GERMAN 1,000 GUINEAS · GERMANY
German 1,000 Guineas prize money
The German 1,000 Guineas is worth €125,000 for the 2022 running , €70,000 of it to the winner . That makes it the 604th richest of the 997 races on this site and the 9th 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 €125,000
TO THE WINNER €70,000
WORLD RANK 604th
RUNNINGS HELD 59
FIRST RUN 1919
What the German 1,000 Guineas is
Group 2 · 1,600 metres (1 mile) · Turf · Düsseldorf Racecourse
- Racecourse
- Düsseldorf Racecourse
- Country
- Germany
- Grade
- Group 2
- Distance
- 1,600 metres (1 mile)
- Surface
- Turf
- Race type
- Flat / Thoroughbred
- Open to
- Three-year-old fillies
- Direction
- Right-handed
- First run
- 1919
The winner takes 56% 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 1:36.27 in 2026, the German 1,000 Guineas pays €1,298 for every second of the race, which is 325th of the 611 races in horse racing prize money per second and 6th in Germany.
Every German 1,000 Guineas winner
59 runnings, 1968 to 2026, newest first
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Owner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Timeforshowcasing1:36.27 | Jack Mitchell | Charlie Johnston | Jaber Abdullah |
| 2025 | Lady Ilze1:35.04 | Adrie de Vries | Andreas Wohler | Westminster Race Horses GMBH |
| 2024 | Darnation1:37.50 | Adrie de Vries | Karl Burke | Newtown Anner Stud Farm |
| 2023 | Habana1:33.21 | Eduardo Pedroza | Andreas Wohler | Stiftung Gestut Fahrhof |
| 2022 | Txope1:35.82 | Aurelien Lemaitre | Philippe Decouz | Ecurie Griezmann |
| 2021 | Novemba1:35.41 | Sibylle Vogt | Peter Schiergen | Gestut Brummerhof |
| 2020 | Lancade1:36.08 | Adrie de Vries | Yasmin Almenrader | Stall Raffelberg |
| 2019 | Main Edition1:36.46 | Joe Fanning | Mark Johnston | Saif Ali |
| 2018 | Nyaleti1:36.89 | Joe Fanning | Mark Johnston | 3 Batterhams and A Reay |
| 2017 | Unforgetable Filly1:35.49 | James Doyle | Hugo Palmer | Dr Ali Ridha |
| 2016 | Hawksmoor1:37.30 | James Doyle | Hugo Palmer | Lael Stable |
| 2015 | Full Rose1:39.64 | Jozef Bojko | Andreas Wohler | Jaber Abdullah |
| 2014 | Ajaxana1:37.67 | Anthony Crastus | Waldemar Hickst | Stall Lucky Owner |
| 2013 | Akua'da1:38.95 | Eduardo Pedroza | Andreas Wohler | Gestut Brummerhof |
| 2012 | Electrelane1:40.40 | Jim Crowley | Ralph Beckett | Clipper Logistics |
| 2011 | Lips Poison1:41.03 | Davy Bonilla | Andreas Löwe | Stall Lintec |
| 2010 | Kali1:38.04 | Adrie de Vries | Waldemar Hickst | Gestüt Park Wiedingen |
| 2009 | Penny's Gift1:39.29 | Richard Hughes | Richard Hannon, Sr. | Malcolm & Penny Brown |
| 2008 | Briseida1:36.29 | Martin Dwyer | Peter Schiergen | Stall Litex |
| 2007 | Mi Emma1:38.16 | Eduardo Pedroza | Andreas Wöhler | Rennstall Darboven |
| 2006 | Lolita1:48.64 | Andreas Helfenbein | Andreas Löwe | Stall Le Rastaquouere |
| 2005 | Anna Monda1:47.20 | Torsten Mundry | Peter Rau | Gestüt Brümmerhof |
| 2004 | Shapira1:42.21 | Jiri Palik | Andreas Löwe | Stall Granum |
