Rene Piechulek
Rene Piechulek (born April 24, 1987) is a German flat racing jockey. Career Piechulek earned his first jockey license in Germany in 2004. In 2021, Piechulek won the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe with Torquator Tasso. The riding crop he used in that race was a gift that Filip Minařík, who had recently retired at the time, gave to him from Japan. In 2024, Piechulek came to Japan as a jockey for the first time, using the short-term license policy. He secured his first victory in Japan after 32 starts, on January 14, when Roselle won R12 of the Nakayama Racecourse that day. He later won his first JRA graded race on February 4 when he won the Kisaragi Sho with . On February 16, the JRA announced that as of February 18 he would be cancelling his short-term license with the JRA due to personal reasons. Major wins France * Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe - Torquator Tasso (2021) * Prix Niel - Fantastic Moon (2023) Germany * Bayerisches Zuchtrennen - Sammarco (2022) * Deutsches D ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Sports Hochi
, previously known as , is a Japanese-language daily sports newspaper. In 2002, it had a circulation of a million copies a day. It is an affiliate newspaper of ''Yomiuri Shimbun The is a Japanese newspaper published in Tokyo, Osaka, Fukuoka, Fukuoka, Fukuoka, and other major Japanese cities. It is one of the five major newspapers in Japan; the other four are ''The Asahi Shimbun'', the ''Chunichi Shimbun'', the ''Ma ...''. Reports 19 September 1939: SS Scharnhorst The Hochi Shimbun newspaper was mentioned in an article in The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser on September 20, 1939 concerning the conversion of the SS Scharnhorst into the escort carrier Shin'yō by the Imperial Japanese Navy. See also * Hochi Film Award * Golden Spirit Award References External links * Newspapers established in 1872 1872 establishments in Japan Daily newspapers published in Japan Sports newspapers published in Japan {{japan-sport-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Living People
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German Jockeys
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Sportspeople From Dessau-Roßlau
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Oettingen-Rennen
The Oettingen-Rennen is a Group 2 flat horse race in Germany open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run at Baden-Baden over a distance of 1,600 metres (about 1 mile), and it is scheduled to take place each year in late August or early September. History The event was established in 1927, and it was originally known as the Badener Meile. It was renamed the Oettingen-Rennen in 1970, and for a period it held Group 3 status. A different race called the Badener Meile was created in 1979. Darley Stud started to sponsor the Oettingen-Rennen in 1999. The race was promoted to Group 2 level in 2003. Records Most successful horse (2 wins): * Enak – ''1933, 1934'' * Campanile – ''1960, 1961'' * Novalis – ''1964, 1965'' * Pas de Deux – ''2016, 2017'' ---- Leading jockey (4 wins): * Kurt Narr – ''Teutone (1928), Enak (1933, 1934), Kameradschaftler (1938)'' * Peter Remmert – ''Campanile (1961), Oberbootsmann (1966), Bussard (1968), Aspros (1981)'' * Terence Hellie ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Gerling-Preis
The Gerling-Preis is a Group 2 flat horse race in Germany open to thoroughbreds aged four years or older. It is run over a distance of 2,400 metres (about 1½ miles) at Cologne in late April or early May. History The event was established in 1921, and it was originally called the Preis von Birlinghoven. Its distance frequently changed during the early part of its history. Robert Gerling, an insurance entrepreneur, became the sponsor of the race in 1934. From this point it was known as the Gerling-Preis. The race began its current period over 2,400 metres in 1969. It held Group 3 status from 1972 to 1974, and from 1984 to 1988. It was raised to Group 2 level in 1989. The Gerling-Preis is Germany's oldest surviving sponsored horse race. The race renamed to Carl Jaspers-Preis in 2019 Records Most successful horse (2 wins): * Niederländer – ''1951, 1952'' * Lombard – ''1971, 1972'' * Orofino – ''1982, 1983'' * Acatenango – ''1986, 1987'' * ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Preis Von Europa
The Preis von Europa is a Group races, Group 1 Flat racing, flat Horse racing, horse race in Germany open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run at Cologne-Weidenpesch Racecourse, Cologne over a distance of 2,400 metres (about 1½ miles), and it is scheduled to take place each year in September. History The event was established in 1963, a year after the discontinuation of the Gladiatoren-Rennen at Krefeld. Its predecessor was contested over 2,800 metres, and the last running was won by a horse called Opponent. The same horse won the inaugural edition of the Preis von Europa, run over 2,400 metres at Cologne. The present system of race grading was introduced in Germany in 1972, and the Preis von Europa was classed at the highest level, Group 1. The race has been sponsored by several different companies since the 1980s, including Puma SE, Puma, Deutsche Post and IVG Immobilien, IVG. With its running in , the Preis von Europa has been ru ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Hansa-Preis
The Hansa-Preis is a Conditions races, Group 2 Flat racing, flat Horse racing, horse race in Germany open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run at Horner Rennbahn, Hamburg-Horn over a distance of 2,400 metres (about 1½ miles), and takes place each year in June or July. History The event was established in 1892, and was originally called the Grosser Hansa-Preis. It was known as the Jubiläums-Preis in 1902 and 1927. The race was held at Dresden in 1944, but all of its other runnings have 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. The event used to be contested over 2,200 metres. 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'' * ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Grosser Preis Von Baden
The Grosser Preis von Baden is a Group 1 flat horse race in Germany open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run at Baden-Baden over a distance of 2,400 metres (about 1½ miles), taking place each year in early September. It is considered one of the most important horse races in Germany. The winners of this race often go on and participate in the Prix de L´Arc de Triomphe a month later. History The event was established in 1858, and it was originally contested over 3,200 metres. The inaugural running was part of a three-day festival which celebrated the opening of Baden-Baden's Iffezheim Racecourse. The race was shortened to 2,800 metres in 1887. It was titled the Jubiläums-Preis on several occasions during the 1890s. Its distance was cut to 2,200 metres in 1894, and extended to 2,400 metres in 1898. The Grosser Preis von Baden was staged at Hoppegarten from 1942 to 1944. It was not contested from 1945 to 1947, and it w ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Deutsches Derby
The Deutsches Derby is a Group 1 flat horse race in Germany open to three-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies. 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 July. It is Germany's equivalent of The Derby, 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. It has also been staged at Grunewald (1919), Hoppegarten (1943–44), Munich (1946) and Cologne (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 given Group 1 status. The race was sponsored by BMW from 1991 to 2008. It was backed by IDEE Kaffee from 2009 to 2011 and Sparda-Bank from 2012 to 2014 bef ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |