Silberne Peitsche
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The Silberne Peitsche is a Group 3
flat
horse race
in Germany
which is open to thoroughbred
s aged three years or older. It is run at Cologne
over a distance of 1,300 metres (about 6½ furlongs), and it is scheduled to take place each year in April.
The event was formerly run at Gelsenkirchen
, and it used to be held in August. For a period it was contested over 1,400 metres, and it was given Listed status in 1983. Its distance was extended to 1,450 metres in 1998, and it was cut to 1,200 metres in 2000.
The Silberne Peitsche was transferred to its present venue, Cologne, in 2002. It was promoted to Group 3 level and increased to 1,300 metres in 2007. Its position in the calendar was subsequently brought forward, and the 2011 running was staged in April.
Most successful horse (2 wins):
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Leading jockey
(6 wins):
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Leading trainer
(5 wins):
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
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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 Cologne
Cologne-Weidenpesch Racecourse
The Cologne-Weidenpesch Racecourse is a horse racing track at Weidenpescher Park in Nippes, Cologne. As the only race course in Germany, hosting more than one European pattern Group 1 race, Weidenpesch is one of the most prominent tracks in the country.Cologne-Weidenpesch is also one of Germany's...
over a distance of 1,300 metres (about 6½ furlongs), and it is scheduled to take place each year in April.
The event was formerly run 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 it used to be held in August. For a period it was contested over 1,400 metres, and it was given Listed status in 1983. Its distance was extended to 1,450 metres in 1998, and it was cut to 1,200 metres in 2000.
The Silberne Peitsche was transferred to its present venue, Cologne, in 2002. It was promoted to Group 3 level and increased to 1,300 metres in 2007. Its position in the calendar was subsequently brought forward, and the 2011 running was staged in April.
Records
Most successful horse (2 wins):
- Pentathlon – 1967, 1968
- Zünftiger – 1983, 1984
- Wondras – 1990, 1991
- Contat – 2009, 2010
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Leading jockey
Jockey
A jockey is an athlete who rides horses in horse racing or steeplechase racing, primarily as a profession. The word also applies to camel riders in camel racing.-Etymology:...
(6 wins):
- Peter Remmert – Campanile (1961), Naretha (1963), Gegenwind (1969), Iffland (1978, div. ii), Aspros (1981), Zünftiger (1984)
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Leading trainer
Horse trainer
In horse racing, a trainer prepares a horse for races, with responsibility for exercising it, getting it race-ready and determining which races it should enter...
(5 wins):
- Heinz Jentzsch – Erdball (1962), Dschingis Khan (1965), Akbar (1975), Colatina (1976), Esclavo (1980)
Winners since 1989
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Time |
| 1989 | Feenpark | 4 | Ralf Malinowski | Herbert Cohn | 1:23.40 |
| 1990 | Wondras | 5 | Peter Bloomfield | Theo Grieper | 1:22.60 |
| 1991 | Wondras | 6 | Peter Bloomfield | Theo Grieper | 1:27.10 |
| 1992 | Calypso Reef | 6 | Andre Best | Søren Jensen | 1:25.20 |
| 1993 | Montepulciano | 4 | Georg Bocskai | Peter Rau | 1:24.40 |
| 1994 | Hever Golf Rose Hever Golf Rose Hever Golf Rose was a thoroughbred racehorse who was bred and trained in the United Kingdom, and campaigned throughout Europe in a career that lasted from 1993 to 1998... |
3 | Jason Weaver Jason Weaver (jockey) Jason Weaver is a former British flat racing jockey who had much of his major success in the mid 1990s. In total, Weaver rode more than 1,000 winners in a career which spanned fourteen years.-Biography:... |
Joe Naughton | 1:28.64 |
| 1995 | Branston Abby | 6 | Michael Roberts Michael Roberts (jockey) Michael Roberts is a South African jockey currently residing in Suffolk, England, with his wife Verna and two daughters, Melanie and Carolyn. Roberts has had a successful career, winning many English and South African races multiple times. He was British flat racing Champion Jockey in 1992... |
Mark Johnston | 1:27.00 |
| 1996 | Personal Love | 3 | Andre Best | Horst Steinmetz | 1:27.46 |
| 1997 | Barlovento | 4 | Georg Bocskai | Uwe Ostmann | 1:26.73 |
| 1998 | Gaelic Symphony | 5 | 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.... |
Mario Hofer | 1:27.00 |
| 1999 | Catoki | 6 | Peter Heugl | Peter Lautner | 1:31.40 |
| 2000 | Kaka | 5 | Jean-Pierre Carvalho | Mario Hofer | 1:10.40 |
| 2001 | Shawdon | 6 | L. Hammer-Hansen | Nils Lindgren | 1:12.30 |
| 2002 | König Shuffle | 6 | Adrie de Vries | Martin Rölke | 1:12.10 |
| 2003 | Call Me Big | 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... |
Eckhart Gröschel | 1:11.00 |
| 2004 | Glad to Be Fast | 4 | 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... |
Mario Hofer | 1:11.90 |
| 2005 | Diable | 6 | Adrie de Vries | Heinz Hesse | 1:15.80 |
| 2006 | Polish Magic | 6 | Eduardo Pedroza | Andreas Wöhler | 1:10.00 |
| 2007 | Lucky Strike | 9 | Adrie de Vries | Andreas Trybuhl | 1:16.19 |
| 2008 | Abbadjinn | 4 | Torsten Mundry | Peter Rau | 1:19.71 |
| 2009 | Contat | 6 | Rastislav Juracek | Pavel Vovcenko | 1:17.91 |
| 2010 | Contat | 7 | Rastislav Juracek | Pavel Vovcenko | 1:17.27 |
| 2011 | Amico Fritz | 5 | Maxime Guyon Maxime Guyon Maxime Guyon is a French flat racing jockey. Debut at 2005. Start from 2008, he received possessional license, won first group one at Grand Prix de Paris... |
Henri-Alex Pantall | 1:17.84 |