Grosser Preis von Berlin

The Großer Preis von Berlin, formerly known as the Deutschland-Preis, is a Group 1 flat horse race in Germany open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run at Hoppegarten over a distance of 2,400 metres (about 1½ miles), and it is scheduled to take place each year in July or August.

Großer Preis von Berlin
(Deutschland-Preis)
Group 1 race
LocationHoppegarten Racecourse
Hoppegarten, Germany
Inaugurated1888
Race typeFlat / Thoroughbred
SponsorLongines
WebsiteHoppegarten
Race information
Distance2,400 metres (1½ miles)
SurfaceTurf
TrackRight-handed
QualificationThree-years-old and up
Weight55 kg (3yo); 60 kg (4yo+)
Allowances
2 kg for fillies and mares
Purse€175,000 (2016)
1st: €110,000

History

The event was established in 1888, and it was originally staged at Hoppegarten as the Grosser Preis von Berlin. It was initially contested over 2,000 metres, and was extended to 2,200 metres in 1897. It was transferred to Grunewald and increased to 2,400 metres in 1909. A new distance of 2,600 metres was introduced in 1927.

The race returned to Hoppegarten in 1934, and it was renamed the Grosser Preis der Reichshauptstadt in 1937. From this point it was run over 2,400 metres, and it reverted to 2,600 metres in 1943.

The event switched to Düsseldorf and was renamed the Grosser Preis von Nordrhein-Westfalen in 1947. That year's running was over 2,400 metres, and it returned to 2,600 metres in 1948. Its current period over 2,400 metres began in 1965.

The present race grading system was introduced in Germany in 1972, and the Grosser Preis von Nordrhein-Westfalen was classed at Group 1 level. Its original title, the Grosser Preis von Berlin, was restored in 1977.

The event became known as the Deutschland-Preis in 1996. It was held at Hamburg and merged with the Hansa-Preis in 2010. It returned to Hoppegarten as the Grosser Preis von Berlin in 2011.

Records

Most successful horse (3 wins):

  • Ticino – 1942, 1943, 1944
  • Mercurius – 1963, 1964, 1965

Leading jockey (8 wins):

  • Otto Schmidt – Ossian (1921), Augias (1923, 1924), Elritzling (1939), Ticino (1942, 1943, 1944), Niederländer (1950)

Leading trainer (10 wins):

  • George Arnull – Weissdorn (1925), Mah Jong (1927), Oleander (1928, 1929), Alba (1930), Wolkenflug (1932), Blinzen (1934), Sturmvogel (1935, 1936), Schwarzgold (1940)
(note: the trainers of some of the early winners are unknown)

Leading owner (22 wins):

  • Gestüt Schlenderhan – Dorn (1892), Signor (1903), For Ever (1909), Dolomit (1912), Majestic (1913), Wallenstein (1922), Weissdorn (1925), Mah Jong (1927), Oleander (1928, 1929), Alba (1930), Wolkenflug (1932), Blinzen (1934), Sturmvogel (1935, 1936), Schwarzgold (1940), Agio (1958), Alpenkönig (1970), Lombard (1971, 1972), Arratos (1973), Adlerflug (2008)

