Preis von Europa

Preis von Europa

Group 1 race
Location	Köln-Weidenpesch Cologne, Germany
Inaugurated	1963
Race type	Flat / Thoroughbred
Website	Köln-Weidenpesch
Race information
Distance	2,400 metres (1½ miles)
Surface	Turf
Track	Right-handed
Qualification	Three-years-old and up
Weight	56½ kg (3yo); 60 kg (4yo+) Allowances 1½ kg for fillies and mares
Purse	€155,000 (2015) 1st: €100,000

The Preis von Europa is a Group 1 flat horse race in Germany open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run at Cologne over a distance of 2,400 metres (about 1½ miles), and it is scheduled to take place each year in September.

History

The event was established in 1963, a year after the discontinuation of the Gladiatoren-Rennen at Krefeld. Its predecessor was contested over 2,800 metres, and the last running was won by a horse called Opponent. The same horse won the inaugural edition of the Preis von Europa, run over 2,400 metres at Cologne.

The present system of race grading was introduced in Germany in 1972, and the Preis von Europa was classed at the highest level, Group 1.

The race has been sponsored by several different companies since the 1980s, including Puma, Deutsche Post and IVG.

With its 62nd running in 2024, the Preis von Europa has been run at the same venue throughout its history.

Records

Most successful horse (3 wins):

• Anilin – 1965, 1966, 1967

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Leading jockey (3 wins):

• Nikolai Nasibov – Anilin (1965, 1966, 1967)
• Andrzej Tylicki – Ataxerxes (1982), Monsun (1993, 1994)
• Frankie Dettori – Kutub (2001), Mamool (2003), Campanologist (2011)
• Andrasch Starke - Schiaparelli (2007), Girolamo (2012), Nightflower (2015)

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Leading trainer (7 wins):

• Heinz Jentzsch – Lombard (1971), Days at Sea (1974), Ebano (1977), Ataxerxes (1982), Monsun (1993, 1994), Solon (1995)

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Leading owner (4 wins):

• Voskhod Stud – Anilin (1965, 1966, 1967), Aden (1978)

