Grosser Preis der Wirtschaft prize money
Grosser Preis der Wirtschaft is worth €55,000 for the 2019 running , €32,000 of it to the winner . That makes it the 924th richest of the 997 races on this site and the 33rd 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.
What the Grosser Preis der Wirtschaft is
Group 3 · 1,750 metres (1⅛ miles) · Turf · Dortmund Racecourse
- Racecourse
- Dortmund Racecourse
- Country
- Germany
- Grade
- Group 3
- Distance
- 1,750 metres (1⅛ miles)
- Surface
- Turf
- Race type
- Flat / Thoroughbred
- Open to
- Three-years-old and up
- Direction
- Right-handed
- First run
- 1968
The winner takes 58% of the fund. The remaining €23,000 is shared between the horses behind, on a scale the racecourse sets race by race rather than a fixed one.
Run in 1:46.77 in 2026, Grosser Preis der Wirtschaft pays €515 for every second of the race, which is 530th of the 611 races in horse racing prize money per second and 29th in Germany.
Every Grosser Preis der Wirtschaft winner
59 runnings, 1968 to 2026, newest first
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Best Lightning8 · 1:46.77 | Benjamin Marie | Andreas Suborics |
| 2025 | Best Lightning7 · 1:44.38 | Martin Seidl | Andreas Suborics |
| 2024 | Penalty3 · 1:48.67 | Thore Hammer Hansen | Hank Grewe |
| 2023 | Best Lightning5 · 1:45.40 | Thore Hammer Hansen | Andreas Suborics |
| 2022 | Parol5 · 1:46.91 | Adrie de Vries | Bohumil Nedorostek |
| 2021 | Liberty London5 · 1:47.52 | Andrasch Starke | Waldemar Hickst |
| 2020 | Aviateur5 · 1:45.53 | Filip Minarik | Jean-Pierre Carvalho |
| 2019 | Potemkin8 · 1:47.46 | Eduardo Pedroza | Andreas Wöhler |
| 2018 | Degas5 · 1:48.68 | Adrie de Vries | Markus Klug |
| 2017 | Wild Chief6 · 1:48.78 | Alexander Pietsch | Jens Hirschberger |
| 2016 | Potemkin5 · 1:52.94 | Eduardo Pedroza | Andreas Wöhler |
| 2015 | Nordico4 · 1:52.14 | Alexander Pietsch | Mario Hofer |
| 2014 | Amaron5 · 1:49.23 | Fabien Lefebvre | Andreas Löwe |
| 2013 | Neatico6 · 1:46.64 | Andrasch Starke | Peter Schiergen |
| 2012 | All Shamar3 · 2:06.09 | Andrasch Starke | Waldemar Hickst |
| 2011 | Elle Shadow4 · 2:02.65 | Andrasch Starke | Peter Schiergen |
| 2010 | Norderney4 · 2:03.10 | Andrasch Starke | Peter Schiergen |
| 2009 | Zaungast5 · 2:04.50 | Terence Hellier | Waldemar Hickst |
| 2008 | Wiesenpfad5 · 2:04.53 | Adrie de Vries | Waldemar Hickst |
| 2007 | Soldier Hollow7 · 1:48.45 | Andrasch Starke | Peter Schiergen |
| 2006 | Lord of England3 · 1:44.50 | Andrasch Starke | Mario Hofer |
| 2005 | Santiago3 · 1:47.78 | Andreas Boschert | Uwe Ostmann |
