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2025 Grosser Preis von Berlin Preview
The Group 1 Grosser Preis von Berlin which has been previously known as the Deutschland-Preis is a flat race that takes place at the Hoppegarten racecourse in Germany. The race is open to runners who are three or older and is contested in late July or early August each year over a distance of 2,400m which is roughly one mile and four furlongs.
Established in 1888, the race has been run at other tracks throughout its history, between 1909-1934 it was run at Grunewald before returning to Hoppegarten but was again moved in 1947 when switched to Düsseldorf and in 1996 it was moved to Hamburg, however, it has been at home at Hoppegarten now since 2011.
Watch out for the raiders as this race does not always go the way of the Germans, Paul Cole, Clive Brittain, Saeed bin Suroor, Sir Mark Prescott, Luca Cumani and Charlie Appleby have all tasted success in the race.
Grosser Preis von Berlin Information:
- Grosser Preis von Berlin Past Winners
- Grosser Preis von Berlin Trainer Statistics
- Grosser Preis von Berlin Jockey Statistics
You may also be interested in other preview blogs that we have packed full of information, head down to the Other Principal Races in Germany section for links to these.
How competitive is the Grosser Preis von Berlin market? When looking at the over-rounds for the last 20 renewals, the most competitive market was in 2010 when the race had an over-round of 114%. The race in 2006 was a race that was most in the bookie's favour with an over-round of 137%, whilst on average over the last 20 renewals of the Grosser Preis von Berlin, the over-round has been 128%, which means the bookie expects to pay out £100 for every £128 which is bet.
Grosser Preis von Berlin Trends:
Looking at the future form, is the winner worth following next time out? From the past 20 if you had followed the winner of the Grosser Preis von Berlin next time out then you would have backed a total of 7 winners. Backing all 19 runners who have been out since to win at SP next time out, would have returned an LSP of +3.05.
The runner that holds the record over the past 20 renewals for the slowest time in the race was set in the 2016 renewal when Protectionist from A Wohler under the guidance of Eduardo Pedroza, won in a time of 2:41.10, whilst at the other end of the spectrum, Shinkos Best, trained by A Kleinkorres and ridden by Mr M Timpelan set the quickest time of 1:18.94 in the 2006 renewal.
These are the top three quickest-run Grosser Preis von Berlin over the last 20 renewals:
- Shinkos Best (1:18.94) in 2006
- Lucky Strike (1:20.60) in 2005
- Simca Mille (2:23.24) in 2023
Grosser Preis von Berlin Past Winners
Here are the Grosser Preis von Berlin past winners for the last 10 renewals. Each row details the year of the race, the horse which won along with the age & weight of the horse. Also detailed is the stall where the horse came from and the total number of runners in the race. The horse's trainer and the jockey at the time of winning the Grosser Preis von Berlin are also displayed, along with the starting price at which the horse was sent off.
| Year | Horse (Drawn) | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 2:30.29 | Al Riffa (FR) 4yo 9-6 (1 of 7) 3/5F | Dylan Browne McMonagle Joseph Patrick O'Brien (IRE) |
| 2023 2:23.24 | Simca Mille (IRE) 4yo 9-6 (7 of 7) 1/2F | Alexis Pouchin S Wattel (FR) |
| 2022 2:32.33 | Rebels Romance (IRE) 4yo 9-6 (5 of 8) 1/1F | James Doyle Charlie Appleby (GB) |
| 2021 2:29.48 | Alpinista (GB) 4yo 9-3 (5 of 8) 19/5 | Luke Morris Sir Mark Prescott Bt (GB) |
| 2020 2:33.78 | Torquator Tasso (GER) 3yo 8-11 (2 of 9) 8/5F | Lukas Delozier Marcel Weiss (GER) |
| 2019 2:35.16 | French King (GB) 4yo 9-6 (1 of 6) 19/10 | Olivier Peslier H-A Pantall (FR) |
| 2018 2:29.35 | Best Solution (IRE) 4yo 9-6 (3 of 7) 12/5 | Pat Cosgrave Saeed bin Suroor (GB) |
| 2017 2:32.89 | Dschingis Secret (GER) 4yo 9-6 (3 of 7) 14/5 | Adrie de Vries Markus Klug (GER) |
| 2016 2:41.10 | Protectionist (GER) 6yo 9-6 (2 of 6) 2/5F | Eduardo Pedroza A Wohler (GER) |
| 2015 2:28.60 | Second Step (IRE) 4yo 9-6 (5 of 8) 2/1 | Jamie Spencer Luca Cumani (GB) |
Where have the winning runners come from?
