The Deutsches St. Leger is a Group 3

Conditions races

Conditions races are horse races where the weights carried by the runners are laid down by the conditions attached to the race. Weights are allocated according to; the sex of the runners, with female runners carrying less weight than males; the age of the runners, with younger horses receiving...

 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

Horse racing is an equestrian sport that has a long history. Archaeological records indicate that horse racing occurred in ancient Babylon, Syria, and Egypt. Both chariot and mounted horse racing were events in the ancient Greek Olympics by 648 BC...

 in Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

 which is open to thoroughbred

Thoroughbred

The Thoroughbred is a horse breed best known for its use in horse racing. Although the word thoroughbred is sometimes used to refer to any breed of purebred horse, it technically refers only to the Thoroughbred breed...

s aged three years or older. It is run at Dortmund

Dortmund

Dortmund is a city in Germany. It is located in the Bundesland of North Rhine-Westphalia, in the Ruhr area. Its population of 585,045 makes it the 7th largest city in Germany and the 34th largest in the European Union....

 over a distance of 2,800 metres (about 1¾ miles), and it is scheduled to take place each year in September or October.

The event is the German version of the St. Leger Stakes

St. Leger Stakes

The St. Leger Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain which is open to three-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies. It is run at Doncaster over a distance of 1 mile, 6 furlongs and 132 yards , and it is scheduled to take place each year in September.Established in 1776, the St. Leger...

, and it has been held at its present venue since 1950. It was given Group 2 status in 1972, and downgraded to Group 3 level in 2005. It was originally restricted to three-year-olds, but it was opened to older horses in 2007.

Winners since 1988

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Time
1988	Britannia	3	Lutz Mäder	Bruno Schütz	3:02.40
1989	Klassiker	3	Manfred Hofer	Bruno Schütz	3:07.80
1990	Elsurimo	3	Andrzej Tylicki	Bruno Schütz	3:10.50
1991	All Top	3	Mark Rimmer	Bruno Schütz	3:01.70
1992	Non Partisan	3	Paul Eddery	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...	2:55.60
1993	Pinot	3	Andre Best	Bruno Schütz	3:12.90
1994	Caballo	3	Andrzej Tylicki	Heinz Jentzsch	3:02.40
1995	First Hello	3	Torsten Mundry	Peter Rau	3:05.50
1996	Wurftaube	3	Kevin Woodburn	Harro Remmert	3:02.30
1997	Ungaro	3	Terence Hellier	Hans Blume	2:53.00
1998	Laveron	3	Torsten Mundry	Peter Rau	3:07.11
1999	Win for Us	3	Piotr Piatkowski	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....	3:14.11
2000	Moonlady	3	Kevin Woodburn	Harro Remmert	3:19.29
2001	Fair Question	3	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 ...	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....	3:07.40
2002	Liquido	3	Andreas Helfenbein	Horst Steinmetz	3:03.54
2003	Royal Fantasy	3	L. Hammer-Hansen	Horst Steinmetz	3:08.61
2004	Darsalam	3	Filip Minarik	Arslangirej Savujev	3:04.01
2005	El Tango	3	William Mongil	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....	3:02.72
2006	Schiaparelli	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....	3:03.43
2007	El Tango	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...	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....	3:10.14
2008	Valdino	3	Terence Hellier	Uwe Ostmann	3:09.06
2009	Sassoaloro	5	Terence Hellier	Hans Blume	3:02.73
2010	Val Mondo	3	Andreas Helfenbein	Uwe Ostmann	3:04.53