Germany
Hamburg · 05.07.26
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Purse€650,000
Distance2400 metres
Winning time2m 39.79s
SurfaceTurf
Conditions3-year-old colts and fillies
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Deutscher Galopp · German commentaryResult
18 runners · prize money to 6th placePosHorseJockey · TrainerMarginPrize
4thKairos3yo colt by Zarak × KosmischeLeon WolffHenk Grewe2€33,000
5thQuitos3yo colt by Iquitos × QuendolinaOliver WilsonChristian Sprengel2€15,000
6thEnglishman3yo colt by Nathaniel × EleniSibylle VogtMarcel WeißNeck€10,000
7thYacomo3yo colt by Yafta × Jeune Et JolieTony PicconeFabian Xaver Weißmeier1
11thVarley3yo colt by Japan × VialinaMartin SeidlMaxim PecheurNeck
12thAbacus3yo colt by Teofilo × AsoofRene PiechulekSarah Steinberg1 1/4
15thLoucas3yo colt by Best Solution × Lucy LouThore Hammer-HansenWaldemar Hickst1 1/2
17thBay Of Brilliance3yo colt by New Bay × IncroyableHector CrouchRalph Beckett9 1/2
18thIron Triumph3yo colt by Cracksman × PuzzlingEnzo CrubletStefanie Koyuncu12
Pedigree of the winner
As of race day 05.07.26Dardanos
Soldier HollowSire
DelegationDamby Mount Nelson
DamDelegation
Dardanos is the best of three stakes winners out of Delegation (Mount Nelson), who won four races in France and Germany and has produced four winners. The others with black type are Delgardo (Best Solution), winner of the Listed Dusseldorf Derby-Trial and twice Group 3-placed, and De La Soul (Sea The Moon), winner of the Listed Junioren-Preis.
Second damDelta Diva
Second dam Delta Diva (Victory Gallop), whose leading performer is Delegation, won a 7f maiden at Kempton at two and has produced five winners. She is a half-sister to In The Slips (More Than Ready), winner of the Blue Norther Stakes and twice graded stakes-placed. In The Slips is in turn the second dam of Donegal Momentum (Uncle Mo), a Grade 3 winner and third in the Grade 1 Hollywood Derby.
Third damTjinouska
Third dam Tjinouska (Cozzene) won a 1m4f maiden at Goodwood and produced ten winners from 12 runners, the best of them In The Slips.
Wider family
The unraced fourth dam Ocean Jewel (Alleged) is the ancestress of the Gr.1 Melbourne Cup winner Delta Blues (Dance In The Dark) and the Group 1-placed mares Pearl Dance (Nureyev) and Rainbow Springs (Selkirk). The extended family also includes Just Call Me Angel (Dark Angel), winner of the Gr.3 Premio Regina Elena (Italian 1000 Guineas) in 2026.
Next generation
Delegation has the unraced two-year-old colt Dancing Dunes (Torquator Tasso) and a yearling colt by Torquator Tasso.
Connections
All winners since 2020
| Year | Winner | Trainer / Jockey | Owner / Breeder | Video | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | HochkönigPolish Vulcano × Halinara | Yasmin AlmenräderNina Baltromei | Stall CloverleafStall MarcRuehl.com | ||
| 2024 | PalladiumGleneagles × Path Wind | Henk GreweThore Hammer-Hansen | Liberty Racing 2022Stiftung Gestut Fahrhof | ||
| 2023 | Fantastic MoonSea The Moon × Frangipani | Sarah SteinbergRene Piechulek | Liberty Racing 2021Graf u.Gräfin v.Stauffenberg | ||
| 2022 | SammarcoCamelot × Saloon Sold | Peter SchiergenBauyrzhan Murzabayev | Gestüt Park WiedingenGestüt Park Wiedingen | ||
