The Preis des Winterfavoriten is a Group 3 flat horse race in Germany open to two-year-old thoroughbreds. It is run at Cologne over a distance of 1,600 metres (about 1 mile), and it is scheduled to take place each year in October.
History The event was established in 1899, and it was originally contested at Cologne over 1,600 metres. It was held at Karlshorst in 1919, and cut to 1,400 metres in 1920.
The race was staged at Hoppegarten in 1940. It was switched to Munich and reverted to 1,600 metres in 1946. It returned to Cologne in 1947.
For a period the Preis des Winterfavoriten was classed at Listed level. It was given Group 3 status in 1998. It took place at Düsseldorf in 2012.
Records Leading jockey (6 wins): Otto Schmidt – Graf Ferry (1920), Lentulus (1921), Favor (1924), Janitor (1932), Elritzling (1936), Peperl (1940) Georg Bocskai – Lagunas (1983), Lirung (1984), Zampano (1986), Bluegrass Native (1989), Treecracker (1990), El Maimoun (1997)
Leading trainer (9 wins): Heinz Jentzsch – Dschingis Khan (1963), Lombard (1969), Experte (1971), Esclavo (1978), Lagunas (1983), Lirung (1984), Oldtimer (1985), Zampano (1986), Lando (1992) (note: the trainers of some of the early winners are unknown)
Winners since 1970 Year Winner Jockey Trainer Time 1970 Widschi Yves Saint-Martin Theo Grieper 1:41.90 1971 Experte Fritz Drechsler Heinz Jentzsch 1:41.60 1972 Tannenberg Jerzy Jednaszewski Heinz Gummelt 1:42.10 1973 Benedikt Peter Alafi Bruno Schütz 1:40.30 1974 Alfredo Gérard Rivases Theo Grieper 1:44.40 1975 Andrang Manfred Prinzinger M. Biermann 1:40.80 1976 Cagliostro José Orihuel Hein Bollow 1:41.80 1977 Sabik Lutz Mäder Herbert Cohn 1:42.20 1978 Esclavo Joan Pall Heinz Jentzsch 1:38.20 1979 Aspros Maurice Philipperon Theo Grieper 1:39.70 1980 Anna Paola Joan Pall Theo Grieper 1:40.30 1981 Winkeladvokat Stephen Eccles Adolf Wöhler 1:42.00 1982 Nandino Horst Horwart Heinz Hesse 1:44.00 1983 Lagunas Georg Bocskai Heinz Jentzsch 1:36.10 1984 Lirung Georg Bocskai Heinz Jentzsch 1:42.50 1985 Oldtimer Andrzej Tylicki Heinz Jentzsch 1:38.70 1986 Zampano Georg Bocskai Heinz Jentzsch 1:44.40 1987 Twist King Dragan Ilic Peter Lautner 1:43.10 1988 Turfkönig Olaf Schick Uwe Ostmann 1:42.40 1989 Bluegrass Native Georg Bocskai Uwe Ostmann 1:42.10 1990 Treecracker Georg Bocskai Uwe Ostmann 1:39.50 1991 Vincenzo Mark Rimmer Bruno Schütz 1:42.30 1992 Lando Andrzej Tylicki Heinz Jentzsch 1:40.42 1993 Fire King Manfred Hofer Mario Hofer 1:43.63 1994 Chato Andrasch Starke Horst Steinmetz 1:38.60 1995 Lavirco Torsten Mundry Peter Rau 1:38.90 1996 Eden Rock Andrasch Starke Bruno Schütz 1:39.90 1997 El Maimoun Georg Bocskai Mario Hofer 1:38.43 1998 Sumitas Andreas Suborics Peter Schiergen 1:42.27 1999 Glad Master Jiri Palik Hans-Walter Hiller 1:42.31 2000 Cheirokratie Lennart Hammer-Hansen