Meilen-Trophy

The Meilen-Trophy is a Group 3 flat horse race in Germany open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run at a variety of German racecourses over a distance of 1,600 metres (about 1 mile), and it is scheduled to take place in July of each year.

History
The event was established in 1991, and it was originally held at Hoppegarten. It was initially given Group 3 status, and was promoted to Group 2 level in 1994. For a period it was called the Berlin Brandenburg-Trophy.

The race's venue has rotated between several German courses since 2005. It has been contested at Cologne (2005–06, 2017), Hanover (2007–08, 2010, 2012, 2014-15), Düsseldorf (2009, 2011, 2016) and Krefeld (2013). During this period it has been run under several different titles.

Records
Most successful horse (2 wins):
 * Martillo – 2003, 2004

Leading jockey (3 wins):
 * Andrasch Starke – Irish Stew (1992), Waky Nao (1998), Royal Dragon (2001)

Leading trainer (3 wins):
 * Andreas Schütz – Waky Nao (1998), Royal Dragon (2001), Eagle Rise (2005)

Winners until 2004
Royal Abjar finished first in 1994, but he was later disqualified after testing positive for a banned substance.

Winners since 2005
The race downgraded to Group 3 in 2020. The race downgraded to Group 3 in 2020.