EuropaChampionat
| Class | Group 2 | 
|---|---|
| Location | Hoppegarten Racecourse Hoppegarten, Germany  | 
| Inaugurated | 1992 | 
| Final run | 19 August 2001 | 
| Race type | Flat / Thoroughbred | 
| Website | Hoppegarten | 
| Race information | |
| Distance | 2,400 metres (1½ miles) | 
| Surface | Turf | 
| Track | Right-handed | 
| Qualification | Three-year-olds | 
| Weight | 58 kg Allowances 2 kg for fillies  | 
| Purse | 200,000 DM (2001) 1st: 120,000 DM  | 
The EuropaChampionat was a Group 2 flat horse race in Germany open to three-year-old thoroughbreds. It was run at Hoppegarten over a distance of 2,400 metres (about 1½ miles), and it was scheduled to take place each year in August.
The event was established in 1992, and it was initially classed at Group 3 level. It was promoted to Group 2 status in 1995.
The EuropaChampionat remained at Hoppegarten until 2000.[1] It was contested at Frankfurt over 2,450 metres in 2001,[2] and discontinued in 2002.
Records
Leading jockey (2 wins):
- Mark Rimmer – Platini (1992), Kornado (1993)
 - Andreas Boschert – Baroon (1997), Belenus (1999)
 
Leading trainer (3 wins):
- Bruno Schütz – Platini (1992), Kornado (1993), Flying Dream (1994)
 
Winners
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Time | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Platini | Mark Rimmer | Bruno Schütz | 2:28.70 | 
| 1993 | Kornado | Mark Rimmer | Bruno Schütz | 2:29.30 | 
| 1994 | Flying Dream | Terence Hellier | Bruno Schütz | 2:34.80 | 
| 1995 | All My Dreams | Kevin Woodburn | Harro Remmert | 2:26.20 | 
| 1996 | Bad Bertrich Again | Georg Bocskai | Andreas Löwe | 2:28.60 | 
| 1997 | Baroon | Andreas Boschert | Andreas Wöhler | 2:33.00 | 
| 1998 | Central Park | Daragh O'Donohoe | Saeed bin Suroor | 2:28.90 | 
| 1999 | Belenus | Andreas Boschert | Andreas Wöhler | 2:31.00 | 
| 2000 | Wild Side | Torsten Mundry | Peter Rau | 2:32.10 | 
| 2001 | Noroit [a] | Christian Czachary | Wolfgang Figge | 2:38.57 | 
See also
References
- ^ "2000 EuropaChampionat". siegerlisten.com. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
 - ^ "2001 EuropaChampionat". siegerlisten.com. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
 
- galopp-sieger.de – EuropaChampionat.