Zukunfts-Rennen
The Zukunfts-Rennen is a Group 3 flat horse race in Germany open to two-year-old thoroughbreds. It is run at Baden-Baden over a distance of 1,400 metres (about 7 furlongs), and it is scheduled to take place each year in late August or early September.
| Group 3 race | |
| Location | Iffezheim Racecourse Baden-Baden, Germany  | 
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1859 | 
| Race type | Flat / Thoroughbred | 
| Sponsor | Belmondo | 
| Website | Baden-Baden | 
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1,400 metres (7f) | 
| Surface | Turf | 
| Track | Left-handed | 
| Qualification | Two-year-olds | 
| Weight | 57 kg Allowances 1½ kg for fillies Penalties 2 kg for Group winners 1 kg for Listed winners  | 
| Purse | €55,000 (2012) 1st: €32,000  | 
History
    
The event was established in 1859, and it was initially contested over 1,000 metres. It was extended to 1,200 metres in 1883.
The Zukunfts-Rennen was given Group 3 status in the 1970s, and it was promoted to Group 2 level in 1982. It was sponsored by Moët & Chandon from 1982 to 1996, and by Raab Karcher from 1997 to 1999.
Maurice Lacroix took over the sponsorship in 2000, and for a period the event was known as the Maurice Lacroix-Trophy. Its distance was increased to 1,400 metres in 2006, and the race returned to Group 3 level in 2007. The association with Maurice Lacroix ended in 2008.
Records
    
Leading jockey (5 wins):
- George Stern – Ob (1903), Champ d'Or (1904), Lord Burgoyne (1910), Quai des Fleurs (1911), Guerroyante (1913)
 - Otto Schmidt – Augias (1922), Rosendame (1923), Faustina (1925), Adlerfee (1937), Schwarzgold (1939)
 
Leading trainer (7 wins):
- Mick Channon – Flying Squaw (1995), Muchea (1996), Golden Silca (1998), Checkit (2002), Mokabra (2003), Ajigolo (2005), Ayaar (2012)
 
- (note: the trainers of some of the early winners are unknown)
 
Winners since 1971
    
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Time | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Tarim | Harro Remmert | Georg Zuber | 1:12.10 | 
| 1972 | Uditore | Fritz Drechsler | Theo Grieper | 1:12.50 | 
| 1973 | Lord Udo | Fritz Drechsler | Theo Grieper | 1:11.70 | 
| 1974 | Kronenkranich | Harro Remmert | Sven von Mitzlaff | 1:15.30 | 
| 1975 | Night Music | Peter Remmert | Hein Bollow | 1:13.10 | 
| 1976 | Cagliostro | José Orihuel | Hein Bollow | 1:12.50 | 
| 1977 | Limbo | Georg Bocskai | Oskar Langner | 1:09.80 | 
| 1978 | Nebos | José Orihuel | Hein Bollow | 1:15.20 | 
| 1979 | Imperator | Lutz Mäder | Arthur-Paul Schlaefke | 1:11.60 | 
| 1980 | Un Sprinter | Lutz Mäder | Hein Bollow | 1:13.50 | 
| 1981 | Landsgirl | Lutz Mäder | Hein Bollow | 1:10.60 | 
| 1982 | Shicklah | Trevor Rogers | Harry Thomson Jones | 1:10.80 | 
| 1983 | Water Moccasin | John Matthias | Ian Balding | 1:12.80 | 
| 1984 | Sulaafah | Tony Murray | Harry Thomson Jones | 1:13.10 | 
| 1985 | Alshinfarah | Tony Murray | Harry Thomson Jones | 1:13.20 | 
| 1986 | Amigo Sucio | Simon Whitworth | Kim Brassey | 1:10.00 | 
| 1987 | Antiqua | Guy Guignard | Jonathan Pease | 1:12.20 | 
| 1988 | Mon Tresor | Richard Quinn | Ron Boss | 1:16.10 | 
| 1989 | Somethingdifferent | Willie Carson | John Gosden | 1:10.70 | 
| 1990 | Jimmy Barnie | Billy Newnes | John Dunlop | 1:16.15 | 
| 1991 | Showbrook | Lester Piggott | Richard Hannon, Sr. | 1:08.90 | 
| 1992 | Sharp Prod | Lester Piggott | Lord Huntingdon | 1:17.14 | 
| 1993 | Owington | Michael Hills | Geoff Wragg | 1:10.94 | 
| 1994 | Green Perfume [a] | Richard Quinn | Paul Cole | 1:10.54 | 
| 1995 | Flying Squaw | Richard Hughes | Mick Channon | 1:13.12 | 
| 1996 | Muchea | Richard Hughes | Mick Channon | 1:10.58 | 
| 1997 | El Maimoun | Andreas Suborics | Mario Hofer | 1:10.34 | 
| 1998 | Golden Silca | John Reid | Mick Channon | 1:11.44 | 
| 1999 | Auenklang | Kevin Woodburn | Hans-Walter Hiller | 1:08.33 | 
| 2000 | Tagshira | Torsten Mundry | Urs Suter | 1:11.91 | 
| 2001 | Flying Dash | Andrasch Starke | Hans Blume | 1:10.24 | 
| 2002 | Checkit [b] | Steve Drowne | Mick Channon | 1:10.29 | 
| 2003 | Mokabra | Ted Durcan | Mick Channon | 1:10.19 | 
| 2004 | Daring Love | Andreas Boschert | Uwe Ostmann | 1:11.16 | 
| 2005 | Ajigolo | Ted Durcan | Mick Channon | 1:10.31 | 
| 2006 | Global Dream | Andreas Boschert | Uwe Ostmann | 1:27.20 | 
| 2007 | Pomellato | Andrasch Starke | Peter Schiergen | 1:23.73 | 
| 2008 | Serienhoehe | Filip Minarik | Peter Schiergen | 1:29.49 | 
| 2009 | Hearts of Fire | Olivier Peslier | Pat Eddery | 1:29.33 | 
| 2010 | Salona [c] | Filip Minarik | Jean-Pierre Carvalho | 1:26.90 | 
| 2011 | Amaron | Andreas Helfenbein | Andreas Löwe | 1:25.97 | 
| 2012 | Ayaar | Martin Harley | Mick Channon | 1:25.88 | 
| 2013 | Abendwind | Alexander Pietsch | Waldemar Hickst | 1:27.02 | 
| 2014 | Citron Spirit | Antoine Hamelin | Mathire Palussiere | 1:26.58 | 
| 2015 | Dessertoflife | Joe Fanning | Mark Johnston | 1:25.34 | 
| 2016 | Navarra King | Andrasch Starke | Peter Schiergen | 1:25.35 | 
| 2017 | Narella | Adrie De Vries | Markus Klug | 1:25.57 | 
| 2018 | Quest The Moon | Oisin Murphy | Sarah Steinberg | 1:25.99 | 
| 2019 | Alson | Filip Minarik | Jean-Pierre Carvalho | 1:25.07 | 
| 2020 | Reine D'Amour | Andreas Helfenbein | Marcel Weiss | 1:26.90 | 
| 2021 | Rocchigiani | Bauyrzhan Murzabayev | Peter Schiergen | 1:26.33 | 
| 2022 | Habana | Eduardo Pedroza | Andreas Wohler | 1:27.92 | 
a  Desidera finished first in 1994, but she was relegated to second place following a stewards' inquiry.
b  Easy Way was first in 2002, but he was placed second after a stewards' inquiry.
c  Nice Danon was the original winner in 2010, but he was demoted to second after an appeal.
Earlier winners
    