| 2021 | SisfahanIsfahan × Kendalee | Henk GreweAndrasch Starke | Darius RacingGuy Pariente Holding SRL/Frankreich | ||
| 2020 | In SwoopAdlerflug × Iota | Francis-Henri GraffardRonan Thomas | Gestut SchlenderhanStall Ullmann |
History since 1926
Deutsches Derby100Editions since 1926
0Multiple winners
5%Won by fillies or mares5 of 100 · 0 of the last 20
84.80Longest-priced winnerDardanos · 2026
Record holders
Most wins since 19261Gestüt SchlenderhanBreeder · 1970, 1976, 2003, 2007, 2009 …16 wins
2Gestüt SchlenderhanOwner · 1970, 1976, 2007, 2009, 2020 …15 wins
3George ArnullTrainer · 1939, 1940, 1941, 1943, 1949 …9 wins
4Andrasch StarkeJockey · 2006, 2008, 2013, 2015, 2021 …8 wins
5TicinoSire · 1950, 1951, 1955, 19574 wins
5OrsiniSire · 1966, 1968, 1969, 19744 wins
7OleanderDamsire · 1940, 1949, 19503 wins
7WallensteinDamsire · 1941, 1943, 19463 wins
Biggest upsets
Longest-priced winners2Ako1982 · Erwin Schindler61.00
3Temporal1991 · Frankie Dettori38.00
4Königssee1975 · José Orihuel28.00
5Singlspieler1947 · St. Zajac27.60
Show all 100 winners since 1926Hide the list
| Year | Winner | Trainer / Jockey | Owner / Breeder | Odds | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | DardanosSoldier Hollow × Delegation | Andreas WöhlerWladimir Panov | Stall BergholzBarbara Holubova | 84.80 | |
| 2025 | HochkonigPolish Vulcano × Halinara | Yasmin AlmenraderNina Baltromei | Stall CloverleafStall Marcruehl.Com | 19.00 | |
| 2024 | PalladiumGleneagles × Path Wind | Henk GreweThore Hammer-Hansen | Liberty Racing 2022Stiftung Gestüt Fährhof | 24.00 | |
| 2023 | Fantastic MoonSea The Moon × Frangipani | Sarah SteinbergRene Piechulek | Liberty Racing 2021Graf & Grafin von Stauffenberg | 7.20 | |
| 2022 | SammarcoCamelot × Saloon Sold | Peter SchiergenBauyrzhan Murzabayev | Gestüt Park WiedingenGestüt Park Wiedingen | 7.00 | |
| 2021 | SisfahanIsfahan × Kendalee | Henk GreweAndrasch Starke | Darius RacingGuy Pariente Holding | 13.00 | |
| 2020 | In SwoopAdlerflug × Iota | Francis-Henri GraffardRonan Thomas | Gestüt SchlenderhanStall Ullmann | 15.00 | |
| 2019 | LaccarioScalo × Laccata | Andreas WöhlerEduardo Pedroza | Gestüt IttlingenGestüt Hof Ittlingen | 3.00 | |
| 2018 | WeltstarSoldier Hollow × Wellenspiel | Markus KlugAdrie de Vries | Gestüt RöttgenGestüt Röttgen | 3.20 | |
| 2017 | WindstossShirocco × Wellenspiel | Markus KlugMaxim Pecheur | Gestüt RöttgenGestüt Röttgen | 7.50 | |
| 2016 | IsfahanLord Of England × Independent Miss | Andreas WöhlerDario Vargiu | Darius RacingRennstall Wohler | 17.00 | |
| 2015 | NutanDuke Of Marmalade × Neele | Peter SchiergenAndrasch Starke | Juergen ImmJuergen Imm | 4.00 | |
| 2014 | Sea The MoonSea The Stars × Sanwa | Markus KlugChristophe Soumillon | Gestüt GörlsdorfGestüt Görlsdorf | 2.80 | |
| 2013 | Lucky SpeedSilvano × Lysuna | Peter SchiergenAndrasch Starke | Stall HornoldendorfGestüt Hof Ittlingen | 8.00 | |
| 2012 | PastoriusSoldier Hollow × Princess Li | Mario HoferTerence Hellier | Stall AntanandoFranz Prinz Von Auersperg Et Al | 26.00 | |
| 2011 | WaldparkDubawi × Wurftaube | Andreas WöhlerJozef Bojko | Gestüt RavensbergGestüt Ravensberg | 13.00 | |
| 2010 | BuzzwordPivotal × Bustling | Mahmood Al ZarooniRoyston Ffrench | GodolphinDarley | 19.00 | |