| 2003 | Diacada1:37.05 | Andreas Suborics | Hans Blume | Gestüt Röttgen |
| 2002 | Portella1:42.54 | Eduardo Pedroza | Andreas Löwe | Siegfried Herzig |
| 2001 | Dakhla Oasis1:37.23 | L. Hammer-Hansen | Andreas Schütz | Gestüt Park Wiedingen |
| 2000 | Crimplene1:35.16 | Philip Robinson | Clive Brittain | Darley Stud |
| 1999 | Rose of Zollern1:35.52 | Torsten Mundry | Peter Rau | Stall Zollern |
| 1998 | Elle Danzig1:40.11 | Andrasch Starke | Andreas Schütz | Gestüt Wittekindshof |
| 1997 | Que Belle1:46.82 | Kevin Woodburn | Harro Remmert | Stall Stoof |
| 1996 | La Blue1:43.11 | Terence Hellier | Bruno Schütz | Gestüt Wittekindshof |
| 1995 | Tryphosa1:37.78 | Andreas Boschert | Andreas Wöhler | Gestüt Burg Eberstein |
| 1994 | Life's Luck1:37.91 | Terence Hellier | Bruno Schütz | Stall Marcassargues |
| 1993 | Quebrada1:39.77 | Andrzej Tylicki | Heinz Jentzsch | Gestüt Fährhof |
| 1992 | Princess Nana1:42.19 | Mark Rimmer | Bruno Schütz | Stall Imperator |
| 1991 | Kazoo1:39.86 | Walter Swinburn | Bill Watts | Sheikh Mohammed |
| 1990 | Walesiana1:40.05 | Manfred Hofer | Theo Grieper | Gestüt Moritzberg |
| 1989 | Filia Ardross1:38.25 | Lutz Mäder | Bruno Schütz | Dr Klaus Rohde |
| 1988 | Alte Zeit1:38.00 | Peter Remmert | Hein Bollow | Stall Mühlengrund |
| 1987 | Majorität1:41.50 | Peter Remmert | Hein Bollow | Gestüt Erlengrund |
| 1986 | Comprida1:41.30 | Georg Bocskai | Heinz Jentzsch | Gestüt Fährhof |
| 1985 | Grimpola1:47.60 | Manfred Hofer | Uwe Ostmann | Stall Auetal |
| 1984 | Slenderella1:42.00 | Andrzej Tylicki | Heinz Jentzsch | Gestüt Schlenderhan |
| 1983 | Well Proved1:45.80 | Eric Apter | Theo Grieper | Gestüt Röttgen |
| 1982 | Opium1:44.60 | Georg Bocskai | Heinz Jentzsch | Gestüt Bona |
| 1981 | Adita1:45.70 | Dave Richardson | Arthur-Paul Schlaefke | Gestüt Ebbesloh |
| 1980 | Leticia1:44.20 | Peter Remmert | Heinz Jentzsch | Gestüt Fährhof |
| 1979 | Alaria1:48.20 | Michael Rath | Georg Zuber | Stall Weissenhof |
| 1978 | Ocana1:45.40 | Joan Pall | Heinz Jentzsch | Gestüt Fährhof |
| 1977 | Aviatik1:46.90 | Horst Horwart | Heinz Jentzsch | Gestüt Schlenderhan |
| 1976 | Licata1:40.70 | Joan Pall | Heinz Jentzsch | Gestüt Webelsgrund |
| 1975 | Brigida1:41.10 | Ralf Suerland | Heinz Jentzsch | Gestüt Schlenderhan |
| 1974 | Une Amie1:38.50 | Willie Carson | Theo Grieper | Gestüt Röttgen |
| 1973 | Oraza1:39.80 | W. Wickert | Georg Zuber | Stall Rosenau |
| 1972 | Ankerwinde1:45.40 | Peter Remmert | Hein Bollow | Gestüt Asta |
| 1971 | Dulcia1:43.60 | Joan Pall | Hein Bollow | Gestüt Erlenhof |
| 1970 | Ariadne1:40.30 | Joan Pall | Josef Hochstein | C. Geerz |
| 1969 | Schönbrunn1:42.20 | Peter Kienzler | Heinz Jentzsch | Gestüt Schlenderhan |
| 1968 | Ordinanz1:53.10 | Peter Alafi | Sven von Mitzlaff | Gestüt Zoppenbroich |
59 of the 59 runnings name the rider, 59 name the trainer and 59 name the owner, who is the one of the three the prize money actually belongs to.
