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Article: Baden-Baden Diary; British quartet chase richest German prize ever offered.(Sports)
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- The Racing Post (London, England)
- Article date:
- August 31, 2000
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Three Derby heroes clash
Preparations are in full swing for Sunday's big race, the Group 1 Grosser Preis von Baden, sponsored by Mercedes-Benz and the fourth leg in this year's Emirates World Series.
With total prize-money of DM1.7 million (about pounds 530,000 at current exchange rates), this will be easily the richest race ever run in Germany, and it is due to be shown live on BBC2.
At yesterday's final declaration stage, 12 runners stood their ground, with four British-trained colts facing eight local runners. The field includes three of this ...