Also without googling - but I've only lived in Munich not born there :) Historically the event had a focus on horse racing (and did have a race until 1960). I'

Also without googling - but I've only lived in Munich not born there :) Historically the event had a focus on horse racing (and did have a race until 1960). I've heard one of the reasons to move it back was also that the meadows were better for racing in when dry and more likely to be so in September.