BAYERISCHES ZUCHTRENNEN · GERMANY
Bayerisches Zuchtrennen prize money
Bayerisches Zuchtrennen is worth €155,000 for the 2022 running , €100,000 of it to the winner . That makes it the 540th richest of the 997 races on this site and the 4th richest in Germany.
Every figure here is the money the race announces, in the currency it announces it in. The currency control at the top swaps the whole page.
TOTAL PRIZE MONEY €155,000
TO THE WINNER €100,000
WORLD RANK 540th
RUNNINGS HELD 57
FIRST RUN 1866
What the Bayerisches Zuchtrennen is
Group 1 · 2,000 metres (1¼ miles) · Turf · Munich Racecourse
- Racecourse
- Munich Racecourse
- Country
- Germany
- Grade
- Group 1
- Distance
- 2,000 metres (1¼ miles)
- Surface
- Turf
- Race type
- Flat / Thoroughbred
- Open to
- Three-years-old and up
- Direction
- Left-handed
- First run
- 1866
The winner takes 65% of the fund. The remaining €55,000 is shared between the horses behind, on a scale the racecourse sets race by race rather than a fixed one.
Run in 2:04.29 in 2026, Bayerisches Zuchtrennen pays €1,247 for every second of the race, which is 335th of the 611 races in horse racing prize money per second and 7th in Germany.
Every Bayerisches Zuchtrennen winner
57 runnings, 1970 to 2026, newest first
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Owner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Hotazhell4 · 2:04.29 | Shane Foley | Jessica Harrington | Silverton Hill Partnership |
| 2025 | Tornado Alert3 · 2:11.52 | Oisin Murphy | Saeed bin Suroor | Godolphin |
| 2024 | Calif5 · 2:06.88 | Adrie de Vries | Carlos and Yann Lerner | Victorious Racing |
| 2023 | Nations Pride4 · 2:15.02 | William Buick | Charlie Appleby | Godolphin |
| 2022 | Sammarco3 · 2:06.50 | Rene Piechulek | Peter Schiergen | Gestut Park Wiedingen |
| 2021 | Skalleti6 · 2:07.76 | Gerald Mosse | Jerome Reynier | Jean-Claude Seroul |
| 2020 | Barney Roy6 · 2:09.00 | William Buick | Charlie Appleby | Godolphin |
| 2019 | Danceteria4 · 2:14.96 | Jamie Spencer | David Menuisier | Australian Bloodstock & Clive Washbourn |
| 2018 | Benbatl4 · 2:06.78 | Oisin Murphy | Saeed bin Suroor | Godolphin |
| 2017 | Iquitos5 · 2:05.12 | Daniele Porcu | Hans-Jurgen Groschel | Stall Mulligan |
| 2016 | Elliptique5 · 2:07.83 | Frankie Dettori | André Fabre | Rothschild family |
| 2015 | Guiliani4 · 2:07:52 | Filip Minařík | Jean-Pierre Carvalho | Stall Ullmann |
| 2014 | Lucky Lion3 · 2:07.52 | Ioritz Mendizabal | Andreas Lowe | Gestut Winterhauch |
| 2013 | Neatico6 · 2:04.07 | Andrasch Starke | Peter Schiergen | Gestut Ittlingen |
| 2012 | Pastorius3 · 2:12.04 | Andrasch Starke | Mario Hofer | Stall Antanando |
| 2011 | Durban Thunder5 · 2:06.39 | Terence Hellier | Torsten Mundry | Stall Tinsdal |
| 2010 | Lady Jane Digby5 · 2:09.70 | Greg Fairley | Mark Johnston | Kirsten Rausing |
| 2009 | Pressing6 · 2:11.27 | Neil Callan | Michael Jarvis | Gary Tanaka |
| 2008 | Linngari6 · 2:10.05 | Ryan Moore | Sir Michael Stoute | Plersch / Walichnowski |
| 2007 | Soldier Hollow7 · 2:09.26 | Andrasch Starke | Peter Schiergen | Gestüt Park Wiedingen |
| 2006 | Lord of England3 · 2:14.46 | Andrasch Starke | Mario Hofer | Stall Lucky Owner |
| 2005 | Soldier Hollow5 · 2:11.09 | William Mongil | Peter Schiergen | Gestüt Park Wiedingen |
