Group 2 race | |
Location | Köln-Weidenpesch Cologne, Germany |
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Inaugurated | 1834 |
Race type | Flat / Thoroughbred |
Sponsor | Sal. Oppenheim |
Website | Köln-Weidenpesch |
Race information | |
Distance | 2,200 metres (1m 3f) |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Right-handed |
Qualification | Three-year-olds |
Weight | 58 kg Allowances 1½ kg for fillies |
Purse | €70,000 (2022) 1st: €40,000 |
The Union-Rennen is a Group 2 flat horse race in Germany open to three-year-old thoroughbreds. It is run at Cologne over a distance of 2,200 metres (about 1 mile and 3 furlongs), and it is scheduled to take place each year in June.