The Preis der Diana, sometimes referred to as the German Oaks, is a Group 1

Conditions races

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 flat

Flat racing

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 horse race

Horse racing

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 in Germany

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 which is open to three-year-old thoroughbred

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 fillies

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. It is run at Düsseldorf

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 over a distance of 2,200 metres (about 1 mile and 3 furlongs), and it is scheduled to take place each year in early August.

The event was established in 1857, and it was initially held at Tempelhof

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. Its distance was originally set at 2,000 metres. The race was transferred to Hoppegarten

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 in 1868, and with the exception of a short spell at Grunewald

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 (1918–22), it remained there until 1944. The event was not contested in 1945 or 1946, and it was staged at Düsseldorf in 1947. It began a long period at Mülheim

Mülheim

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 in 1948.

The European race-grading system started to include German races in 1972, and the Preis der Diana was classed at Group 2 level. Its length was extended to 2,100 metres in 1973, and then to 2,200 metres in 1977. The event attained Group 1 status in 2001. It was switched to Hamburg

Hamburg

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 in 2004, and it moved to its present venue in 2006.

The Preis der Diana is the German version of the Oaks Stakes

Epsom Oaks

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 and the Prix de Diane

Prix de Diane

The Prix de Diane, sometimes referred to as the French Oaks, is a Group 1 flat horse race in France open to three-year-old thoroughbred fillies...

. Prior to 2008 it took place in late May or early June.

Winners since 1987

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
1987	Majoritat	Ralf Suerland	Hein Bollow	Gestüt Erlengrund	2:30.10
1988	Alte Zeit	Peter Remmert	Hein Bollow	Stall Mühlengrund	2:19.52
1989	Filia Ardross	Lutz Mäder	Bruno Schütz	Dr Klaus Rohde	2:25.17
1990	Highness Lady	Mark Rimmer	Bruno Schütz	Stall Ventura	2:25.71
1991	Martessa	Terence Hellier	Andreas Wöhler	Gestüt Hof Heidendom	2:23.68
1992	Longa	Andrzej Tylicki	Heinz Jentzsch	Gestüt Fährhof	2:27.57
1993	Arkona	Olaf Schick	Hans Blume	Gestüt Ebbesloh	2:23.91
1994	Risen Raven	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	Gestüt Fährhof	2:23.70
1995	Centaine	Kevin Woodburn	Harro Remmert	Stall Stoof	2:21.36
1996	Night Petticoat	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	Gestüt Wittekindshof	2:31.80
1997	Que Belle	Kevin Woodburn	Harro Remmert	Stall Stoof	2:25.73
1998	Elle Danzig	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	2:25.49
1999	Flamingo Road	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....	Helmut von Finck	2:18.30
2000	Puntilla	Alexander Brockhausen	Harro Remmert	Dirk von Mitzlaff	2:18.14
2001	Silvester Lady	Paul Johnson	Andreas Löwe	Stall Taunus	2:32.31
2002	Salve Regina	Richard Hills	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 Höny-Hof	2:16.64
2003	Next Gina	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	2:26.21
2004	Amarette	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....	Gestüt Schlenderhan	2:20.24
2005	Iota	Terence Hellier	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 Schlenderhan	2:28.04
2006	Almerita	Darryll Holland Darryll Holland Darryll Paul Holland is a United Kingdom flat racing jockey who has ridden for trainers such as Luca Cumani, Geoff Wragg, and Mark Johnston....	Waldemar Hickst	Dr Christoph Berglar	2:20.04
2007	Mystic Lips	Andreas Helfenbein	Andreas Löwe	Stall Lintec	2:16.31
2008	Rosenreihe	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....	Gestüt Wittekindshof	2:19.32
2009	Night Magic	Karoly Kerekes	Wolfgang Figge	Stall Salzburg	2:15.34
2010	Enora	Terence Hellier	Torsten Mundry	Gestüt Röttgen	2:14.68
2011	Dancing Rain	Kieren Fallon Kieren Fallon Kieren Francis Fallon is a professional flat racing jockey and has been British Champion Jockey six times....	William Haggas	Martin and Lee Taylor	2:20.32

Earlier winners

* The 1984 race was a dead-heat and has joint winners.