Deutsches St. Leger
Horse race
Deutsches St. Leger Location Dortmund RacecourseDortmund , Germany Inaugurated 1881 Race type Flat / Thoroughbred Sponsor DSW21 Website Dortmund Distance 2,800 metres (1¾ miles) Surface Turf Track Right-handed Qualification Three-years-old and up Weight 55½ kg (3yo); 60 kg (4yo+)Allowances 1½ kg for fillies and mares Purse €50,000 (2021) 1st: €30,000
The Deutsches St. Leger is a Group 3 flat horse race in Germany open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run at Dortmund over a distance of 2,800 metres (about 1¾ miles), and it is scheduled to take place each year in September or October.
It is Germany's equivalent of the St. Leger Stakes , a famous race in England.
History
The event was established in 1881, and it was originally restricted to three-year-olds. It was staged at Hanover until 1908, and for a period it was called the Norddeutsches Saint Leger. It was transferred to Grunewald in 1909, and to Hoppegarten in 1934.
The race became known as the Lehndorff-Rennen in 1940. It was cancelled in 1945 and 1946, and held at Dortmund in 1947. It took place at Düsseldorf in 1948 and 1949, and on the latter occasion it was renamed the Deutsches St. Leger. It began its current spell at Dortmund in 1950.
The present system of race grading was introduced in Germany in 1972, and the Deutsches St. Leger was initially given Group 2 status. The first winner to complete a Triple Crown (having previously won the Henckel-Rennen and the Deutsches Derby ) was Königsstuhl in 1979.
The Deutsches St. Leger was relegated to Group 3 level in 2005, and opened to older horses in 2007.
Records
Most successful horse (2 wins):
Leading jockey (6 wins):
Charles Ballantine – Pumpernickel (1887), Glöcknerin (1890), Wahlstatt (1893), Waschfrau (1895), Vollmond (1898), Rachenputzer (1900)
Otto Schmidt – Ossian (1921), Ganelon (1923), Lampos (1926), Eisenkanzler (1927), Gregor (1930), Octavianus (1939)
Gerhard Streit – Marschall Vorwärts (1938), Samurai (1940), Yngola (1944), Masetto (1955), Baalim (1961), Marinus (1964)
Leading trainer (11 wins):
George Arnull – Abgott (1922), Weissdorn (1925), Wolkenflug (1931), Blinzen (1934), Marschall Vorwärts (1938), Octavianus (1939), Samurai (1940), Yngola (1944), Aubergine (1949), Asterios (1950), Jonkheer (1951)
Winners since 1970
Year
Winner
Age
Jockey
Trainer
Time
1970
Lombard
3
Fritz Drechsler
Heinz Jentzsch
3:01.60
1971
Madruzzo
3
John Gorton
Arthur-Paul Schlaefke
3:07.00
1972
Arratos
3
Horst Horwart
Heinz Jentzsch
3:19.50
1973
Tannenberg
3
Geoff Lewis
Heinz Gummelt
3:05.30
1974
Marduk
3
Peter Remmert
Hein Bollow
3:08.20
1975
Windwurf
3
Jerzy Jednaszewski
Heinz Gummelt
3:00.30
1976
Stuyvesant
3
Joan Pall
Heinz Jentzsch
3:00.40
1977
La Tour
3
Peter Alafi
Sven von Mitzlaff
2:57.00
1978
Donat
3
Georg Bocskai
Bruno Schütz
3:02.80
1979
Königsstuhl
3
Peter Alafi
Sven von Mitzlaff
3:01.20
1980
Wauthi
3
Peter Remmert
Theo Grieper
3:03.40
1981
Index
3
Ralf Suerland
Heinz Jentzsch
3:05.10
1982
Anno
3
Georg Bocskai
Heinz Jentzsch
2:59.10
1983
Ordos
3
Peter Alafi
Sven von Mitzlaff
2:58.20
1984
Las Vegas
3
Peter Alafi
Sven von Mitzlaff
3:13.10
1985
Kamiros [a]
3
Peter Alafi
Sven von Mitzlaff
3:02.20
1986
Prairie Neba
3
Billy Newnes
Uwe Ostmann
2:55.90
1987
Gondola
3
Peter Remmert
Hein Bollow
3:02.40
1988
Britannia
3
Lutz Mäder
Bruno Schütz
3:02.40
1989
Klassiker
3
Manfred Hofer
Bruno Schütz
3:07.80
1990
Elsurimo
3
Andrzej Tylicki
Bruno Schütz
3:10.50
1991
All Top
3
Mark Rimmer
Bruno Schütz
3:01.70
1992
Non Partisan
3
Paul Eddery
André Fabre
2:55.60
1993
Pinot
3
Andre Best
Bruno Schütz
3:12.90
1994
Caballo
3
Andrzej Tylicki
Heinz Jentzsch
3:02.40
1995