Here are the countries where the winning trainers of the Grosser Preis von Berlin have been based:
- GER: 11 winners with an additional 24 placings from 113 runners
- GB: 5 winners with an additional 3 placings from 17 runners
- FR: 3 winners with an additional 0 placings from 4 runners
- IRE: 1 winner with an additional 0 placings from 1 runner
- NOR: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 3 runners
- CZE: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 2 runners
- POL: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 2 runners
- SWE: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 1 runner
Grosser Preis von Berlin Trainer Statistics
The leading trainer in the Grosser Preis von Berlin over the last 20 renewals is P Schiergen who has won the race three times with those three winners coming from Schiaparelli (2007), Danedream (2011) and Nymphea (2013). Other trainers who have recorded multiple wins in the Grosser Preis von Berlin are Saeed bin Suroor (2 wins) and J Hirschberger (2 wins).
Here are some of the top Grosser Preis von Berlin trainer statistics over the last 20 renewals (R = Runners, W = Winners, P = Places including winners, Win LSP is based on 1pt Win and EW LSP is based on 0.5pt Win & 0.5pt Place):
| Trainer | R-W-P | Win | EW |
|---|---|---|---|
| P Schiergen | 19-3-10 | +0.00 | +1.24 |
| Saeed bin Suroor | 4-2-2 | +4.90 | +2.31 |
| J Hirschberger | 4-2-3 | +2.40 | +1.37 |
| Markus Klug | 15-1-5 | -11.20 | -3.22 |
| A Wohler | 10-1-4 | -8.60 | -6.55 |
| Charlie Appleby | 6-1-3 | -4.00 | -2.96 |
| Andreas Lowe | 5-1-2 | -1.40 | -1.41 |
| A Kleinkorres | 2-1-1 | +2.90 | +1.44 |
| H-A Pantall | 2-1-1 | +0.90 | +0.19 |
| Marcel Weiss | 2-1-2 | +0.60 | +0.64 |
Grosser Preis von Berlin Jockey Statistics
There are multiple leading jockeys in the Grosser Preis von Berlin over the last 20 renewals with Andrasch Starke, Adrie de Vries and Stephen Hellyn having all won the race two times. Andrasch Starke winners have been with Schiaparelli (2007) and Danedream (2011). Adrie de Vries winners have been with Lucky Strike (2005) and Dschingis Secret (2017). Stephen Hellyn winners have been with Getaway (2009) and Sirius (2014).
Here are some of the top Grosser Preis von Berlin jockey statistics over the last 20 renewals (R = Runners, W = Winners, P = Places including winners, Win LSP is based on 1pt Win and EW LSP is based on 0.5pt Win & 0.5pt Place):
| Jockey | R-W-P | Win | EW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrasch Starke | 13-2-8 | +1.80 | +1.96 |
| Adrie de Vries | 12-2-5 | -6.30 | -5.78 |
| Stephen Hellyn | 2-2-2 | +4.90 | +3.00 |
| Eduardo Pedroza | 6-1-1 | -4.60 | -4.75 |
| F Johansson | 4-1-1 | -0.90 | -1.69 |
| James Doyle | 4-1-3 | -2.00 | -0.96 |
| Mr M Timpelan | 2-1-2 | +2.90 | +2.72 |
| Lukas Delozier | 2-1-2 | +0.60 | +2.61 |
| Maxime Guyon | 2-1-2 | -0.20 | +0.16 |
| Frankie Dettori | 1-1-1 | +4.50 | +2.81 |
2025 Grosser Preis von Berlin Trends
Favourites finishing positions (oldest to latest): 1, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1, 3, 3, 3, 1, 2, (3, 4), 3, 1, 2, 1, 1, 1
The percentage shown is the percentage of the total number of runners who fell under that factor. High percentages are less appealing than lower ones as you would expect them to do well. The trend information is based on the available information on the racing post in terms of previous runs etc.
