Merrill Lynch Euro-Cup
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The Merrill Lynch Euro-Cup is a Group 3 flat horse race in Germany for three-year-old and above thoroughbreds. It is run over a distance of 2,000 metres (approximately 1¼ miles) at Frankfurt Racecourse, Frankfurt in September.
From 1988 to 1994 it was run as the Team Trophy der Volksbanken und Raiffeisenbanken, initially as a Group 3 race over 2,200 metres. Promoted to Group 2 status in 1989, the distance of the race was then cut to 2,100 metres in 1990, and to 2,000 metres in 1991.
The period from 1995 to 2001 saw a series of title changes, starting with the Made in Europe-Trophy (1995-96) and the Flughafen Frankfurt-Trophy (1997-98). For the next two years as the Henninger-Trophy and the Arthur Andersen Euro-Cup the distance increased slightly to 2,050 metres. There was no comparable race at Frankfurt in 2001, with its place taken by the Preis des Bankhaus Sal. Oppenheim, run at Cologne over 1,850 metres.
Since then the race has had a relatively settled era, returning to Frankfurt in 2002 as the Ernst & Young Euro-Cup, changing to the present title when Merrill Lynch took sponsorship in 2004. The distance during this time has been constant at 2,000 metres. In 2007, after eighteen years at Group 2 level, the race reverted to Group 3.
[edit] Winners since 1988
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Time |
| 1988 | Highland Chieftain | 5 | John Reid | John Dunlop | 2:16.02 |
| 1989 | Medicus | 5 | Manfred Hofer | Bruno Schütz | 2:18.50 |
| 1990 | Starlet | 4 | John Reid | Lord Huntingdon | 2:08.92 |
| 1991 | Goofalik | 4 | Bruce Raymond | John Hammond | 2:05.45 |
| 1992 | George Augustus | 4 | John Reid | John Oxx | 2:08.35 |
| 1993 | Komtur | 3 | Kevin Woodburn | Harro Remmert | 2:06.22 |
| 1994 | Bad Bertrich | 3 | Andrasch Starke | Bruno Schütz | 2:13.86 |
| 1995 | Hushang | 5 | Johnny Murtagh | John Oxx | 2:09.74 |
| 1996 | Artan | 4 | Ray Cochrane | Martin Rölke | 2:10.48 |
| 1997 | Crystal Hearted | 3 | Tony McGlone | Henry Candy | 2:07.02 |
| 1998 | Oxalagu | 6 | Andrasch Starke | Andreas Schütz | 2:14.72 |
| 1999 | Catella | 3 | Andreas Suborics | Peter Schiergen | 2:07.12 |
| 2000 | Elle Danzig | 5 | Andrasch Starke | Andreas Schütz | 2:12.29 |
| 2001 | Denaro | 3 | Andreas Suborics | Christian von der Recke | 2:01.38 |
| 2002 | Walzerkoenigin | 3 | Filip Minarik | Peter Schiergen | 2:05.78 |
| 2003 | Frühlingssturm | 3 | Torsten Mundry | Peter Rau | 2:05.36 |
| 2004 | Soldier Hollow | 4 | William Mongil | Peter Schiergen | 2:13.91 |
| 2005 | Fight Club | 4 | Andrasch Starke | Andreas Schütz | 2:06.64 |
| 2006 | Nordtänzerin | 3 | Filip Minarik | Peter Schiergen | 2:10.55 |
| 2007 | Shrek | 3 | Eduardo Pedroza | Andreas Wöhler | 2:03.26 |
