Preis der Diana

The Preis der Diana is a Group 1 flat horse race in Germany open to three-year-old thoroughbred fillies. It is run at Düsseldorf over a distance of 2,200 metres (about 1 mile and 3 furlongs), and it is scheduled to take place each year in early August.

Preis der Diana
Deutsches Stuten-Derby
(German Oaks)

Group 1 race
Location	Düsseldorf Racecourse Düsseldorf, Germany
Inaugurated	1857
Race type	Flat / Thoroughbred
Sponsor	Henkel
Website	Düsseldorf
Race information
Distance	2,200 metres (1m 3f)
Surface	Turf
Track	Right-handed
Qualification	Three-year-old fillies
Weight	58 kg
Purse	€500,000 (2022) 1st: €300,000

Preis der Diana

2021
Palmas	Isfahani	Noble Heidi

Previous years
2020
Miss Yoda	Zamrud	Virginia Joy
2019
Diamanta	Naida	Durance
2018
Well Timed	Night Of England	Wonder Of Lips
2017
Lacazar	Megera	Wuheida
2016
Serienholde	Sarandia	Architecture
2015
Turfdonna	Nightflower	Amona
2014
Feodora	Diamond Dove	Longina
2013
Penelopa	Secret Gesture	Adoya
2012
Salomina	Nymphea	Waldtraut
2011
Dancing Rain	Djumama	Aigrette Garzette

2010–2001
2010
Enora	Elle Shadow	Nicea
2009
Night Magic	Soberania	Andrea
2008
Rosenreihe	Lady Marian	Baila Me
2007
Mystic Lips	Dominante	Avanti Polonia
2006
Almerita	Karavel	Nordtanzerin
2005
Iota	North Queen	Indigo Girl
2004
Amarette	La Ina	Saldentigerin

It is Germany's equivalent of The Oaks, a famous race in England.

History

The event was established in 1857, and it was originally contested at Tempelhof over 2,000 metres. It was transferred to Hoppegarten in 1868.

The race was staged at Grunewald for a short period after World War I, and it returned to Hoppegarten in 1923. It was abandoned in 1945 and 1946, and it took place at Düsseldorf in 1947. It began a long period at Mülheim in 1948.

The present system of race grading was introduced in Germany in 1972, and the Preis der Diana was initially classed at Group 2 level. Its distance was extended to 2,100 metres in 1973, and to 2,200 metres in 1977.

The Preis der Diana was promoted to Group 1 status in 2001. It was held at Hamburg in 2004 and 2005, and it moved to Düsseldorf in 2006. It was switched to early August in 2008, having taken place previously in late May or early June.

Records

Leading jockey (6 wins):

• Andrasch Starke – Night Petticoat (1996), Elle Danzig (1998), Flamingo Road (1999), Next Gina (2003), Rosenreihe (2008), Lacazar (2017)

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Leading trainer (11 wins):

• Heinz Jentzsch – Brisanz (1962), Sabera (1964), Indra (1965), Schönbrunn (1969), Idrissa (1975), Leticia (1980), Slenderella (1984, dead-heat), Padang (1985), Comprida (1986), Longa (1992), Risen Raven (1994)

(note: the trainers of some of the early winners are unknown)

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Leading owner (16 wins):

• Hauptgestüt Graditz – Das Veilchen (1871), Vergissmeinnicht (1876), Glocke (1883), Hildburg (1885), Närrin (1887), Glöcknerin (1890), Forelle (1892), Waschfrau (1895), Pfaueninsel (1897), Waldkatze (1908), Angostura (1911), Adresse (1916), Alpenrose (1922), Stromschnelle (1930), Sichel (1931), Landmädel (1937)

