Hessen-Pokal

Hessen-Pokal
ClassGroup 3
LocationFrankfurt Racecourse
Frankfurt, Germany
Inaugurated1967
Race typeFlat / Thoroughbred
WebsiteFrankfurt
Race information
Distance2,000 metres (1¼ miles)
SurfaceTurf
TrackLeft-handed
QualificationThree-years-old and up
Weight56 kg (3yo); 57½ kg (4yo+)
Allowances
1½ kg for fillies and mares
1 kg if not won €12,000 *
Penalties
3 kg for Group 1 winners *
2 kg for Group 2 winners *
1 kg for Group 3 winners *
* since January 1
Purse€55,000 (2012)
1st: €32,000

The Hessen-Pokal (Hesse Cup) is a Group 3 flat horse race in Germany open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run at Frankfurt over a distance of 2,000 metres (about 1¼ miles), and it is scheduled to take place each year in November.

The race was moved to Krefeld and renamed Niederrhein-Pokal (Lower Rhine Cup) in 2014. The race was moved to Hoppegarten in 2018 and renamed Silbernes Pferd .

History

The event was established in 1967, and it was originally called the Concentra-Pokal. It used to be held in July, and was initially contested over 2,550 metres. It was cut to 2,500 metres in 1971.

The race was given Group 3 status in 1973. It was shortened to 2,000 metres in 1974. It was renamed after Hesse, the German state where Frankfurt is located, in 1979.

The Hessen-Pokal was promoted to Group 2 level in 1987. It was relegated back to Group 3 in 1989. For a period it was known as the Frankfurt-Pokal.

The race was extended to 2,050 metres in 1999, and restored to 2,000 metres in 2001. It was switched to November in 2006.

The race was extended to 3,000 metres in 2018.

Records

Most successful horse (2 wins):

  • Harris – 1977, 1979
  • Twist King – 1989, 1990
  • Lordano - 2023, 2025
  • Vif Monsieur - 2014, 2015

Leading jockey (4 wins):

  • Andrasch Starke - Devil Picker Peek (1997), Elle Shadow (2010), Nikkei (2018), Lordano (2023)

Leading trainer (6 wins):

  • Peter Schiergen – Catella (1999), Imperioso (2000), Zöllner (2001), Soldier Hollow (2004), Elle Shadow (2010), Nikkei (2018)
  • Andreas Wohler - Sugunas (1992), Street Poker (2002), King's Hall (2011), Seismos (2012), Ladykiller (2019) Silence Please (2022)

Winners

Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Time
1967 On Dit 3 Harro Remmert Sven von Mitzlaff 2:37.60
1968 Zachäus 7 Joan Pall Andreas Hecker 2:35.80
1969 Gin 6 Johannes Starosta Arthur-Paul Schlaefke 2:39.40
1970 Elviro 5 Peter Alafi Sven von Mitzlaff 2:39.70
1971 Selekta 6 Manfred Kosman Dr A. Stocks 2:35.10
1972 Furka 6 Raimund Prinzinger R. Zachmeier 2:36.80
1973 Sarto 5 Fritz Drechsler Heinz Jentzsch 2:38.00
1974 Star Appeal 4 Manfred Kosman Anton Pohlkötter 2:00.50
1975 Record Run 4 Brian Taylor Gavin Pritchard-Gordon 2:04.00
1976 Red Regent 4 Pat Eddery Peter Walwyn 2:04.80
1977 Harris 5 Bruce Raymond Oskar Langner 2:02.80
1978 Ziethen 4 Paul Cook Theo Grieper 2:08.10
1979 Harris 7 Bruce Raymond Uwe Ostmann 2:04.70
1980 Mokka 5 Otto Gervai Charly Seiffert 2:05.10
1981 no race
1982 Ti Amo 4 Bruce Raymond Franz-Felix Schreiner 2:02.00
1983 Hill's Pageant 4 Joe Mercer Peter Walwyn 2:03.70
1984 Hot Touch 4 Steve Cauthen Geoff Wragg 2:08.20
1985 Diu Star 5 Lutz Mäder Theo Grieper 2:04.60
1986 Grauer Wicht 5 Bernd Selle Hartmut Steguweit 2:02.00
1987 Nuas 3 Terence Kelleher Theo Grieper 2:05.00
1988 Highland Chieftain 5 Willie Carson John Dunlop 2:05.60
1989 Twist King 4 Dragan Ilic Peter Lautner 2:05.60
1990 Twist King 5 Dragan Ilic Peter Lautner 2:04.31
1991 Sir Felix 5 Michael Roberts Mario Hofer 2:05.14
1992 Sugunas 4 Andreas Boschert Andreas Wöhler 2:05.40
1993 Iron Fighter 4 Ronald Hillis Horst Steinmetz 2:05.84
1994 Latmos 4 Terence Hellier Peter Rau 2:06.36
1995 Solon 3 Peter Schiergen Heinz Jentzsch 2:06.32
1996 Dankeston 3 Michael Roberts Michael Bell 2:04.84
1997 Devil River Peek 5 Andrasch Starke Bruno Schütz 2:10.53
1998 Aboard 3 Stanley Chin Andreas Schütz 2:05.36
1999 Catella 3 Andreas Suborics Peter Schiergen 2:05.71
2000 Imperioso 4 Terence Hellier Peter Schiergen 2:11.06
2001 Zöllner 3 Jimmy Quinn Peter Schiergen 2:09.30
2002 Street Poker 4 Andreas Boschert Andreas Wöhler 2:04.12
2003 Picotee 6 Jimmy Quinn Dr Andreas Bolte 2:07.16
2004 Soldier Hollow 4 Andreas Suborics Peter Schiergen 2:10.16
2005 Tarlac 4 Terence Hellier Andreas Schütz 2:03.69
2006 Wiesenpfad 3 Johan Victoire Waldemar Hickst 2:22.69
2007 Fair Breeze 4 Andreas Helfenbein Mario Hofer 2:17.41
2008 Lady Deauville [a] 3 Hayley Turner Paul Blockley 2:12.30
2009 Zafisio 3 Graham Gibbons Roger Curtis 2:19.65
2010 Elle Shadow [b] 3 Andrasch Starke Peter Schiergen 2:18.39
2011 King's Hall 3 Eduardo Pedroza Andreas Wöhler 2:11.26
2012 Seismos 4 Andrea Atzeni Andreas Wöhler 2:14.57
2013 Adriana 5 Lennart Hammer-Hansen M Rulec 2:20.80
2014 Vif Monsieur 4 Koen Clijmans S Smrczek 2:13.14
2015 Vif Monsieur 5 Koen Clijmans S Smrczek 2:12.69
2016 Amazona 4 Andreas Helfenbein Jean-Pierre Carvalho 2:03.79
2017 Veneto 4 Alexander Pietsch Andreas Suborics 2:17.08
2018 Nikkei 3 Andrasch Starke Peter Schiergen 3:15.50
2019 Ladykiller 3 Bauyrzhan Murzabayev Andreas Wohler 3:19.37
2021 Aff Un Zo 3 Maxim Pecheur Markus Klug 3:10.32
2022 Silence Please 5 Jozef Bojko Andreas Wohler 3:16.40
2023 Lordano 4 Andrasch Starke Marcel Weiss 3:30.44
2024 Flatten The Curve 5 Thore Hammer-Hansen Hank Grewe 3:19.90
2025 Lordano 6 Rene Piechulek Marcel Weiss 3:21.56

a The 2008 running took place at Hanover.
b The 2010 edition was held at Dortmund.

See also

References

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