The International Topkapi Trophy is a
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flat
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horse race
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in
Turkey
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open to horses aged three years or older. It is run at
Veliefendi Race Course
Veliefendi Race Course ( tr, Veliefendi Hipodromu) is a horse racing race track, track located at Veliefendi neighborhood in Bakırköy district of Istanbul, Turkey.
It is the country's oldest and biggest race course founded on a former grassland ...
over a distance of 1,600 metres (about 1 mile), and it is scheduled to take place each year in early September. The race is part of Istanbul's International Racing Festival.
History
The Topkapi Trophy was elevated to international Group 2 level in 2009, though in 2018 it lost that status becoming Local Group 2 and substantially reducing its prizemoney..
Records since 2000
Most successful horse (3 wins):
* Pressing – ''(2008), (2009), (2010)''
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Leading
jockey
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(4 wins):
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Neil Callan
Neil Callan is an Irish horse racing jockey. He has been ranked in the top echelon of riders on the UK jockeys' championship and has finished runner-up in 2005 (151 wins) and 2007 (170 wins). In 2010/2011 he rode 5 winners during his first three-m ...
– ''Pressing (2008), (2009), (2010), Glory Awaits (2014)''
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Leading
trainer (3 wins):
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Michael Jarvis
Michael Jarvis (14 August 1938 – 20 September 2011) was a Thoroughbred horse trainer in England. Based in Newmarket, Jarvis trained numerous Group One winners including three winners of the British Haydock Sprint Cup. Jarvis's horses also w ...
– ''Pressing (2008), (2009), (2010)''
Winners since 2000 Topkapi Trophy
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See also
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List of Turkish flat horse races A list of notable Flat racing, flat Horse racing, horse races which take place annually in Turkey, including all conditions races which currently hold Group status in the European Pattern. Turkish races were first included in the pattern in 2009.
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References
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Racing Post
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horseracingintfed.com– ''International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – International Topkapi Trophy (2017).''
Open middle distance horse races
Horse races in Turkey