Union-Rennen#Earlier winners
{{short description|Horse race}}
{{Infobox horseraces
|class = Group 2
|horse race = Union-Rennen
|image =
|caption =
|location = Köln-Weidenpesch
Cologne, Germany
|inaugurated = 1834
|race type = Flat / Thoroughbred
|sponsor = Sal. Oppenheim
|website = [http://www.koeln-galopp.de/ Köln-Weidenpesch]
|distance = 2,200 metres (1m 3f)
|surface = Turf
|track = Right-handed
|qualification = Three-year-olds
|weight = 58 kg
Allowances
1½ kg for fillies
|purse = €70,000 (2022)
1st: €40,000
|bonuses =
}}
The Union-Rennen is a Group 2 flat horse race in Germany open to three-year-old thoroughbreds. It is run at Cologne 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 Tempelhof 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 in 1868, and it was cut to 2,200 metres in 1888. It was staged at Grunewald 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, 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 in 2014. The 2025 Deutsches Derby winner, Hochkonig, was runner-up in the Union-Rennen.
With its {{Ordinal|{{#expr:{{CURRENTYEAR}}-1835}}}} running in {{CURRENTYEAR}}, the Union-Rennen is Germany's oldest surviving horse race.
Records
Leading jockey (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)
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Winners since 1970
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! width="36px" | Year ! width="150px" | Winner ! width="180px" | Jockey ! width="180px" | Trainer ! Time |
1970
| Oktavio | Peter Alafi | Sven von Mitzlaff | 2:17.10 |
1971
| Florino | Harro Remmert | Georg Zuber | 2:27.60 |
1972
| Arratos | 2:20.10 |
1973
| Domador | Peter Alafi | Bruno Schütz | 2:17.20 |
1974
| Meinberg | Horst Horwart | Karl-Heinz Schultze | 2:22.50 |
1975
| Windwurf | Jerzy Jednaszewski | Heinz Gummelt | 2:18.20 |
1976
| Waltz | Theo Grieper | 2:13.60 |
1977
| Surumu | George Cadwaladr | Adolf Wöhler | 2:15.40 |
1978
| Limbo | Bruce Raymond | Oskar Langner | 2:18.10 |
1979
| Nebos | Lutz Mäder | Hein Bollow | 2:16.60 |
1980
| Navarino | Dave Richardson | Arthur-Paul Schlaefke | 2:19.40 |
1981
| Orofino | Peter Alafi | Sven von Mitzlaff | 2:15.90 |
1982
| Tombos | Lutz Mäder | 2:19.90 |
1983
| Anatas | Andrzej Tylicki | 2:15.60 |
1984
| Daun | Pat Gilson | Theo Grieper | 2:18.00 |
1985
| Andrzej Tylicki | 2:18.20 |
1986
| Orfano | Peter Alafi | Sven von Mitzlaff | 2:14.30 |
1987
| Kondor | Peter Remmert | Hein Bollow | 2:24.00 |
1988
| Alkalde | Manfred Hofer | Peter Lautner | 2:18.96 |
1989
| Turfkönig | Olaf Schick | Uwe Ostmann | 2:18.88 |
1990
| Mandelbaum | Georg Bocskai | Uwe Ostmann | 2:21.51 |
1991
| Leone | Uwe Ostmann | 2:17.25 |
1992
| Zohar | Kevin Woodburn | Uwe Ostmann | 2:15.58 |
1993
| Kornado | Andre Best | Bruno Schütz | 2:13.09 |
1994
| Twen | Kevin Woodburn | Harro Remmert | 2:20.86 |
1995
| Lecroix | Manfred Hofer | Mario Hofer | 2:19.70 |
1996
| Lavirco | Torsten Mundry | Peter Rau | 2:15.52 |
1997
| Caitano | Bruno Schütz | 2:24.04 |
1998
| Lanciano | Terence Hellier | Hans Blume | 2:25.11 |
1999
| Silvano | Kevin Woodburn | Andreas Wöhler | 2:20.00 |
2000
| Network | 2:15.27 |
2001
| Sabiango | Andreas Wöhler | 2:17.76 |
2002
| Next Desert | Terence Hellier | 2:17.15 |
2003
| Dai Jin | Terence Hellier | 2:19.79 |
2004
| Malinas | William Mongil | 2:18.94 |
2005
| Königstiger | 2:16.83 |
2006
