History
The event was established in 1871, and it was originally held at Hoppegarten as the Henckel-Rennen. It was named after the Henckel von Donnersmarck family. It was initially contested over 2,000 metres, and it was shortened to 1,600 metres in 1904. It was staged at Grunewald from 1918 to 1922, and it returned to Hoppegarten in 1923. The race was abandoned in 1945 and 1946, and in the period thereafter it took place atRecords
; Leading jockey (6 wins) : Otto Schmidt – ''Lentulus (1922), Augias (1923), Favor (1925), Aurelius (1926), Effendi (1942), Neckar (1951)'' ; Leading trainer (10 wins) : George Arnull – ''Monfalcone (1924), Alba (1930), Widerhall (1932), Sturmvogel (1935), Walzerkönig (1936), Orgelton (1938), Wehr Dich (1939), Magnat (1941), Aubergine (1949), Asterios (1950)'' ; Leading owner (18+ wins) : Gestüt Schlenderhan – ''Dorn (1892), Real Scotch (1904), Prunus (1918), Monfalcone (1924), Alba (1930), Widerhall (1932), Sturmvogel (1935), Walzerkönig (1936), Orgelton (1938), Wehr Dich (1939), Magnat (1941), Aubergine (1949), Asterios (1950), Allasch (1953), Lombard (1970), Swazi (1976), Aviso (2007), Irian (2009)''Winners since 1968
Earlier winners
* 1871: Bauernfänger * 1872: Seemann * 1873: Zwietracht * 1874: Herzog * 1875: Waisenknabe * 1876: Templer * 1877: Zützen * 1878: Lateran * 1879: Goldfisch * 1880: Tschungatai * 1881: Blue Monkey * 1882: Trachenberg * 1883: Ghibelline * 1884: Souvenir * 1885: Andernach * 1886: Potrimpos * 1887: Tausendkünstler * 1888: Padischah * 1889: Anarch * 1890: Nickel * 1891: Peter * 1892: Dorn * 1893: Königswinter * 1894: Herold * 1895: Nixnutz * 1896: Dahlmann * 1897: Argwohn * 1898: Altgold * 1899: Missouri * 1900: Griffin * 1901: Regenwolke * 1902: Frodi * 1903: Bengali * 1904: Real Scotch * 1905: Inverno * 1906: Fels * 1907: Fabula * 1908: Horizont * 1909: Fervor * 1910: Micado * 1911: Moenus * 1912: Flagge * 1913: Csardas * 1914: Terminus * 1915: Antinous * 1916: Taucher * 1917: Landgraf * 1918: Prunus * 1919: Eckstein * 1920: Pallenberg * 1921: König Midas * 1922: Lentulus * 1923: Augias * 1924: Monfalcone * 1925: Favor * 1926: Aurelius * 1927: Torero * 1928: Contessa Maddalena * 1929: Wilfried * 1930: Alba * 1931: Sichel * 1932: Widerhall * 1933: Cassius * 1934: Pelopidas * 1935: Sturmvogel * 1936: Walzerkönig * 1937: Iniga Isolani * 1938: Orgelton * 1939: Wehr Dich * 1940: Newa * 1941: Magnat * 1942: Effendi * 1943: Granatwerfer * 1944: Poet * 1945–46: ''no race'' * 1947: Nebelwerfer * 1948: Ostermorgen * 1949: Aubergine * 1950: Asterios * 1951: Neckar * 1952: Mangon * 1953: Allasch * 1954: Atatürk * 1955: König Ottokar * 1956: Kilometer * 1957: Orsini * 1958: Pfalzteufel * 1959: Waidmann * 1960: Wiener Walzer * 1961: Orlog * 1962: Herero * 1963: Mercurius * 1964: Dschingis Khan * 1965: Fioravanti * 1966: Krawall * 1967: PrestoSee also
* List of German flat horse racesReferences
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