Badener Meile

The Badener Meile is a Group 3 flat horse race in Germany open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run over a distance of 1,600 metres (about 1 mile) at Baden-Baden in May or June.

History
A different event called the Badener Meile was established at Baden-Baden in 1927. It was renamed the Oettingen-Rennen in 1970.

The current Badener Meile was introduced in 1979. It was initially restricted to horses aged four or older. It was opened to three-year-olds in 1985. It was promoted to Group 2 class in 2015.

Records
Most successful horse:
 * no horse has won this race more than once

Leading jockey (3 wins):
 * Andrasch Starke – Chato (1995), Waky Nao (1998), Aspectus (2009)
 * Adrie de Vries – Wiesenpfad (2008), Alianthus (2011), Nica (2020)

Leading trainer (3 wins):
 * Heinz Jentzsch – Bonito (1979), Sharp End (1984), Zampano (1989)