The Hamburger Meile was 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 was run at
Hamburg-Horn
is a district in the borough Hamburg-Mitte, in the eastern part of Hamburg, Germany. In 2020 the population was 37,903.
History
During World War II Hamburg and, therefore, Horn were targets of the air raids of the so-called Operation Gomorra ...
over a distance of 1,600 metres (about 1 mile), and was scheduled to take place each year in June or July.
The race was last run at
Hamburg-Horn
is a district in the borough Hamburg-Mitte, in the eastern part of Hamburg, Germany. In 2020 the population was 37,903.
History
During World War II Hamburg and, therefore, Horn were targets of the air raids of the so-called Operation Gomorra ...
in 2011, being moved to Hanover in 2012. However a very similar event, the Group Two
Meilen Trophy, was run at the same course only three weeks later, and this race and the
Hamburger Stutenmeile (restricted to fillies and mares), has since been kept at the expense of the ''Hamburger Meile''.
History
The event was established in 1986, and it was initially called the Cognac Hennessy-Rennen. It was originally classed at Listed level and contested over 1,600 metres. It was extended to 1,800 metres in 1987, and reverted to 1,600 metres in 1989.
The race was known as the Hamburg Dresden-Pokal in the early 1990s. It lost Listed status in 1992, and had various sponsored titles thereafter.
The Hamburger Meile regained Listed status in 2000, and was promoted to Group 3 level in 2002. From this point it was called the Deutscher Herold-Preis. It was subsequently known as the JAXX-Pokal and the Franz-Günther von Gaertner-Gedachtnisrennen.
The race was held at
Hanover
Hanover (; german: Hannover ; nds, Hannober) is the capital and largest city of the German state of Lower Saxony. Its 535,932 (2021) inhabitants make it the 13th-largest city in Germany as well as the fourth-largest city in Northern Germany ...
under the title Grosser Preis der VGH Versicherungen in 2012.
Records
Most successful horse (2 wins):
* Power Flame – ''1997, 1998''
* Up and Away – ''2001, 2003''
* Earl of Fire – ''2009, 2010''
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Leading
jockey
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(2 wins):
* Georg Bocskai – ''Babylonier (1986), Caracobi (1987)''
*
Andreas Suborics – ''Sinyar (1995), El Divino (2000)''
*
Andrasch Starke – ''La Blue (1996), Sambaprinz (2004)''
* Andreas Boschert – ''Power Flame (1997, 1998)''
* Lennart Hammer-Hansen – ''Up and Away (2001, 2003)''
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Dominique Boeuf – ''Earl of Fire (2009, 2010)''
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Leading
trainer (4 wins):
* Bruno Schütz – ''Saphir (1988), Amarant (1993), Sinyar (1995), La Blue (1996)''
Winners
The 2012 running took place at
Hanover
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.
See also
*
List of German flat horse races
References
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Racing Post
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galopp-sieger.de– ''Hamburger Meile.''
horseracingintfed.com– ''International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Race Detail (2012).''
pedigreequery.com– ''Hamburger Meile – Hamburg.''
Open mile category horse races
Horse races in Germany
Recurring sporting events established in 1986
Sports competitions in Hamburg