Union-Rennen
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The Union-Rennen is a Group 2 flat horse race in Germany for three-year-old thoroughbreds. It is run over a distance of 2,200 metres (approximately 1 mile 3 furlongs) at Weidenpesch Racecourse, Cologne in June.
It was first run in 1834 and is the oldest horse race in Germany still presently run. Initially it took place at Tempelhof, on the site of what is now Tempelhof International Airport, over a distance of 2,400 metres (1½ miles). From 1837 this increased to 2,800 metres (1¾ miles), until the present distance was introduced in 1888. The race was also held at Hoppegarten and Grunewald before arriving at its current venue in 1947. It is a major trial race for the Deutsches Derby and it is presently run as the Oppenheim Union-Rennen.
[edit] Winners since 1985
| Year |
Winner |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Time |
| 1985 | Acatenango | Andrzej Tylicki | Heinz Jentzsch | 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 | Michael Roberts | 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 | Andrasch Starke | 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 | Andrasch Starke | Andreas Schütz | 2:15.27 |
| 2001 | Sabiango | Andreas Suborics | Andreas Wöhler | 2:17.76 |
| 2002 | Next Desert | Terence Hellier | Andreas Schütz | 2:17.15 |
| 2003 | Dai Jin | Terence Hellier | Andreas Schütz | 2:19.79 |
| 2004 | Malinas | William Mongil | Peter Schiergen | 2:18.94 |
| 2005 | Königstiger | Andreas Suborics | Peter Schiergen | 2:16.83 |
| 2006 | Aspectus | Andrasch Starke | Hans Blume | 2:13.92 |
| 2007 | Axxos | Andrasch Starke | Peter Schiergen | 2:21.90 |
