# 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.

## 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

$^a$ 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.