Andreas Schütz 1:42.15 2001 Peppershot Andreas Helfenbein Uwe Ostmann 1:39.17 2002 Eagle Rise Andreas Suborics Andreas Schütz 1:39.10 2003 Glad Lion Andreas Helfenbein Uwe Ostmann 1:40.04 2004 Manduro Terence Hellier Peter Schiergen 1:40.19 2005 Aspectus Adrie de Vries Hans Blume 1:35.82 2006 Molly Max Filip Minarik Karen Haustein 1:38.16 2007 Precious Boy Adrie de Vries Waldemar Hickst 1:37.78 2008 Globus Terence Hellier Uwe Ostmann 1:42.25 2009 Glad Tiger Yann Lerner Uwe Ostmann 1:44.05 2010 Silvaner Terence Hellier Peter Schiergen 1:45.29 2011 Tai Chi Thierry Thulliez Werner Baltromei 1:39.98 2012 Limario Alexander Pietsch Roland Dzubasz 1:44.30 2013 Born To Run Stephen Hellyn Roland Dzubasz 1:43.28 2014 Brisanto Martin Seidl Miltcho G. Mintchev 1:42.87 2015 Isfahan Umberto Rispoli Andreas Wöhler 1:40.88 2016 Langtang Jozef Bojko Andreas Wöhler 1:33.86 2017 Erasmus Adrie de Vries Markus Klug 1:39.37 2018 Noble Moon Andrasch Starke Peter Schiergen 1:36.08 2019 Rubaiyat Clement Lecoeuvre Henk Grewe 1:41.52 2020 Best Of Lips Franny Norton Andreas Suborics 1:40.19 2021 Sea Bay Adrie de Vries Henk Grewe 1:39.27 2022 Fantastic Moon Rene Piechulek Sarah Steinberg 1:38.38 2023 Geography Rene Piechulek Peter Schiergen 1:35.21 2024 Lifetimes Bauyrzhan Murzabayev Peter Schiergen 1:39,76 2025 Gostam Eduardo Pedroza Andreas Wöhler 1:38,38 The 2012 running took place at Düsseldorf. The 2013 running took place at Munich
Earlier winners 1899: Hagen 1900: Slyvnitza 1901: Sirocco 1902: Barcarole 1903: Bravour 1904: Ganges 1905: Fels 1906: Hochzeit 1907: For Ever 1908: Fervor 1909: Hort 1910: Malteser 1911: Dolomit 1912: Fabella 1913: Orelio 1914–15: no race 1916: Ayesha 1917: Traum 1918: Tulipan 1919: Nubier 1920: Graf Ferry 1921: Lentulus 1922: Revolutionär
1923: no race 1924: Favor 1925: Wachholder 1926: Mah Jong 1927: Contessa Maddalena 1928: Tantris 1929: Mellitus 1930: Adrienne 1931: Aventin 1932: Janitor 1933: Waffenschmied 1934: Artischocke 1935: Edel-Bitter 1936: Elritzling 1937: Astrologie 1938: Tatjana 1939: Fortissimo 1940: Peperl 1941: Adlerflug 1942: Aufbruch 1943: Schildhorn 1944–45: no race 1946: Xantos
1947: Signal 1948: Schütze 1949: Asterios 1950: Grande 1951: Grenzbock 1952: Yorck 1953: Giovanni 1954: Macbeth 1955: Liebeslied 1956: Solotänzerin 1957: Leichtsinn 1958: Basuto 1959: Wiener Walzer 1960: Baalim 1961: Amboss 1962: Gracchus 1963: Dschingis Khan 1964: Waidwerk 1965: Bandit 1966: Silbersee 1967: Tamus 1968: Tannenbruch 1969: Lombard
See also List of German flat horse races
References Racing Post / siegerlisten.com: 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , galopp-sieger.de – Preis des Winterfavoriten. horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Preis des Winterfavoriten (2012). pedigreequery.com – Preis des Winterfavoriten – Köln.