Hansa-Preis

Hansa-Preis
Group 2 race
LocationHorner Rennbahn
Hamburg, Germany
Inaugurated1892
Race typeFlat / Thoroughbred
SponsorIDEE
WebsiteHamburg
Race information
Distance2,400 metres (1½ miles)
SurfaceTurf
TrackRight-handed
QualificationThree-years-old and up
Weight54 kg (3yo); 60 kg (4yo+)
Allowances
1½ kg for fillies and mares
Purse€70,000 (2012)
1st: €42,000

The Hansa-Preis is a Group 2 flat horse race in Germany open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run at Hamburg-Horn over a distance of 2,400 metres (about 1½ miles), and it is scheduled to take place each year in June or July.

History

The event was established in 1892, and it was originally called the Grosser Hansa-Preis. It was known as the Jubiläums-Preis in 1902 and 1927.

The race was held at Dresden in 1944, but all of its other runnings have taken place at Hamburg. It was titled the Grosser Preis von Berlin in 1962.

The present system of race grading was introduced in Germany in 1972, and the Hansa-Preis was classed at Group 2 level.

The event used to be contested over 2,200 metres. It was extended by 200 metres in 2008.

Records

Most successful horse (2 wins):

  • Slusohr – 1898, 1899
  • Graf Isolani – 1929, 1930
  • Sturmvogel – 1936, 1937
  • Opponent – 1963, 1966
  • Orofino – 1982, 1983
  • Egerton – 2006, 2008
  • Protectionist – 2014, 2016
  • Dschingis Secret – 2017, 2018

Leading jockey (6 wins):

  • Gerhard Streit – Janus (1933), Walzerkönig (1939), Octavianus (1940), Fabier (1955), Masetto (1956), Traumgeist (1957, dead-heat)
  • Peter Alafi – Opponent (1963, 1966), Königsstuhl (1981), Orofino (1982, 1983), Ordos (1984)

Leading trainer (9 wins):

  • Heinz Jentzsch – Lombard (1972), Arratos (1973), Stuyvesant (1977), Acatenango (1987), Astylos (1988, dead-heat), El Salto (1988, dead-heat), Carlton (1993), Lando (1994), Monsun (1995)

Winners since 1969

Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Time
1969 Tajo 4 Johannes Starosta Johannes Kuhr 2:20.80
1970 Goldbube 8 Kurt Lepa Josef Hochstein 2:19.00
1971 Golfstrom 4 Peter Remmert Hein Bollow 2:21.60
1972 Lombard 5 Fritz Drechsler Heinz Jentzsch 2:37.70
1973 Arratos 4 Joan Pall Heinz Jentzsch 2:18.30
1974 Caracol 5 Fritz Drechsler Sven von Mitzlaff 2:21.00
1975 My Brief 6 Fritz Drechsler Theo Grieper 2:17.10
1976 Record Run 5 Eric Eldin Gavin Pritchard-Gordon 2:14.10
1977 Stuyvesant 4 Joan Pall Heinz Jentzsch 2:17.00
1978 Roscoe Blake 3 Kipper Lynch Bruce Hobbs 2:21.20
1979 San Vicente 5 José Orihuel Adolf Wöhler 2:21.00
1980 Toscarimus 3 Lutz Mäder Bruno Schütz 2:40.20
1981 Königsstuhl 5 Peter Alafi Sven von Mitzlaff 2:28.40
1982 Orofino 4 Peter Alafi Sven von Mitzlaff 2:19.90
1983 Orofino 5 Peter Alafi Sven von Mitzlaff 2:20.60
1984 Ordos 4 Peter Alafi Sven von Mitzlaff 2:29.80
1985 Daun 4 Pat Gilson Theo Grieper 2:30.70
1986 Tommy Way 3 Brent Thomson John Dunlop 2:16.50
1987 Acatenango 5 Georg Bocskai Heinz Jentzsch 2:27.90
1988
(dh) 		Astylos
El Salto 		4
5 		Georg Bocskai
Andrzej Tylicki 		Heinz Jentzsch
Heinz Jentzsch 		2:16.65
1989 Filia Ardross 3 Lutz Mäder Bruno Schütz 2:18.70
1990 Turfkönig 4 Georg Bocskai Uwe Ostmann 2:21.50
1991 Indica 4 Manfred Hofer Raimund Prinzinger 2:27.30
1992 Lomitas 4 Andreas Boschert Andreas Wöhler 2:18.80
1993 Carlton 4 Andrzej Tylicki Heinz Jentzsch 2:23.30
1994 Lando 4 Peter Schiergen Heinz Jentzsch 2:14.40
1995 Monsun [a] 5 Peter Schiergen Heinz Jentzsch 2:16.20
1996 Protektor 7 Neil Grant Andreas Löwe 2:20.84
1997 Oxalagu 5 Andrasch Starke Bruno Schütz 2:27.72
1998 Elle Danzig 3 Stanley Chin Andreas Schütz 2:26.80
1999 Caitano 5 Andrasch Starke Andreas Schütz 2:14.02
2000 Flamingo Road 4 Andrasch Starke Andreas Schütz 2:31.34
2001 Aeskulap 4 Andreas Helfenbein Hans Blume 2:18.60
2002 Simoun 4 Andreas Suborics Peter Schiergen 2:32.80
2003 Aolus 4 Andrasch Starke Andreas Schütz 2:17.80
2004 Rotteck 4 Jean-Pierre Carvalho Hartmut Steguweit 2:24.63
2005 Simonas [b] 6 Eduardo Pedroza Andreas Wöhler 2:20.37
2006 Egerton 5 Terence Hellier Peter Rau 2:16.82
2007 Schiaparelli 4 Andrasch Starke Peter Schiergen 2:31.75
2008 Egerton 7 Torsten Mundry Peter Rau 2:34.53
2009 Flamingo Fantasy 4 Andreas Suborics Waldemar Hickst 2:28.17
2010 see note [c]
2011 Lucas Cranach 4 Eugen Frank Sascha Smrczek 2:29.22
2012 Ovambo Queen 5 Filip Minarik Dr Andreas Bolte 2:35.96
2013 Runaway [d] 5 Steve Drowne Andreas Tybuhl 2:33.62
2014 Protectionist 4 Eduardo Pedroza Andreas Wöhler 2:31.80
2015 Lovelyn 3 Andrasch Starke Peter Schiergen 2:27.65
2016 Protectionist 6 Eduardo Pedroza Andreas Wöhler 2:47.29
2017 Dschingis Secret 4 Martin Seidl Markus Klug 2:38.38
2018 Dschingis Secret 5 Martin Seidl Markus Klug 2:33.92
2019 French King 4 Olivier Peslier Henri-Alex Pantall 2:29.61
2020 Satomi 4 Michael Cadeddu Markus Klug 2:41.30
2021 Torquator Tasso 4 Rene Piechulek Marcel Weiss 2:36.70
2022 Torquator Tasso 5 Rene Piechulek Marcel Weiss 2:40.43
2023 Assistent 4 Thore Hammer Hansen Henk Grew 2:40.35
2024 Lordano 5 Rene Piechulek Marcel Weiss 2:44.38
  1. ^ Germany finished first in 1995, but he was relegated to second place following a stewards' inquiry
  2. ^ Soldier Hollow was first in 2005, but he was placed second after a stewards' inquiry
  3. ^ The 2010 edition was merged with the Deutschland-Preis
  4. ^ Berlin Berlin was first in 2013, but he was disqualified after failing a dope test

