Group 1 race | |
Location | Munich Racecourse Munich, Germany |
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Inaugurated | 1957 |
Race type | Flat / Thoroughbred |
Race information | |
Distance | 2,400 metres (1½ miles) |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Right-handed |
Qualification | Three-years-old and up |
Weight | 58 kg (3yo); 60 kg (4yo+) Allowances 2 kg for fillies and mares |
Purse | €150,000 (2021) 1st: €95,000 |
The Grosser Preis von Bayern is a Group 1 flat horse race in Germany open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run at Munich Racecourse over a distance of 2,400 metres (about 1½ miles), and it is scheduled to take place each year in early November.
History
The event was established in 1957, and it was originally held at Gelsenkirchen and called the Aral-Pokal. The first three runnings were contested over 2,600 metres, and it was cut to 2,400 metres in 1960.
The present system of race grading was introduced in Germany in 1972, and the Aral-Pokal was initially classed at Group 2 level. It was promoted to Group 1 status in 1973.
The race became known as the Grosser Erdgas-Preis in 1998. It was transferred to Cologne in 2001, and from this point it was sponsored by Credit Suisse and titled the Credit Suisse Private Banking Pokal. It was renamed the Rheinland-Pokal, after the Rhineland region, in 2004. In 2012 it was transferred to Munich racecourse and renamed the Grosser Preis von Bayern. In 2014 it was moved from mid-August to its current slot in November.
Records
Most successful horse (2 wins):
- Luciano – 1967, 1968
- Athenagoras – 1973, 1974
- Wladimir – 1977, 1978
- Wauthi – 1980, 1981
- Acatenango – 1985, 1986
- Mondrian – 1989, 1990
- Luso – 1996, 1998
- Guignol - 2016, 2017
Leading jockey (4 wins):
- Oskar Langner – Andalusier (1958), Kronzeuge (1965), Luciano (1967, 1968)
- Fritz Drechsler – Waidmannsheil (1960), Fontanus (1966), Alpenkönig (1970), Basalt (1971)
- Peter Remmert – Mercurius (1963), Wauthi (1981), Solo (1983), Kondor (1987)
- Filip Minarik - Temida (2012), Ivanhowe (2014), Ito (2015), Guignol (2017)
Leading trainer (10 wins):
- Sven von Mitzlaff – Andalusier (1958), Kronzeuge (1965), Luciano (1967, 1968), Athenagoras (1973, 1974), Kandia (1976), Königsstuhl (1979), Orofino (1982), Las Vegas (1984)
Leading owner (6 wins):
- Gestüt Schlenderhan - Alpenkonig (1970), Arratos (1972), Catella (2000), Wiener Waltzer (2009), Ivanhowe (2014), Ito (2015)
Winners
Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Time |
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1957 | Thila | 3 | Alfred Lommatzsch | Reinhold Vaas | Walter Eichholz | 2:58.20 |
1958 | Andalusier | 4 | Oskar Langner | Sven von Mitzlaff | Stutteri Scarlett | 2:45.00 |
1959 | Vierzehnender | 3 | Johannes Starosta | Johannes Kuhr | Gestüt Ravensberg | 2:47.50 |
