The Deutsches Derby is a Group 1

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 flat

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 horse race

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 in Germany

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 open to three-year-old thoroughbred

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 colts

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 and fillies

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. It is run at Hamburg-Horn

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 over a distance of 2,400 metres (about 1½ miles), and it is scheduled to take place each year in July.

It is Germany's equivalent of the Epsom Derby

Epsom Derby

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, a famous race in England.

History

The event was established in 1869, and it was originally called the Norddeutsches Derby. It became known as the Deutsches Derby in 1889.

For most of its history the race has been held at Hamburg, but it has also been staged at Grunewald

Grunewald

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 (1919), Hoppegarten

Hoppegarten

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 (1943–44), Munich

Munich

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 (1946) and Cologne

Cologne-Weidenpesch Racecourse

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 (1947). It was titled the Grosser Deutschlandpreis der Dreijährigen during World War II.

The present system of race grading was introduced in Germany in 1972, and the Deutsches Derby was classed at the highest level, Group 1. It was sponsored by BMW

BMW

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 from 1991 to 2008, and it has been backed by IDEE Kaffee since 2009.

Records

Leading jockey

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 (8 wins):

• Gerhard Streit – Orgelton (1938), Wehr Dich (1939), Schwarzgold (1940), Magnat (1941), Allgäu (1943), Solo (1946), Mangon (1952), Baalim (1961)

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Leading trainer

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 (9 wins):

• George Arnull – Mah Jong (1927), Alba (1930), Sturmvogel (1935), Orgelton (1938), Wehr Dich (1939), Schwarzgold (1940), Magnat (1941), Allgäu (1943), Asterblüte (1949)

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Leading owner (18 wins):

• Gestüt Schlenderhan – Sieger (1908), Ariel (1914), Marmor (1918), Mah Jong (1927), Alba (1930), Sturmvogel (1935), Orgelton (1938), Wehr Dich (1939), Schwarzgold (1940), Magnat (1941), Allgäu (1943), Asterblüte (1949), Allasch (1953), Don Giovanni (1969), Alpenkönig (1970), Stuyvesant (1976), Adlerflug (2007), Wiener Walzer (2009)

