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open to two-year-old

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s. It is run at

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over a distance of 1,700 metres (1 mile and 99 yards), and it is scheduled to take place each year in November.

History

The event was established in 1876, and it was initially called the Deutscher Gestüt-Preis. It was originally run at Hoppegarten over 1,200 metres. The race was renamed the Herzog von Ratibor-Rennen in the 1890s. It was named after Viktor, Herzog von Ratibor (1818–93), who served as chairman of German racing's Union-Club. The Herzog von Ratibor-Rennen was extended to 1,400 metres in 1906. It was moved to

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and cut to 1,200 metres in 1918. It was restored to 1,400 metres in 1920, and returned to Hoppegarten in 1925. The race was cancelled in 1945 and 1946. It was held at

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in 1947 and

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in 1948. It was transferred to Krefeld in 1949, and from this point was usually staged in September. For a period the Herzog von Ratibor-Rennen held Listed status. It was relegated to National Listed level in 1993, and regained its former status in 2003. It was promoted to Group 3, switched to November and increased to 1,700 metres in 2008.

Records

Leading

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(8 wins): * Georg Bocskai – ''Königsfels (1980), Abary (1982), Lagunas (1983), Lirung (1984), Zentaurus (1985), Zampano (1986), Belushi (1990), Barlovento (1995)'' ---- Leading trainer (14 wins): *

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– ''Bandit (1965), Hitchcock (1968), Lombard (1969), Sheba (1972), Licata (1975), La Dorada (1976), Trianon (1977), Esclavo (1978), Abary (1982), Lagunas (1983), Lirung (1984), Zentaurus (1985), Zampano (1986), Macanal (1994)'' : ''(note: the trainers of some of the early winners are unknown)''

Winners since 1970

Earlier winners

* 1876: Berggeist * 1877: Lateran * 1878: Tristan * 1879: F. F. * 1880: Walpurgis * 1881: Trachenberg * 1882: Architekt * 1883: Weltmann * 1884: Peregrin * 1885: Potrimpos * 1886: Pumpernickel * 1887: Hortari * 1888: Rochsburg * 1889: Dalberg * 1890: Walvater * 1891: Correcticus * 1892: Birkhahn * 1893: Naklo * 1894: Nixnutz * 1895: Erzlump * 1896: Wolkenschieber * 1897: Habenichts * 1898: Namouna * 1899: Don Jose * 1900: Daedalus / Nicus * * 1901: Hamilkar * 1902: Fama * 1903: Gika * 1904: Slaby * 1905: Fels * 1906: Desir

* 1907: Galopade / Horizont * * 1908: Meister * 1909: Hort * 1910: Schill * 1911: Kreuzer * 1912: Csardas * 1913: Mischief * 1914: ''no race'' * 1915: Chaputchin * 1916: Frohsinn / Landstreicher * * 1917: Skarabae * 1918: Schnellfeuer * 1919: Wallenstein * 1920: König Midas * 1921: Abschied * 1922: Augias * 1923: Patrizier * 1924: Sisyphus * 1925: Aurelius * 1926: Mah Jong * 1927: Contessa Maddalena * 1928: Walzertraum * 1929: Ladro * 1930: Fathia * 1931: Mio d'Arezzo * 1932: Janitor * 1933: Athanasius * 1934: Valparaiso * 1935: Nereide * 1936: Iniga Isolani * 1937: Adlerfee

* 1938: Wehr Dich * 1939: Finitor * 1940: Magnat * 1941: Ortwin * 1942: Balios * 1943: Träumerei * 1944: Kampfdegen * 1945–46: ''no race'' * 1947: Ostermorgen * 1948: Aubergine * 1949: Liebesorkan * 1950: Wacholdis * 1951: Leidenschaft * 1952: Liebesmahl * 1953: Usurpator * 1954: König Ottokar * 1955: Liebeslied * 1956: Orsini * 1957: Granit * 1958: Matterhorn * 1959: Santa Cruz * 1960: Orlog * 1961: Amboss * 1962: Parabola * 1963: Marinus * 1964: Granado * 1965: Bandit * 1966: Chevalier * 1967: Novara * 1968: Hitchcock * 1969: Lombard

* The 1900, 1907 and 1916 races were dead-heats and have joint winners.

References

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History

Records

Winners since 1970

Earlier winners

See also

References