The Grosser Preis von Baden is a Group 1 flat horse race in Germany open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run at Baden-Baden over a distance of 2,400 metres (about 1½ miles), and it is scheduled to take place each year in early September. It is considered to be one of the most important horse races in Germany. The winners of this race often go on and participate in the Prix de L´Arc de Triomphe a month later.
| Group 1 race | |
| Location | Iffezheim Racecourse Baden-Baden, Germany |
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| Inaugurated | 1858 |
| Race type | Flat / Thoroughbred |
| Sponsor | Longines |
| Website | Baden-Baden |
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| Distance | 2,400 metres (1½ miles) |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Qualification | Three-years-old and up |
| Weight | 56 kg (3yo); 60 kg (4yo+) Allowances 2 kg for fillies and mares |
| Purse | €400,000 (2023) 1st: €230,000 |
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| Fantastic Moon | Dubai Honour | Narrativo |
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| Zagrey | Mr Hollywood | Straight |
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| Mendocino | Torquator Tasso | Sammarco |
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| Torquator Tasso | Sisfahan | Passion And Glory |
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| Barney Roy | Communique | Torquator Tasso |
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| Ghaiyyath | Donjah | Laccario |
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| Best Solution | Defoe | Iquitos |
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| Guignol | Iquitos | Colomano |
| 2016 | ||
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| Iquitos | Nightflower | Pagella |
| 2015 | ||
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| Prince Gibraltar | Nightflower | Sirius |
| 2014 | ||
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| Our Ivanhowe | Sea The Moon | Night Wish |
| 2013 | ||
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| Novellist | Seismos | Meandre |
| 2012 | ||
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| Danedream | Ovambo Queen | Pastorius |
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| Danedream | Night Magic | Joshua Tree |
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| 2010 | ||
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| Night Magic | Quijano | Cavalryman |
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| Getaway | Eastern Anthem | Youmzain |
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| Kamsin | Adlerflug | It's Gino |
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| Quijano | Adlerflug | Egerton |
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| Prince Flori | Oriental Tiger | Saddex |
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| Warrsan | Gonbarda | Westerner |
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| Warrsan | Egerton | Shirocco |
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| Mamool | Black Sam Bellamy | Dano-Mast |
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| Marienbard | Salve Regina | Noroit |
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| Morshdi | Boreal | Sabiango |
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| Samum | Catella | Fruits Of Love |
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| Tiger Hill | Flamingo Road | Belenus |
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| Tiger Hill | Caitano | Public Purse |
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| Borgia | Luso | Predappio |
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| Pilsudski | Germany | Sunshack |
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| Germany | Lecroix | Right Win |
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| Lando | Monsun | Kornado |
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| Lando | Platini | George Augustus |
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| Mashaallah | Platini | Sapience |
History
editThe event was established in 1858, and it was originally contested over 3,200 metres. The inaugural running was part of a three-day festival which celebrated the opening of Baden-Baden's Iffezheim Racecourse.
The race was shortened to 2,800 metres in 1887. It was titled the Jubiläums-Preis on several occasions during the 1890s. Its distance was cut to 2,200 metres in 1894, and extended to 2,400 metres in 1898.
The Grosser Preis von Baden was staged at Hoppegarten from 1942 to 1944. It was not contested from 1945 to 1947, and it was known as the Grosser Preis von Iffezheim in 1948 and 1949.
The present system of race grading was introduced in Germany in 1972, and the Grosser Preis von Baden was classed at Group 1 level. It was run in two separate divisions in 1974.
The race has had several different sponsors since the mid-1990s, and these have included Mercedes-Benz, Volkswagen and Longines.
The Grosser Preis von Baden was added to the Breeders' Cup Challenge series in 2012. The winner earned an automatic invitation to compete in the same year's Breeders' Cup Turf.[1] The race was removed from the series after the 2017 running.
