The Gerling-Preis is a Group 2 flat horse race in Germany open to thoroughbreds aged four years or older. It is run over a distance of 2,400 metres (about 1½ miles) at Cologne in late April or early May.
History The event was established in 1921, and it was originally called the Preis von Birlinghoven. Its distance frequently changed during the early part of its history.
Robert Gerling, an insurance entrepreneur, became the sponsor of the race in 1934. From this point it was known as the Gerling-Preis.
The race began its current period over 2,400 metres in 1969. It held Group 3 status from 1972 to 1974, and from 1984 to 1988. It was raised to Group 2 level in 1989.
The Gerling-Preis is Germany's oldest surviving sponsored horse race.
The race renamed to Carl Jaspers-Preis in 2019
Records Most successful horse (2 wins): Niederländer – 1951, 1952 Lombard – 1971, 1972 Orofino – 1982, 1983 Acatenango – 1986, 1987 Monsun – 1994, 1995 Alleno - 2025, 2026
Leading jockey (6 wins): Johannes Starosta – Organdy (1941), Witterung (1956), Waidmann (1963), Spielhahn (1964), Wiesenklee (1965), Tajo (1969)
Leading trainer (12 wins): Heinz Jentzsch – Basalt (1970), Lombard (1971, 1972), Sebastiano (1974), Ebano (1978), Aschanti (1979), Abary (1984), Acatenango (1986, 1987), Monsun (1994, 1995), Laroche (1996)
Winners since 1970
Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Time 1970 Basalt 4 Fritz Drechsler Heinz Jentzsch 2:44.20 1971 Lombard 4 Horst Horwart Heinz Jentzsch 2:31.40 1972 Lombard 5 Fritz Drechsler Heinz Jentzsch 2:30.90 1973 Caracol 4 Harro Remmert Sven von Mitzlaff 2:31.90 1974 Sebastiano 4 Ralf Suerland Heinz Jentzsch 2:31.80 1975 Lord Udo 4 Edward Hide Theo Grieper 2:32.80 1976 My Brief 7 Manfred Kosman Theo Grieper 2:30.50 1977 Windwurf 5 Geoff Lewis Heinz Gummelt 2:36.20 1978 Ebano 5 Ralf Suerland Heinz Jentzsch 2:34.60 1979 Aschanti 4 Joan Pall Heinz Jentzsch 2:37.60 1980 Nebos 4 Lutz Mäder Hein Bollow 2:34.60 1981 Wauthi 4 Peter Remmert Theo Grieper 2:36.00 1982 Orofino 4 Peter Alafi Sven von Mitzlaff 2:29.10 1983 Orofino 5 Peter Alafi Sven von Mitzlaff 2:39.80 1984 Abary 4 Georg Bocskai Heinz Jentzsch 2:36.60 1985 Ordos 5 Peter Alafi Sven von Mitzlaff 2:31.70 1986 Acatenango 4 Georg Bocskai Heinz Jentzsch 2:34.40 1987 Acatenango 5 Georg Bocskai Heinz Jentzsch 2:29.30 1988 Wildvogel 5 Georg Bocskai Wido Neuroth 2:28.11 1989 Luigi 4 Billy Newnes Uwe Ostmann 2:35.76 1990 Mondrian 4 Kevin Woodburn Uwe Stoltefuss 2:27.65 1991 Taishan 5 Dragan Ilic Raimund Prinzinger 2:35.66 1992 Lomitas 4 Andreas Boschert Andreas Wöhler 2:34.73 1993 Protektor 4 Terence Hellier Andreas Löwe 2:31.45 1994 Monsun 4 Andrzej Tylicki Heinz Jentzsch 2:34.11 1995 Monsun 5 Peter Schiergen Heinz Jentzsch 2:32.20 1996 Laroche 5 L. Hammer-Hansen Heinz Jentzsch 2:29.88 1997 Wurftaube 4 Kevin Woodburn Harro Remmert 2:28.64 1998 Ferrari 4 Andreas Suborics Peter Lautner 2:36.28 1999 Tiger Hill 4 Andreas Suborics Peter Schiergen 2:26.57 2000 Catella 4 Terence Hellier Peter Schiergen 2:30.33 2001 Subiaco 4 Frankie Dettori Andreas Schütz 2:39.25 2002 Well Made 5 L. Hammer-Hansen Hans Blume 2:36.48 2003 Aolus 4 Andrasch Starke Andreas Schütz 2:27.58 2004 Olaso 5 Andrasch Starke Pavel Vovcenko 2:30.89 2005 Collier Hill 7 Dean McKeown Alan Swinbank 2:34.29 2006 All Spirit 4 Eduardo Pedroza Norbert Sauer 2:37.50 2007 Saddex 4 Eduardo Pedroza Peter Rau 2:30.57 2008 Oriental Tiger 5 Terence Hellier Uwe Ostmann 2:26.44 2009 Kamsin 4 Andrasch Starke Peter Schiergen 2:31.18 2010 Eye of the Tiger 5 Terence Hellier Jens Hirschberger 2:31.95 2011 Scalo 4 Frankie Dettori Andreas Wöhler 2:29.22 2012 Atempo 4 Adrie de Vries Jens Hirschberger 2:30.91 2013 Girolamo 4 Andrasch Starke Peter Schiergen 2:32.71 2014 Ivanhowe 4 Adrie de Vries Jean-Pierre Carvalho 2:30.09 2015 Guardini 4 Filip Minarik Jean-Pierre Carvalho 2:28.52 2016 Ito 5 Filip Minarik Jean-Pierre Carvalho 2:25.33 2017 Dschingis Secret 4 Adrie de Vries Markus Klug 2:29.47 2018 Oriental Eagle 4 Lukas Delozier Jens Hirschberger 2:22.60 2019 French King 4 Olivier Peslier Henri-Alex Pantall 2:31.62 2020 Be My Sheriff 6 Andrasch Starke Henk Grewe 2:26.53 2021 Nerium 4 Bauyrzhan Murzabayev Peter Schiergen 2:34.14 2022 Dato 6 Bayarsaikhan Ganbat Sascha Smrczek 2:31.55 2023 Assistent 4 Lukas Delozier Henk Grewe 2:33.13 2024 Lordano 5 Rene Piechulek Marcel Weiss 2:38.40 2025 Alleno 4 Sibylle Vogt Marcel Weiss 2:32.202026Alleno5Sibylle VogtMarcel Weiss2:27.27
Earlier winners 1921: Liebhaber 1922: Meergeist 1923: Puella 1924: Hausfreund 1925: Salzig 1926: Kabristan 1927: Freigeist 1928: Meteor 1929: Truchsess 1930–33: no race 1934: Airolo 1935: Athanasius 1936: Elanus 1937: Burgunder 1938: Walzerkönig
1939: Panheros 1940: Graf Alten 1941: Organdy 1942: Lockfalke 1943: Coroner 1944: Patrizier 1945–46: no race 1947: Oberst 1948: Angeber 1949: Aubergine 1950: Astral 1951: Niederländer 1952: Niederländer 1953: Salut 1954: Baal
1955: Mio 1956: Witterung 1957: Windfang 1958: Utrillo 1959: Sommerblume 1960: Adlon 1961: Alarich 1962: Amboss 1963: Waidmann 1964: Spielhahn 1965: Wiesenklee 1966: Marinus 1967: Goldbube 1968: Ilix 1969: Tajo
See also List of German flat horse races Recurring sporting events established in 1921 – this race is included under its original title, Preis von Birlinghoven.
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