| 2004 | Tahreeb3 · 1:47.14 | Willie Supple | Marcus Tregoning |
| 2003 | War Blade6 · 1:48.41 | Andrasch Starke | Andreas Schütz |
| 2002 | War Blade5 · 1:47.56 | L. Hammer-Hansen | Andreas Schütz |
| 2001 | Banyumanik5 · 1:45.79 | Andreas Boschert | Mario Hofer |
| 2000 | Banyumanik4 · 1:44.59 | Georg Bocskai | Mario Hofer |
| 1999 | Gonlargo3 · 1:44.21 | Pascal van de Keere | Uwe Ostmann |
| 1998 | Emilio Romano3 · 1:46.71 | Stanley Chin | Andreas Schütz |
| 1997 | Kalatos5 · 1:47.20 | Willie Ryan | Andreas Wöhler |
| 1996 | Devil River Peek4 · 1:42.90 | Andrasch Starke | Bruno Schütz |
| 1995 | Ladoni3 · 1:52.60 | Kevin Woodburn | Harro Remmert |
| 1994 | Prince Firebird3 · 1:46.30 | Andreas Boschert | Andreas Wöhler |
| 1993 | Karinga Bay6 · 1:46.70 | Brian Rouse | Gary L. Moore |
| 1992 | Iron Fighter3 · 1:47.00 | Andrew Riding | Horst Steinmetz |
| 1991 | Turfkönig5 · 1:48.90 | Georg Bocskai | Uwe Ostmann |
| 1990 | Sir Felix4 · 1:48.70 | Alain Lequeux | Mario Hofer |
| 1989 | Zampano5 · 1:46.40 | Andrzej Tylicki | Heinz Jentzsch |
| 1988 | Kamiros6 · 1:47.40 | Peter Alafi | Harro Remmert |
| 1987 | Kamiros5 · 1:52.20 | Peter Alafi | Harro Remmert |
| 1986 | Aguarico4 · 1:44.90 | Horst Horwart | Heinz Jentzsch |
| 1985 | Solarstern6 · 1:49.90 | Peter Remmert | Hein Bollow |
| 1984 | Gilmore4 · 1:50.50 | Peter Remmert | Sven von Mitzlaff |
| 1983 | Kebir4 · 1:46.30 | Greville Starkey | Patrick Biancone |
| 1982 | Buffavento4 · 1:52.20 | Willie Carson | Gavin Pritchard-Gordon |
| 1981 | Strong Gale6 · 1:46.90 | Peter Remmert | Theo Grieper |
| 1980 | Nebos4 · 2:29.80 | Lutz Mäder | Hein Bollow |
| 1979 | Pawiment5 · 2:26.70 | Peter Remmert | Theo Grieper |
| 1978 | La Tour4 · 2:27.90 | Peter Alafi | Sven von Mitzlaff |
| 1977 | Tuttlinger4 · 2:28.30 | Lutz Mäder | Arthur-Paul Schlaefke |
| 1976 | Wladimir4 · 1:51.20 | Erwin Schindler | Robert Backes |
| 1975 | Wladimir3 · 1:50.50 | Horst Horwart | Robert Backes |
| 1974 | Honduras4 · 1:52.40 | Fritz Drechsler | Heinz Jentzsch |
| 1973 | Experte4 · 1:47.90 | Fritz Drechsler | Heinz Jentzsch |
| 1972 | Sarto4 · 2:31.40 | Fritz Drechsler | Heinz Jentzsch |
| 1971 | Golfstrom4 · 2:40.80 | J. Gutkäss | Hein Bollow |
| 1970 | Tajo5 · 2:33.90 | Johannes Starosta | Heinz Gummelt |
| 1969 | Cortez4 · 2:19.00 | Oskar Langner | Sven von Mitzlaff |
| 1968 | Priamos4 · 2:23.60 | Fritz Drechsler | Heinz Jentzsch |
59 of the 59 runnings name the rider, 59 name the trainer and 0 name the owner, who is the one of the three the prize money actually belongs to.
