The German 1,000 Guineas is a Group 2

Conditions races

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 flat

Flat racing

Flat racing is a form of Thoroughbred horse racing which is run over a level track at a predetermined distance. It differs from steeplechase racing which is run over hurdles...

 horse race

Horse racing

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 in Germany

Germany

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 open to three-year-old thoroughbred

Thoroughbred

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 fillies

Filly

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. It is run at Düsseldorf

Düsseldorf

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 over a distance of 1,600 metres (about 1 mile), and it is scheduled to take place each year in June.

It is Germany's equivalent of the 1,000 Guineas Stakes, a famous race in England.

History

The event was established in 1919, and it was originally called the Kisasszony-Rennen. It was initially held at Grunewald

Grunewald

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, and it moved to Hoppegarten

Hoppegarten

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 in 1923.

The race was renamed the Schwarzgold-Rennen in 1941, in honour of the previous year's winner Schwarzgold. It was cancelled in 1945 and 1946, and it was staged at Cologne

Cologne-Weidenpesch Racecourse

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 and Krefeld

Krefeld

Krefeld , also known as Crefeld until 1929, is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located northwest of Düsseldorf, its centre lying just a few kilometres to the west of the River Rhine; the borough of Uerdingen is situated directly on the Rhine...

 in the two years thereafter. It was transferred to Düsseldorf in 1949.

The present system of race grading was introduced in Germany in 1972, and the Schwarzgold-Rennen was classed at Group 3 level. It was promoted to Group 2 status in 1985. The race became known as the ARAG-Preis in 1989, and as the Henkel-Rennen in 1997. It has been run under several different titles since 2006.

Records

Leading jockey

Jockey

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 (5 wins):

• Otto Schmidt – Petunie (1924), Faustina (1926), Burgbrohl (1927), Ausnahme (1929), Ausflucht (1933)
• Peter Remmert – Alte Liebe (1964), Ankerwinde (1972), Leticia (1980), Majorität (1987), Alte Zeit (1988)

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Leading trainer

Horse trainer

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 (12 wins):

• Heinz Jentzsch – Brisanz (1962), Bravour (1966), Schönbrunn (1969), Brigida (1975), Licata (1976), Aviatik (1977), Ocana (1978), Leticia (1980), Opium (1982), Slenderella (1984), Comprida (1986), Quebrada (1993)

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Leading owner (9 wins):

• Gestüt Schlenderhan – Schwarzgold (1940), Vivere (1942), Aralia (1948), Asterblüte (1949), Bella Donna (1954), Schönbrunn (1969), Brigida (1975), Aviatik (1977), Slenderella (1984)

