The Union-Rennen is a
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horse race
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in
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open to three-year-old
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s. It is run at
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over a distance of 2,200 metres (about 1 mile and 3 furlongs), and it is scheduled to take place each year in June.
History
The event was established in 1834, and it was originally held at
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on the site of what became
Berlin Tempelhof Airport. It was initially contested over 2,400 metres, and it was extended to 2,800 metres in 1837.
The race was transferred to
Hoppegarten
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in 1868, and it was cut to 2,200 metres in 1888. It was staged at
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for a short period after World War I, and it returned to Hoppegarten during the 1920s. It was abandoned in 1945 and 1946, and it moved to Cologne in 1947.
The Union-Rennen serves as a trial for the
Deutsches Derby
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, and many horses have won both races. The first was Schwindler, a joint winner of the Derby in 1875. The most recent was
Sea The Moon
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in 2014.
With its running in , the Union-Rennen is Germany's oldest surviving horse race.
Records
Leading
jockey
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(7 wins):
* Tom Busby – ''Roman (1874), Oroszvar (1878), Picklock (1879), Tartar (1883), Fenek (1886), Bulgar (1887), Impuls (1895)''
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Leading
trainer (7 wins):
* George Arnull – ''Weissdorn (1925), Alba (1930), Aventin (1932), Sturmvogel (1935), Ad Astra (1940), Magnat (1941), Asterblüte (1949)''
: ''(note: the trainers of some of the early winners are unknown)''
Winners since 1970
Earlier winners
* 1834: Alba
* 1835: Remus
* 1836: Donna Maria
* 1837: Mozart
* 1838: My Lady
* 1839: Mandarin
* 1840: Kipfelnose
* 1841: Prince Regent
* 1842: Banquo
* 1843: Madeline
* 1844: John Bull
* 1845: Minotaurus
* 1846: Dolores
* 1847: Whatstone
* 1848: Meridian
* 1849: Achaja
* 1850: Black Prince
* 1851: Lionel
* 1852: California
* 1853: Uriel
* 1854: Koh-i-Noor
* 1855: Carabas
* 1856: My Hope
* 1857: Verzug
* 1858: Pizarro
* 1859: Collingwood
* 1860: Emilius
* 1861: Rookeby
* 1862: Wildrose
* 1863: Last Pippin
* 1864: Pauline
* 1865: Bellario
* 1866: Adalbert
* 1867: Pocahontas
* 1868: Gorgo
* 1869: Ignorant
* 1870: Flibustier
* 1871: Stachel
* 1872: Sonntag
* 1873: Hochstapler
* 1874: Roman
* 1875: Schwindler
* 1876: Good Hope
* 1877: Zützen
* 1878: Oroszvar
* 1879: Picklock
* 1880: Mereny
* 1881: Orient
* 1882: Taurus
* 1883: Tartar
* 1884: Czimer
* 1885: Italy
* 1886: Fenek
* 1887: Bulgar
* 1888: Burgwart
* 1889: Aba
* 1890: Dalberg
* 1891: Alnok
* 1892: Dorn
* 1893: Geier
* 1894: Adonis
* 1895: Impuls
* 1896: Rondinelli
* 1897: Destillateur
* 1898: Vollmond
* 1899: Gastfreund
* 1900: Pomp
* 1901: Nicus
* 1902: Prinz Hamlet
* 1903: Laurin
* 1904: Pathos
* 1905: Festino
* 1906: Parmenio
* 1907: Rojestwensky
* 1908: Bajazzo
* 1909: Swirtigal
* 1910: Wandersmann
* 1911: Mondstein
* 1912: Matterhorn
* 1913: Majestic
* 1914: Ariel
* 1915: Languard
* 1916: Taucher
* 1917: Landgraf
* 1918: Orilus
* 1919: Eckstein
* 1920: Nubier
* 1921: König Midas
* 1922: Lentulus
* 1923: Augias
* 1924: Fundin
* 1925: Weissdorn
* 1926: Ferro
* 1927: Torero
* 1928: Lupus
* 1929: Graf Isolani
* 1930: Alba
* 1931: Agathon
* 1932: Aventin
* 1933: Alchimist
* 1934: Travertin
* 1935: Sturmvogel
* 1936: Periander
* 1937: Blasius
* 1938: Frauenpreis
* 1939: Organdy
* 1940: Ad Astra
* 1941: Magnat
* 1942: Effendi
* 1943: Panzerturm
* 1944: Poet
* 1945–46: ''no race''
* 1947: Volkstanz
* 1948: Angeber
* 1949: Asterblüte
* 1950: Niederländer
* 1951: Neckar
* 1952: Grenzbock
* 1953: Liebesmahl
* 1954: Blumenprinz
* 1955: König Ottokar
* 1956: Kilometer
* 1957: Windfang
* 1958: Grind
* 1959: Wettcoup
* 1960: Mohikaner
* 1961: Baalim
* 1962: Amboss
* 1963: Gladstone
* 1964: Marinus
* 1965: Fioravanti
* 1966: Ilix
* 1967: Luciano
* 1968: Literat
* 1969: Akari
See also
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List of German flat horse races
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References
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pedigreequery.com– ''Union-Rennen – Köln.''
1834 establishments in Germany
Flat horse races for three-year-olds
Horse races in Germany
Recurring sporting events established in 1834
Sport in Cologne