The Deutsches Derby is a

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open to three-year-old

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. 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

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(1919),

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(1946) and

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(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

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from 1991 to 2008. It was backed by IDEE Kaffee from 2009 to 2011 and Sparda-Bank from 2012 to 2014 before IDEE returned as sponsors from 2015. In 2023, for the first time in the history of the Derby, a female trainer was able to win this prestigious race. Sarah Steinberg trained the Sea the Moon colt "Fantastic Moon" to victory.

Records

Leading

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(8 wins): * Gerhard Streit – ''Orgelton (1938), Wehr Dich (1939), Schwarzgold (1940), Magnat (1941), Allgäu (1943), Solo (1946), Mangon (1952), Baalim (1961)'' * Andrasch Starke – ''Robertico (1998), Samum (2000), Next Desert (2002), Schiaparelli (2006), Kamsin (2008), Lucky Speed (2013), Nutan (2015), Sisfahan (2021)'' ---- Leading trainer (9 wins): * George Arnull – ''Mah Jong (1927), Alba (1930), Sturmvogel (1935), Orgelton (1938), Wehr Dich (1939), Schwarzgold (1940), Magnat (1941), Allgäu (1943), Asterblüte (1949)'' ---- Leading owner (19 wins): * Gestüt Schlenderhan – ''Sieger (1908), Ariel (1914), Marmor (1918), Mah Jong (1927), Alba (1930), Sturmvogel (1935), Orgelton (1938), Wehr Dich (1939), Schwarzgold (1940), Magnat (1941), Allgäu (1943), Asterblüte (1949), Allasch (1953), Don Giovanni (1969), Alpenkönig (1970), Stuyvesant (1976), Adlerflug (2007), Wiener Walzer (2009), In Swoop (2020)''

Winners since 1965

Taishan finished first in 1989, but he was relegated to second place following a stewards' inquiry.

Earlier winners

* 1869: Investment * 1870: Adonis * 1871: Bauernfänger * 1872: Hymenaeus ¹ * 1873: Amalie von Edelreich * 1874: Paul * 1875: Palmyra ² * 1876: Double Zero * 1877: Pirat * 1878: Oroszvar * 1879: Künstlerin * 1880: Gamiani * 1881: Cäsar * 1882: Taurus / Trachenberg ³ * 1883: Tartar * 1884: Stronzian * 1885: Budagyöngye * 1886: Potrimpos * 1887: Zsupan * 1888: Tegetthoff * 1889: Uram Batyam * 1890: Dalberg * 1891: Peter * 1892: Espoir * 1893: Geier / Hardenberg ³ * 1894: Sperber * 1895: Impuls * 1896: Trollhetta * 1897: Flunkermichel * 1898: Habenichts * 1899: Galifard * 1900: Hagen * 1901: Tuki * 1902: Macdonald * 1903: Bono Modo * 1904: Con Amore * 1905: Patience * 1906: Fels * 1907: Desir * 1908: Sieger * 1909: Arnfried * 1910: Orient * 1911: Chilperic * 1912: Gulliver II * 1913: Turmfalke * 1914: Ariel * 1915: Pontresina * 1916: Amorino * 1917: Landgraf * 1918: Marmor * 1919: Gibraltar * 1920: Herold * 1921: Omen * 1922: Hausfreund * 1923: Augias * 1924: Anmarsch * 1925: Roland * 1926: Ferro * 1927: Mah Jong * 1928: Lupus * 1929: Graf Isolani * 1930: Alba * 1931: Dionys * 1932: Palastpage * 1933: Alchimist * 1934: Athanasius * 1935: Sturmvogel * 1936: Nereide * 1937: Abendfrieden * 1938: Orgelton * 1939: Wehr Dich * 1940: Schwarzgold * 1941: Magnat * 1942: Ticino * 1943: Allgäu * 1944: Nordlicht * 1945: ''no race'' * 1946: Solo * 1947: Singlspieler * 1948: Birkhahn * 1949: Asterblüte * 1950: Niederländer * 1951: Neckar * 1952: Mangon * 1953: Allasch * 1954: Kaliber * 1955: Lustige * 1956: Kilometer * 1957: Orsini * 1958: Wilderer * 1959: Uomo * 1960: Alarich * 1961: Baalim * 1962: Herero * 1963: Fanfar * 1964: Zank ¹ Primas finished first in 1872, but he was disqualified. Hymenaeus tied with Seemann, but he was awarded victory by the drawing of lots.
² In 1875, after dead-heat between Palmyra and Schwindler by agreement of the owners Palmyra was declared the winner by walk-over.
³ The 1882 and 1893 races were dead-heats and have joint winners.

References

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History

Records

Winners since 1965

Earlier winners

See also

References