Dr. Busch-Memorial

Dr. Busch-Memorial
Grosser Ehrmann-Cup
Group 3 race
LocationKrefeld Racecourse
Krefeld, Germany
Race typeFlat / Thoroughbred
WebsiteKrefeld
Race information
Distance1,700 m (1 mi 99 yd)
SurfaceTurf
TrackRight-handed
QualificationThree-year-olds
Weight58 kg
Allowances
2 kg for fillies
Purse€55,000 (2022)
1st: €32,000

The Dr. Busch-Memorial is a Group 3 flat horse race in Germany open to three-year-old thoroughbreds. It is run over a distance of 1,700 metres (1 mile 99 yards) at Krefeld in April.

History

The event used to be held at Hoppegarten, and it was originally known as the Preis von Dahlwitz. It was transferred to Krefeld in 1950, and from this point it was called the Paul Döring-Rennen. It was subsequently renamed in memory of Max Busch, a former president of Krefeld Racecourse.

For a period the Dr. Busch-Memorial was contested over 1,650 metres. It was extended to 1,700 metres in 1968.

The Dr. Busch-Memorial was given Group 3 status in 1994. That year's edition was run over 1,600 metres at Cologne. It was run over the same distance at Hoppegarten in 1997. It was relegated to Listed level and cut to 1,400 metres in 1998.

The race reverted to 1,700 metres in 1999. It was promoted back to Group 3 in 2000.

Records

Leading jockey since 1950 (6 wins):

  • Fritz Drechsler – Waldcanter (1959), Gladstone (1963), Bacchus (1968), Hitchcock (1969), Honduras (1973), Loisach (1974)
  • Georg Bocskai – Tombos (1982), Lagunas (1984), Bismarck (1985), Zampano (1987), Kalambo (1988), Mandelbaum (1990)

Leading trainer since 1950 (12 wins):

  • Heinz Jentzsch – Dschingis Khan (1964), Bacchus (1968), Hitchcock (1969), Honduras (1973), Swazi (1976), Trianon (1978), Tombos (1982), Lagunas (1984), Bismarck (1985), Zampano (1987), Kalambo (1988), Surako (1996)

Winners since 1980

Year Winner Jockey Trainer Time
1980 Bertone Peter Alafi Horst Degner 1:50.00
1981 Un Sprinter Lutz Mäder Hein Bollow 1:45.30
1982 Tombos Georg Bocskai Heinz Jentzsch 1:45.50
1983 Gilmore Peter Schade Sven von Mitzlaff 1:52.40
1984 Lagunas Georg Bocskai Heinz Jentzsch 1:46.60
1985 Bismarck Georg Bocskai Heinz Jentzsch 1:55.30
1986 Oldtimer Peter Remmert Hein Bollow 2:00.00
1987 Zampano Georg Bocskai Heinz Jentzsch 1:47.30
1988 Kalambo Georg Bocskai Heinz Jentzsch 1:45.00
1989 Claridge Billy Newnes Uwe Ostmann 1:55.80
1990 Mandelbaum Georg Bocskai Uwe Ostmann 1:46.00
1991 Lomitas Terence Hellier Andreas Wöhler 1:47.47
1992 Platini Mark Rimmer Bruno Schütz 1:50.60
1993 Kornado Andre Best Bruno Schütz 1:50.10
1994 Dyhim Bruce Raymond Andreas Wöhler 1:38.39
1995 Ladoni Kevin Woodburn Harro Remmert 1:46.98
1996 Surako Peter Schiergen Heinz Jentzsch 1:46.60
1997 Eden Rock Andrasch Starke Bruno Schütz 1:38.20
1998 Minaccia Alessandro Schikora Peter Schiergen 1:34.74
1999 Sumitas Andreas Suborics Peter Schiergen 1:51.10
2000 Samum Andrasch Starke Andreas Schütz 1:50.98
2001 Limerick Boy Andrasch Starke Andreas Schütz 1:57.59
2002 Next Desert Terence Hellier Andreas Schütz
2003 Soldier Hollow Filip Minarik Peter Schiergen 1:43.63
2004 Assiun Andreas Suborics Peter Schiergen 1:45.17
2005 Idealist Terence Hellier Peter Schiergen 1:46.09
2006 Aspectus Adrie de Vries Hans Blume 1:47.97
2007 Davidoff Andrasch Starke Peter Schiergen 1:45.20
2008 Liang Kay Terence Hellier Uwe Ostmann 1:48.00
2009 Irian Adrie de Vries Jens Hirschberger 1:45.20
2010 Zazou Terence Hellier Mario Hofer 1:44.09
2011 Lindenthaler Adrie de Vries Peter Schiergen 1:45.05
2012 Amaron Davy Bonilla Andreas Löwe 1:50.42
2013 Chopin Andrasch Starke Andreas Wöhler 1:43.71
2014 Lucky Lion Alexander Weis Andreas Löwe 1:48.21
2015 Karpino Andrea Atzeni Andreas Wöhler 1:47.48
2016 Millowitsch Andreas Helfenbein Markus Klug 1:43.36
2017 Dragon Lips Marc Lerner Andreas Suborics 1:43.00
2018 Kronprinz Filip Minarik Peter Schiergen 1:43.00
2019 Winterfuchs Sibylle Vogt Carmen Bocskai 1:44.70
no race 2020 [a]
2021 Best Of Lips Lukas Delozier Andreas Suborics 1:44.54
2022 Mylady Andrasch Starke Markus Klug 1:44.25
2023 Brave Emperor Luke Morris Archie Watson 1:48.52
2024 Maigret Lukas Delozier Bohumil Nedorostek 1:50.61
  1. ^ The 2020 running was cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany

Earlier winners

  • 1950: Firmament
  • 1951: Neckar
  • 1952: Bernadette
  • 1953: Naxos
  • 1954: Atatürk
  • 1955: Masetto
  • 1956: Bernardus
  • 1957: Menes
  • 1958: Pfalzteufel
  • 1959: Waldcanter
  • 1960: Wiener Walzer
  • 1961: Orlog
  • 1962: Mardonios
  • 1963: Gladstone
  • 1964: Dschingis Khan
  • 1965: Fioravanti
  • 1966: Volvo
  • 1967: Obermain
  • 1968: Bacchus
  • 1969: Hitchcock
  • 1970: Gerona
  • 1971: Dulcia
  • 1972: Caracol
  • 1973: Honduras
  • 1974: Loisach
  • 1975: Kronenkranich
  • 1976: Swazi
  • 1977: Cagliostro
  • 1978: Trianon
  • 1979: Nebos

See also

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