1960 | Waidmannsheil | 3 | Fritz Drechsler | Johannes Kuhr | Gestüt Ravensberg | 2:34.60 |
1961 | Opponent | 3 | Peter Alafi | Josef Hochstein | Mrs N. Thissen | 2:28.30 |
1962 | Windbruch | 5 | Johannes Starosta | Johannes Kuhr | Gestüt Ravensberg | 2:37.10 |
1963 | Mercurius | 3 | Peter Remmert | Friedrich W. Schlaefke | W. Möller | 2:32.50 |
1964 | Spielhahn | 5 | Johannes Starosta | Johannes Kuhr | Gestüt Ravensberg | 2:36.20 |
1965 | Kronzeuge | 4 | Oskar Langner | Sven von Mitzlaff | Gestüt Zoppenbroich | 2:41.20 |
1966 | Fontanus | 5 | Fritz Drechsler | W. Schulz | W. Kamphausen | 2:37.20 |
1967 | Luciano | 3 | Oskar Langner | Sven von Mitzlaff | Stall Primerose | 2:34.60 |
1968 | Luciano | 4 | Oskar Langner | Sven von Mitzlaff | Stall Primerose | 2:30.90 |
1969 | Akari | 3 | Joe Mercer | Arthur-Paul Schlaefke | Gestüt Ebbesloh | 2:34.40 |
1970 | Alpenkönig | 3 | Fritz Drechsler | Heinz Jentzsch | Gestüt Schlenderhan | 2:38.80 |
1971 | Basalt | 5 | Fritz Drechsler | Heinz Jentzsch | Gestüt Bona | 2:35.80 |
1972 | Arratos | 3 | Joan Pall | Heinz Jentzsch | Gestüt Schlenderhan | 2:28.80 |
1973 | Athenagoras | 3 | Harro Remmert | Sven von Mitzlaff | Gestüt Zoppenbroich | 2:28.10 |
1974 | Athenagoras | 4 | Harro Remmert | Sven von Mitzlaff | Gestüt Zoppenbroich | 2:26.80 |
1975 | Lord Udo | 4 | Joe Mercer | Theo Grieper | Gestüt Röttgen | 2:35.80 |
1976 | Kandia | 4 | Erwin Schindler | Sven von Mitzlaff | Renate von Mitzlaff | 2:28.30 |
1977 | Wladimir | 5 | Horst Horwart | Robert Backes | Angela Spaulding | 2:42.30 |
1978 | Wladimir | 6 | Horst Horwart | Robert Backes | Angela Spaulding | 2:29.70 |
1979 | Königsstuhl | 3 | Peter Alafi | Sven von Mitzlaff | Gestüt Zoppenbroich | 2:34.90 |
1980 | Wauthi | 3 | Heinz-Peter Ludewig | Theo Grieper | Gestüt Röttgen | 2:33.30 |
1981 | Wauthi | 4 | Peter Remmert | Theo Grieper | Gestüt Röttgen | 2:32.70 |
1982 | Orofino | 4 | Peter Alafi | Sven von Mitzlaff | Gestüt Zoppenbroich | 2:35.70 |
1983 | Solo | 3 | Peter Remmert | Theo Grieper | Gestüt Röttgen | 2:29.70 |
1984 | Las Vegas | 3 | Pat Gilson | Sven von Mitzlaff | Stall Gamshof | 2:29.70 |
1985 | Acatenango | 3 | Andrzej Tylicki | Heinz Jentzsch | Gestüt Fährhof | 2:43.30 |
1986 | Acatenango | 4 | Georg Bocskai | Heinz Jentzsch | Gestüt Fährhof | 2:33.10 |
1987 | Kondor | 3 | Peter Remmert | Hein Bollow | Ilse Ramm | 2:34.90 |
1988 | Almaarad | 5 | Steve Cauthen | John Dunlop | Hamdan Al Maktoum | 2:33.35 |
1989 | Mondrian | 3 | Kevin Woodburn | Uwe Stoltefuss | Stall Hanse | 2:32.78 |
1990 | Mondrian | 4 | Manfred Hofer | Uwe Stoltefuss | Stall Hanse | 2:31.60 |
1991 | Indica | 4 | Kevin Woodburn | Raimund Prinzinger | Reinhold Lockmann | 2:37.50 |
1992 | Tel Quel | 4 | Michael Kinane | André Fabre | Sheikh Mohammed | 2:40.50 |
1993 | Monsun [lower-alpha 1] | 3 | Michael Kinane | Heinz Jentzsch | Georg von Ullmann | 2:36.10 |
1994 | River North | 4 | Kevin Darley | Lady Herries | Peter Savill | 2:33.73 |
