Rheinland-Pokal

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Group 1 race
Rheinland-Pokal
Location Weidenpesch Racecourse
Cologne, Germany
Inaugurated 1957
Race type Flat / Thoroughbred
Website Köln-Weidenpesch
Race information
Distance 2,400 metres (1½ miles)
Surface Turf
Track Right-handed
Qualification Three-years-old and up
Weight 55 kg (3yo); 60 kg (4yo+)
Allowances
1½ kg for fillies and mares
Purse €155,000 (2011)
1st: €100,000

The Rheinland-Pokal is a Group 1 flat horse race in Germany open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run at Cologne over a distance of 2,400 metres (about 1½ miles), and it is scheduled to take place each year in August.

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 and 2013 it was run at Munich racecourse and renamed the Grosser Preis von Bayern.

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

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)

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 (5 wins):

  • Gestüt Zoppenbroich – Kronzeuge (1965), Athenagoras (1973, 1974), Königsstuhl (1979), Orofino (1982)
  • Gestüt Röttgen – Lord Udo (1975), Wauthi (1980, 1981), Solo (1983), Ungaro (1999)

Winners

Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Owner Time
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 [a] 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 [b] 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 Marinek Miltcho Mintchev Litex Commerce Ad 2:26.83
2013 Seismos 5 Andrea Atzeni Andreas Wohler Gestut Karlhof 2:33.20

a George Augustus finished first in 1993, but he was relegated to second place following a stewards' inquiry.
b Oriental Tiger was first in 2008, but he was subsequently disqualified after testing positive for a banned substance.

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