| Aspectus | Hans Blume | 2:13.92 |
2007
| Axxos | 2:21.90 |
2008
| Liang Kay | Terence Hellier | Uwe Ostmann | 2:19.97 |
2009
| Wiener Walzer | Adrie de Vries | Jens Hirschberger | 2:16.81 |
2010
| Zazou | Terence Hellier | Mario Hofer | 2:18.10 |
2011
| Arrigo | Adrie de Vries | Jens Hirschberger | 2:17.87 |
2012
| Eduardo Pedroza | Andreas Wöhler | 2:14.10 |
2013
| Ivanhowe | Adrie de Vries | Wilhelm Giedt | 2:14.01 |
2014
| Andreas Helfenbein | Markus Klug | 2:17.76 |
2015
| Shimrano | Adrie de Vries | Paul Harley | 2:16.61 |
2016
| Boscaccio | Dennis Schiergen | Christian Sprengel | 2:21.03 |
2017
| Colomano | Andreas Helfenbein | Markus Klug | 2:14.44 |
2018
| Weltstar | Adrie de Vries | Markus Klug | 2:19.42 |
2019
| Laccario | Eduardo Pedroza | Andreas Wöhler | 2:14.31 |
2020
| Wonderful Moon | Henk Grewe | 2:17.84 |
2021
| Best Of Lips | Lukas Delozier | 2:14.18 |
2022
| Sammarco | 2:19.12 |
2023
| Straight | Jozef Bojko | Andreas Wöhler | 2:11.86 |
2024
| Narrativo | 2:16.26 |
2025
| Zuckerhut | 2:17.28 |
Earlier winners
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- 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
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See also
References
- Racing Post:
- {{Racing Post|91317|1988|06|12|226}}, {{Racing Post|95361|1989|06|10|226}}, {{Racing Post|99853|1990|06|10|226}}, {{Racing Post|104824|1991|06|16|226}}, {{Racing Post|109585|1992|06|14|226}}, {{Racing Post|114604|1993|06|13|226}}, {{Racing Post|119716|1994|06|12|226}}, {{Racing Post|125061|1995|06|11|226}}, {{Racing Post|205034|1996|06|16|226}}, {{Racing Post|240412|1997|06|15|226}}
- {{Racing Post|254220|1998|06|14|226}}, {{Racing Post|269248|1999|06|13|226}}, {{Racing Post|283550|2000|06|11|226}}, {{Racing Post|302927|2001|06|10|226}}, {{Racing Post|319035|2002|06|16|226}}, {{Racing Post|335490|2003|06|15|226}}, {{Racing Post|354727|2004|06|13|226}}, {{Racing Post|387815|2005|06|12|226}}, {{Racing Post|413280|2006|07|02|226}}, {{Racing Post|435711|2007|06|10|226}}
- {{Racing Post|461283|2008|06|15|226}}, {{Racing Post|486329|2009|06|14|226}}, {{Racing Post|509878|2010|06|13|226}}, {{Racing Post|534739|2011|06|13|226}}, {{Racing Post|558313|2012|06|10|226}}, {{Racing Post|582123|2013|06|16|226}}, {{Racing Post|605390|2014|06|15|226}}, {{Racing Post|629651|2015|06|14|226}}, {{Racing Post|654195|2016|06|19|226}}, {{Racing Post|678528|2017|06|11|226}}
- {{Racing Post|705402|2018|06|17|226}}, {{Racing Post|733267|2019|06|10|226}}, {{Racing Post|759987|2020|06|14|226}}, {{Racing Post|787484|2021|06|13|226}}, {{Racing Post|814442|2022|06|06|226}}, {{Racing Post|843403|2023|06|11|226}}, {{Racing Post|870902|2024|06|16|226}}, {{Racing Post|897626|2025|06|09|226}}
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- [http://www.galopp-sieger.de/galoppsieger/sieger?rennkz=DUR&backlink=0 galopp-sieger.de] – Union-Rennen.
- [http://www.horseracingintfed.com/default.asp?section=Racing&area=8&racepid=63943 horseracingintfed.com] – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Union-Rennen (2016).
- [http://www.pedigreequery.com/index.php?search_bar=stakes&query_type=stakes&field=view&id=335 pedigreequery.com] – Union-Rennen – Köln.
Category:1834 establishments in the German Confederation
Category:Flat horse races for three-year-olds
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