Mehl-Mülhens-Rennen

The Mehl-Mülhens-Rennen is a Group 2 flat horse race in Germany open to three-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies. It is run at Cologne over a distance of 1,600 metres (about 1 mile), every year in May.

It is Germany's equivalent of the 2,000 Guineas Stakes, a famous race in England.

History

The event was established in 1871, and it was originally held at Hoppegarten as the Henckel-Rennen. It was named after the Henckel von Donnersmarck family. It was initially contested over 2,000 metres, and it was shortened to 1,600 metres in 1904. It was staged at Grunewald from 1918 to 1922, and it returned to Hoppegarten in 1923.

The race was abandoned in 1945 and 1946, and in the period thereafter it took place at Düsseldorf (1947), Cologne (1948) and Dortmund (1949). It was transferred to Gelsenkirchen in 1950.

The present system of race grading was introduced in Germany in 1972, and the Henckel-Rennen was classed at Group 2 level.

The event was moved to Cologne and renamed the Mehl-Mülhens-Rennen in 1986. It was named in memory of Maria Mehl-Mülhens (died 1985), a long-time owner of Gestüt Röttgen, a successful stud farm near Cologne.

Records

Leading jockey (6 wins)

Otto Schmidt – Lentulus (1922), Augias (1923), Favor (1925), Aurelius (1926), Effendi (1942), Neckar (1951)

Leading trainer (10 wins)

George Arnull – Monfalcone (1924), Alba (1930), Widerhall (1932), Sturmvogel (1935), Walzerkönig (1936), Orgelton (1938), Wehr Dich (1939), Magnat (1941), Aubergine (1949), Asterios (1950)

Leading owner (18+ wins)

Gestüt Schlenderhan – Dorn (1892), Real Scotch (1904), Prunus (1918), Monfalcone (1924), Alba (1930), Widerhall (1932), Sturmvogel (1935), Walzerkönig (1936), Orgelton (1938), Wehr Dich (1939), Magnat (1941), Aubergine (1949), Asterios (1950), Allasch (1953), Lombard (1970), Swazi (1976), Aviso (2007), Irian (2009)

Winners since 1968

Earlier winners

• 1871: Bauernfänger
• 1872: Seemann
• 1873: Zwietracht
• 1874: Herzog
• 1875: Waisenknabe
• 1876: Templer
• 1877: Zützen
• 1878: Lateran
• 1879: Goldfisch
• 1880: Tschungatai
• 1881: Blue Monkey
• 1882: Trachenberg
• 1883: Ghibelline
• 1884: Souvenir
• 1885: Andernach
• 1886: Potrimpos
• 1887: Tausendkünstler
• 1888: Padischah
• 1889: Anarch
• 1890: Nickel
• 1891: Peter
• 1892: Dorn
• 1893: Königswinter
• 1894: Herold
• 1895: Nixnutz
• 1896: Dahlmann
• 1897: Argwohn
• 1898: Altgold
• 1899: Missouri
• 1900: Griffin
• 1901: Regenwolke
• 1902: Frodi
• 1903: Bengali
• 1904: Real Scotch
• 1905: Inverno
• 1906: Fels
• 1907: Fabula
• 1908: Horizont
• 1909: Fervor
• 1910: Micado
• 1911: Moenus
• 1912: Flagge
• 1913: Csardas
• 1914: Terminus
• 1915: Antinous
• 1916: Taucher
• 1917: Landgraf
• 1918: Prunus
• 1919: Eckstein
• 1920: Pallenberg
• 1921: König Midas
• 1922: Lentulus
• 1923: Augias
• 1924: Monfalcone
• 1925: Favor
• 1926: Aurelius
• 1927: Torero
• 1928: Contessa Maddalena
• 1929: Wilfried
• 1930: Alba
• 1931: Sichel
• 1932: Widerhall
• 1933: Cassius
• 1934: Pelopidas
• 1935: Sturmvogel
• 1936: Walzerkönig
• 1937: Iniga Isolani
• 1938: Orgelton
• 1939: Wehr Dich
• 1940: Newa
• 1941: Magnat
• 1942: Effendi
• 1943: Granatwerfer
• 1944: Poet
• 1945–46: no race
• 1947: Nebelwerfer
• 1948: Ostermorgen
• 1949: Aubergine
• 1950: Asterios
• 1951: Neckar
• 1952: Mangon
• 1953: Allasch
• 1954: Atatürk
• 1955: König Ottokar
• 1956: Kilometer
• 1957: Orsini
• 1958: Pfalzteufel
• 1959: Waidmann
• 1960: Wiener Walzer
• 1961: Orlog
• 1962: Herero
• 1963: Mercurius
• 1964: Dschingis Khan
• 1965: Fioravanti
• 1966: Krawall
• 1967: Presto

See also

• List of German flat horse races

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• – Mehl-Mülhens-Rennen
• – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Mehl-Mülhens-Rennen (2016).
• – Mehl-Mülhens-Rennen – Köln