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s aged three years or older. It is run each year at

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over a distance of 2,000 metres (about 1¼ miles). The race is held on

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History

The event was established in 1991, and it was initially classed at Listed level. It was originally sponsored by

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and alternatively titled the Prix Zino Davidoff. It was promoted to Group 3 status in 1992. The Preis der Deutschen Einheit has had several different sponsors since the late 1990s, including

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from 2003 to 2005. Its current period of sponsorship by Westminster Unternehmensgruppe began in 2009.

Records

Most successful horse (2 wins): * Terre de l'Home – ''2002, 2003'' * Russian Tango – ''2010, 2011'' ---- Leading

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(3 wins): * Eduardo Pedroza – ''Terre de l'Home (2003), Russian Tango (2010, 2011)'' ---- Leading trainer (4 wins): * Andreas Wöhler – ''Terre de l'Home (2002, 2003), Russian Tango (2010, 2011)''

Winners

References

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Records

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