The Mehl-Mülhens-Rennen is a

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open to three-year-old

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colts and

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. It is run at

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over a distance of 1,600 metres (about 1 mile), and it is scheduled to take place each year in May. It is Germany's equivalent of the

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, a famous race in England.

History

The event was established in 1871, and it was originally held at

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as the Henckel-Rennen. It was named after the

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family. It was initially contested over 2,000 metres, and it was shortened to 1,600 metres in 1904. It was staged at

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from 1918 to 1922, and it returned to Hoppegarten in 1923. The race was abandoned in 1945 and 1946, and in the period thereafter it took place at

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(1947), Cologne (1948) and

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(1949). It was transferred to

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in 1950. The present system of race grading was introduced in Germany in 1972, and the Henckel-Rennen was classed at Group 2 level. The event was moved to Cologne and renamed the Mehl-Mülhens-Rennen in 1986. It was named in memory of Maria Mehl-Mülhens (died 1985), a long-time owner of Gestüt Röttgen, a successful stud farm near Cologne.

Records

; Leading

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(6 wins) : Otto Schmidt – ''Lentulus (1922), Augias (1923), Favor (1925), Aurelius (1926), Effendi (1942), Neckar (1951)'' ; Leading trainer (10 wins) : George Arnull – ''Monfalcone (1924), Alba (1930), Widerhall (1932), Sturmvogel (1935), Walzerkönig (1936), Orgelton (1938), Wehr Dich (1939), Magnat (1941), Aubergine (1949), Asterios (1950)'' ; Leading owner (18+ wins) : Gestüt Schlenderhan – ''Dorn (1892), Real Scotch (1904), Prunus (1918), Monfalcone (1924), Alba (1930), Widerhall (1932), Sturmvogel (1935), Walzerkönig (1936), Orgelton (1938), Wehr Dich (1939), Magnat (1941), Aubergine (1949), Asterios (1950), Allasch (1953), Lombard (1970), Swazi (1976), Aviso (2007), Irian (2009)''

Winners since 1968

Earlier winners

* 1871: Bauernfänger * 1872: Seemann * 1873: Zwietracht * 1874: Herzog * 1875: Waisenknabe * 1876: Templer * 1877: Zützen * 1878: Lateran * 1879: Goldfisch * 1880: Tschungatai * 1881: Blue Monkey * 1882: Trachenberg * 1883: Ghibelline * 1884: Souvenir * 1885: Andernach * 1886: Potrimpos * 1887: Tausendkünstler * 1888: Padischah * 1889: Anarch * 1890: Nickel * 1891: Peter * 1892: Dorn * 1893: Königswinter * 1894: Herold * 1895: Nixnutz * 1896: Dahlmann * 1897: Argwohn * 1898: Altgold * 1899: Missouri * 1900: Griffin * 1901: Regenwolke * 1902: Frodi * 1903: Bengali * 1904: Real Scotch * 1905: Inverno * 1906: Fels * 1907: Fabula * 1908: Horizont * 1909: Fervor * 1910: Micado * 1911: Moenus * 1912: Flagge * 1913: Csardas * 1914: Terminus * 1915: Antinous * 1916: Taucher * 1917: Landgraf * 1918: Prunus * 1919: Eckstein * 1920: Pallenberg * 1921: König Midas * 1922: Lentulus * 1923: Augias * 1924: Monfalcone * 1925: Favor * 1926: Aurelius * 1927: Torero * 1928: Contessa Maddalena * 1929: Wilfried * 1930: Alba * 1931: Sichel * 1932: Widerhall * 1933: Cassius * 1934: Pelopidas * 1935: Sturmvogel * 1936: Walzerkönig * 1937: Iniga Isolani * 1938: Orgelton * 1939: Wehr Dich * 1940: Newa * 1941: Magnat * 1942: Effendi * 1943: Granatwerfer * 1944: Poet * 1945–46: ''no race'' * 1947: Nebelwerfer * 1948: Ostermorgen * 1949: Aubergine * 1950: Asterios * 1951: Neckar * 1952: Mangon * 1953: Allasch * 1954: Atatürk * 1955: König Ottokar * 1956: Kilometer * 1957: Orsini * 1958: Pfalzteufel * 1959: Waidmann * 1960: Wiener Walzer * 1961: Orlog * 1962: Herero * 1963: Mercurius * 1964: Dschingis Khan * 1965: Fioravanti * 1966: Krawall * 1967: Presto

References

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History

Records

Winners since 1968

Earlier winners

See also

References