The Holstein Cup is a
Group 3 flat
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horse race
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in
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open to
thoroughbred
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s aged three years or older. It is run at
Hamburg-Horn
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over a distance of 2,000 metres (about 10 furlongs), and it is scheduled to take place each year in July.
The race was first run in 2013, as the ''Hamburg Trophy'', a name previously used for the 1200m race at the same meeting, now known as the
Flieger Trophy. It was later run as the ''Holstein Cup'' before the current title was adopted in 2018.
Winners
See also
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List of German flat horse races
References
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Racing Post
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Horse races in Germany
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