| 2004 | Intendant3 · 2:04.27 | Jiri Palik | Andrea Bertram | Ferdinand Leve |
| 2003 | Ransom O'War3 · 2:04.60 | Stanley Chin | Erika Mäder | Stall Capricorn |
| 2002 | Kaieteur3 · 2:09.85 | Pat Eddery | Brian Meehan | Susan McCarthy |
| 2001 | Kutub4 · 2:09.00 | Frankie Dettori | Saeed bin Suroor | Godolphin |
| 2000 | Greek Dance5 · 2:12.40 | Johnny Murtagh | Sir Michael Stoute | Lord Weinstock |
| 1999 | Tiger Hill4 · 2:04.70 | Andreas Suborics | Peter Schiergen | Georg von Ullmann |
| 1998 | Elle Danzig3 · 2:10.60 | Stanley Chin Kin-ming | Andreas Schütz | Gestüt Wittekindshof |
| 1997 | Oxalagu5 · 2:04.60 | Andrasch Starke | Bruno Schütz | Gestüt Rietberg |
| 1996 | Timarida4 · 2:06.60 | Johnny Murtagh | John Oxx | HH Aga Khan IV |
| 1995 | Germany4 · 2:05.20 | Frankie Dettori | Bruno Schütz | Jaber Abdullah |
| 1994 | Vincenzo5 · 2:04.43 | Rikki Morse | Georg Ording | Stall Nordpol |
| 1993 | Market Booster4 · 2:08.97 | Michael Kinane | Dermot Weld | Moyglare Stud Farm |
| 1992 | Kooyonga4 · 2:05.80 | Warren O'Connor | Michael Kauntze | Mitsuo Haga |
| 1991 | Kartajana4 · 2:07.57 | William Mongil | Alain de Royer-Dupré | HH Aga Khan IV |
| 1990 | Turfkönig4 · 2:01.15 | Georg Bocskai | Uwe Ostmann | Gestüt Auenquelle |
| 1989 | Turfkönig3 · 2:05.39 | Billy Newnes | Uwe Ostmann | Gestüt Auenquelle |
| 1988 | Shady Heights4 · 2:02.89 | Willie Carson | Robert Armstrong | George Tong |
| 1987 | Zampano3 · 2:11.20 | Andrzej Tylicki | Heinz Jentzsch | Gestüt Bona |
| 1986 | Highland Chieftain3 · 2:05.30 | Willie Carson | John Dunlop | Derek Hunnisett |
| 1985 | Lirung3 · 2:04.30 | Andrzej Tylicki | Heinz Jentzsch | Gestüt Fährhof |
| 1984 | Daun3 · 2:41.60 | Pat Gilson | Theo Grieper | Gestüt Röttgen |
| 1983 | Tarsus3 · 2:29.30 | Heinz-Peter Ludewig | Peter Lautner | Stall Berbuk |
| 1982 | Anno3 · 2:38.50 | Siegmar Klein | Heinz Jentzsch | Gestüt Schlenderhan |
| 1981 | Index3 · 2:50.80 | Manfred Hofer | Heinz Jentzsch | Gestüt Schlenderhan |
| 1980 | Senator3 · 2:39.50 | Detlef Gronendahl | Hein Bollow | H. Schulz-Botenwerfer |
| 1979 | Imperial Fling3 · 2:37.40 | Steve Cauthen | Harry Thomson Jones | Carlo Vittadini |
| 1978 | Justus3 · 2:32.50 | Otto Gervai | Fritz Drechsler | Stall Burg Windeck |
| 1977 | San Vicente3 · 2:38.60 | George Cadwaladr | Adolf Wöhler | Gestüt Fährhof |
| 1976 | Oliver3 · 2:33.10 | Dave Richardson | Arthur-Paul Schlaefke | Koelble / Roemmers |
| 1975 | Gernegross3 · 2:37.50 | Dave Richardson | Arthur-Paul Schlaefke | Barbara von Stengel |
| 1974 | Benedikt3 · 2:41.30 | Peter Alafi | Bruno Schütz | Stall Konstantin |
| 1973 | Mirando3 · 2:34.70 | Fritz Drechsler | Heinz Jentzsch | Gestüt Fährhof |
| 1972 | Boris3 · 2:32.00 | Fritz Drechsler | Heinz Jentzsch | Gestüt Schlenderhan |
| 1971 | Wanderu3 · 2:39.30 | Peter Alafi | Bruno Schütz | Gestüt Waldfried |
| 1970 | Segnes3 · 2:32.00 | Harald Ziese | W. Hessler | J. A. Eichmann |
57 of the 57 runnings name the rider, 57 name the trainer and 57 name the owner, who is the one of the three the prize money actually belongs to.
Who wins the Bayerisches Zuchtrennen more than once
The fact the table above holds and cannot show
Soldier Hollow has won it 2 times, which is more than any other horse.