| 2009 | Wiener WalzerDynaformer × Walzerkoenigin | Jens HirschbergerFredrik Johansson | Gestüt SchlenderhanGestüt Schlenderhan | 4.60 | |
| 2008 | KamsinSamum × Kapitol | Peter SchiergenAndrasch Starke | Stall BlankeneseGestut Karlshof | 8.00 | |
| 2007 | AdlerflugIn The Wings × Aiyana | Jens HirschbergerFredrik Johansson | Gestüt SchlenderhanGestüt Schlenderhan | 6.50 | |
| 2006 | SchiaparelliMonsun × Sacarina | Peter SchiergenAndrasch Starke | Stall BlankeneseGestut Karlshof | 3.75 | |
| 2005 | NicaronAcatenango × Nicol's Girl | Horst SteinmetzDavy Bonilla | Stall NizzaW Fasching | 10.00 | |
| 2004 | ShiroccoMonsun × So Sedulous | Andreas SchützAndreas Suborics | Georg von UllmannGeorg von Ullmann | 7.00 | |
| 2003 | Dai JinPeintre Celebre × Dawlah | Andreas SchützOlivier Peslier | WH Sport InternationalGestüt Schlenderhan | 6.00 | |
| 2002 | Next DesertDesert Style × Night Petticoat | Andreas SchützAndrasch Starke | Gestüt WittekindshofGestüt Wittekindshof | 3.60 | |
| 2001 | BorealJava Gold × Britannia | Peter SchiergenJohn Reid | Gestüt AmmerlandGestüt Ammerland | 10.00 | |
| 2000 | SamumMonsun × Sacarina | Andreas SchützAndrasch Starke | Stall BlankeneseGestut Karlshof | 3.50 | |
| 1999 | BelenusLomitas × Beaute | Andreas WöhlerKevin Darley | Turf Syndikat 99Dr F Feldmann | 15.00 | |
| 1998 | RoberticoRobellino × Dance On The Stage | Andreas SchützAndrasch Starke | Gestüt Hof VesterbergGodolphin | 23.00 | |
| 1997 | BorgiaAcatenango × Britannia | Bruno SchützOlivier Peslier | Gestüt AmmerlandGestüt Ammerland | 8.00 | |
| 1996 | LavircoKönigsstuhl × La Virginia | Peter RauTorsten Mundry | Gestüt FährhofStiftung Gestüt Fährhof | 3.00 | |
| 1995 | All My DreamsAssert × Marie de Beaujeu | Harro RemmertKevin Woodburn | Stall RheinwieseJ. C. Condon/Irland | 3.00 | |
| 1994 | LarocheNebos × Laurea | Heinz JentzschStephen Eccles | Gestüt IttlingenGestüt Hof Ittlingen | 18.00 | |
| 1993 | LandoAcatenango × Laurea | Heinz JentzschAndrzej Tylicki | Gestüt IttlingenGestüt Hof Ittlingen | 25.00 | |
| 1992 | Pik KönigKönigsstuhl × Pikante | Andreas WöhlerBilly Newnes | Albert DarbovenAlbert Darboven | 6.00 | |
| 1991 | TemporalSurumu × Theresa | Bruno SchützFrankie Dettori | Stall RositaFrau Alexandra Gutierrez | 38.00 | |
| 1990 | KarloffEsclavo × Krönungsrose | Bruno SchützMark Rimmer | Stall SteigenbergerEvelyn u. Albert Steigenberger | 6.00 | |
| 1989 | MondrianSurumu × Mole | Uwe StoltefussKevin Woodburn | Stall HanseMichael Becher u. Johann Th. Pavenstedt | 6.00 | |
| 1988 | LuigiHome Guard × Locarno | Uwe OstmannWalter Swinburn | Stall MarcassarguesDr. Christoph Burmester | 26.00 | |
| 1987 | LebosNebos × Litty | Bruno SchützLutz Mäder | Stall KlingenstadtGestüt Westerberg | 7.00 | |
| 1986 | PhilipoPrince Ippi × Prärie | Hartmut SteguweitDave Richardson | Stall SurinamGestüt Falkenstein | 4.00 | |
| 1985 | AcatenangoSurumu × Aggravate | Heinz JentzschAndrzej Tylicki | Gestüt FährhofGestut Faehrhof | 4.00 | |
| 1984 | LagunasIle de Bourbon × Liranga | Heinz JentzschGeorg Bocskai | Gestüt FährhofGestüt Fährhof | 12.00 | |
| 1983 | OrdosFrontal × Ordinale | Sven von MitzlaffPeter Alafi | Gestüt ZoppenbroichGestüt Zoppenbroich | 7.00 | |
