Frühjahrs-Meile

The Frühjahrs-Meile is a Group 3 flat horse race in Germany open to thoroughbreds aged four years or older. It is run over a distance of 1,600 metres (about 1 mile) at Düsseldorf in April.

Frühjahrs-Meile
Group 3 race
LocationDüsseldorf Racecourse
Düsseldorf, Germany
Inaugurated1982
Race typeFlat / Thoroughbred
SponsorWettenleip
WebsiteDüsseldorf
Race information
Distance1,600 metres (1 mile)
SurfaceTurf
TrackRight-handed
QualificationFour-years-old and up
Weight57 kg
Allowances
1½ kg for fillies and mares
1 kg if not won €12,000 *
Penalties
3 kg for Group 1 winners *
2 kg for Group 2 winners *
1 kg for Group 3 winners *
* since January 1 last year
Purse€55,000 (2013)
1st: €32,000

History

The event was established in 1982, and it was originally called the Ostermann-Pokal. It was initially contested over 1,200 metres at Gelsenkirchen. For a period it was held in June, July or August and open to horses aged three or older.

The Ostermann-Pokal was transferred to Cologne and extended to 1,600 metres in 1988. It was run under various sponsored titles after 1999.

The race moved to Frankfurt and became known as the Grosse Hessen Meile in 2007. It was renamed the Frankfurter Meile, switched to April and closed to three-year-olds in 2010.

The event was relocated to Düsseldorf and registered as the Frühjahrs-Meile in 2011. It is currently Germany's first Group race of the year.

Records

Most successful horse (3 wins):

  • Power Flame – 1997, 1998, 2000

Leading jockey (3 wins):

  • Adrie de Vries – Alianthus (2011, 2012), Global Thrill (2013)

Leading trainer (3 wins):

  • Andreas Wöhler – Power Flame (1997, 1998, 2000)
  • Jens Hirschberger – Alianthus (2011, 2012), Global Thrill (2013)

Winners
Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Time
1982 Norman Style 4 Dave Richardson Herbert Cohn 1:09.90
1983 Mister Rocks 5 Peter Alafi Sven von Mitzlaff 1:11.60
1984 Red Rudy 4 Georg Bocskai Heinz Jentzsch 1:10.40
1985 Gabitat 7 Paul Cook Brian Gubby 1:10.50
1986 Tarib 3 Richard Hills Harry Thomson Jones 1:10.10
1987 Roaring Riva 4 Michael Wigham Willie Musson 1:13.90
1988 Just a Flutter 4 Bruce Raymond Michael Jarvis 1:37.31
1989 Alkalde 4 Paul Eddery Peter Lautner 1:38.10
1990 Maximilian 3 George Duffield John Gosden 1:35.30
1991 Enharmonic 4 Willie Ryan Lord Huntingdon 1:35.32
1992 Irish Stew 4 Andrzej Tylicki Hans Blume 1:36.77
1993 Timely Threat 3 Neil Grant Theo Grieper 1:38.83
1994 Ventiquattrofogli 4 Michael Roberts John Dunlop 1:33.68
1995 A Magicman 3 Neil Grant Hartmut Steguweit 1:33.70
1996 Orfijar 6 Billy Newnes Peter Lautner 1:35.90
1997 Power Flame 4 Kevin Woodburn Andreas Wöhler 1:36.16
1998 Power Flame 5 Kevin Woodburn Andreas Wöhler 1:36.22
1999 Miss Tobacco 3 Pascal van de Keere Ralf Suerland 1:32.05
2000 Power Flame 7 Andreas Suborics Andreas Wöhler 1:41.22
2001 Banyumanik 5 Andreas Boschert Mario Hofer 1:35.41
2002 Love Regardless 3 Keith Dalgleish Mark Johnston 1:35.84
2003 Scapolo 5 Warren O'Connor Christian von der Recke 1:38.74
2004 Pepperstorm 3 Andreas Boschert Uwe Ostmann 1:34.20
2005 Proudance 3 Andreas Helfenbein Ralf Suerland 1:44.53
2006 Lateral 3 William Mongil Peter Schiergen 1:36.31
2007 Aspectus 4 Fredrik Johansson Hans Blume 1:34.50
2008 Abbashiva 3 Norman Richter Peter Rau 1:36.43
2009 Sehrezad 4 Jiri Palik Andreas Löwe 1:39.02
2010 Enzio 4 Dominique Boeuf Nicolas Millière 1:36.52
2011 Alianthus 6 Adrie de Vries Jens Hirschberger 1:35.80
2012 Alianthus 7 Adrie de Vries Jens Hirschberger 1:40.39
2013 Global Thrill 4 Adrie de Vries Jens Hirschberger 1:41.00
2014 Amaron 5 Fabien Lefebvre Andreas Lowe 1:37.58
2015 Amaron 6 Andrasch Starke Andreas Lowe 1:41.84
2016 Guiliani 5 Filip Minarik Jean-Pierre Carvalho 1:44.62
2017 Wonnemond 4 Bayarsaikhan Ganbat Sascha Smrczek 1:34.99
2018 Millowitsch 5 Andreas Helfenbein Markus Klug 1:38.80
2019 Stormy Antarctic 6 Gérald Mossé Ed Walker 1:34.11

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