Who wins the Grosser Preis der Wirtschaft more than once
The fact the table above holds and cannot show
Most wins by a trainer
| Horse | Wins | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Best Lightning | 3 | 2023, 2025, 2026 |
| Potemkin | 2 | 2016, 2019 |
| War Blade | 2 | 2002, 2003 |
| Banyumanik | 2 | 2000, 2001 |
| Kamiros | 2 | 1987, 1988 |
| Wladimir | 2 | 1975, 1976 |
Races worth about the same
Either side of Grosser Preis der Wirtschaft in the world money order
| # | Race | Country | Prize money | As published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 914 | Prix Six PerfectionsDeauville Racecourse | France | €56,000 | €56,000 |
| 915 | Baden Racing Stuten-PreisIffezheim Racecourse | Germany | €55,000 | €55,000 |
| 916 | Baden-Württemberg-TrophyIffezheim Racecourse | Germany | €55,000 | €55,000 |
| 917 | Diana-TrialHoppegarten Racecourse | Germany | €55,000 | €55,000 |
| 918 | Dr. Busch-MemorialKrefeld Racecourse | Germany | €55,000 | €55,000 |
| 919 | Flieger TrophyHorner Rennbahn | Germany | €55,000 | €55,000 |
| 920 | Frühjahrs Dreijährigen-PreisBaden-Baden Racecourse | Germany | €55,000 | €55,000 |
| 921 | Frühjahrs-MeileDüsseldorf Racecourse | Germany | €55,000 | €55,000 |
| 922 | Fürstenberg-RennenIffezheim Racecourse | Germany | €55,000 | €55,000 |
| 923 | Grosser Preis der Landeshauptstadt DüsseldorfDüsseldorf Racecourse | Germany | €55,000 | €55,000 |
| 925 | Hamburger MeileHorner Rennbahn | Germany | €55,000 | €55,000 |
| 926 | Hamburger Stuten-PreisHorner Rennbahn | Germany | €55,000 | €55,000 |
| 927 | Hamburger StutenmeileHorner Rennbahn | Germany | €55,000 | €55,000 |
| 928 | Herzog von Ratibor-RennenKrefeld Racecourse | Germany | €55,000 | €55,000 |
| 929 | Hessen-PokalFrankfurt Racecourse | Germany | €55,000 | €55,000 |
| 930 | Preis der Sparkassen-FinanzgruppeIffezheim Racecourse | Germany | €55,000 | €55,000 |
| 931 | Prix HerodChantilly Racecourse | France | €55,000 | €55,000 |
| 932 | Prix IsonomyDeauville-La Touques Racecourse, Deauville, France | France | €55,000 | €55,000 |
| 933 | Prix MatchemSaint-Cloud | France | €55,000 | €55,000 |
| 934 | Prix Omnium IISaint-Cloud Racecourse | France | €55,000 | €55,000 |
The 20 races closest to Grosser Preis der Wirtschaft 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, 33rd of them is this one
| Race | Racecourse | Grade | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frühjahrs Dreijährigen-Preis | Baden-Baden Racecourse | Group 3 | €55,000 |
| Frühjahrs-Meile | Düsseldorf Racecourse | Group 3 | €55,000 |
| Fürstenberg-Rennen | Iffezheim Racecourse | Group 3 | €55,000 |
| Grosser Preis der Landeshauptstadt Düsseldorf | Düsseldorf Racecourse | Group 3 | €55,000 |
| Hamburger Meile | Horner Rennbahn | Group 3 | €55,000 |
| Hamburger Stuten-Preis | Horner Rennbahn | Group 3 | €55,000 |
| Hamburger Stutenmeile | Horner Rennbahn | Group 3 | €55,000 |
| Herzog von Ratibor-Rennen | Krefeld Racecourse | Group 3 | €55,000 |
Every race in Germany we hold a purse for is on the Germany prize money list.
Frequently asked questions
How much does the Grosser Preis der Wirtschaft winner get?
€32,000. That is 58% of the €55,000 Grosser Preis der Wirtschaft is worth, and the rest is shared down the field.
What is the total Grosser Preis der Wirtschaft prize money?
€55,000, for the 2019 running.
Where does the Grosser Preis der Wirtschaft rank among the richest races in the world?
924th of 997. 923 races pay more, the nearest of them Prix Six Perfections. In Germany it is 33rd of 49.
Which horse has won the Grosser Preis der Wirtschaft most often?
Best Lightning, 3 times, in 2023, 2025, 2026.
Which jockey has won the Grosser Preis der Wirtschaft most often?
Andrasch Starke, with 9 wins between 1996 and 2021.
When was the Grosser Preis der Wirtschaft first run?
1968. This page holds 59 runnings, from 1968 to 2026.
How far is the Grosser Preis der Wirtschaft?
1,750 metres (1⅛ miles), on turf, at Dortmund Racecourse.
Where to next
The rest of the racing money