| 1982 | AkoRiboprince × Arietta | H. G. HeibertshausenErwin Schindler | Steffi SeilerHeinrich Krebber | 61.00 | |
| 1981 | OrofinoDschingis Khan × Ordinale | Sven von MitzlaffPeter Alafi | Gestüt ZoppenbroichGestüt Zoppenbroich | 2.00 | |
| 1980 | NavarinoMadruzzo × Nachtviole | Arthur-Paul SchlaefkeDave Richardson | Hugo EinschützJosef Horsthemke | 4.00 | |
| 1979 | KönigsstuhlDschingis Khan × Königskrönung | Sven von MitzlaffPeter Alafi | Gestüt ZoppenbroichGestüt Zoppenbroich | 7.00 | |
| 1978 | ZaubererSoderini × Zauberfee | Heinz JentzschBernd Selle | Gestüt BonaGestüt Bona | 12.00 | |
| 1977 | SurumuLiterat × Surama | Adolf WöhlerGeorge Cadwaladr | Gestüt FährhofJacobs family | 3.00 | |
| 1976 | StuyvesantPriamos × Sabera | Heinz JentzschRalf Suerland | Gestüt SchlenderhanGestüt Schlenderhan | 3.00 | |
| 1975 | KönigsseeSoderini × Königsbirke | Adolf WöhlerJosé Orihuel | Gestüt Hohe WeideGestüt Hohe Weide | 28.00 | |
| 1974 | MardukOrsini × Marlia | Hein BollowJoan Pall | Countess BatthyanyGestüt Erlenhof | 4.00 | |
| 1973 | AthenagorasNasram II × Avenida | Sven von MitzlaffHarro Remmert | Gestüt ZoppenbroichGestüt Zoppenbroich | 6.00 | |
| 1972 | TarimTudor Melody × Tamerella | Georg ZuberGeoff Lewis | Fredy OstermannEngland | 5.00 | |
| 1971 | LauscherPantheon × Lipoma | Herbert CohnDave Richardson | Gestüt RöslerGestüt Rösler | 22.00 | |
| 1970 | AlpenkönigTamerlane × Alpenlerche | Heinz JentzschPeter Kienzler | Gestüt SchlenderhanGestüt Schlenderhan | 2.00 | |
| 1969 | Don GiovanniOrsini × Donna Diana | Heinz JentzschBrian Taylor | Gestüt SchlenderhanGestüt Schlenderhan | 13.00 | |
| 1968 | ElviroOrsini × Egina | Sven von MitzlaffPeter Alafi | Gestüt WaldfriedGestüt Waldfried | 3.00 | |
| 1967 | LucianoHenry the Seventh × Light Arctic | Sven von MitzlaffLester Piggott | Stall PrimeroseButtermilk Stud | 1.00 | |
| 1966 | IlixOrsini × Ivresse | Sven von MitzlaffOskar Langner | Stall GamshofGf Batthany + fünf Teilhaber | 5.00 | |
| 1965 | WaidwerkNeckar × Windstille | Johannes KuhrJohannes Starosta | Gestüt RavensbergGestüt Ravensberg | 3.00 | |
| 1964 | ZankNeckar × Zacateca | Andreas HeckerJoan Pall | Walter VischerGestüt Quenhorn | 7.00 | |
| 1963 | FanfarSunny Boy × Friedrichsdorf | A. KlimschaLester Piggott | M. Gräfin Batthyany | 3.00 | |
| 1962 | HereroBorealis × Horatia | Arthur LochowHein Bollow | Gestüt RömerhofGestüt Römerhof | 6.00 | |
| 1961 | BaalimMangon × Blaue Adria | Valentin SeibertGerhard Streit | Gestüt WaldfriedGestüt Waldfried | 2.00 | |
| 1960 | AlarichMangon × Alma Mater | Max SchmidtPaul Fuchs | Gestüt RöslerGestüt Rösler | 6.00 | |
| 1959 | UomoOrator × Ungewitter | J. Graf PejacsevichAlbert Klimscha | Gestüt RöttgenGestüt Röttgen | 2.00 | |
| 1958 | WildererNeckar × Waldrun | Johannes KuhrWerner Gassmann | Gestüt RavensbergGestüt Ravensberg | 7.00 | |
| 1957 | OrsiniTicino × Oranien | Adrian v. BorckeLester Piggott | Gestüt ErlenhofGestüt Erlenhof | 3.00 | |
| 1956 | KilometerAlizier × Kirschfliege | Valentin SeibertHein Bollow | Gestüt AstaGestüt Asta | 3.00 | |
| 1955 | LustigeTicino × Lapis | G. ReinickeAlbert Klimscha | Gebrüder BuhmannGebr. Buhmann | 13.00 | |
| 1954 | KaliberWirbelwind × Kirschfliege | Valentin SeibertHein Bollow | Gestüt AstaGestüt Asta | 3.00 | |
