Preis des Winterfavoriten

Preis des Winterfavoriten
Group 3 race
LocationKöln-Weidenpesch
Cologne, Germany
Inaugurated1899
Race typeFlat / Thoroughbred
WebsiteKöln-Weidenpesch
Race information
Distance1,600 metres (1 mile)
SurfaceTurf
TrackRight-handed
QualificationTwo-year-olds
Weight58 kg
Allowances
1½ kg for fillies
Purse€155,000 (2021)
1st: €85,000

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 [a] Alexander Pietsch Roland Dzubasz 1:44.30
2013 Born To Run [b] 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

a The 2012 running took place at Düsseldorf.
b 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

References