Grosser Preis der Wirtschaft

The Dortmund Grand Prix (formerly known as Grosser Preis der Wirtschaft) is a Group 3 flat horse race in Germany open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run at Dortmund over a distance of 2,000 metres (about 1¼ miles), and it is scheduled to take place each year in June.

Dortmund Grand Prix
Group 3 race
LocationDortmund Racecourse
Dortmund, Germany
Inaugurated1968
Race typeFlat / Thoroughbred
WebsiteDortmund
Race information
Distance1,750 metres (1⅛ miles)
SurfaceTurf
TrackRight-handed
QualificationThree-years-old and up
Weight53 kg (3yo); 58½ kg (4y+)
Allowances
1½ kg for fillies and mares
1 kg if not won €12,000 (4y+) *
Penalties
3 kg for Group 1 winners *
2 kg for Group 2 winners *
1 kg for Group 3 winners *
* since July 1 last year
Purse€55,000 (2019)
1st: €32,000

History

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The event was established in 1968, and it was originally called the Grosser Preis von Dortmund. It was initially contested over 2,200 metres. Its distance was frequently modified during the 1970s.

The race began a period over 1,800 metres in 1981, and a new length of 1,750 metres was introduced in 1998. It was extended to 2,000 metres in 2008 but return to 1,750 meters in 2013

Records

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Most successful horse (2 wins):

  • Wladimir – 1975, 1976
  • Kamiros – 1987, 1988
  • Banyumanik – 2000, 2001
  • War Blade – 2002, 2003
  • Potemkin – 2016, 2019

Leading jockey (9 wins):

  • Andrasch StarkeDevil River Peek (1996), War Blade (2003), Lord of England (2006), Soldier Hollow (2007), Norderney (2010), Elle Shadow (2011), All Shamar (2012), Neatico (2013), Liberty London (2021)

Leading trainer (6 wins):

  • Heinz JentzschPriamos (1968), Sarto (1972), Experte (1973), Honduras (1974), Aguarico (1986), Zampano (1989)

Winners

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Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Time
1968 Priamos 4 Fritz Drechsler Heinz Jentzsch 2:23.60
1969 Cortez 4 Oskar Langner Sven von Mitzlaff 2:19.00
1970 Tajo 5 Johannes Starosta Heinz Gummelt 2:33.90
1971 Golfstrom 4 J. Gutkäss Hein Bollow 2:40.80
1972 Sarto 4 Fritz Drechsler Heinz Jentzsch 2:31.40
1973 Experte 4 Fritz Drechsler Heinz Jentzsch 1:47.90
1974 Honduras 4 Fritz Drechsler Heinz Jentzsch 1:52.40
1975 Wladimir 3 Horst Horwart Robert Backes 1:50.50
1976 Wladimir 4 Erwin Schindler Robert Backes 1:51.20
1977 Tuttlinger 4 Lutz Mäder Arthur-Paul Schlaefke 2:28.30
1978 La Tour 4 Peter Alafi Sven von Mitzlaff 2:27.90
1979 Pawiment 5 Peter Remmert Theo Grieper 2:26.70
1980 Nebos 4 Lutz Mäder Hein Bollow 2:29.80
1981 Strong Gale 6 Peter Remmert Theo Grieper 1:46.90
1982 Buffavento 4 Willie Carson Gavin Pritchard-Gordon 1:52.20
1983 Kebir 4 Greville Starkey Patrick Biancone 1:46.30
1984 Gilmore 4 Peter Remmert Sven von Mitzlaff 1:50.50
1985 Solarstern 6 Peter Remmert Hein Bollow 1:49.90
1986 Aguarico 4 Horst Horwart Heinz Jentzsch 1:44.90
1987 Kamiros 5 Peter Alafi Harro Remmert 1:52.20
1988 Kamiros 6 Peter Alafi Harro Remmert 1:47.40
1989 Zampano 5 Andrzej Tylicki Heinz Jentzsch 1:46.40
1990 Sir Felix 4 Alain Lequeux Mario Hofer 1:48.70
1991 Turfkönig 5 Georg Bocskai Uwe Ostmann 1:48.90
1992 Iron Fighter 3 Andrew Riding Horst Steinmetz 1:47.00
1993 Karinga Bay 6 Brian Rouse Gary L. Moore 1:46.70
1994 Prince Firebird 3 Andreas Boschert Andreas Wöhler 1:46.30
1995 Ladoni 3 Kevin Woodburn Harro Remmert 1:52.60
1996 Devil River Peek 4 Andrasch Starke Bruno Schütz 1:42.90
1997 Kalatos 5 Willie Ryan Andreas Wöhler 1:47.20
1998 Emilio Romano 3 Stanley Chin Andreas Schütz 1:46.71
1999 Gonlargo 3 Pascal van de Keere Uwe Ostmann 1:44.21
2000 Banyumanik 4 Georg Bocskai Mario Hofer 1:44.59
2001 Banyumanik 5 Andreas Boschert Mario Hofer 1:45.79
2002 War Blade 5 L. Hammer-Hansen Andreas Schütz 1:47.56
2003 War Blade 6 Andrasch Starke Andreas Schütz 1:48.41
2004 Tahreeb 3 Willie Supple Marcus Tregoning 1:47.14
2005 Santiago 3 Andreas Boschert Uwe Ostmann 1:47.78
2006 Lord of England 3 Andrasch Starke Mario Hofer 1:44.50
2007 Soldier Hollow 7 Andrasch Starke Peter Schiergen 1:48.45
2008 Wiesenpfad 5 Adrie de Vries Waldemar Hickst 2:04.53
2009 Zaungast 5 Terence Hellier Waldemar Hickst 2:04.50
2010 Norderney [a] 4 Andrasch Starke Peter Schiergen 2:03.10
2011 Elle Shadow 4 Andrasch Starke Peter Schiergen 2:02.65
2012 All Shamar 3 Andrasch Starke Waldemar Hickst 2:06.09
2013 Neatico 6 Andrasch Starke Peter Schiergen 1:46.64
2014 Amaron 5 Fabien Lefebvre Andreas Löwe 1:49.23
2015 Nordico 4 Alexander Pietsch Mario Hofer 1:52.14
2016 Potemkin 5 Eduardo Pedroza Andreas Wöhler 1:52.94
2017 Wild Chief 6 Alexander Pietsch Jens Hirschberger 1:48.78
2018 Degas 5 Adrie de Vries Markus Klug 1:48.68
2019 Potemkin 8 Eduardo Pedroza Andreas Wöhler 1:47.46
2020 Aviateur 5 Filip Minarik Jean-Pierre Carvalho 1:45.53
2021 Liberty London 5 Andrasch Starke Waldemar Hickst 1:47.52
2022 Parol 5 Adrie de Vries Bohumil Nedorostek 1:46.91

a Illo finished first in 2010, but he was relegated to third place following a stewards' inquiry.

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References

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