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in
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open to two-year-old
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s. It is run at
Cologne
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over a distance of 1,600 metres (about 1 mile), and it is scheduled to take place each year in October.
History
The event was established in 1899, and it was originally contested at Cologne over 1,600 metres. It was held at
Karlshorst
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in 1919, and cut to 1,400 metres in 1920.
The race was staged at
Hoppegarten
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History
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in 1940. It was switched to
Munich
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and reverted to 1,600 metres in 1946. It returned to Cologne in 1947.
For a period the Preis des Winterfavoriten was classed at Listed level. It was given Group 3 status in 1998. It took place at
Düsseldorf
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in 2012.
Records
Leading
jockey
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(6 wins):
* Otto Schmidt – ''Graf Ferry (1920), Lentulus (1921), Favor (1924), Janitor (1932), Elritzling (1936), Peperl (1940)''
* Georg Bocskai – ''Lagunas (1983), Lirung (1984), Zampano (1986), Bluegrass Native (1989), Treecracker (1990), El Maimoun (1997)''
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Leading
trainer (9 wins):
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Heinz Jentzsch
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– ''Dschingis Khan (1963), Lombard (1969), Experte (1971), Esclavo (1978), Lagunas (1983), Lirung (1984), Oldtimer (1985), Zampano (1986), Lando (1992)''
: ''(note: the trainers of some of the early winners are unknown)''
Winners since 1970
The 2012 running took place at
Düsseldorf
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.
The 2013 running took place at
Munich
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Earlier winners
* 1899: Hagen
* 1900: Slyvnitza
* 1901: Sirocco
* 1902: Barcarole
* 1903: Bravour
* 1904: Ganges
* 1905: Fels
* 1906: Hochzeit
* 1907: For Ever
* 1908: Fervor
* 1909: Hort
* 1910: Malteser
* 1911: Dolomit
* 1912: Fabella
* 1913: Orelio
* 1914–15: ''no race''
* 1916: Ayesha
* 1917: Traum
* 1918: Tulipan
* 1919: Nubier
* 1920: Graf Ferry
* 1921: Lentulus
* 1922: Revolutionär
* 1923: ''no race''
* 1924: Favor
* 1925: Wachholder
* 1926: Mah Jong
* 1927: Contessa Maddalena
* 1928: Tantris
* 1929: Mellitus
* 1930: Adrienne
* 1931: Aventin
* 1932: Janitor
* 1933: Waffenschmied
* 1934: Artischocke
* 1935: Edel-Bitter
* 1936: Elritzling
* 1937: Astrologie
* 1938: Tatjana
* 1939: Fortissimo
* 1940: Peperl
* 1941: Adlerflug
* 1942: Aufbruch
* 1943: Schildhorn
* 1944–45: ''no race''
* 1946: Xantos
* 1947: Signal
* 1948: Schütze
* 1949: Asterios
* 1950: Grande
* 1951: Grenzbock
* 1952: Yorck
* 1953: Giovanni
* 1954: Macbeth
* 1955: Liebeslied
* 1956: Solotänzerin
* 1957: Leichtsinn
* 1958: Basuto
* 1959: Wiener Walzer
* 1960: Baalim
* 1961: Amboss
* 1962: Gracchus
* 1963: Dschingis Khan
* 1964: Waidwerk
* 1965: Bandit
* 1966: Silbersee
* 1967: Tamus
* 1968: Tannenbruch
* 1969: Lombard
See also
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List of German flat horse races
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References
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Racing Post
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