The Goldene Peitsche is a
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horse race in
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s aged three years or older. It is run at
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over a distance of 1,200 metres (about 6 furlongs), and it is scheduled to take place each year in late August or early September.
History
The event was established in 1867, and the inaugural running was won by Cobweb. It was initially held at
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, and was transferred to
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in 1868.
The race was switched to
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in 1918, and it returned to Hoppegarten in 1923. It was not run from 1945 to 1947, and for brief spells thereafter it was staged at
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(1948) and
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(1949, 1950 and 1952).
The Goldene Peitsche moved to Baden-Baden in 1953. It was given Group 3 status in 1973, and was promoted to Group 2 level in 1991. It was downgraded to Group 3 in 2014 only. But returned Group 2 in 2015, during Sprint Races programme update. In August 2018, Raven's Lady from England won the 148th Casino Baden-Baden Golden Whip.
Records
Most successful horse (3 wins):
* Altgold – ''1899, 1900, 1901''
* Oberwinter – ''1927, 1928, 1929''
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Leading
jockey (7 wins):
* Egbert Fisk – ''Johannes (1868), Reform (1869), Das Veilchen (1871), Sonntag (1873), Templer (1876), Schmetterling (1878), Valerius (1882)''
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Leading
trainer (8 wins):
* Adrian von Borcke – ''Laotse (1933), Dardanos (1936), Florida (1939), Figaro (1942), Ticino (1944), Atatürk (1955), Fallott (1957), Niobe (1958)''
: ''(note: the trainers of some of the early winners are unknown)''
Winners since 1965
Earlier winners
* 1867: Cobweb
* 1868: Johannes
* 1869: Reform
* 1870: Ghuznee
* 1871: Das Veilchen
* 1872: Flibustier
* 1873: Sonntag
* 1874: Lulu
* 1875: Lulu
* 1876: Templer
* 1877: Recorder
* 1878: Schmetterling
* 1879: Picklock
* 1880: Donnerkeil
* 1881: Consul
* 1882: Valerius
* 1883: Glocke
* 1884: Weltmann
* 1885: Amorosa
* 1886: Triftig
* 1887: C-Dur
* 1888: Blücher
* 1889: Orcan
* 1890: Dalberg
* 1891: Dalberg
* 1892: Orcan
* 1893: Königswinter
* 1894: Milchmann
* 1895: Ausmärker
* 1896: Undolf
* 1897: Jenny Lind
* 1898: Goldregen
* 1899: Altgold
* 1900: Altgold
* 1901: Altgold
* 1902: Bärenhäuter
* 1903: Saskia
* 1904: Monopol
* 1905: Holländer
* 1906: Olaf
* 1907: Holländer
* 1908: Fabula
* 1909: Faust
* 1910: Abendluft
* 1911: Fervor
* 1912: Flagge
* 1913: Lena
* 1914: Festtarok
* 1915: Grandezza
* 1916: Ladylove
* 1917: Blätterteig
* 1918: Blätterteig
* 1919: Optimist
* 1920: Kolmerhof
* 1921: Wallenstein
* 1922: Sardanapal
* 1923: Ischida
* 1924: Bafur
* 1925: Sinir
* 1926: Grossinquisitor
* 1927: Oberwinter
* 1928: Oberwinter
* 1929: Oberwinter
* 1930: Rochus
* 1931: Napoleon
* 1932: Rochus
* 1933: Laotse
* 1934: Janitor
* 1935: Janitor
* 1936: Dardanos
* 1937: Feurige
* 1938: Gela
* 1939: Florida
* 1940: Kumbuke
* 1941: Rexow
* 1942: Figaro
* 1943: Caramelle
* 1944: Ticino
* 1945–47: ''no race''
* 1948: Nachtfalke
* 1949: Honved
* 1950: Antonius
* 1951: ''no race''
* 1952: Antonius
* 1953: Liebesmahl
* 1954: Baal
* 1955: Atatürk
* 1956: Liebeslied
* 1957: Fallott
* 1958: Niobe
* 1959: Wettcoup
* 1960: Adlon
* 1961: Erdball
* 1962: Victorina
* 1963: Anatol
* 1964: Bow Tie
See also
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List of German flat horse races
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References
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– ''Goldene Peitsche.''
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– ''International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Goldene Peitsche (2014).''
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– ''Goldene Peitsche – Baden-Baden.''
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1867 establishments in Germany