The Rheinland-Pokal is a Group 1

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 in Germany

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 which is open to thoroughbred

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s aged three years or older. It is run at Galopprennbahn Cologne-Weidenpesch, Cologne

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 over a distance of 2,400 metres (about 1½ miles), and it is scheduled to take place each year in August.

The event was established in 1957, and it was originally called the Aral-Pokal. In the early part of its history it was held at Gelsenkirchen

Gelsenkirchen

Gelsenkirchen is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located in the northern part of the Ruhr area. Its population in 2006 was c. 267,000....

, and the first three runnings were contested over 2,600 metres. The European race-grading system started to include German events in 1972, and the Aral-Pokal was classed at Group 2 level. It was promoted to Group 1 status in 1973.

From 1998 to 2000 the race was known as the "Grosser Erdgas-Preis". It was transferred to Cologne in 2001, where it was initially titled the "Credit-Suisse Private Banking Pokal". This was changed to the present name in 2004.

Winners since 1984

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
1984	Las Vegas	3	Pat Gilson	Sven von Mitzlaff	Stall Gamshof	2:29.70
1985	Acatenango Acatenango (horse) Acatenango was a German Thoroughbred racehorse. Sired by the Deutsches Derby winner and German Champion sire, Surumu, he was out of the English mare Aggravate...	3	Andrzej Tylicki	Heinz Jentzsch	Gestüt Fährhof	2:43.30
1986	Acatenango Acatenango (horse) Acatenango was a German Thoroughbred racehorse. Sired by the Deutsches Derby winner and German Champion sire, Surumu, he was out of the English mare Aggravate...	4	Georg Bocskai	Heinz Jentzsch	Gestüt Fährhof	2:33.10
1987	Kondor	3	Peter Remmert	Hein Bollow	Ilse Ramm	2:34.90
1988	Almaarad	5	Steve Cauthen Steve Cauthen Steve Cauthen is a retired American jockey.Cauthen, the son of a trainer and a farrier, grew up in Walton, Kentucky around horses, which made race-riding a logical career choice. He rode his first race on May 12, 1976 at Churchill Downs; he finished last, riding King of Swat...	John Dunlop John L. Dunlop John L. Dunlop is a successful race horse trainer based in Arundel, Sussex, with over 3000 winners between 1966 and 2002.He was the British flat racing Champion Trainer in 1995....	Hamdan Al Maktoum Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum is the Deputy Ruler of Dubai and the Minister of Finance and Industry of the United Arab Emirates . He is the second son of the late ruler, Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum ....	2:33.35
1989	Mondrian	3	Kevin Woodburn	Uwe Stoltefuss	Stall Hanse	2:32.78
1990	Mondrian	4	Manfred Hofer	Uwe Stoltefuss	Stall Hanse	2:31.60
1991	Indica	4	Kevin Woodburn	Raimund Prinzinger	R. Lockman	2:37.50
1992	Tel Quel	4	Michael Kinane Michael Kinane Michael J. Kinane is a former flat racing jockey. He had a 34-year career, retiring on 8 December 2009....	André Fabre André Fabre André Fabre is a French thoroughbred horse racing trainer.The son of a diplomat, Fabre graduated from university with a law degree but then decided to pursue a career in thoroughbred horse racing. He began by working in the stables as a groom then as a schooling rider...	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:...	2:40.50
1993	Monsun Monsun Monsun is a bay Thoroughbred racehorse and stallion bred in Germany by Gestut Isarland and owned by Baron Georg von Ullmann. He is a son of Germany's first triple crown winner and champion racehorse and sire Königsstuhl, a descendant of the very influerntial sire, Nearco.Monsun was a very tough...	3	Michael Kinane Michael Kinane Michael J. Kinane is a former flat racing jockey. He had a 34-year career, retiring on 8 December 2009....	Heinz Jentzsch	Baron G. von Ullmann	2:36.10
1994	River North	4	Kevin Darley Kevin Darley Kevin Darley is a retired jockey, and a co-president of the Jockeys' Association of Great Britain...	Lady Herries	Peter Savill	2:33.73
1995	Wind in Her Hair	4	Richard Hills	John Hills	Diane Nagle	2:36.00
1996	Luso	4	Michael Kinane Michael Kinane Michael J. Kinane is a former flat racing jockey. He had a 34-year career, retiring on 8 December 2009....	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...	Saeed Manana	2:32.98
1997	Caitano	3	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...	Bruno Schütz	Stall Blauer Reiter	2:29.82
1998	Luso	6	Darryll Holland Darryll Holland Darryll Paul Holland is a United Kingdom flat racing jockey who has ridden for trainers such as Luca Cumani, Geoff Wragg, and Mark Johnston....	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...	Saeed Manana	2:31.00
1999	Ungaro	5	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...	Hans Blume	Gestüt Röttgen	2:38.94
2000	Catella	4	Terence Hellier	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....	Gestüt Schlenderhan	2:33.34
2001	Sabiango	3	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....	Andreas Wöhler	Gestüt Fährhof	2:29.41
2002	Yavana's Pace	10	Keith Dalgleish	Mark Johnston	Joan Keaney	2:32.06
2003	Dai Jin	3	Olivier Peslier Olivier Peslier Olivier Peslier is a thoroughbred horse racing jockey.Peslier competes in flat racing mainly in France but travels often around the world for the big international races....	Andreas Schütz Andreas Schütz Andreas Schütz is a Thoroughbred racehorse trainer. From a prominent racing family, he is the fourth generation to train professionally....	WH Sport International	2:28.53
2004	Albanova	5	Terence Hellier	Sir Mark Prescott Mark Prescott Sir Mark Prescott, 3rd Baronet is a race horse trainer with over 1300 winners to his name. An English baronet he inherited his knighthood from his father and obtained his first trainers license in 1970.-Biography:...	Kirsten Rausing	2:30.80
2005	Darsalam	4	Terence Hellier	Arslangirej Savujev	Turan Stables	2:43.24
2006	Cherry Mix	5	Kerrin McEvoy	Saeed bin Suroor Saeed bin Suroor Saeed bin Suroor , is a horse racing trainer. Formerly a policeman, he took out his training license in 1994 and the following year was appointed as the trainer for Sheikh Mohammed's Godolphin operation....	Godolphin	2:28.25
2007	Saddex	4	Torsten Mundry	Peter Rau	Stall Avena	2:30.70
2008	Kamsin	3	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...	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 Blankenese	2:26.76
2009	Wiener Walzer	3	Fredrik Johansson	Jens Hirschberger	Gestüt Schlenderhan	2:29.89
2010	Campanologist	5	Adrie de Vries	Saeed bin Suroor Saeed bin Suroor Saeed bin Suroor , is a horse racing trainer. Formerly a policeman, he took out his training license in 1994 and the following year was appointed as the trainer for Sheikh Mohammed's Godolphin operation....	Godolphin	2:40.81
2011	Earl Of Tinsdal	3	E Pedroza	Andreas Wöhler	Sunrace Stables	2:35.29

George Augustus finished first in 1993, but he was relegated to second place following a stewards' inquiry.


Oriental Tiger was first in 2008, but he was subsequently disqualified after testing positive for a banned substance.

See also

• List of German flat horse races

Recurring events established in 1957 – the Rheinland-Pokal is included under its original title, Aral-Pokal.