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.
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 TimeCountry 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 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 Minařík 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 2021 Alpinista 4 Luke Morris Sir Mark Prescott Miss K Rausing 2:29.48 2022 Rebel's Romance 4 James Doyle Charlie Appleby Godolphin 2:32.33 2023 Simca Mille 4 Alexis Pouchin Stephane Wattel Haras De La Perelle & S Wattel 2:34.24 2024 Al Riffa 4 Dylan Browne McMonagle Joseph O'Brien Al Riffa Syndicate 2:30.29 2025 Rebel's Romance 7 Billy Loughnane Charlie Appleby Godolphin 2:27.81 2026 Tiffany 6 Luke Morris Sir Mark Prescott Elite Racing 004 2:28.62 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 List of German flat horse races
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