Winners

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
1963	Opponent	5	Hein Bollow	Josef Hochstein	Mrs N. Thissen	2:36.20
1964	Fujiyama	4	E. Windrif	Miguel Clément	Edmond de Rothschild	2:36.50
1965	Anilin	4	Nikolai Nasibov	W. Schimschirt	Voskhod Stud	2:32.20
1966	Anilin	5	Nikolai Nasibov	Nikolai Nasibov	Voskhod Stud	2:37.80
1967	Anilin	6	Nikolai Nasibov	Nikolai Nasibov	Voskhod Stud	2:31.70
1968	Arjon	5	Robert Jallu	Henri van de Poele	P. Hilger	2:35.50
1969	Tajo	4	Johannes Starosta	Heinz Gummelt	Gestüt Ravensberg	2:31.90
1970	Cortez	5	Oskar Langner	Sven von Mitzlaff	Gestüt Zoppenbroich	2:34.30
1971	Lombard	4	Fritz Drechsler	Heinz Jentzsch	Gestüt Schlenderhan	2:33.10
1972	Prince Ippi	3	Willie Carson	Theo Grieper	Gestüt Röttgen	2:32.20
1973	Acacio d'Aguilar	4	Georges Doleuze	Miguel Clément	James Goldsmith	2:30.20
1974	Days at Sea	3	Fritz Drechsler	Heinz Jentzsch	Gestüt Sybille	2:39.00
1975	Windwurf	3	Jerzy Jednaszewski	Heinz Gummelt	Gestüt Ravensberg	2:31.60
1976	Windwurf	4	Jerzy Jednaszewski	Heinz Gummelt	Gestüt Ravensberg	2:34.50
1977	Ebano	4	Ralf Suerland	Heinz Jentzsch	Gestüt Fährhof	2:30.60
1978	Aden	3	Alexander Chuguevets	Nikolai Nasibov	Voskhod Stud	2:30.40
1979	Nebos	3	Lutz Mäder	Hein Bollow	Countess Batthyany	2:32.60
1980	Pawiment	6	Otto Gervai	Charly Seiffert	Gestüt Moritzberg	2:34.80
1981	Glint of Gold	3	John Matthias	Ian Balding	Paul Mellon	2:43.80
1982	Ataxerxes	5	Andrzej Tylicki	Heinz Jentzsch	Gestüt Schlenderhan	2:39.80
1983	Esprit du Nord	3	Lester Piggott	John Fellows	Robin Scully	2:31.20
1984	Gold and Ivory	3	Steve Cauthen	Ian Balding	Paul Mellon	2:38.80
1985	Sumayr	3	Yves Saint-Martin	Alain de Royer-Dupré	HH Aga Khan IV	2:27.00
1986	Allez Milord	3	Greville Starkey	Guy Harwood	Jerome Brody	2:34.13
1987	Kamiros	5	Peter Alafi	Harro Remmert	Dieter Stein	2:31.76
1988	Kondor	4	Peter Remmert	Hein Bollow	Ilse Ramm	2:38.32
1989	Ibn Bey	5	Richard Quinn	Paul Cole	Fahd Salman	2:34.57
1990	Mondrian	4	Manfred Hofer	Uwe Stoltefuss	Stall Hanse	2:39.97
1991	Lomitas	3	Peter Schiergen	Andreas Wöhler	Gestüt Fährhof	2:27.65
1992	Apple Tree	3	Thierry Jarnet	André Fabre	Paul de Moussac	2:31.67
1993	Monsun	3	Andrzej Tylicki	Heinz Jentzsch	Georg von Ullmann	2:42.23
1994	Monsun	4	Andrzej Tylicki	Heinz Jentzsch	Georg von Ullmann	2:32.90
1995	Solon	3	Peter Schiergen	Heinz Jentzsch	Gestüt Schlenderhan	2:27.06
1996	Lavirco	3	Torsten Mundry	Peter Rau	Gestüt Fährhof	2:28.63
1997	Taipan	5	Sylvain Guillot	John Dunlop	4th Baron Swaythling	2:31.88
1998	Taipan	6	Sylvain Guillot	John Dunlop	Exors of Lord Swaythling	2:29.90
1999	Belenus	3	Kevin Woodburn	Andreas Wöhler	Turf Syndikat 99	2:33.13
2000	Golden Snake	4	Davy Bonilla	John Dunlop	The National Stud	2:32.49
2001	Kutub	4	Frankie Dettori	Saeed bin Suroor	Godolphin	2:38.21
2002	Well Made	5	Terence Hellier	Hans Blume	Gestüt Röttgen	2:31.02
2003	Mamool	4	Frankie Dettori	Saeed bin Suroor	Godolphin	2:35.20
2004	Albanova	5	Seb Sanders	Sir Mark Prescott	Kirsten Rausing	2:36.12
2005	Gonbarda	3	Filip Minarik	Uwe Ostmann	Gestüt Auenquelle	2:33.78
2006	Youmzain	3	Kieren Fallon	Mick Channon	Jaber Abdullah	2:28.51
2007	Schiaparelli	4	Andrasch Starke	Peter Schiergen	Stall Blankenese	2:29.70
2008	Baila Me	3	Dominique Boeuf	Werner Baltromei	Gestüt Karlshof	2:32.10
2009	Jukebox Jury	3	Royston Ffrench	Mark Johnston	Alan Spence	2:29.56
2010	Scalo	3	Olivier Peslier	Andreas Wöhler	Gestüt Ittlingen	2:34.53
2011	Campanologist	6	Frankie Dettori	Saeed bin Suroor	Godolphin	2:28.66
2012	Girolamo	3	Andrasch Starke	Peter Schiergen	Gestüt Ebbesloh	2:26.37
2013	Meandre	5	Adrie de Vries	Arslangirej Savujev	Ramzan Kadyrov	2:29.88
2014	Empoli	4	Adrie de Vries	Peter Schiergen	Bukhtoyarov / Kappushev	2:30.42
2015	Nightflower	3	Andrasch Starke	Peter Schiergen	Stall Nizza	2:31.55

See also

• List of German flat horse races

References

• Racing Post:
  • 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

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• galopp-sieger.de – Preis von Europa.
• horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Preis von Europa (2014).
• pedigreequery.com – Preis von Europa – Köln.
• tbheritage.com – Preis von Europa.