List of German flat horse races explained

A list of notable flat horse races which take place annually in Germany, including all conditions races which currently hold Group 1, 2 or 3 status in the European Pattern.

Group 1

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Month	Race Name	Racecourse	Dist. (m)	Age/Sex	2024 winner
width=95px		width=250px	Deutsches Derby	width=115px	Hamburg	width=80px	2,400	width=85px	3yo c&f	width=120px	Palladium
		Munich	2,000	3yo+	Calif
		Düsseldorf	2,200	3yo f	Erle
		Hoppegarten	2,400	3yo+	Al Riffa
		Baden-Baden	2,400	3yo+	Fantastic Moon
			2,400	3yo+	Rebel's Romance
		Munich	2,400	3yo+	Assistent

Group 2

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Month	Race Name	Racecourse	Dist. (m)	Age/Sex
width=95px		width=250px	Gerling-Preis	width=115px	Cologne	width=80px	2,400	width=85px	4yo+
		Hoppegarten	3,200	4yo+
			1,600	3yo c&f
		Baden-Baden	2,200	4yo+
		Baden-Baden	1,600	3yo+
		Düsseldorf	1,600	3yo f
			2,200	3yo
			2,400	3yo+
		Baden-Baden	1,600	3yo+
		Baden-Baden	2,400	3yo+ f

Group 3

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Month	Race Name	Racecourse	Dist. (m)	Age/Sex
width=95px		width=250px	Frühjahrs-Meile	width=115px	Düsseldorf	width=80px	1,600	width=85px	4yo+
		Krefeld	1,700	3yo
		Munich	1,300	3yo+
	Frühjahrs Dreijährigen-Preis Derby-Trial	Frankfurt	2,000	3yo
			1,600	3yo f
		Munich	2,000	3yo
		Hoppegarten	2,000	3yo f
		Dortmund	2,000	3yo+
			2,000	3yo+
			1,200	3yo+
			1,600	3yo+ f
			2,200	3yo f
		(Rotates location)	1,600	3yo+
		Baden-Baden	2,000	4yo+
		(Rotates location)	2,000	3yo
		Baden-Baden	1,400	2yo
		Baden-Baden	1,200	3yo+
		Munich	1,600	3yo+
		Dortmund	2,800	3yo+
		Hoppegarten	2,000	3yo+
		Düsseldorf	1,700	3yo+
			1,600	2yo
		Baden-Baden	2,400	3yo+
		Baden-Baden	1,600	2yo f
		Hanover	2,200	3yo+ f
		Krefeld	1,700	2yo
		Krefeld	2,000	3yo+

Former Group races

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Month	Race Name	Racecourse	Dist. (m)	Age/Sex
width=95px		width=250px	Grand Prix-Aufgalopp	width=115px	Cologne	width=80px	2,100	width=85px	4yo+
	G. P. der Bremer Wirtschaft	Bremen	2,200	4yo+
	G. P. der Gelsenkirchener Wirtschaft	Gelsenkirchen	2,000	4yo+
	Grosser Preis von Dahlwitz	Hoppegarten	1,600	3yo
		Baden-Baden	1,200	3yo+
	Walther J. Jacobs-Rennen	Bremen	2,100	3yo
	Sommer Stuten-Preis	Krefeld	2,200	3yo+ f
		Hoppegarten	2,400	3yo
	Grosser Preis von Berlin	Hoppegarten	1,300	3yo+
		Frankfurt	2,000	3yo+
	Oppenheim Stuten-Meile		1,600	3yo+ f
	Deutscher Stutenpreis	Hanover	2,400	3yo+ f
		Baden-Baden	1,400	3yo+
	Hitchcock-Memorial		2,950	3yo+
		Bremen	1,600	3yo+
			1,600	3yo+ f

Discontinued

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Last Run	Race Name	Racecourse	Distance	Age/Sex
width=95px		width=280px	Hamburger Meile	width=115px	Hamburg	width=85px	1,600	width=85px	3yo+

References

• tjcis.com – Flat races in Germany, 2012.

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