Records
editMost successful horse (3 wins):
- Kincsem – 1877, 1878, 1879
- Oleander – 1927, 1928, 1929
Leading jockey (5 wins):
- Gerhard Streit – Magnat (1941), Samurai (1943), Mangon (1952), Baal (1954), Masetto (1956)
Leading trainer (7 wins):
- George Arnull – Oleander (1927, 1928, 1929), Alba (1930), Widerhall (1932), Magnat (1941), Samurai (1943)
- (note: the trainers of some of the early winners are unknown)
Leading owner (10 wins):
- Gestüt Schlenderhan – Gastgeber (1875), Oleander (1927, 1928, 1929), Alba (1930), Widerhall (1932), Magnat (1941), Samurai (1943), Alpenkönig (1970), Ivanhowe (2014)
Winners since 1968
edit| Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Time | Country |
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| 1968 | Luciano | 4 | Oskar Langner | Sven von Mitzlaff | Stall Primerose | 2:38.10 |  Germany
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| 1969 | Stratford | 5 | Carlo Ferrari | Federico Regoli | Scuderia Ticino | 2:40.00 |  Italy
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| 1970 | Alpenkönig | 3 | Fritz Drechsler | Heinz Jentzsch | Gestüt Schlenderhan | 2:34.00 | Germany
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| 1971 | Cortez | 6 | Oskar Langner | Sven von Mitzlaff | Gestüt Zoppenbroich | 2:32.20 | Germany
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| 1972 | Caracol | 3 | Oskar Langner | Sven von Mitzlaff | Gestüt Fährhof | 2:30.50 | Germany
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| 1973 | Athenagoras | 3 | Harro Remmert | Sven von Mitzlaff | Gestüt Zoppenbroich | 2:32.00 | Germany
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| 1974 i * | Meautry | 4 | E. Sauvaget | G. Pézeril | F. Baral | 2:34.60 |  France
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| 1974 ii | Marduk | 3 | Peter Remmert | Hein Bollow | Countess Batthyany | 2:34.80 | Germany
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| 1975 | Marduk | 4 | Peter Remmert | Hein Bollow | Countess Batthyany | 2:41.00 | Germany
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| 1976 | Sharper | 3 | Willie Carson | Andreas Hecker | Arthur van Kaick | 2:38.00 | Germany
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| 1977 | Windwurf | 5 | Geoff Lewis | Heinz Gummelt | Gestüt Ravensberg | 2:32.40 | Germany
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| 1978 | Valour | 3 | John Reid | Fulke Johnson Houghton | George Ward | 2:38.40 |  United Kingdom
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| 1979 | M-Lolshan | 4 | Brian Taylor | Ryan Price | Essa Alkhalifa | 2:30.90 | United Kingdom
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| 1980 | Nebos | 4 | Lutz Mäder | Hein Bollow | Countess Batthyany | 2:37.60 | Germany
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| 1981 | Pelerin | 4 | Greville Starkey | Harry Wragg | Sir Philip Oppenheimer | 2:27.60 | United Kingdom
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| 1982 | Glint of Gold | 4 | Pat Eddery | Ian Balding | Paul Mellon | 2:29.10 | United Kingdom
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| 1983 | Diamond Shoal | 4 | Steve Cauthen | Ian Balding | Paul Mellon | 2:28.00 | United Kingdom
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| 1984 | Strawberry Road | 5 | Brent Thomson | John Nicholls | Singleton / Stehr | 2:29.60 | France
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| 1985 | Gold and Ivory | 4 | Steve Cauthen | Ian Balding | Paul Mellon | 2:37.80 | United Kingdom
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| 1986 | Acatenango | 4 | Georg Bocskai | Heinz Jentzsch | Gestüt Fährhof | 2:28.30 | Germany
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| 1987 | Acatenango | 5 | Georg Bocskai | Heinz Jentzsch | Gestüt Fährhof | 2:34.70 | Germany
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| 1988 | Carroll House | 3 | Bruce Raymond | Michael Jarvis | Antonio Balzarini | 2:52.70 | United Kingdom
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| 1989 | Mondrian | 3 | Kevin Woodburn | Uwe Stoltefuss | Stall Hanse | 2:29.68 | Germany
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| 1990 | Mondrian | 4 | Manfred Hofer | Uwe Stoltefuss | Stall Hanse | 2:34.65 | Germany
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| 1991 | Lomitas | 3 | Peter Schiergen | Andreas Wöhler | Gestüt Fährhof | 2:28.81 | Germany
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| 1992 | Mashaallah | 4 | John Reid | John Gosden | Ahmed Al Maktoum | 2:37.83 | United Kingdom
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| 1993 | Lando | 3 | Andrzej Tylicki | Heinz Jentzsch | Gestüt Ittlingen | 2:28.20 | Germany