- 1859: Atalanta
 - 1860: Meleager
 - 1861: Partisan
 - 1862: Le Marechal
 - 1863: Soumise
 - 1864: Clermont
 - 1865: Czar
 - 1866: Montgoubert
 - 1867: Le Sarrazin
 - 1868: Mademoiselle de Fligny
 - 1869: Florian
 - 1870: no race
 - 1871: Cigarette
 - 1872: Espagniola
 - 1873: Dorothee
 - 1874: Constanz
 - 1875: Vordermann
 - 1876: Kincsem
 - 1877: Sabinus
 - 1878: Picklock
 - 1879: Waidmannsheil
 - 1880: Balvany
 - 1881: Gyöngyvirag
 - 1882: Maria
 - 1883: Gabernie
 - 1884: Italy
 - 1885: Fenek
 - 1886: Bulgar
 - 1887: Kiralyne
 - 1888: Sappho
 - 1889: Yellow
 - 1890: Nordstern
 - 1891: Fra Angelico
 - 1892: Romito
 - 1893: Melchior
 - 1894: Gloire de Dijon
 - 1895: Trivial
 - 1896: Wolkenschieber
 - 1897: Habenichts
 - 1898: Gastfreund
 - 1899: Don Jose
 - 1900: Zuleika
 - 1901: Alençon
 - 1902: Mireille
 - 1903: Ob
 - 1904: Champ d'Or
 - 1905: Fels
 - 1906: Fabula
 - 1907: Sauge Pourpree
 - 1908: Roquelaure
 - 1909: Antwort
 - 1910: Lord Burgoyne
 - 1911: Quai des Fleurs
 - 1912: Laudon
 - 1913: Guerroyante
 - 1914–20: no race
 - 1921: Alpenrose
 - 1922: Augias
 - 1923: Rosendame
 - 1924: Marcellus
 - 1925: Faustina
 - 1926: Oberwinter
 - 1927: Contessa Maddalena
 - 1928: Walzertraum
 - 1929: Ladro
 - 1930: Tourbillon
 - 1931: Pancho
 - 1932: Alchimist
 - 1933: Pelopidas
 - 1934: Contessina
 - 1935: Nereide
 - 1936: Trollius
 - 1937: Adlerfee
 - 1938: Canzoni
 - 1939: Schwarzgold
 - 1940: no race
 - 1941: Blaue Adria
 - 1942: Contessa Pilade *
 - 1943: Träumerei *
 - 1944–47: no race
 - 1948: Donar
 - 1949–50: no race
 - 1951: Faubourg
 - 1952: Maruschka
 - 1953: Usurpator
 - 1954: Tactic
 - 1955: Liebeslied
 - 1956: Orsini
 - 1957: Andrea
 - 1958: Bennigsen
 - 1959: Angelica
 - 1960: Oceana
 - 1961: Amboss
 - 1962: Anatol
 - 1963: Skat
 - 1964: Radames
 - 1965: Doupaulette
 - 1966: Priamos
 - 1967: Gluck
 - 1968: Lemon Hart
 - 1969: Paroli
 - 1970: Isztopirin
 
* The 1942 and 1943 races were held at Hoppegarten.
See also
    
    
References
    
- Racing Post / siegerlisten.com:
 
- galopp-sieger.de – Zukunfts-Rennen.
 - horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Zukunfts-Rennen (2012).
 - pedigreequery.com – Zukunfts-Rennen – Baden-Baden.