German Racing Champions League
The German Racing Champions League is a series of horse races in which horses , jockeys and trainers compete for the overall victory. The series has been organized by German Racing since 2016 . The racing series consists of a total of eleven races that are held on racetracks in six different cities.
For placements in the races, points are awarded according to the following scheme: 1st place: ten points, 2nd place: six points, 3rd place: four points, 4th place: two points, 5th place: one point. At the final, the Bavarian Grand Prix in November, there are one and a half times the number of points.
So far, Iquitos has won the German Racing Champions League in 2016 and 2018. In these two years he was also voted horse of the year . Guignol won the German Racing Champions League in 2017.
Champions League races
| month | Surname | Racetrack | Dist. (m) | Age / gender | group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April May | Gerling Prize | Cologne | 2400 | 4 years old and older | II |
| May June | GP of the Baden economy | Baden-Baden | 2200 | 4 years old and older | II |
| June | Oppenheim Union race | Cologne | 2200 | 3 years | II |
| July | German derby | Hamburg | 2400 | 3 years old, stallions and mares | I. |
| July / Aug | Big Dallmayr Prize - Bavarian breeding race | Munich | 2000 | 3 years and older | I. |
| August | Henkel - Prize of Diana - German Oaks | Dusseldorf | 2200 | 3 year old mares | I. |
| July / Aug | Longines - Grand Prix of Berlin | Hoppegarten | 2400 | 3 years and older | I. |
| September | Longines - Baden Grand Prix | Baden-Baden | 2400 | 3 years and older | I. |
| September | Price from Europe | Cologne | 2400 | 3 years and older | I. |
| October | pferdewetten.de - Prize of German Unity | Hoppegarten | 2000 | 3 years and older | III |
| November | Pastorius - Grand Prix of Bavaria | Munich | 2400 | 3 years and older | I. |
successes
| year |
1st place horse |
Points | 2nd place horse |
Points | 3rd place horse |
Points | 1st place jockey |
Points | 1st place coach |
Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Iquitos | 26th | Nightflower (IRE) | 22nd | Guignol | 19th | Andrasch Starke | 34 | Andreas Wöhler | 48 |
| 2017 | Guignol | 35 | Iquitos | 31 | Gust of wind | 28 | Andrasch Starke | 46 | Markus Klug | 89 |
| 2018 | Iquitos | 37 | Best Solution (IRE) | 20th | World star | 20th | Eddy Hardouin | 37 | Markus Klug | 59 |
| 2019 |