The EuropaChampionat was a

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open to three-year-old

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s. It was run at

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over a distance of 2,400 metres (about 1½ miles), and it was scheduled to take place each year in August. The event was established in 1992, and it was initially classed at Group 3 level. It was promoted to Group 2 status in 1995. The EuropaChampionat remained at Hoppegarten until 2000. It was contested at

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over 2,450 metres in 2001, and discontinued in 2002.

Records

Leading

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(2 wins): * Mark Rimmer – ''Platini (1992), Kornado (1993)'' * Andreas Boschert – ''Baroon (1997), Belenus (1999)'' ---- Leading trainer (3 wins): * Bruno Schütz – ''Platini (1992), Kornado (1993), Flying Dream (1994)''

Winners

References

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Records

Winners

See also

References