Winners since 1965

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
1965	Waidwerk	Johannes Starosta	Johannes Kuhr	Gestüt Ravensberg	2:33.00
1966	Ilix	Oskar Langner	Sven von Mitzlaff	Stall Gamshof	2:35.70
1967	Luciano	Lester Piggott Lester Piggott Lester Keith Piggott is a retired English professional jockey, popularly known as "The Long Fellow". With 4,493 career wins, including nine Epsom Derby victories, he is one of the most well-known English flat racing jockeys of all time....	Sven von Mitzlaff	Stall Primerose	2:32.60
1968	Elviro	Peter Alafi	Sven von Mitzlaff	Gestüt Waldfried	2:33.40
1969	Don Giovanni	Brian Taylor Brian Taylor (jockey) Brian Taylor was a successful jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing best known for riding Snow Knight to victory in the 1974 Epsom Derby.Taylor was born in Southend-on-Sea, in Essex, England...	Heinz Jentzsch	Gestüt Schlenderhan	2:33.10
1970	Alpenkönig	Peter Kienzler	Heinz Jentzsch	Gestüt Schlenderhan	2:32.30
1971	Lauscher	Dave Richardson	Herbert Cohn	Gestüt Rösler	2:32.80
1972	Tarim	Geoff Lewis Geoff Lewis Geoff Lewis is a Welsh retired jockey who was born in Talgarth, .He moved to London with his family in 1946. He came from a large family and started his career with Ron Smyth, who was a trainer in Epsom. He will be best remembered as the jockey that won the 1,000 Guineas, 2,000 Guineas, Oaks ,...	Georg Zuber	Fredy Ostermann	2:40.20
1973	Athenagoras	Harro Remmert	Sven von Mitzlaff	Gestüt Zoppenbroich	2:28.80
1974	Marduk	Joan Pall	Hein Bollow	Countess Batthyany	2:35.20
1975	Königssee	José Orihuel	Adolf Wöhler	Gestüt Hohe Weide	2:29.80
1976	Stuyvesant	Ralf Suerland	Heinz Jentzsch	Gestüt Schlenderhan	2:29.10
1977	Surumu	George Cadwaladr	Adolf Wöhler	Gestüt Fährhof	2:29.70
1978	Zauberer	Bernd Selle	Heinz Jentzsch	Gestüt Bona	2:43.20
1979	Königsstuhl	Peter Alafi	Sven von Mitzlaff	Gestüt Zoppenbroich	2:39.00
1980	Navarino	Dave Richardson	Arthur-Paul Schlaefke	Hugo Einschütz	2:48.10
1981	Orofino	Peter Alafi	Sven von Mitzlaff	Gestüt Zoppenbroich	2:42.00
1982	Ako	Erwin Schindler	H. G. Heibertshausen	Steffi Seiler	2:40.60
1983	Ordos	Peter Alafi	Sven von Mitzlaff	Gestüt Zoppenbroich	2:32.50
1984	Lagunas	Georg Bocskai	Heinz Jentzsch	Gestüt Fährhof	2:40.20
1985	Acatenango Acatenango (horse) Acatenango was a German Thoroughbred racehorse. Sired by the Deutsches Derby winner and German Champion sire, Surumu, he was out of the English mare Aggravate...	Andrzej Tylicki	Heinz Jentzsch	Gestüt Fährhof	2:29.40
1986	Philipo	Dave Richardson	Hartmut Steguweit	Stall Surinam	2:32.40
1987	Lebos	Lutz Mäder	Bruno Schütz	Stall Klingenstadt	2:34.10
1988	Luigi	Walter Swinburn Walter Swinburn Walter R. Swinburn is a retired flat racing jockey who competed in Great Britain and Ireland as well as internationally.Swinburn was born in Oxford...	Uwe Ostmann	Stall Marcassargues	2:31.80
1989	Mondrian	Kevin Woodburn	Uwe Stoltefuss	Stall Hanse	2:33.70
1990	Karloff	Mark Rimmer	Bruno Schütz	Stall Steigenberger	2:34.90
1991	Temporal	Frankie Dettori Frankie Dettori Lanfranco "Frankie" Dettori, MBE is an Italian horse racing jockey and celebrity. Dettori has been Champion Jockey on three occasions and has ridden the winners of more than 500 Group races.. He has had many successes in his role of stable jockey to Godolphin Racing...	Bruno Schütz	Stall Rosita	2:31.60
1992	Pik König	Billy Newnes	Andreas Wöhler	Albert Darboven	2:37.90
1993	Lando	Andrzej Tylicki	Heinz Jentzsch	Gestüt Ittlingen	2:26.80
1994	Laroche	Stephen Eccles	Heinz Jentzsch	Gestüt Ittlingen	2:28.40
1995	All My Dreams	Kevin Woodburn	Harro Remmert	Stall Rheinwiese	2:32.85
1996	Lavirco	Torsten Mundry	Peter Rau	Gestüt Fährhof	2:41.70
1997	Borgia Borgia (horse) Borgia is a well bred, much travelled and performed German-bred Thoroughbred racemare that was trained in Germany and France. She won the Deutsches Derby, Grosser Preis von Baden and Hong Kong Vase....	Olivier Peslier Olivier Peslier Olivier Peslier is a thoroughbred horse racing jockey.Peslier competes in flat racing mainly in France but travels often around the world for the big international races....	Bruno Schütz	Gestüt Ammerland	2:31.04
1998	Robertico	Andrasch Starke Andrasch Starke Andrasch Starke is a jockey in international Thoroughbred horse racing.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 and the United States and has won races in Dubai, France, Italy, and...	Andreas Schütz Andreas Schütz Andreas Schütz is a Thoroughbred racehorse trainer. From a prominent racing family, he is the fourth generation to train professionally....	Gestüt Hof Vesterberg	2:45.12