2 horses have won it more than once across 57 runnings.
Most wins by a jockey
| Horse | Wins | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Soldier Hollow | 2 | 2005, 2007 |
| Turfkönig | 2 | 1989, 1990 |
Races worth about the same
Either side of Bayerisches Zuchtrennen in the world money order
| # | Race | Country | Prize money | As published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 530 | Toy Show QualityRandwick Racecourse, Sydney, Australia | Australia | €156,250 | AU$250,000 |
| 531 | Triscay StakesRandwick Racecourse | Australia | €156,250 | AU$250,000 |
| 532 | Up and Coming StakesRosehill Racecourse, Sydney, Australia | Australia | €156,250 | AU$250,000 |
| 533 | Wenona Girl QualityRandwick Racecourse, Sydney, Australia | Australia | €156,250 | AU$250,000 |
| 534 | Widden StakesRosehill Racecourse | Australia | €156,250 | AU$250,000 |
| 535 | Christmas HurdleKempton Park, | Great Britain | €156,000 | £130,000 |
| 536 | California Cup DerbySanta Anita Park, Arcadia, California | United States | €155,556 | $175,000 |
| 537 | Kitten's Joy StakesGulfstream Park | United States | €155,556 | $175,000 |
| 538 | Quick Call StakesSaratoga Race Course | United States | €155,556 | $175,000 |
| 539 | Swale StakesGulfstream Park | United States | €155,556 | $175,000 |
| 541 | Grosser Preis von BerlinHoppegarten Racecourse | Germany | €155,000 | €155,000 |
| 542 | Preis des WinterfavoritenKöln-Weidenpesch | Germany | €155,000 | €155,000 |
| 543 | Mehl-Mülhens-RennenWeidenpesch Racecourse | Germany | €153,000 | €153,000 |
| 544 | Begonia Belle StakesFlemington Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia | Australia | €150,000 | AU$240,000 |
| 545 | Caulfield ClassicCaulfield Racecourse | Australia | €150,000 | AU$240,000 |
| 546 | Chatham StakesFlemington Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia | Australia | €150,000 | AU$240,000 |
| 547 | December Gold CupCheltenham Racecourse | Great Britain | €150,000 | £125,000 |
| 548 | Golden Miller Novices' ChaseCheltenham Racecourse | Great Britain | €150,000 | £125,000 |
| 549 | Grosser Preis von BayernMunich Racecourse | Germany | €150,000 | €150,000 |
| 550 | JRA CupMoonee Valley Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia | Australia | €150,000 | AU$240,000 |
The 20 races closest to Bayerisches Zuchtrennen in what they pay, above and below it. Follow the ranking all the way up on the richest races in the world.
The rest of the money in Germany
49 races, 4th of them is this one
| Race | Racecourse | Grade | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Prix-Aufgalopp | Köln-Weidenpesch | Listed | €20,000 |
| Deutsches Derby | Horner Rennbahn | Group 1 | €650,000 |
| Preis der Diana | Düsseldorf Racecourse | Group 1 | €500,000 |
| Grosser Preis von Baden | Iffezheim Racecourse | Group 1 | €400,000 |
| Grosser Preis von Berlin | Hoppegarten Racecourse | Group 1 | €155,000 |
| Preis des Winterfavoriten | Köln-Weidenpesch | Group 3 | €155,000 |
| Mehl-Mülhens-Rennen | Weidenpesch Racecourse | Group 2 | €153,000 |
| Grosser Preis von Bayern | Munich Racecourse | Group 1 | €150,000 |
Every race in Germany we hold a purse for is on the Germany prize money list.
Frequently asked questions
How much does the Bayerisches Zuchtrennen winner get?
€100,000. That is 65% of the €155,000 Bayerisches Zuchtrennen is worth, and the rest is shared down the field.
What is the total Bayerisches Zuchtrennen prize money?
€155,000, for the 2022 running.
Where does the Bayerisches Zuchtrennen rank among the richest races in the world?
540th of 997. 539 races pay more, the nearest of them Toy Show Quality. In Germany it is 4th of 49.
Which horse has won the Bayerisches Zuchtrennen most often?
Soldier Hollow, 2 times, in 2005, 2007.
Which jockey has won the Bayerisches Zuchtrennen most often?
Andrasch Starke, with 5 wins between 1997 and 2013.
When was the Bayerisches Zuchtrennen first run?
1866. This page holds 57 runnings, from 1970 to 2026.
How far is the Bayerisches Zuchtrennen?
2,000 metres (1¼ miles), on turf, at Munich Racecourse.
Where to next
The rest of the racing money