clive Brittain is a British race-horse trainer. He began training as an apprentice in 1949, and on his own as a licensed trainer in the early 1970s. He currently trains at Carlburg Stables in Newmarket, Suffolk...	Mohamed Obaida	1:36.75
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....	Georg von Ullmann	1:33.85
1999	Sumitas	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....	Georg von Ullmann	1:36.25
2000	Pacino	Paul Eddery	Saeed bin Suroor Saeed bin Suroor Saeed bin Suroor , is a horse racing trainer. Formerly a policeman, he took out his training license in 1994 and the following year was appointed as the trainer for Sheikh Mohammed's Godolphin operation....	Godolphin	1:36.12
2001	Royal Dragon	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....	Gestüt Park Wiedingen	1:34.89
2002	Dupont	Darryll Holland Darryll Holland Darryll Paul Holland is a United Kingdom flat racing jockey who has ridden for trainers such as Luca Cumani, Geoff Wragg, and Mark Johnston....	William Haggas	Wentworth Racing Ltd	1:34.32
2003	Martillo	William Mongil	Ralf Suerland	Gestüt Höny-Hof	1:39.62
2004	Brunel	Darryll Holland Darryll Holland Darryll Paul Holland is a United Kingdom flat racing jockey who has ridden for trainers such as Luca Cumani, Geoff Wragg, and Mark Johnston....	William Haggas	Highclere X	1:36.30
2005	Santiago	Andreas Boschert	Uwe Ostmann	Gestüt Hof Vesterberg	1:41.31
2006	Royal Power	Chris Catlin	Mick Channon Mick Channon Michael Roger "Mick" Channon is a sportsman who enjoyed a career as a striker with Southampton and England in the 1970s and later became a hugely successful racehorse trainer.-Southampton:...	Jaber Abdullah	1:38.04
2007	Aviso	Terence Hellier	Jens Hirschberger	Gestüt Schlenderhan	1:36.68
2008	Precious Boy	Adrie de Vries	Waldemar Hickst	Gestüt Park Wiedingen	1:37.13
2009	Irian	Filip Minarik	Jens Hirschberger	Gestüt Schlenderhan	1:35.87
2010	Frozen Power	Frankie Dettori Frankie Dettori Lanfranco "Frankie" Dettori, MBE is an Italian horse racing jockey and celebrity. Dettori has been Champion Jockey on three occasions and has ridden the winners of more than 500 Group races.. He has had many successes in his role of stable jockey to Godolphin Racing...	Mahmood Al Zarooni	Godolphin	1:36.69
2011	Excelebration	Adam Kirby	Marco Botti	Giuliano Manfredini	1:36.20

Alhijaz finished first in 1992, but he was relegated to fourth place following a stewards' inquiry.

History

Records

Winners since 1968

See also