1995 | Wind in Her Hair | 4 | Richard Hills | John Hills | Diane Nagle | 2:36.00 |
1996 | Luso | 4 | Michael Kinane | Clive Brittain | Saeed Manana | 2:32.98 |
1997 | Caitano | 3 | Andrasch Starke | Bruno Schütz | Stall Blauer Reiter | 2:29.82 |
1998 | Luso | 6 | Darryll Holland | Clive Brittain | Darley Stud | 2:31.00 |
1999 | Ungaro | 5 | Andrasch Starke | Hans Blume | Gestüt Röttgen | 2:38.94 |
2000 | Catella | 4 | Terence Hellier | Peter Schiergen | Gestüt Schlenderhan | 2:33.34 |
2001 | Sabiango | 3 | Andreas Suborics | Andreas Wöhler | Gestüt Fährhof | 2:29.41 |
2002 | Yavana's Pace | 10 | Keith Dalgleish | Mark Johnston | Joan Keaney | 2:32.06 |
2003 | Dai Jin | 3 | Olivier Peslier | Andreas Schütz | WH Sport International | 2:28.53 |
2004 | Albanova | 5 | Terence Hellier | Sir Mark Prescott | Kirsten Rausing | 2:30.80 |
2005 | Darsalam | 4 | Terence Hellier | Arslangirej Savujev | Stall Turan | 2:43.24 |
2006 | Cherry Mix | 5 | Kerrin McEvoy | Saeed bin Suroor | Godolphin | 2:28.25 |
2007 | Saddex | 4 | Torsten Mundry | Peter Rau | Stall Avena | 2:30.70 |
2008 | Kamsin [lower-alpha 2] | 3 | Andrasch Starke | Peter Schiergen | Stall Blankenese | 2:26.76 |
2009 | Wiener Walzer | 3 | Fredrik Johansson | Jens Hirschberger | Gestüt Schlenderhan | 2:29.89 |
2010 | Campanologist | 5 | Adrie de Vries | Saeed bin Suroor | Godolphin | 2:40.81 |
2011 | Earl of Tinsdal | 3 | Eduardo Pedroza | Andreas Wöhler | Sunrace Stables | 2:35.29 |
2012 | Temida | 4 | Filip Minarik | Miltcho Mintchev | Litex Commerce Ad | 2:26.83 |
2013 | Seismos | 5 | Andrea Atzeni | Andreas Wohler | Gestut Karlhof | 2:33.20 |
2014 | Ivanhowe | 4 | Filip Minarik | Jean-Pierre Carvalho | Gestüt Schlenderhan | 2:38.33 |
2015 | Ito | 4 | Filip Minarik | Jean-Pierre Carvalho | Gestüt Schlenderhan | 2:36.40 |
2016 | Guignol | 4 | Michael Cadeddu | Jean-Pierre Carvalho | Stall Ullman | 2:37.42 |
2017 | Guignol | 5 | Filip Minarik | Jean-Pierre Carvalho | Stall Ullman | 2:37.83 |
2018 | Iquitos | 6 | Eddy Hardouin | Hans-Jurgen Groschel | Stall Mulligan | 2:37.80 |
2019 | Nancho | 4 | Bayarsaikhan Ganbat | Gabor Maronka | Intergaj | 2:41.90 |
2020 | Sunny Queen | 3 | Rene Piechulek | Henk Grewe | Cayton Park Stud Ltd | 2:40.94 |
2021 | Alpinista | 4 | Luke Morris | Sir Mark Prescott | Kirsten Rausing | 2:38.53 |
2022 | Tunnes | 3 | Bauyrzhan Murzabayev | Peter Schiergen | Holger Renz | 2:44.33 |
2023 | Junko | 4 | Bauyrzhan Murzabayev | André Fabre | Wertheimer et Frère | 2:47.06 |
See also
- List of German flat horse races
- Recurring sporting events established in 1957 – this race is included under its original title, Aral-Pokal.
References
- galopp-sieger.de – Rheinland-Pokal.
- horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Grosser Preis von Bayern (2018).
- pedigreequery.com – Rheinland-Pokal – Köln.
- tbheritage.com – Rheinland-Pokal.