Winners since 1968

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
1968	Ordinanz	Peter Alafi	Sven von Mitzlaff	Gestüt Zoppenbroich	1:53.10
1969	Schönbrunn	Peter Kienzler	Heinz Jentzsch	Gestüt Schlenderhan	1:42.20
1970	Ariadne	Joan Pall	Josef Hochstein	C. Geerz	1:40.30
1971	Dulcia	Joan Pall	Hein Bollow	Gestüt Erlenhof	1:43.60
1972	Ankerwinde	Peter Remmert	Hein Bollow	Gestüt Asta	1:45.40
1973	Oraza	W. Wickert	Georg Zuber	Stall Rosenau	1:39.80
1974	Une Amie	Willie Carson Willie Carson William Fisher Hunter Carson, OBE is a retired jockey in thoroughbred horse racing.-Life and career:Best known as "Miserable Willie", Carson was born in Stirling, Scotland. In 1957 he was apprenticed to Captain Gerald Armstrong at his stables at Tupgill, North Yorkshire...	Theo Grieper	Gestüt Röttgen	1:38.50
1975	Brigida	Ralf Suerland	Heinz Jentzsch	Gestüt Schlenderhan	1:41.10
1976	Licata	Joan Pall	Heinz Jentzsch	Gestüt Webelsgrund	1:40.70
1977	Aviatik	Horst Horwart	Heinz Jentzsch	Gestüt Schlenderhan	1:46.90
1978	Ocana	Joan Pall	Heinz Jentzsch	Gestüt Fährhof	1:45.40
1979	Alaria	Michael Rath	Georg Zuber	Stall Weissenhof	1:48.20
1980	Leticia	Peter Remmert	Heinz Jentzsch	Gestüt Fährhof	1:44.20
1981	Adita	Dave Richardson	Arthur-Paul Schlaefke	Gestüt Ebbesloh	1:45.70
1982	Opium	Georg Bocskai	Heinz Jentzsch	Gestüt Bona	1:44.60
1983	Well Proved	Eric Apter	Theo Grieper	Gestüt Röttgen	1:45.80
1984	Slenderella	Andrzej Tylicki	Heinz Jentzsch	Gestüt Schlenderhan	1:42.00
1985	Grimpola	Manfred Hofer	Uwe Ostmann	Stall Auetal	1:47.60
1986	Comprida	Georg Bocskai	Heinz Jentzsch	Gestüt Fährhof	1:41.30
1987	Majorität	Peter Remmert	Hein Bollow	Gestüt Erlengrund	1:41.50
1988	Alte Zeit	Peter Remmert	Hein Bollow	Stall Mühlengrund	1:38.00
1989	Filia Ardross	Lutz Mäder	Bruno Schütz	Dr Klaus Rohde	1:38.25
1990	Walesiana	Manfred Hofer	Theo Grieper	Gestüt Moritzberg	1:40.05
1991	Kazoo	Walter Swinburn Walter Swinburn Walter R. Swinburn is a retired flat racing jockey who competed in Great Britain and Ireland as well as internationally.Swinburn was born in Oxford...	Bill Watts	Sheikh Mohammed Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum , also Sheikh Mohammed, , is the Prime Minister and Vice President of the United Arab Emirates , and absolute monarch of Dubai.-Personal life and education:...	1:39.86
1992	Princess Nana	Mark Rimmer	Bruno Schütz	Stall Imperator	1:42.19
1993	Quebrada	Andrzej Tylicki	Heinz Jentzsch	Gestüt Fährhof	1:39.77
1994	Life's Luck	Terence Hellier	Bruno Schütz	Stall Marcassargues	1:37.91
1995	Tryphosa	Andreas Boschert	Andreas Wöhler	Gestüt Burg Eberstein	1:37.78
1996	La Blue	Terence Hellier	Bruno Schütz	Gestüt Wittekindshof	1:43.11
1997	Que Belle	Kevin Woodburn	Harro Remmert	Stall Stoof	1:46.82
1998	Elle Danzig	Andrasch Starke Andrasch Starke Andrasch Starke is a jockey in international Thoroughbred horse racing.Starke began racing at age fifteen as an amateur and since turning professional has won the German riding championship five times. He has competed in Canada and the United States and has won races in Dubai, France, Italy, and...	Andreas Schütz Andreas Schütz Andreas Schütz is a Thoroughbred racehorse trainer. From a prominent racing family, he is the fourth generation to train professionally....	Gestüt Wittekindshof	1:40.11
1999	Rose of Zollern	Torsten Mundry	Peter Rau	Stall Zollern	1:35.52
2000	Crimplene	Philip Robinson Philip P. Robinson Philip Peter Robinson is an English flat racing jockey.The son of Peter Robinson, a jockey and trainer, he rode his first winner in 1978 at Great Yarmouth. He was British flat racing Champion Apprentice in 1979 and 1980. One of his most famous victories was his win on Pebbles, trained by Clive...	Clive Brittain Clive Brittain Clive Brittain is a British race-horse trainer. He began training as an apprentice in 1949, and on his own as a licensed trainer in the early 1970s. He currently trains at Carlburg Stables in Newmarket, Suffolk...	Darley Stud Darley Stud Darley Stud is a Thoroughbred breeding operation owned by HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, ruler of Dubai and vice-president of the United Arab Emirates. Darley breeds horses in the United Kingdom, Ireland, the United States, Dubai, Japan and Australia....	1:35.16
2001	Dakhla Oasis	L. Hammer-Hansen	Andreas Schütz Andreas Schütz Andreas Schütz is a Thoroughbred racehorse trainer. From a prominent racing family, he is the fourth generation to train professionally....	Gestüt Park Wiedingen	1:37.23
2002	Portella	Eduardo Pedroza	Andreas Löwe	Siegfried Herzig	1:42.54
2003	Diacada	Andreas Suborics Andreas Suborics Andreas Suborics Andreas Suborics Andreas Suborics (born August 11, 1971 in Vienna, Austria is an Austrian Thoroughbred horse racing jockey who is based in Germany and races worldwide.A three-time champion jockey in Germany, Suborics is best known as the jockey who rode Shirocco in 2004....	Hans Blume	Gestüt Röttgen	1:37.05
2004	Shapira	Jiri Palik	Andreas Löwe	Stall Granum	1:42.21
2005	Anna Monda	Torsten Mundry	Peter Rau	Gestüt Brümmerhof	1:47.20
2006	Lolita	Andreas Helfenbein	Andreas Löwe	Stall Le Rastaquouere	1:48.64
2007	Mi Emma	Eduardo Pedroza	Andreas Wöhler	Rennstall Darboven	1:38.16
2008	Briseida	Martin Dwyer Martin Dwyer Martin Dwyer is an English Derby winning flat racing jockey having won the 2006 Vodafone Derby upon Sir Percy. This was his second classic success after winning the Epsom Oaks aboard Casual Look in 2003...	Peter Schiergen Peter Schiergen Peter Schiergen is a former German champion jockey and a Thoroughbred racehorse trainer.- Horse trainer :Schiergen trained Boreal, winner of the 2001 Coronation Cup....	Stall Litex	1:36.29
2009	Penny's Gift	Richard Hughes Richard Hughes (jockey) Richard Hughes is an Irish flat jockey who most commonly rides in Great Britain. Born in Dublin, he is the son of successful National Hunt trainer, Dessie Hughes. His main provider of rides has been trainer Richard Hannon who is also his father in law andfrom 2001 to 2007 he was also retained by...	Richard Hannon Richard Hannon Richard Hannon is a British horse trainer based in East Everleigh Stables, Marlborough, Wiltshire.Hannon's family has a tradition of horse training—his father was also a horse trainer, his son Richard is currently the assistant trainer, and his son-in-law Richard Hughes is the stable jockey. ...	Malcolm & Penny Brown	1:39.29
2010	Kali	Adrie de Vries	Waldemar Hickst	Gestüt Park Wiedingen	1:38.04
2011	Lips Poison	Davy Bonilla Davy Bonilla -Major wins: France* Prix de l'Abbaye de Longchamp - - Marchand d'Or * Prix du Cadran - - San Sebastian * Prix d'Ispahan - - Laverock * Prix Jacques Le Marois - - Tamayuz ...	Andreas Löwe	Stall Lintec	1:41.03

Earlier winners

* The 1941 race was a dead-heat and has joint winners.

See also

• List of German flat horse races

Recurring sporting events established in 1919 – this race is included under its original title, Kisasszony-Rennen.