Who wins the German 1,000 Guineas more than once
The fact the table above holds and cannot show
No horse has won the German 1,000 Guineas twice in the 59 runnings on this page.
Most wins by a trainer
Races worth about the same
Either side of the German 1,000 Guineas in the world money order
| # | Race | Country | Prize money | As published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 594 | Prix Maurice de NieuilLongchamp Racecourse | France | €130,000 | €130,000 |
| 595 | Prix NielLongchamp Racecourse | France | €130,000 | €130,000 |
| 596 | Prix Robert PapinChantilly | France | €130,000 | €130,000 |
| 597 | KimpaiOhi Racecourse | Japan | €129,730 | ¥22,000,000 |
| 598 | Auckland Pacing CupAlexandra Park | New Zealand | €128,963 | NZ$250,000 |
| 599 | Anniversary 4-Y-O Juvenile HurdleAintree Racecourse | Great Britain | €128,700 | £110,000 |
| 600 | BetMGM CupCheltenham Racecourse | Great Britain | €128,700 | £110,000 |
| 601 | Jersey StakesAscot Racecourse | Great Britain | €128,700 | £110,000 |
| 602 | King George V StakesAscot Racecourse | Great Britain | €128,700 | £110,000 |
| 603 | Canadian DerbyCentury Mile Racetrack and Casino - Leduc County, Alberta (2019-present) | Canada | €125,611 | CA$200,000 |
| 605 | Preis von EuropaKöln-Weidenpesch | Germany | €125,000 | €125,000 |
| 606 | Alexandra Stakes (MVRC)Caulfield or Moonee Valley Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia | Australia | €123,810 | AU$200,000 |
| 607 | Asian Beau StakesAscot Racecourse, Perth, Western Australia | Australia | €123,810 | AU$200,000 |
| 608 | Aurie's Star HandicapFlemington Racecourse | Australia | €123,810 | AU$200,000 |
| 609 | Belmont SprintBelmont Park Racecourse, Perth, Western Australia | Australia | €123,810 | AU$200,000 |
| 610 | Bill Ritchie HandicapRandwick Racecourse, | Australia | €123,810 | AU$200,000 |
| 611 | Black Opal StakesCanberra Racecourse, Canberra, Australia | Australia | €123,810 | AU$200,000 |
| 612 | Bletchingly StakesCaulfield Racecourse | Australia | €123,810 | AU$200,000 |
| 613 | C S Hayes StakesFlemington Racecourse | Australia | €123,810 | AU$200,000 |
| 614 | Chairman's HandicapDoomben Racecourse, Brisbane, Australia | Australia | €123,810 | AU$200,000 |
The 20 races closest to the German 1,000 Guineas 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, 9th of them is this one
| Race | Racecourse | Grade | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Preis von Europa | Köln-Weidenpesch | Group 1 | €125,000 |
| Preis der Winterkönigin | Iffezheim Racecourse | Group 3 | €105,000 |
| Preis der Deutschen Einheit | Hoppegarten Racecourse | Group 3 | €80,000 |
| Badener Meile | Iffezheim Racecourse | Group 3 | €70,000 |
Every race in Germany we hold a purse for is on the Germany prize money list.
Frequently asked questions
How much does the German 1,000 Guineas winner get?
€70,000. That is 56% of the €125,000 the German 1,000 Guineas is worth, and the rest is shared down the field.
What is the total German 1,000 Guineas prize money?
€125,000, for the 2022 running.
Where does the German 1,000 Guineas rank among the richest races in the world?
604th of 997. 603 races pay more, the nearest of them Prix Maurice de Nieuil. In Germany it is 9th of 49.
Which jockey has won the German 1,000 Guineas most often?
Adrie de Vries, with 4 wins between 2010 and 2025.
When was the German 1,000 Guineas first run?
1919. This page holds 59 runnings, from 1968 to 2026.
How far is the German 1,000 Guineas?
1,600 metres (1 mile), on turf, at Düsseldorf Racecourse.
Where to next
The rest of the racing money