The Silberne Peitsche is a
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horse race
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in
Germany
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open to
thoroughbred
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s aged three years or older. It is run over a distance of 1,300 metres (about 6½ furlongs) at
Munich
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in late April or early May.
History
The event was formerly run at
Gelsenkirchen
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, and it used to be held in August. For a period it was contested over 1,400 metres. It was given Listed status in 1983.
The race was extended to 1,450 metres in 1998. It was cut to 1,200 metres in 2000.
The Silberne Peitsche was transferred to
Cologne
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in 2002. It was promoted to Group 3 level and increased to 1,300 metres in 2007. It was moved to the spring in 2010.
The race was switched to Munich in 2012.
In 2014 the Silberne Peitsche is part of the Goldene Peitsche series. The winner of the race gets an invitation to take part in the Goldene Peitsche held in August in Baden-Baden. It was moved to the Baden-Baden spring festival in later May or early June in 2016.
Records
Most successful horse (2 wins):
* Pentathlon – ''1967, 1968''
* Zünftiger – ''1983, 1984''
* Wondras – ''1990, 1991''
* Contat – ''2009, 2010''
* Shining Emerald – ''2015, 2016''
* Namos - ''2019, 2020''
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Leading
jockey
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(6 wins):
* Peter Remmert – ''Campanile (1961), Naretha (1963), Gegenwind (1969), Iffland (1978, div. ii), Aspros (1981), Zünftiger (1984)''
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Leading
trainer (5 wins):
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Heinz Jentzsch
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Career
During his active years from 1942 to 1999, Jentzsch recorded 4,029 victories. After World War II he came to Cologne ...
– ''Erdball (1962), Dschingis Khan (1965), Akbar (1975), Colatina (1976), Esclavo (1980)''
Winners since 1980
Earlier winners
* 1957: Fallott
* 1958: Orsini
* 1959: Esplanade
* 1960: Adlon
* 1961: Campanile
* 1962: Erdball
* 1963: Naretha
* 1964: Anatol
* 1965: Dschingis Khan
* 1966: Wirbel
* 1967: Pentathlon
* 1968: Pentathlon
* 1969: Gegenwind
* 1975: Akbar
* 1976: Colatina
* 1977: Sardica
* 1978: i) Llanero, ii) Iffland *
* 1979: Belle Fee
* The race was run in two separate divisions in 1978.
See also
*
List of German flat horse races
References
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Racing Post
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Open sprint category horse races
Sports competitions in Munich
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