Winners since 1969

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
1969	Schönbrunn	Peter Kienzler	Heinz Jentzsch	Gestüt Schlenderhan	2:15.00
1970	Gerona	Bill Williamson	H. Danner	Gestüt Römerhof	2:09.00
1971	Kockpitt	Peter Remmert	Hein Bollow	Gestüt Asta	2:13.20
1972	Diu	Greville Starkey	Theo Grieper	Gestüt Röttgen	2:06.90
1973	Oraza	W. Wickert	Georg Zuber	Stall Rosenau	2:17.70
1974	Loisach	Harro Remmert	Sven von Mitzlaff	Stall Gamshof	2:14.70
1975	Idrissa	Joan Pall	Heinz Jentzsch	Gestüt Schlenderhan	2:13.50
1976	Princess Eboli	Jerzy Jednaszewski	Hein Bollow	Countess Batthyany	2:13.30
1977	Friedrichsruh	Peter Alafi	Sven von Mitzlaff	Gestüt Zoppenbroich	2:26.60
1978	Trient	Paul Cook	Sven von Mitzlaff	Oettingen-Wallerstein	2:24.30
1979	Alaria	Michael Rath	Georg Zuber	Stall Weissenhof	2:23.50
1980	Leticia	Peter Remmert	Heinz Jentzsch	Gestüt Fährhof	2:25.90
1981	Anna Paola	Peter Remmert	Theo Grieper	Gestüt Röttgen	2:20.20
1982	Ultima Ratio	Peter Alafi	Sven von Mitzlaff	Gestüt Erlengrund	2:19.40
1983	Novelle	Peter Alafi	Sven von Mitzlaff	Gestüt Erlengrund	2:23.20
1984 (dh)	Las Vegas Slenderella	Pat Gilson Georg Bocskai	Sven von Mitzlaff Heinz Jentzsch	Stall Gamshof Gestüt Schlenderhan	2:31.40
1985	Padang	Georg Bocskai	Heinz Jentzsch	Gestüt Fährhof	2:18.40
1986	Comprida	Andrzej Tylicki	Heinz Jentzsch	Gestüt Fährhof	2:30.30
1987	Majorität	Ralf Suerland	Hein Bollow	Gestüt Erlengrund	2:30.10
1988	Alte Zeit	Peter Remmert	Hein Bollow	Stall Mühlengrund	2:19.52
1989	Filia Ardross	Lutz Mäder	Bruno Schütz	Dr Klaus Rohde	2:25.17
1990	Highness Lady	Mark Rimmer	Bruno Schütz	Stall Ventura	2:25.71
1991	Martessa	Terence Hellier	Andreas Wöhler	Gestüt Hof Heidendom	2:23.68
1992	Longa	Andrzej Tylicki	Heinz Jentzsch	Gestüt Fährhof	2:27.57
1993	Arkona	Olaf Schick	Hans Blume	Gestüt Ebbesloh	2:23.91
1994	Risen Raven	Peter Schiergen	Heinz Jentzsch	Gestüt Fährhof	2:23.70
1995	Centaine	Kevin Woodburn	Harro Remmert	Stauffenberg / Stoof	2:21.36
1996	Night Petticoat	Andrasch Starke	Bruno Schütz	Gestüt Wittekindshof	2:31.80
1997	Que Belle	Kevin Woodburn	Harro Remmert	Stall Stoof	2:25.73
1998	Elle Danzig	Andrasch Starke	Andreas Schütz	Gestüt Wittekindshof	2:25.49
1999	Flamingo Road	Andrasch Starke	Andreas Schütz	Helmut von Finck	2:18.30
2000	Puntilla	Alex. Brockhausen	Harro Remmert	Dirk von Mitzlaff	2:18.14
2001	Silvester Lady	Paul Johnson	Andreas Löwe	Stall Taunus	2:32.31
2002	Salve Regina	Richard Hills	Andreas Schütz	Gestüt Höny-Hof	2:16.64
2003	Next Gina	Andrasch Starke	Andreas Schütz	Gestüt Wittekindshof	2:26.21
2004	Amarette	Andreas Suborics	Andreas Schütz	Gestüt Schlenderhan	2:20.24
2005	Iota	Terence Hellier	Peter Schiergen	Gestüt Schlenderhan	2:28.04
2006	Almerita	Darryll Holland	Waldemar Hickst	Dr Christoph Berglar	2:20.04
2007	Mystic Lips	Andreas Helfenbein	Andreas Löwe	Stall Lintec	2:16.31
2008	Rosenreihe	Andrasch Starke	Peter Schiergen	Gestüt Wittekindshof	2:19.32
2009	Night Magic	Karoly Kerekes	Wolfgang Figge	Stall Salzburg	2:15.34
2010	Enora	Terence Hellier	Torsten Mundry	Gestüt Röttgen	2:14.68
2011	Dancing Rain	Kieren Fallon	William Haggas	Martin and Lee Taylor	2:20.32
2012	Salomina	Filip Minařík	Peter Schiergen	Gestut Bona	2:15.73
2013	Penelopa	Eduardo Pedroza	Miltcho Minchev	Litex Commerce Ad	2:13.53
2014	Feodora	Mirco Demuro	Andreas Wöhler	Gestut Etzean	2:15.35
2015	Turfdonna	Eduardo Pedroza	Andreas Wöhler	Australian Bloodstock	2:13.93
2016	Serienholde	Eduardo Pedroza	Andreas Wöhler	Gestut Wittekindshof	2:14.49
2017	Lacazar	Andrasch Starke	Peter Schiergen	Gestut Haus Zoppenbroich	2:17.45
2018	Well Timed	Filip Minařík	Jean-Pierre Carvalho	Stall Ullman	2:12.63
2019	Diamanta	Maxim Pecheur	Markus Klug	Gestut Brummerhof	2:15.78
2020	Miss Yoda	Frankie Dettori	John Gosden	Westerberg	2:14.34
2021	Palmas	Eduardo Pedroza	Andreas Wöhler	Gestut Etzean	2:12.15
2022	Toskana Belle	Kerrin McEvoy	Andreas Wöhler	Australian Bloodstock	2:11.21
2023	Muskoka	Lukas Delozier	Henk Grewe	Stall Golden Goal	2:21.92
2024	Erle	Martin Seidl	Maxim Pecheur	Gestut Rottgen	2:14.00

