Grand Prix-Aufgalopp

Grand Prix-Aufgalopp
Listed race
LocationKöln-Weidenpesch
Cologne, Germany
Race typeFlat / Thoroughbred
SponsorSauren Dachfonds
WebsiteKöln-Weidenpesch
Race information
Distance2,100 metres (1m 2½f)
SurfaceTurf
TrackRight-handed
QualificationFour-years-old and up
Weight56 kg
Allowances
1½ kg for fillies and mares
1½ kg if not Group placed *
Penalties
4 kg for Group 1 winners *
3 kg for Group 2 winners *
2 kg for Group 3 winners *
1 kg for Listed winners *
* since January 1 last year
Purse€20,000 (2013)
1st: €13,000

The Grand Prix-Aufgalopp is a Listed flat horse race in Germany open to thoroughbreds aged four years or older. It is run over a distance of 2,100 metres (about 1 mile and 2½ furlongs) at Cologne in April.

History

The event was formerly titled the Moormann-Rennen. It was usually contested over 1,800 or 2,000 metres at Dortmund.

The race was transferred to Cologne and renamed the Grand Prix-Aufgalopp in 1986. It was initially run over 1,900 metres and classed at Listed level. It was extended to 2,200 metres in 1990, and promoted to Group 3 status in 2007.

The Grand Prix-Aufgalopp became known as the Grand Prix Premiere in 2010. It was shortened to 2,100 metres in 2011. It returned to Listed level and reverted to its previous title in 2012.

Records

Most successful horse (2 wins):

  • Dschingis Khan – 1965, 1966
  • Revlon Boy – 1982, 1983
  • Friedland – 1992, 1993

Leading jockey (5 wins):

  • Fritz Drechsler – Prinz Aga (1959), Naretha (1963), Bacchus (1969), Basalt (1971), Lombard (1972)
  • Terence Hellier – Germany (1995), Turbo Drive (1998), Pyromaniac (1999), Damiano (2000), Oriental Tiger (2008)

Leading trainer (14 wins):

  • Heinz Jentzsch – Dschingis Khan (1965, 1966), Priamos (1968), Bacchus (1969), Basalt (1971), Lombard (1972), Schiwago (1973), Mirando (1974), Whip It Quick (1976, dead-heat), Aschanti (1979), Shepard (1981), El Arco (1984), Los Rinos (1990), Concepcion (1996)

Winners since 1980

Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Time
1980 Peloponnes 5 Dave Richardson Horst Degner 1:55.40
1981 Shepard 6 Manfred Hofer Heinz Jentzsch 1:54.00
1982 Revlon Boy 6 Lutz Mäder Hein Bollow 1:53.20
1983 Revlon Boy 7 Lutz Mäder Hein Bollow 1:58.80
1984 El Arco 4 José Orihuel Heinz Jentzsch 1:50.80
1985 Fürst Igor 5 Erwin Schindler Bruno Schütz 1:57.70
1986 Our Martin 7 Dicke Persson Lennart Reuterskiöld 2:02.00
1987 Ajouni 5 Bernd Selle Andreas Löwe 2:08.20
1988 Medicus 4 Lutz Mäder Bruno Schütz 2:06.90
1989 New Moon 8 Dragan Ilic Peter Lautner 2:06.40
1990 Los Rinos 4 Andrzej Tylicki Heinz Jentzsch 2:26.60
1991 Taishan 5 Dragan Ilic Raimund Prinzinger 2:27.90
1992 Friedland 4 Lester Piggott Trond Hansen 2:34.70
1993 Friedland 5 John Reid Georg Ording 2:23.80
1994 Fergano 6 Kevin Woodburn Jürg Studer 2:31.30
1995 Germany 4 Terence Hellier Bruno Schütz 2:30.40
1996 Concepcion 6 Peter Schiergen Heinz Jentzsch 2:23.20
1997 Leconte 6 Torsten Mundry Manfred Weber 2:25.70
1998 Turbo Drive 4 Terence Hellier Andreas Schütz 2:31.30
1999 Pyromaniac 5 Terence Hellier Peter Lautner 2:35.40
2000 Damiano 4 Terence Hellier Peter Schiergen 2:35.60
2001 Tempelwächter 7 Andrasch Starke Heinz Hesse 2:41.20
2002 Simoun 4 Filip Minarik Peter Schiergen 2:30.70
2003 Fleurie Domaine 4 Jean-Pierre Carvalho Mario Hofer 2:32.25
2004 Grantley 7 Norman Richter Heinz Hesse 2:27.80
2005 no race
2006 Gandolfino [a] 4 Andreas Boschert Werner Baltromei 2:47.30
2007 Egerton 6 Torsten Mundry Peter Rau 2:21.72
2008 Oriental Tiger 5 Terence Hellier Uwe Ostmann 2:33.39
2009 Ostland 4 Andrasch Starke Peter Schiergen 2:22.87
2010 Appel au Maitre 6 Jan-Erik Neuroth Wido Neuroth 2:22.86
2011 Illo 5 Adrie de Vries Jens Hirschberger 2:16.68
2012 Mighty Mouse 4 Frederik Tylicki Pavel Vovcenko 2:21.58
2013 Shoshoni 6 Koen Clijmans Axel Kleinkorres 2:14.44

a The 2006 edition was run over 2,400 metres.

Earlier winners

  • 1953: Almeido
  • 1954: Preusse
  • 1955: no race
  • 1956: Solotänzerin *
  • 1957: Adjag
  • 1958: Liperion
  • 1959: Prinz Aga
  • 1960: Feuereifer
  • 1961: Thiggo
  • 1962: Dornkaat
  • 1963: Naretha
  • 1964: Taunus
  • 1965: Dschingis Khan
  • 1966: Dschingis Khan
  • 1967: Goldbube
  • 1968: Priamos
  • 1969: Bacchus
  • 1970: Ernani
  • 1971: Basalt
  • 1972: Lombard
  • 1973: Schiwago
  • 1974: Mirando
  • 1975: Teotepec
  • 1976: My Brief / Whip It Quick **
  • 1977: Wladimir
  • 1978: Wasso
  • 1979: Aschanti

* The 1956 running was a 1,000-metre race for two-year-olds.
** The 1976 race was a dead-heat and has joint winners.

See also

References