Hansa-Preis
Encyclopedia
The Hansa-Preis is a Group 2
flat
horse race
in Germany
open to thoroughbred
s 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 late June.
in 1944, but aside from cancellations it has otherwise continually 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. It used to be contested over 2,200 metres, but it was extended by 200 metres in 2008.
Most successful horse (2 wins):
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Leading jockey
(6 wins):
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Leading trainer
(9 wins):
Germany finished first in 1995, but he was relegated to second place following a stewards' inquiry.
Soldier Hollow finished first in 2005, but he was placed second after a stewards' inquiry.
The 2010 race was merged with the Deutschland-Preis
.
Recurring sporting events established in 1892 – this race is included under its original title, Grosser Hansa-Preis.
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Flat racing
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in Germany
Germany
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open to thoroughbred
Thoroughbred
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s aged three years or older. 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 late June.
History
The event was established in 1892, and it was originally called the Grosser Hansa-Preis. It was known as the Jubiläums-Preis (the "Anniversary Prize") in 1902 and 1927. The race was held at DresdenDresden
Dresden is the capital city of the Free State of Saxony in Germany. It is situated in a valley on the River Elbe, near the Czech border. The Dresden conurbation is part of the Saxon Triangle metropolitan area....
in 1944, but aside from cancellations it has otherwise continually 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. It used to be contested over 2,200 metres, but 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
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Leading jockey
Jockey
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(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)
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Leading trainer
Horse trainer
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(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 Bruce Hobbs Bruce Robertson Hobbs was an American jockey and horse trainer.Born on Long Island, New York, Hobbs became the youngest jockey ever to ride the winner of the English Grand National when successful on Battleship, a son of Man o' War, in 1938 just three months after his 17th birthday... |
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 John L. Dunlop John L. Dunlop is a successful race horse trainer based in Arundel, Sussex, with over 3000 winners between 1966 and 2002.He was the British flat racing Champion Trainer in 1995.... |
2:16.50 |
| 1987 | 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... |
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 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.... |
Heinz Jentzsch | 2:14.40 |
| 1995 | Monsun Monsun Monsun is a bay Thoroughbred racehorse and stallion bred in Germany by Gestut Isarland and owned by Baron Georg von Ullmann. He is a son of Germany's first triple crown winner and champion racehorse and sire Königsstuhl, a descendant of the very influerntial sire, Nearco.Monsun was a very tough... |
5 | 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.... |
Heinz Jentzsch | 2:16.20 |
| 1996 | Protektor | 7 | Neil Grant | Andreas Löwe | 2:20.84 |
| 1997 | Oxalagu | 5 | 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... |
Bruno Schütz | 2:27.72 |
| 1998 | Elle Danzig | 3 | Stanley Chin | Andreas Schütz Andreas Schütz Andreas Schütz is a Thoroughbred racehorse trainer. From a prominent racing family, he is the fourth generation to train professionally.... |
2:26.80 |
| 1999 | Caitano | 5 | 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.... |
2:14.02 |
| 2000 | Flamingo Road | 4 | 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.... |
2:31.34 |
| 2001 | Aeskulap | 4 | Andreas Helfenbein | Hans Blume | 2:18.60 |
| 2002 | Simoun | 4 | 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.... |
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.... |
2:32.80 |
| 2003 | Aolus | 4 | 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.... |
2:17.80 |
| 2004 | Rotteck | 4 | Jean-Pierre Carvalho | Hartmut Steguweit | 2:24.63 |
| 2005 | Simonas | 6 | Eduardo Pedroza | Andreas Wöhler | 2:20.37 |
| 2006 | Egerton | 5 | Terence Hellier | Peter Rau | 2:16.82 |
| 2007 | Schiaparelli | 4 | 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.... |
2:31.75 |
| 2008 | Egerton | 7 | Torsten Mundry | Peter Rau | 2:34.53 |
| 2009 | Flamingo Fantasy | 4 | 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.... |
Waldemar Hickst | 2:28.17 |
| 2010 | see note | ||||
| 2011 | Lucas Cranach | 4 | Eugen Frank | Sascha Smrczek | 2:29.22 |
Germany finished first in 1995, but he was relegated to second place following a stewards' inquiry.
Soldier Hollow finished first in 2005, but he was placed second after a stewards' inquiry.
The 2010 race was merged with the Deutschland-Preis
Deutschland-Preis
The Grosser Preis von Berlin, formerly known as the Deutschland-Preis, is a Group 1 flat horse race in Germany open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older...
.
Earlier winners
* The 1901, 1913, 1928 and 1957 races were dead-heats and have joint winners.See also
Recurring sporting events established in 1892 – this race is included under its original title, Grosser Hansa-Preis.