| Location | Iffezheim Racecourse Baden-Baden, Germany |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1972 |
| Race type | Flat / Thoroughbred |
| Website | Baden-Baden |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1,200 metres (6f) |
| Track | Turf, left-handed |
| Qualification | Three-years-old and up |
| Weight | 56½ kg (3yo); 60 kg (4yo+) Allowances 1½ kg for fillies and mares |
| Purse | €55,000 (2011) 1st: €32,000 |
The Bénazet-Rennen is a Group 3 flat horse race in Germany open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run at Baden-Baden over a distance of 1,200 metres (about 6 furlongs), and it is scheduled to take place each year in May or June.
The event is named in honour of Edouard Bénazet (1801–1867), the founder of Baden-Baden's Iffezheim Racecourse. It was established in 1972, and it was originally contested over 1,400 metres. It was cut to 1,200 metres in 1983.
For a period the Bénazet-Rennen was classed at Listed level, and it was promoted to Group 3 status in 1995. The race was titled the Belmondo-Pokal in 2011.
Contents |
Most successful horse (3 wins):
Leading jockey (3 wins):
Leading trainer (4 wins):
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Time |
| 1990 | Roman Prose | 5 | Marc de Smyter | Jonathan Pease | 1:09.30 |
| 1991 | Irish Shoal | 3 | Pierre Bouhey | John Hammond | 1:08.00 |
| 1992 | Mister Slippers | 3 | Corey Black | Robert Collet | 1:12.20 |
| 1993 | Dolphin Street | 3 | Cash Asmussen | John Hammond | 1:12.38 |
| 1994 | Nasr Allah | 4 | Dragan Ilic | Fredy Scheffer | 1:11.94 |
| 1995 | Wessam Prince | 4 | Walter Swinburn | Carlos Laffon-Parias | 1:12.07 |
| 1996 | Passion for Life | 3 | Paul Eddery | Geoff Lewis | 1:09.02 |
| 1997 | Monaassib | 6 | Daragh O'Donohoe | Ed Dunlop | 1:07.91 |
| 1998 | Dyhim Diamond | 4 | Dominique Boeuf | Carlos Laffon-Parias | 1:09.01 |
| 1999 | Auenadler | 7 | Terence Hellier | Uwe Ostmann | 1:10.43 |
| 2000 | Skip | 6 | Torsten Mundry | Urs Suter | 1:12.19 |
| 2001 | Gorse | 6 | John Reid | Henry Candy | 1:08.09 |
| 2002 | Call Me Big | 4 | Terence Hellier | Eckhart Gröschel | 1:08.68 |
| 2003 | Ingolf | 5 | Eduardo Pedroza | Andreas Wöhler | 1:09.99 |
| 2004 | Lucky Strike | 6 | Adrie de Vries | Andreas Trybuhl | 1:07.94 |
| 2005 | Lucky Strike | 7 | Adrie de Vries | Andreas Trybuhl | 1:07.56 |
| 2006 | Soave | 7 | Olivier Peslier | Andreas Trybuhl | 1:09.26 |
| 2007 | Lucky Strike | 9 | Adrie de Vries | Andreas Trybuhl | 1:11.35 |
| 2008 | Abbadjinn | 4 | Torsten Mundry | Peter Rau | 1:10.03 |
| 2009 | Contat | 6 | Rastislav Juracek | Pavel Vovcenko | 1:09.97 |
| 2010 | Amico Fritz [a] | 4 | Fabrice Veron | Henri-Alex Pantall | 1:09.50 |
| 2011 | Smooth Operator | 5 | Terence Hellier | Mario Hofer | 1:07.72 |
a The 2010 running took place at Hoppegarten.