Earlier winners

• 1857: Sinope
• 1858: Lavant
• 1859: Isabella
• 1860: Margarethe
• 1861: Doloritha
• 1862: Fullsail
• 1863: Last Pippin
• 1864: Sweet Katie
• 1865: Emiliana
• 1866: La Stella
• 1867: Moawija
• 1868: Bessy Giles
• 1869: Lady Bird
• 1870: Caro Dame
• 1871: Das Veilchen
• 1872: Libelle
• 1873: Zwietracht
• 1874: Hamadryade
• 1875: Germania
• 1876: Vergissmeinnicht
• 1877: Chere Amie
• 1878: Altona
• 1879: Illona
• 1880: Mereny
• 1881: Dombrowa
• 1882: Flaminia
• 1883: Glocke
• 1884: Gabernie
• 1885: Hildburg
• 1886: Matutina
• 1887: Närrin
• 1888: Herzdame
• 1889: Eintracht
• 1890: Glöcknerin
• 1891: Zenobia
• 1892: Forelle
• 1893: Ilse
• 1894: Migräne
• 1895: Waschfrau
• 1896: Seemärchen
• 1897: Pfaueninsel
• 1898: Gudrun
• 1899: Hut Ab
• 1900: Ordonnanz
• 1901: Lore
• 1902: Eccola
• 1903: Belomantie
• 1904: Lucca
• 1905: Princess Heiling
• 1906: Ibidem
• 1907: Hochzeit
• 1908: Waldkatze
• 1909: Ladylike
• 1910: Letizia
• 1911: Angostura
• 1912: Einsicht
• 1913: Orchidee
• 1914: Mon Desir
• 1915: Amphora
• 1916: Adresse
• 1917: Ayesha
• 1918: Edderitz
• 1919: Tulipan
• 1920: Orla
• 1921: Himmelblau
• 1922: Alpenrose
• 1923: Falada
• 1924: Ostrea
• 1925: Melanie
• 1926: Note
• 1927: Libertas
• 1928: Aditja
• 1929: Antonia
• 1930: Stromschnelle
• 1931: Sichel
• 1932: Faienza
• 1933: Ausflucht
• 1934: Lehnsherrin
• 1935: Dornrose
• 1936: Nereide
• 1937: Landmädel
• 1938: Adlerfee
• 1939: Tatjana
• 1940: Schwarzgold
• 1941: Scilla
• 1942: Leibwache
• 1943: Contessa Pilade
• 1944: Yngola
• 1945–46: no race
• 1947: Königswiese
• 1948: Aralia
• 1949: Asterblüte
• 1950: Erlenkind
• 1951: Armgard
• 1952: Jana
• 1953: Naxos
• 1954: Wildbahn
• 1955: Lustige
• 1956: Liebeslied
• 1957: Thila
• 1958: Ivresse
• 1959: Sommerblume
• 1960: Santa Cruz
• 1961: Meraviglia
• 1962: Brisanz
• 1963: Lis
• 1964: Sabera
• 1965: Indra
• 1966: Ordenstreue
• 1967: On Dit
• 1968: Ipanema

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, 2016, 2017
  • 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024

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• galopp-sieger.de – Preis der Diana.
• horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Preis der Diana (2018).
• pedigreequery.com – Preis der Diana.
• tbheritage.com – Preis der Diana.