Westminster 136th Grosser Preis von Berlin (G1)
Westminster 136th Grosser Preis von Berlin (G1) Hoppegarten – 9th August 2026 Sir Mark Prescott and Luke Morris were successful in this race with Alpinista in 2021 when she beat the subsequent Prix de L’Arc de Triomphe winner Torquator Tasso at the start of a series of six Group 1 wins that culminated in her […]
German Oaks
168th Henkel-Preis der Diana – German Oaks (G1) Dusseldorf – 2nd August 2026 A very fair race. That would be my first assessment of the 168th running of the Henkel-Preis Der Diana (German Oaks) at Dusseldorf on Sunday. All of the major players appeared to run their races and the best horses at the finish […]
Grosser Dallmayr-Preis – Bayerisches Zuchtrennen
Grosser Dallmayr-Preis – Bayerisches Zuchtrennen (G1) Munich – 26th July 2026 HOTAZHELL returned to the winner’s enclosure and landed the second Group 1 race of his career when winning Sunday’s Grosser Dallmayr-Preis – Bayerisches Zuchtrennen in Munich. This was his first success since he won the Futurity Trophy as a 2-year-old at Doncaster in 2024 […]
German Derby
The 157th Deutsches Derby (G1) Hamburg – 5th July 2026 “It was DARDANOS who delivered a 6th German Derby victory for his trainer Andreas Wohler on Sunday afternoon in the Hamburg sunshine. The 3-year-old by Soldier Hollow raced prominently throughout and once in front, he held off the late challenge of the Henk Grewe trained […]
Japan Racing Association Derby Trial
Japan Racing Association Derby-Trial (G3) Baden Baden 6th June 2026 SEGURO certainly explored all areas of the track at Baden-Baden to win the Japan Racing Association Derby Trial (G3) on Saturday afternoon, but despite a significant drift to his right inside the final furlong, the son of Romanised still ran out a relatively comfortable winner. […]
Horn & Company German 1,000 Guineas
HORN & COMPANY GERMAN 1,000 GUINEAS (G2) Dusseldorf – 31st May 2026 Timeforshowcasing and Callum Shepherd before winning BetMGM Burradon Stakes at Newcastle Racecourse 3.4.26 Photo © Joanna Grabowska focusonracing.com When TIMEFORSHOWCASING won the Burradon Stakes on All-Weather Finals Day at Newcastle in April, it was considered to be a shock result. Although she returned […]
Sauren Dachfonds Preis
Sauren Dachfonds Preis (ex Gerling-Preis) (G2) Cologne – 8th May 2026 There can be no question that jockeys are brave. To even get on a horse and race ride takes courage, but once a race is underway there are so many split second decisions that need to be made, all with 400 kilos of thoroughbred […]
Henkel-Stutenpreis
Henkel-Stutenpreis (Listed) Düsseldorf – 24th April 2026 This is the first visit to Germany for this blog in 2026 but there was quite a lot to like about the performance of Indifferente and I think this 3-year-old race should work out relatively well. The first 3 fillies to cross the line are all trained in […]