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| 1994 | Lando | 4 | Peter Schiergen | Heinz Jentzsch | Gestüt Ittlingen | 2:27.33 | Germany
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| 1995 | Germany | 4 | Frankie Dettori | Bruno Schütz | Jaber Abdullah | 2:37.72 | Germany
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| 1996 | Pilsudski | 4 | Walter Swinburn | Michael Stoute | Lord Weinstock | 2:26.74 | United Kingdom
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| 1997 | Borgia | 3 | Kieren Fallon | Bruno Schütz | Gestüt Ammerland | 2:28.56 | Germany
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| 1998 | Tiger Hill | 3 | Andreas Suborics | Peter Schiergen | Georg von Ullmann | 2:40.16 | Germany
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| 1999 | Tiger Hill | 4 | Terence Hellier | Peter Schiergen | Georg von Ullmann | 2:29.91 | Germany
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| 2000 | Samum | 3 | Andrasch Starke | Andreas Schütz | Stall Blankenese | 2:38.95 | Germany
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| 2001 | Morshdi | 3 | Philip Robinson | Michael Jarvis | Darley Stud | 2:31.27 | United Kingdom
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| 2002 | Marienbard | 5 | Frankie Dettori | Saeed bin Suroor | Godolphin | 2:34.93 | United Kingdom
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| 2003 | Mamool | 4 | Frankie Dettori | Saeed bin Suroor | Godolphin | 2:32.75 | United Kingdom
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| 2004 | Warrsan | 6 | Kerrin McEvoy | Clive Brittain | Saeed Manana | 2:32.79 | United Kingdom
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| 2005 | Warrsan | 7 | Kerrin McEvoy | Clive Brittain | Saeed Manana | 2:34.42 | United Kingdom
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| 2006 | Prince Flori | 3 | Filip Minařík | Sascha Smrczek | Stall Reni | 2:33.87 | Germany
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| 2007 | Quijano | 5 | Andrasch Starke | Peter Schiergen | Gestüt Fährhof | 2:28.19 | Germany
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| 2008 | Kamsin | 3 | Johan Victoire | Peter Schiergen | Stall Blankenese | 2:37.68 | Germany
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| 2009 | Getaway | 6 | Adrie de Vries | Jens Hirschberger | Georg von Ullmann | 2:36.06 | Germany
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| 2010 | Night Magic | 4 | Filip Minařík | Wolfgang Figge | Stall Salzburg | 2:32.73 | Germany
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| 2011 | Danedream | 3 | Andrasch Starke | Peter Schiergen | Gestüt Burg Eberstein | 2:37.52 | Germany
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| 2012 | Danedream | 4 | Andrasch Starke | Peter Schiergen | Eberstein & Yoshida | 2:36.23 | Germany
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| 2013 | Novellist | 4 | Eduardo Pedroza | Andreas Wöhler | Christoph Berglar | 2:33.90 | Germany
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| 2014 | Ivanhowe | 4 | Filip Minařík | Jean-Pierre Carvalho | Gestüt Schlenderhan | 2:36.30 | Germany
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| 2015 | Prince Gibraltar | 4 | Fabrice Veron | Jean-Claude Rouget | Jean-Francois Gribomont | 2:31.48 | France
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| 2016 | Iquitos | 4 | Ian Ferguson | Hans-Juergen Groeschel | Stall Mulligan | 2:33.79 | Germany
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| 2017 | Guignol | 5 | Filip Minařík | Jean-Pierre Carvalho | Stall Ullmann | 2:32.55 | Germany
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| 2018 | Best Solution | 4 | Pat Cosgrave | Saeed bin Suroor | Godolphin | 2:37.38 | United Kingdom
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| 2019 | Ghaiyyath | 4 | William Buick | Charlie Appleby | Godolphin | 2:30.08 | United Kingdom
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| 2020 | Barney Roy | 6 | James Doyle | Charlie Appleby | Godolphin | 2:39.52 | United Kingdom
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| 2021 | Torquator Tasso | 4 | Rene Piechulek | Marcel Weiss | Gestut Auenquelle | 2:29.21 | Germany
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| 2022 | Mendocino | 4 | Rene Piechulek | Sarah Steinberg | Stall Salzburg | 2:38.71 | Germany
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| 2023 | Zagrey | 4 | Christophe Soumillon | Yann Barberot | Ecurie Altima & Gerard Augustin-Normand | 2:39.77 | France
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| 2024 | Fantastic Moon | 4 | Rene Piechulek | Sarah Steinberg | Liberty Racing 2021 | 2:28.03 | Germany
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* The race was run in two separate divisions in 1974.