1999	Belenus	Kevin Darley Kevin Darley Kevin Darley is a retired jockey, and a co-president of the Jockeys' Association of Great Britain...	Andreas Wöhler	Turf Syndikat 99	2:25.81
2000	Samum	Andrasch Starke Andrasch Starke Andrasch Starke is a jockey in international Thoroughbred horse racing.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 and the United States and has won races in Dubai, France, Italy, and...	Andreas Schütz Andreas Schütz Andreas Schütz is a Thoroughbred racehorse trainer. From a prominent racing family, he is the fourth generation to train professionally....	Stall Blankenese	2:32.21
2001	Boreal	John Reid John A. Reid John Andrew Reid John Andrew Reid John Andrew Reid (born August 6, 1955 in Banbridge County Down, Northern Ireland is a retired flat race jockey.Reid served as an apprentice in his native Ireland to Leslie Crawford, before moving to England and joining Verley Bewicke. His first Classic victory came...	Peter Schiergen Peter Schiergen Peter Schiergen is a former German champion jockey and a Thoroughbred racehorse trainer.- Horse trainer :Schiergen trained Boreal, winner of the 2001 Coronation Cup....	Gestüt Ammerland	2:37.09
2002	Next Desert	Andrasch Starke Andrasch Starke Andrasch Starke is a jockey in international Thoroughbred horse racing.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 and the United States and has won races in Dubai, France, Italy, and...	Andreas Schütz Andreas Schütz Andreas Schütz is a Thoroughbred racehorse trainer. From a prominent racing family, he is the fourth generation to train professionally....	Gestüt Wittekindshof	2:39.23
2003	Dai Jin	Olivier Peslier Olivier Peslier Olivier Peslier is a thoroughbred horse racing jockey.Peslier competes in flat racing mainly in France but travels often around the world for the big international races....	Andreas Schütz Andreas Schütz Andreas Schütz is a Thoroughbred racehorse trainer. From a prominent racing family, he is the fourth generation to train professionally....	WH Sport International	2:33.47
2004	Shirocco Shirocco Shirocco is a German Thoroughbred racehorse best known for winning the Breeders' Cup Turf in 2005, a year in which he was named German Horse of the Year. He also won the 2004 Deutsches Derby. Overall, he won 6 major group races in 5 countries.In October 2006 he was purchased by Darley Stud and...	Andreas Suborics Andreas Suborics Andreas Suborics Andreas Suborics Andreas Suborics (born August 11, 1971 in Vienna, Austria is an Austrian Thoroughbred horse racing jockey who is based in Germany and races worldwide.A three-time champion jockey in Germany, Suborics is best known as the jockey who rode Shirocco in 2004....	Andreas Schütz Andreas Schütz Andreas Schütz is a Thoroughbred racehorse trainer. From a prominent racing family, he is the fourth generation to train professionally....	Baron G. von Ullmann	2:39.64
2005	Nicaron	Davy Bonilla Davy Bonilla -Major wins: France* Prix de l'Abbaye de Longchamp - - Marchand d'Or * Prix du Cadran - - San Sebastian * Prix d'Ispahan - - Laverock * Prix Jacques Le Marois - - Tamayuz ...	Horst Steinmetz	Stall Nizza	2:35.42
2006	Schiaparelli	Andrasch Starke Andrasch Starke Andrasch Starke is a jockey in international Thoroughbred horse racing.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 and the United States and has won races in Dubai, France, Italy, and...	Peter Schiergen Peter Schiergen Peter Schiergen is a former German champion jockey and a Thoroughbred racehorse trainer.- Horse trainer :Schiergen trained Boreal, winner of the 2001 Coronation Cup....	Stall Blankenese	2:30.94
2007	Adlerflug	Fredrik Johansson	Jens Hirschberger	Gestüt Schlenderhan	2:36.57
2008	Kamsin	Andrasch Starke Andrasch Starke Andrasch Starke is a jockey in international Thoroughbred horse racing.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 and the United States and has won races in Dubai, France, Italy, and...	Peter Schiergen Peter Schiergen Peter Schiergen is a former German champion jockey and a Thoroughbred racehorse trainer.- Horse trainer :Schiergen trained Boreal, winner of the 2001 Coronation Cup....	Stall Blankenese	2:39.29
2009	Wiener Walzer	Fredrik Johansson	Jens Hirschberger	Gestüt Schlenderhan	2:29.56
2010	Buzzword	Royston Ffrench	Mahmood Al Zarooni	Godolphin	2:29.51
2011	Waldpark	Jozef Bojko	Andreas Wöhler	Gestüt Ravensberg	2:40.29

Taishan finished first in 1989, but he was relegated to second place following a stewards' inquiry.

Earlier winners

¹ Primas finished first in 1872, but he was disqualified. Hymenaeus tied with Seemann, but he was awarded victory by the drawing of lots.
² The 1875, 1882 and 1893 races were dead-heats and have joint winners.