| 1953 | AllaschMagnat × Astarte | Arthur LochowHein Bollow | Gestüt SchlenderhanGestüt Schlenderhan | 3.00 | |
| 1952 | MangonGundomar × Mainkur | Hans Blume sen.Gerhard Streit | Gestüt WaldfriedGestüt Waldfried | 4.00 | |
| 1951 | NeckarTicino × Nixe | Adrian v. BorckeOtto Schmidt | Gestüt ErlenhofGestüt Erlenhof | 1.00 | |
| 1950 | NiederländerTicino × Najade | Adrian v. BorckeOtto Schmidt | Gestüt ErlenhofGestüt Erlenhof | 2.00 | |
| 1949 | AsterblütePharis × Aster | George ArnullWalter Held | Gestüt SchlenderhanGestüt Schlenderhan | 2.00 | |
| 1948 | BirkhahnAlchimist × Bramouse | E. BregeE. Böhlke | K. H. WielandFrau M. v. Heynitz | 3.00 | |
| 1947 | SinglspielerWildling × Singadula | J. RosciszewskiSt. Zajac | Stall Buchhof | 27.60 | |
| 1946 | SoloLampos × Sorgenwende | Max SchmidtGerhard Streit | Stall BirkenhofJ. Dickerhoff | 1.40 | |
| 1944 | NordlichtOleander × Nereide | Adrian v. BorckeOtto Schmidt | Gestüt ErlenhofGestüt Erlenhof | 4.00 | |
| 1943 | AllgäuOrtello × Arabella | George ArnullGerhard Streit | SS Gestüt SchlenderhanGestüt Schlenderhan | 2.00 | |
| 1942 | TicinoAthanasius × Terra | Adrian v. BorckeOtto Schmidt | Gestüt ErlenhofGestüt Erlenhof | 4.00 | |
| 1941 | MagnatAsterus × Mafalda | George ArnullGerhard Streit | Gestüt SchlenderhanGestüt Schlenderhan | 2.00 | |
| 1940 | SchwarzgoldAlchimist × Schwarzliesel | George ArnullG. Streit | Gestüt SchlenderhanGestüt Schlenderhan | 1.20 | |
| 1939 | Wehr DichWallenstein × Waffe | George ArnullGerhard Streit | Gestüt SchlenderhanGestüt Schlenderhan | 3.40 | |
| 1938 | OrgeltonPrunus × Odaliske | George ArnullGerhard Streit | Gestüt SchlenderhanGestüt Schlenderhan | 11.40 | |
| 1937 | AbendfriedenFerro × Antonia | Ernst GrabschErnst Grabsch | Hauptgestüt GraditzHauptgestüt Graditz | 2.00 | |
| 1936 | NereideGraf Isolani or Laland × Nella Da Gubbio | Adrian v. BorckeErnst Grabsch | Gestüt ErlenhofGestüt Erlenhof | 3.00 | |
| 1935 | SturmvogelOleander × Schwarze Kutte | George ArnullWilli Printen | Gestüt SchlenderhanGestüt Schlenderhan | 1.20 | |
| 1934 | AthanasiusFerro × Athanasie | Adrian v. BorckeJ. Rastenberger | Gestüt ErlenhofGestüt Erlenhof | 4.40 | |
| 1933 | AlchimistHerold × Aversion | Robert UttingErnst Grabsch | Hauptgestüt GraditzHauptgestüt Graditz | 1.40 | |
| 1932 | PalastpagePrunus × Palma | W. SpademanEverett Haynes | Peter MülhensGestüt Röttgen | 3.80 | |
| 1931 | DionysHerold × Dichterin | Robert UttingErich Böhlke | Hauptgestüt GraditzGestüt Graditz | 2.80 | |
| 1930 | AlbaWallenstein × Arabis | George ArnullJ. Munro | Gestüt SchlenderhanGestüt Schlenderhan | 1.40 | |
| 1929 | Graf IsolaniGraf Ferry × Isabella | Frdr. Fösten sr.Ernst Grabsch | M. J. OppenheimerGestüt Erlenhof | 1.00 | |
| 1928 | LupusHerold × Lux | A. OlejnikEverett Haynes | L. u. W. SklarekL. u. W. Sklarek | 3.20 | |
| 1927 | Mah JongPrunus × Maja | George ArnullE. Pretzner | Gestüt SchlenderhanGestüt Schlenderhan | 5.00 | |
| 1926 | FerroLandgraf × Frauenlob | W. SulzbergerF. Williams | Richard HanielR. Haniel v. Rauch | 1.80 |
Source: G1Stars meeting database – winners, connections, times and starting prices as recorded. Group 1 grading began in 1971.
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