Earlier winners

  • 1892: Nickel
  • 1893: Dorn
  • 1894: Alconbury
  • 1895: Hannibal
  • 1896: Trollhetta
  • 1897: Flunkermichel
  • 1898: Slusohr
  • 1899: Slusohr
  • 1900: Over Norton
  • 1901: Regenwolke / Tuki *
  • 1902: Nunquamdormio
  • 1903: Macdonald
  • 1904: Sorrento
  • 1905: Inverno
  • 1906: Festino
  • 1907: Fels
  • 1908: Horizont
  • 1909: For Ever
  • 1910: Orient
  • 1911: Star
  • 1912: Gulliver II
  • 1913: Cairo / Laudanum *
  • 1914: Ariel
  • 1915: no race
  • 1916: Ritter
  • 1917: Pergolese
  • 1918: Wirbel
  • 1919: Marmor
  • 1920: Alamund
  • 1921: Der Mohr
  • 1922: Wallenstein
  • 1923: Abgott
  • 1924: Barde
  • 1925: Weissdorn
  • 1926: Aditi
  • 1927: Torero
  • 1928: Impressionist / Löwenherz *
  • 1929: Graf Isolani
  • 1930: Graf Isolani
  • 1931: Sichel
  • 1932: Palastpage
  • 1933: Janus
  • 1934: Blinzen
  • 1935: Athanasius
  • 1936: Sturmvogel
  • 1937: Sturmvogel
  • 1938: Trollius
  • 1939: Walzerkönig
  • 1940: Octavianus
  • 1941: Nuvolari
  • 1942: Berber
  • 1943: no race
  • 1944: Ferolius
  • 1945–47: no race
  • 1948: Pfälzerin
  • 1949: Ataman
  • 1950: Geweihter
  • 1951: Mandarin
  • 1952: Asterios
  • 1953: Prodomo
  • 1954: Grenzbock
  • 1955: Fabier
  • 1956: Masetto
  • 1957: Magus / Traumgeist *
  • 1958: Liperion
  • 1959: Obermaat
  • 1960: Waidmann
  • 1961: Windbruch
  • 1962: Wicht
  • 1963: Opponent
  • 1964: Imperial
  • 1965: Fanfar
  • 1966: Opponent
  • 1967: Agami
  • 1968: Luciano

* The 1901, 1913, 1928 and 1957 races were dead-heats and have joint winners.

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