Earlier winners
edit- 1858: La Maladetta
- 1859: Geologie
- 1860: Capucine
- 1861: Mon Etoile
- 1862: Stradella
- 1863: La Toucques
- 1864: Vermouth
- 1865: Vertugadin
- 1866: Etoile Filante
- 1867: Ruy Blas
- 1868: Trocadero 1
- 1869: Cerdagne
- 1870: no race
- 1871: Monseigneur
- 1872: Dami
- 1873: Hochstapler
- 1874: Il Maestro
- 1875: Gastgeber
- 1876: Przedswit
- 1877: Kincsem
- 1878: Kincsem 2
- 1879: Kincsem
- 1880: Tallos
- 1881: La Gondola
- 1882: Lehetetlen
- 1883: Brocken
- 1884: Florence
- 1885: Plaisanterie
- 1886: Nero
- 1887: Bulgar
- 1888: Waverley
- 1889: Tantale
- 1890: Yellow
- 1891: Le Capricorne
- 1892: Perdican
- 1893: Nickel
- 1894: Ilse
- 1895: Armbruster
- 1896: Tokio
- 1897: En Bloc
- 1898: Slusohr
- 1899: Gobseck
- 1900: Xamete
- 1901: Semendria
- 1902: La Camargo
- 1903: Vinicius
- 1904: Exema
- 1905: Gouvernant
- 1906: Hautbois
- 1907: Hammurabi
- 1908: Faust
- 1909: Azalee / Mademoiselle Bon 3
- 1910: Ksiaze Pan
- 1911: Badajoz
- 1912: Rire aux Larmes
- 1913: Mosci Ksiaze
- 1914–20: no race
- 1921: Ossian
- 1922: Träumer
- 1923: Ganelon
- 1924: Scopas
- 1925: Aditi
- 1926: Indigo
- 1927: Oleander
- 1928: Oleander
- 1929: Oleander
- 1930: Alba
- 1931: Sichel
- 1932: Widerhall
- 1933: Alchimist
- 1934: Agalire
- 1935: Athanasius
- 1936: Wahnfried
- 1937: Dadji
- 1938: Procle
- 1939: Trollius
- 1940: no race
- 1941: Magnat
- 1942: Gradivo
- 1943: Samurai
- 1944: Ticino
- 1945–47: no race
- 1948: Der Löwe
- 1949: Silberfasan
- 1950: no race
- 1951: Prince d'Ouilly
- 1952: Mangon
- 1953: Niederländer
- 1954: Baal
- 1955: Stani
- 1956: Masetto
- 1957: Windfang
- 1958: Dushka
- 1959: Malefaim
- 1960: Sheshoon
- 1961: Rio Marin
- 1962: Kaiserstuhl
- 1963: Espresso
- 1964: Espresso
- 1965: Demi Deuil
- 1966: Atilla
- 1967: Salvo
1 The 1868 winner was declared as Trocadero after a dead-heat with his stablemate Nelusco.
2 The 1878 edition finished as a dead-heat, but Kincsem defeated Prince Giles the First in a run-off.
3 The 1909 race was a dead-heat and has joint winners.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "2012 Breeders' Cup Challenge Schedule" (PDF). breederscup.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 November 2012. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
- galopp-sieger.de – Grosser Preis von Baden.
- horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Grosser Preis von Baden (2018).
- pedigreequery.com – Grosser Preis von Baden – Baden-Baden.
- tbheritage.com – Grosser Preis von Baden.