Preis der Diana
Denotes the price of the Diana, also known as " mare Derby " or " German Oaks ", is a swept since 1857 traditional horse racing to the only three year-old mares of the breed Thoroughbred are allowed.
History
Until 1867 the race in Berlin -Tempelhof, from 1868 to 1917 in Hoppe Garden, from 1918 to 1922 in Berlin -Grunewald, and then again from 1923 to 1944 in Hoppe garden was discharged. Due to the war fell out of the race in 1945 and 1946. In 1947 the race was held for the first time in Dusseldorf. After that it took from 1948 to 2003 in Mülheim an der Ruhr, to return after two years in Hamburg to Dusseldorf, where it is generously sponsored by the resident consumer goods manufacturer Henkel. With a total allocation of € 400,000, it is named after the German Derby, the second highest doped horse race in Germany. Since 2001, it is classified in the highest international racing Category Group I, before that it had Group II status. Until 1972, it led over 2000 meters from 1973 to 1976 on 2100 meters and since 1977 more than 2200 meters. With the " Oaks Stakes " in England and Ireland, the "Prix de Diane " in France and the " Oaks d' Italia " in Italy there are in other countries like the classic flat racing competitions, which differ slightly only in the distance run.
Double winners
Nereid was the first mare, who also won the Derby in addition to the price of Diana. She won both races in record time, but during their derby record should have 57 years in hand, the equally legendary Black Gold Nereides Diana record undercutting to 0.6 seconds only four years later. Both times are the fastest, which were run in the long Hoppegarten era of the race. The third double winner Aster flower succeeded in 1949 together with the likewise derived from Schlenderhan stud mare Aubergine the unique feat of winning all five classic races in a year. In addition, finished eggplant in Derby also the second place. The Ticino - daughter funny thing was finally in 1955, the fourth and last time being a double winner. Borgia won the 1997, although the Derby, was Diana race but with 1.5 lengths behind only second. Even before Nereid two mares came close to the coveted Double lot. Nuages best daughter Alpenrose won in 1922 Preis der Diana and was only beaten a head in the Derby. Even scarcer and above all very unhappy failed 1927 Libertas, the first major horse stud Erlenhof and drawn from the same father as Nereid. In the so-called swamp Derby she had in a puddle of water start and crashed at startup. With a gaping flesh wound and a large residue they went in pursuit of the field and still came within a nose closer to the winner Mah Jong. Also in the Preis der Diana Libertas lost at the start about 10 lengths, but still could win. The main reason for the low number of double winners was that the nominations for the Derby and Preis der Diana had to be made very early and only a few years the very costly possibility nachzunennen a horse for this race. For this reason, for example, remained the famous herald - daughter sickle that dominated their vintage at will, a start at the Derby denied.
Successful Father horses
Imported from the main stud Graditz from France Nuage is by far the most successful father horse on the price of Diana. A total of 6 of his daughters won up from 1916 to 1926 the race. In addition, numerous placements were in the top three. 1921 and 1926 reach his daughters even two double victories. The only triple victory in the history of the race won in 1910 the Daughters of the also imported from Graditz English Derby winner Ard Patrick. With three successful daughters Paragons, Cambuscan, Herold, Fervor, magnate and Ticino lie together on the second place in the ranking of the Father horses. Ticino had moreover still successful in the English Oaks daughter. The currently most successful German stallion Monsun may yet show next to two German and one winner in France and Italy.
News
In 2011, won with Dancing Rain jockey Kieren Fallon under for the first time a trained abroad horse from this race. The winner previously won the Epsom Oaks, the English equivalent of the price of Diana.
2012 won Salomina with three and a half lengths ahead of Nymphea; Third was Waldtraut.