The Dr. Busch-Memorial is a
Group 3 flat
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horse race
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in Germany open to three-year-old
thoroughbred
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s. It is run over a distance of at
Krefeld
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in April.
History
The event used to be held at
Hoppegarten
Hoppegarten is a municipality in the district Märkisch-Oderland, in Brandenburg, Germany.
History
The current municipality was created in 2003 when the former municipalities of Hönow and Münchehofe were united with Dahlwitz-Hoppegarten. Th ...
, and it was originally known as the Preis von Dahlwitz. It was transferred to Krefeld in 1950, and from this point it was called the Paul Döring-Rennen. It was subsequently renamed in memory of Max Busch, a former president of Krefeld Racecourse.
For a period the Dr. Busch-Memorial was contested over 1,650 metres. It was extended to 1,700 metres in 1968.
The Dr. Busch-Memorial was given Group 3 status in 1994. That year's edition was run over 1,600 metres at
Cologne
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. It was run over the same distance at Hoppegarten in 1997. It was relegated to Listed level and cut to 1,400 metres in 1998.
The race reverted to 1,700 metres in 1999. It was promoted back to Group 3 in 2000.
Records
Leading
jockey
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since 1950 (6 wins):
* Fritz Drechsler – ''Waldcanter (1959), Gladstone (1963), Bacchus (1968), Hitchcock (1969), Honduras (1973), Loisach (1974)''
* Georg Bocskai – ''Tombos (1982), Lagunas (1984), Bismarck (1985), Zampano (1987), Kalambo (1988), Mandelbaum (1990)''
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Leading
trainer since 1950 (12 wins):
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Heinz Jentzsch
Heinz Jentzsch (13 March 192021 April 2012) was the most successful horse trainer in the history of German horse racing.
Career
During his active years from 1942 to 1999, Jentzsch recorded 4,029 victories. After World War II he came to Cologne ...
– ''Dschingis Khan (1964), Bacchus (1968), Hitchcock (1969), Honduras (1973), Swazi (1976), Trianon (1978), Tombos (1982), Lagunas (1984), Bismarck (1985), Zampano (1987), Kalambo (1988), Surako (1996)''
Winners since 1980
Earlier winners
* 1950: Firmament
* 1951: Neckar
* 1952: Bernadette
* 1953: Naxos
* 1954: Atatürk
* 1955: Masetto
* 1956: Bernardus
* 1957: Menes
* 1958: Pfalzteufel
* 1959: Waldcanter
* 1960: Wiener Walzer
* 1961: Orlog
* 1962: Mardonios
* 1963: Gladstone
* 1964: Dschingis Khan
* 1965: Fioravanti
* 1966: Volvo
* 1967: Obermain
* 1968: Bacchus
* 1969: Hitchcock
* 1970: Gerona
* 1971: Dulcia
* 1972: Caracol
* 1973: Honduras
* 1974: Loisach
* 1975: Kronenkranich
* 1976: Swazi
* 1977: Cagliostro
* 1978: Trianon
* 1979:
Nebos
Nebos (30 March 1976 – 26 June 1999) was a German Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. He was one of the best horses of his generation in Germany at the age of two winning three races including the Zukunfts Rennen. In the following year he w ...
See also
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List of German flat horse races
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References
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Racing Post
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– ''Dr. Busch-Memorial.''
horseracingintfed.com
– ''International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Dr. Busch Memorial (2018).''
pedigreequery.com
– ''Dr. Busch-Memorial – Krefeld.''
Flat horse races for three-year-olds
Sport in North Rhine-Westphalia
Horse races in Germany