Bavarian Classic

The Bavarian Classic is a Group 3 flat horse race in Germany open to three-year-old thoroughbreds. It is run at Munich over a distance of 2,000 metres (about 1¼ miles), and it is scheduled to take place each year in early May.

Bavarian Classic
Group 3 race
LocationMunich Racecourse
Munich, Germany
Inaugurated1969
Race typeFlat / Thoroughbred
SponsoroneXtwo.com
WebsiteMunich
Race information
Distance2,000 metres (1¼ miles)
SurfaceTurf
TrackLeft-handed
QualificationThree-year-olds
Weight58 kg
Allowances
1½ kg for fillies
Purse€55,000 (2022)
1st: €32,000

History

The event was established in 1969, and the inaugural running was titled the Preis des Kaufhauses Hertie. It became known as the Grosser Hertie-Preis in 1970, and for a period its distance ranged from 1,850 to 2,200 metres. It was given Group 2 status in 1977, and from this point it was regularly contested over 2,200 metres.

The race was known as the Grosser Müller-Brot-Preis from 1997, and it was cut to 2,000 metres in 1998. It was downgraded to Group 3 level and renamed the Bavarian Classic in 2004. Prior to 2016 it was usually run in late May or early June, but is now regularly contested on 1 May.

Records
Leading jockey (6 wins):
  • Andrzej Tylicki – Machtvogel (1981), Apollonios (1984), Acatenango (1985), El Salto (1986), Obando (1988), Ajano (1997)

Leading trainer (10 wins):

  • Heinz Jentzsch – Boris (1972), Nicandro (1980), Anno (1982), Ocos (1983), Apollonios (1984), Acatenango (1985), El Salto (1986), Obando (1988), Monsun (1993), Vialli (1994)

Winners
Year
 Winner
 Jockey
 Trainer
 Time
1969 Traminer Oskar Langner Sven von Mitzlaff 2:16.40
1970 Segnes Harald Ziese W. Hessler 2:29.10
1971 Wanderu Peter Alafi Bruno Schütz 2:19.90
1972 Boris Fritz Drechsler Heinz Jentzsch 2:24.80
1973 Athenagoras Harro Remmert Sven von Mitzlaff 1:55.50
1974 Daus John Gorton E. Petri 2:09.90
1975 Harris Raimund Prinzinger Oskar Langner 1:59.80
1976 Prairie Bird Raimund Prinzinger Horst Degner 1:58.20
1977 Broadway Edward Hide Klaus Heinke 2:22.50
1978 Rodaun Luigi Auriemma Herbert Block 2:22.80
1979 Windlauf Otto Gervai Charly Seiffert 2:16.50
1980 Nicandro Ralf Suerland Heinz Jentzsch 2:19.70
1981 Machtvogel Andrzej Tylicki Wilfried Schütz 2:22.80
1982 Anno Georg Bocskai Heinz Jentzsch 2:23.00
1983 Ocos Georg Bocskai Heinz Jentzsch 2:18.50
1984 Apollonios Andrzej Tylicki Heinz Jentzsch 2:17.00
1985 Acatenango Andrzej Tylicki Heinz Jentzsch 2:17.50
1986 El Salto Andrzej Tylicki Heinz Jentzsch 2:22.80
1987 Le Glorieux Jean-Luc Kessas Robert Collet 2:28.80
1988 Obando Andrzej Tylicki Heinz Jentzsch 2:16.36
1989 Oldham Georg Bocskai Uwe Ostmann 2:24.14
1990 Buenos Mark Rimmer Bruno Schütz 2:24.69
1991 Malmsey Steve Cauthen André Fabre 2:24.82
1992 Captain Horatius John Reid John Dunlop 2:17.79
1993 Monsun Peter Schiergen Heinz Jentzsch 2:17.35
1994 Vialli Stephen Eccles Heinz Jentzsch 2:19.10
1995 O'Connor Andreas Boschert Andreas Wöhler 2:22.90
1996 Mongol Warrior David Harrison Lord Huntingdon 2:30.80
1997 Ajano [lower-alpha 1] Andrzej Tylicki Hans-Jürgen Gröschel 2:23.40
1998 Tiger Hill Billy Newnes Peter Schiergen 2:06.20
1999 Acambaro Torsten Mundry Peter Rau 2:10.50
2000 Samum Andrasch Starke Andreas Schütz 2:09.80
2001 Zöllner Jimmy Quinn Peter Schiergen 2:10.00
2002 Belcore Andreas Boschert Andreas Wöhler 2:09.20
2003 Ransom O'War Stanley Chin Erika Mäder 2:07.74
2004 Fight Club Andrasch Starke Andreas Schütz 2:11.64
2005 Arcadio Terence Hellier Peter Schiergen 2:07.06
2006 Imonso Andreas Suborics Peter Schiergen 2:16.24
2007 Persian Storm Terence Hellier Jens Hirschberger 2:13.60
2008 Walzertraum Terence Hellier Jens Hirschberger 2:12.39
2009 Saphir Andrasch Starke Peter Schiergen 2:06.60
2010 Scalo Gaetan Masure Andreas Wöhler 2:09.71
2011 Mawingo Fredrik Johansson Jens Hirschberger 2:07.18
2012 Pakal Karoly Kerekes Wolfgang Figge 2:05.27
2013 Lucky Speed Andrasch Starke Peter Schiergen 2:15.17
2014 Magic Artist David Probert Wolfgang Figge 2:07.83
2015 Quasillo [lower-alpha 2] Eduardo Pedroza Andreas Wöhler 2:08.36
2016 Isfahan Eduardo Pedroza Andreas Wöhler 2:11.21
2017 Warring States Harry Bentley Andreas Wöhler 2:14.60
2018 Royal Youmzain Eduardo Pedroza Andreas Wöhler 2:08.91
2019 Django Freeman Lukas Delozier Henk Grewe 2:12.61
no race 2020 [lower-alpha 3]
2021 Lambo Adrie de Vries Miroslav Rulec 2:16.57
2022 Lavello Adrie de Vries Markus Klug 2:11.14
2023 Mr Hollywood Lukas Delozier Henk Grewe 2:15.81
  1. Caitano finished first in 1997, but he was relegated to second place following a stewards' inquiry
  2. The 2015 race was run at Hannover Racecourse
  3. The 2020 running was cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany

See also

References
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