Winners since 1970
Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Owner Time
1970 Alpenkönig 3 Fritz Drechsler Heinz Jentzsch Gestüt Schlenderhan 2:37.10
1971 Lombard 4 Fritz Drechsler Heinz Jentzsch Gestüt Schlenderhan 2:32.40
1972 Lombard 5 Fritz Drechsler Heinz Jentzsch Gestüt Schlenderhan 2:35.60
1973 Arratos 4 Fritz Drechsler Heinz Jentzsch Gestüt Schlenderhan 2:30.80
1974 Tannenberg 4 Jerzy Jednaszewski Heinz Gummelt Gestüt Ravensberg 2:40.80
1975 Athenagoras 5 Harro Remmert Sven von Mitzlaff Gestüt Zoppenbroich 2:26.70
1976 Windwurf 4 Jerzy Jednaszewski Heinz Gummelt Gestüt Ravensberg 2:36.00
1977 Windwurf 5 Geoff Lewis Heinz Gummelt Gestüt Ravensberg 2:31.70
1978 First Lord 3 Willie Carson Georg Zuber Stall Weissenhof 2:31.50
1979 Nebos 3 Lutz Mäder Hein Bollow Countess Batthyany 2:36.20
1980 Nebos 4 Lutz Mäder Hein Bollow Countess Batthyany 2:27.60
1981 Lydian 3 Freddy Head Criquette Head Ecurie Åland 2:36.50
1982 Orofino 4 Peter Alafi Sven von Mitzlaff Gestüt Zoppenbroich 2:34.60
1983 Abary 3 Andrzej Tylicki Heinz Jentzsch Gestüt Fährhof 2:29.40
1984 Abary 4 Georg Bocskai Heinz Jentzsch Gestüt Fährhof 2:28.70
1985 Ordos 5 Peter Alafi Sven von Mitzlaff Gestüt Zoppenbroich 2:27.30
1986 Acatenango 4 Georg Bocskai Heinz Jentzsch Gestüt Fährhof 2:27.70
1987 Le Glorieux 3 Alain Lequeux Robert Collet Sieglinde Wolf 2:29.50
1988 Helikon [a] 5 Lutz Mäder Bruno Schütz Stall Reckendorf 2:36.78
1989 Mondrian 3 Kevin Woodburn Uwe Stoltefuss Stall Hanse 2:31.88
1990 Ibn Bey 6 Richard Quinn Paul Cole Fahd Salman 2:27.09
1991 Lomitas 3 Peter Schiergen Andreas Wöhler Gestüt Fährhof 2:28.99
1992 Platini 3 Mark Rimmer Bruno Schütz Stall Steigenberger 2:29.54
1993 Kornado 3 Mark Rimmer Bruno Schütz Stall Granum 2:40.10
1994 Sternkönig 4 Andreas Helfenbein Theo Grieper Gestüt Röttgen 2:25.38
1995 Lando 5 Peter Schiergen Heinz Jentzsch Gestüt Ittlingen 2:26.60
1996 Hollywood Dream 5 John Reid Uwe Ostmann Gestüt Ittlingen 2:26.35
1997 Luso 5 Frankie Dettori Clive Brittain Darley Stud 2:27.60
1998 Ungaro 4 Terence Hellier Hans Blume Gestüt Röttgen 2:30.82
1999 Ungaro 5 Andrasch Starke Hans Blume Gestüt Röttgen 2:26.30
2000 Mutafaweq 4 Richard Hills Saeed bin Suroor Godolphin 2:27.31
2001 Anzillero 4 Kevin Woodburn Dave Richardson Gestüt Erlenhof 2:29.22
2002 Marienbard 5 Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor Godolphin 2:25.67
2003 Sabiango 5 Eduardo Pedroza Andreas Wöhler Gestüt Fährhof 2:31.48
2004 Albanova 5 Terence Hellier Sir Mark Prescott Kirsten Rausing 2:33.29
2005 Gonbarda 3 Filip Minarik Uwe Ostmann Gestüt Auenquelle 2:28.73
2006 Donaldson 4 Torsten Mundry Peter Rau Gestüt Ittlingen 2:33.06
2007 Schiaparelli 4 Andrasch Starke Peter Schiergen Stall Blankenese 2:31.26
2008 Adlerflug 4 Fredrik Johansson Jens Hirschberger Gestüt Schlenderhan 2:37.58
2009 Getaway 6 Stephen Hellyn Jens Hirschberger Georg von Ullmann 2:28.51
2010 Campanologist 5 Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor Godolphin 2:33.04
2011 Danedream 3 Andrasch Starke Peter Schiergen Gestüt Burg Eberstein 2:33.50
2012 Meandre 4 Maxime Guyon André Fabre Rothschild Family 2:31.50
2013 Nymphea 4 Dennis Schiergen Peter Schiergen Stall Nizza 2:26.30
2014 Sirius 3 Stephen Hellyn Andreas Lowe Stall Molenhof 2:31.50
2015 Second Step 4 Jamie Spencer Luca Cumani Merry Fox Stud 2:28.50
2016 Protectionist 6 Eduardo Pedroza Andreas Wöhler Australian Bloodstock Stable 2:41.10
2017 Dschingis Secret 4 Adrie de Vries Markus Klug Horst Pudwill 2:32.89
2018 Best Solution 4 Pat Cosgrave Saeed bin Suroor Godolphin 2:29.35
2019 French King 4 Olivier Peslier Henri-Alex Pantall Abdulla bin Khalifa Al Thani 2:35.16
2020 Torquator Tasso 3 Lukas Delozier Marcel Weiss Gestut Auenquelle 2:33.78

a Carroll House finished first in 1988, but he was relegated to third place following a stewards' inquiry.

Earlier winners
  • 1888: Durchgänger
  • 1889: Freimaurer
  • 1890: Dalberg
  • 1891: Hawk
  • 1892: Dorn
  • 1893: Hardenberg
  • 1894: Ausmärker
  • 1895: Hannibal
  • 1896: Rondinelli
  • 1897: Tokio
  • 1898: Magister / Sperber's Bruder *
  • 1899: Namouna
  • 1900: Xamete
  • 1901: Tuki
  • 1902: Slanderer
  • 1903: Signor
  • 1904: Pathos
  • 1905: Slaby
  • 1906: Festino
  • 1907: Fels
  • 1908: Horizont
  • 1909: For Ever
  • 1910: Fervor
  • 1911: Icy Wind
  • 1912: Dolomit
  • 1913: Majestic
  • 1914: Orelio
  • 1915: no race
  • 1916: Anschluss
  • 1917: Landgraf
  • 1918: Traum
  • 1919: Eckstein
  • 1920: Herold
  • 1921: Ossian
  • 1922: Wallenstein
  • 1923: Augias
  • 1924: Augias
  • 1925: Weissdorn
  • 1926: Ferro
  • 1927: Mah Jong
  • 1928: Oleander
  • 1929: Oleander
  • 1930: Alba
  • 1931: Sichel
  • 1932: Wolkenflug
  • 1933: Alchimist
  • 1934: Blinzen
  • 1935: Sturmvogel
  • 1936: Sturmvogel
  • 1937: Corrida
  • 1938: Antonym
  • 1939: Elritzling
  • 1940: Schwarzgold
  • 1941: Niccolo dell'Arca
  • 1942: Ticino
  • 1943: Ticino
  • 1944: Ticino
  • 1945–46: no race
  • 1947: Glockenton
  • 1948: Solo
  • 1949: Nebelwerfer
  • 1950: Niederländer
  • 1951: Grande
  • 1952: Mangon
  • 1953: Tasmin
  • 1954: Mangon
  • 1955: Masetto
  • 1956: Gombar
  • 1957: Mogul
  • 1958: Agio
  • 1959: Waldcanter
  • 1960: Wicht
  • 1961: Windbruch
  • 1962: Windbruch
  • 1963: Mercurius
  • 1964: Mercurius
  • 1965: Mercurius
  • 1966: Kronzeuge
  • 1967: Norfolk
  • 1968: Luciano
  • 1969: Cortez

* The 1898 race was a dead-heat and has joint winners.

See also

References
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