The Oleander-Rennen is a
Group 2 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 four years or older. It is run over a distance of 3,200 metres (about 2 miles) at
Hoppegarten in May.
History
The event is named after Oleander, a successful German racehorse in the 1920s. It was established in 1972, and the first two runnings were won by Sarto. For a period it held Listed status.
The Oleander-Rennen was promoted to Group 3 level in 1989. It was sponsored by the fashion company Betty Barclay from 1998 to 2009, and during this time it was known as the Betty Barclay-Rennen. It was raised to Group 2 level in 2017.
The race took place at
Baden-Baden prior to 2012.
Records
Most successful horse (3 wins):
* Altano – ''2012, 2013, 2014''
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Leading
jockey
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(4 wins):
* Georg Bocskai – ''Prairie Snoopy (1978), Donat (1979, 1980), El Arco (1985)''
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Leading
trainer (7 wins):
* Andreas Wöhler – ''Camp David (1996, 1997), Altano (2012, 2013, 2014), Wasir (2016), Red Cardinal (2017)''
Winners
See also
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List of German flat horse races
References
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galopp-sieger.de
– ''Oleander-Rennen (ex Betty Barclay-Rennen).''
horseracingintfed.com
– ''International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Oleander-Rennen (2017).''
pedigreequery.com
– ''Betty Barclay-Rennen (Oleander-Rennen) – Baden-Baden.''
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Open long distance horse races
Sport in Baden-Württemberg
Horse races in Germany
1972 establishments in West Germany
Recurring sporting events established in 1972