- 20 / 20 (65%) - No bigger than 99/10
- 20 / 20 (77%) - No bigger than 16/1 (LTO)
- 20 / 20 (78%) - Won by at least a head (Last Win)
- 20 / 20 (80%) - No bigger than 12/1 (Career Win)
- 20 / 20 (80%) - Highest Won is not Cl2/Cl5
- 20 / 20 (81%) - Highest Placed is not G3/Cl2-3/Cl5-6
- 20 / 20 (83%) - Had 1 - 6 placings (Going)
- 20 / 20 (84%) - Not in NOR/POL/SVK/SWE (Last Win)
- 20 / 20 (85%) - Had 1 - 7 wins (Career)
- 20 / 20 (87%) - Had 2 - 12 placings (Career)
- 20 / 20 (88%) - In a field of 4 - 12 (LTO)
- 20 / 20 (89%) - Beaten no more -8½l (LTO)
- 20 / 20 (89%) - Off a break of 16 - 80 days
- 20 / 20 (89%) - Achieved an RPR of 100+ (Last 5)
- 19 / 20 (42%) - Within the first 3 of the market
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Grosser Preis von Berlin Trend Analysis
The trend factor which had produced 10+ winners and shows the best LSP, an LSP of +6.20 is when runners had 2 places in the past 180 days. The worst performing factor that has failed to produce a single winner is when runners had 1 place in the past year, when backing these the trend shows a record of 0-23.
Here are the most recent winning draws along with the further placings in brackets:
- 2024: Winner in 1 (6) [7 Runners]
- 2023: Winner in 7 (6) [7 Runners]
- 2022: Winner in 5 (7,1) [8 Runners]
- 2021: Winner in 5 (8,4) [8 Runners]
- 2020: Winner in 2 (5,4) [9 Runners]
The course which has produced the most winners of the Grosser Preis von Berlin is Hamburg, there has been a total number of 8 winners of this race who ran at Hamburg last time out.
The race is open to both sexes with the Male runners having produced a total of 17 winners from a total of 121 runners whilst the Female runners have produced 3 winners from a total of 22 runners.
Looking over the past renewals, there is only one stallion whose offspring have produced multiple winners of the Grosser Preis von Berlin, that stallion Monsun has produced 3 winners (2016,2009,2007).
Looking over the past renewals, there is only one stallion whose offspring have been disappointed with multiple attempts but no wins in the Grosser Preis von Berlin, that stallion is Lando who has failed to produce a winner from 5 runners.
Looking at the winning odds over the last 20 renewals, the biggest-priced winner was Danedream in 2011, winning for P Schiergen at odds of 99/10 under the guidance of Andrasch Starke. Looking at the runners at the head of the market over the last 20 renewals there have been 7 winning favourites in the race. All figures and trends above, such as the horse's previous runs are based on the information that is available on the racing post.
Article Contributor Information
We are blessed with an excellent team of specialists and experts at OLBG. Contributing to creating and maintaining this Grosser Preis von Berlin Preview are at hand, Andy and James. They both work on the Horse racing tips team team looking after the tipsters and managing the tips settlement, whilst also creating and managing all of the horse racing event previews for International racing.
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