First Hello
3
Torsten Mundry
Peter Rau
3:05.50
1996
Wurftaube
3
Kevin Woodburn
Harro Remmert
3:02.30
1997
Ungaro
3
Terence Hellier
Hans Blume
2:53.00
1998
Laveron
3
Torsten Mundry
Peter Rau
3:07.11
1999
Win for Us
3
Piotr Piatkowski
Peter Schiergen
3:14.11
2000
Moonlady
3
Kevin Woodburn
Harro Remmert
3:19.29
2001
Fair Question
3
Davy Bonilla
John Dunlop
3:07.40
2002
Liquido
3
Andreas Helfenbein
Horst Steinmetz
3:03.54
2003
Royal Fantasy
3
L. Hammer-Hansen
Horst Steinmetz
3:08.61
2004
Darsalam
3
Filip Minarik
Arslangirej Savujev
3:04.01
2005
El Tango
3
William Mongil
Peter Schiergen
3:02.72
2006
Schiaparelli
3
Andrasch Starke
Peter Schiergen
3:03.43
2007
El Tango
5
Andrasch Starke
Peter Schiergen
3:10.14
2008
Valdino
3
Terence Hellier
Uwe Ostmann
3:09.06
2009
Sassoaloro
5
Terence Hellier
Hans Blume
3:02.73
2010
Val Mondo
3
Andreas Helfenbein
Uwe Ostmann
3:04.53
2011
Fox Hunt
4
Silvestre de Sousa
Mark Johnston
3:10.26
2012
Altano
6
Eduardo Pedroza
Andreas Wöhler
3:01.14
2013
Hey Little Gorl
3
Andreas Helfenbein
Markus Klug
3:02.88
2014
Kaldera
3
Eddy Hardouin
Paul Harley
3:11.88
2015
Virginia Sun
4
Adrie de Vries
Jens Hirschberger
3:13,8
2016
Near England
3
Andreas Helfenbein
Markus Klug
2:56,9
2017
Oriental Eagle
3
Jack Mitchell
Jens Hirschberger
3:07,5
2018
Sweet Thomas
6
Stephen Hellyn
Andreas Suborics
2:56.62
2019
Ispolini
4
James Doyle
Charlie Appleby
2:57.08
2020
Quian
4
Lukas Delozier
Peter Schiergen
2:55.95
2021
Aff Un Zo
3
Adrie de Vries
Markus Klug
2:58.39
2022
Tunnes
3
Bauyrzhan Murzabayev
Peter Schiergen
3:06.21
2023
Lordano
4
Rene Piechulek
Marcel Weiss
2:59.92
2024
Prydwen
6
Callum Shepherd
George Scott
3:02.45
a Cassis finished first in 1985, but he was relegated to second place following a stewards' inquiry.
Earlier winners
1881: Blue Monkey
1882: Marie
1883: Maria
1884: Vinea
1885: Picollos
1886: Antagonist
1887: Pumpernickel
1888: Padischah
1889: Battenberg
1890: Glöcknerin
1891: Martigny
1892: Dorn
1893: Wahlstatt
1894: Hannibal
1895: Waschfrau
1896: Dahlmann
1897: Geranium
1898: Vollmond
1899: Namouna
1900: Rachenputzer
1901: Tuki
1902: Hamilkar
1903: Laurin
1904: Real Scotch
1905: Zenith
1906: Hammurabi
1907: Hildegard
1908: Horizont
1909: Fervor / Glockenspiel *
1910: Cola Rienzi
1911: Royal Flower
1912: Royal Blue
1913: Orchidee
1914–15: no race
1916: Adresse
1917: Aversion
1918: Prunus
1919: Abschluss
1920: Herold
1921: Ossian
1922: Abgott
1923: Ganelon
1924: Hornbori
1925: Weissdorn
1926: Lampos
1927: Eisenkanzler
1928: Lupus
1929: Graf Isolani
1930: Gregor
1931: Wolkenflug
1932: Mio d'Arezzo
1933: Arjaman
1934: Blinzen
1935: Ricardo
1936: Wahnfried
1937: Abendfrieden
1938: Marschall Vorwärts
1939: Octavianus
1940: Samurai
1941: Alejana
1942: Gradivo
1943: Aufbruch
1944: Yngola
1945–46: no race
1947: Aikern
1948: Angeber
1949: Aubergine
1950: Asterios
1951: Jonkheer
1952: Tasman
1953: Naras
1954: Nardus
1955: Masetto
1956: Bernardus
1957: Adios
1958: Agio
1959: Ordinate
1960: Wicht
1961: Baalim
1962: Sudan
1963: Nobel
1964: Marinus
1965: Waidwerk
1966: Bandit
1967: Luciano
1968: Ballyboy
1969: Basalt
* The 1909 race was a dead-heat and has joint winners.
See also
References
Racing Post / siegerlisten.com:
1983 , 1984 , 1985 , 1986 , 1987 , 1988 , 1989 , 1990 , 1991 , 1992
1993 , 1994 , 1995 , 1996 , 1997 , 1998 , 1999 , 2000 , 2001 , 2002
2003 , 2004 , 2005 , 2006 , 2007 , 2008 , 2009 , 2010 , 2011 , 2012
2013 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 , 2019 , 2020 , 2021 , 2022
2023 , 2024
galopp-sieger.de – Deutsches St. Leger.
horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Deutsches St. Leger (2014).
pedigreequery.com – Deutsches St. Leger – Dortmund.