Andrasch Starke is a jockey

Jockey

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 in international Thoroughbred horse racing

Thoroughbred horse race

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Starke began racing at age fifteen as an amateur and since turning professional has won the German riding championship five times. He has competed in Canada

Canada

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 and the United States

United States

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 and has won races in Dubai

Dubai

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, France

France

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, Italy

Italy

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, and Singapore

Singapore

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. In recent years Starke has also raced seasonally in Hong Kong

Hong Kong

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 where on two occasions he won the Cathay Pacific

Cathay Pacific

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 International Jockeys' Championship at Happy Valley Racecourse

Happy Valley Racecourse

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. On 2 October 2011 Starke rode German filly Danedream

Danedream

Danedream is a German Thoroughbred racehorse best known for winning the 2011 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe in race record time. She is one of only two German trained horses to win the Arc, the other being Star Appeal in 1975...

to victory in the 90th Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe

Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe

The Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe is a Group 1 flat horse race in France which is open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run at Longchamp over a distance of 2,400 metres , and it is scheduled to take place each year, usually on the first Sunday in October.Popularly referred to as the...

 at Longchamp.