Hessen-Pokal prize money
Hessen-Pokal is worth €55,000 for the 2012 running , €32,000 of it to the winner . That makes it the 929th richest of the 997 races on this site and the 38th 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 Hessen-Pokal is
Group 3 · 2,000 metres (1¼ miles) · Turf · Frankfurt Racecourse
- Racecourse
- Frankfurt Racecourse
- Country
- Germany
- Grade
- Group 3
- Distance
- 2,000 metres (1¼ miles)
- Surface
- Turf
- Race type
- Flat / Thoroughbred
- Open to
- Three-years-old and up
- Direction
- Left-handed
- First run
- 1967
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 3:21.56 in 2025, Hessen-Pokal pays €273 for every second of the race, which is 598th of the 611 races in horse racing prize money per second and 48th in Germany.
Every Hessen-Pokal winner
57 runnings, 1967 to 2025, newest first
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Lordano6 · 3:21.56 | Rene Piechulek | Marcel Weiss |
| 2024 | Flatten The Curve5 · 3:19.90 | Thore Hammer-Hansen | Hank Grewe |
| 2023 | Lordano4 · 3:30.44 | Andrasch Starke | Marcel Weiss |
| 2022 | Silence Please5 · 3:16.40 | Jozef Bojko | Andreas Wohler |
| 2021 | Aff Un Zo3 · 3:10.32 | Maxim Pecheur | Markus Klug |
| 2019 | Ladykiller3 · 3:19.37 | Bauyrzhan Murzabayev | Andreas Wohler |
| 2018 | Nikkei3 · 3:15.50 | Andrasch Starke | Peter Schiergen |
| 2017 | Veneto4 · 2:17.08 | Alexander Pietsch | Andreas Suborics |
| 2016 | Amazona4 · 2:03.79 | Andreas Helfenbein | Jean-Pierre Carvalho |
| 2015 | Vif Monsieur5 · 2:12.69 | Koen Clijmans | S Smrczek |
| 2014 | Vif Monsieur4 · 2:13.14 | Koen Clijmans | S Smrczek |
| 2013 | Adriana5 · 2:20.80 | Lennart Hammer-Hansen | M Rulec |
| 2012 | Seismos4 · 2:14.57 | Andrea Atzeni | Andreas Wöhler |
| 2011 | King's Hall3 · 2:11.26 | Eduardo Pedroza | Andreas Wöhler |
| 2010 | Elle Shadow3 · 2:18.39 | Andrasch Starke | Peter Schiergen |
| 2009 | Zafisio3 · 2:19.65 | Graham Gibbons | Roger Curtis |
| 2008 | Lady Deauville3 · 2:12.30 | Hayley Turner | Paul Blockley |
| 2007 | Fair Breeze4 · 2:17.41 | Andreas Helfenbein | Mario Hofer |
| 2006 | Wiesenpfad3 · 2:22.69 | Johan Victoire | Waldemar Hickst |
| 2005 | Tarlac4 · 2:03.69 | Terence Hellier | Andreas Schütz |
| 2004 | Soldier Hollow4 · 2:10.16 | Andreas Suborics | Peter Schiergen |
| 2003 | Picotee6 · 2:07.16 | Jimmy Quinn | Dr Andreas Bolte |
| 2002 | Street Poker4 · 2:04.12 | Andreas Boschert | Andreas Wöhler |
| 2001 | Zöllner3 · 2:09.30 | Jimmy Quinn | Peter Schiergen |
| 2000 | Imperioso4 · 2:11.06 | Terence Hellier | Peter Schiergen |
| 1999 | Catella3 · 2:05.71 | Andreas Suborics | Peter Schiergen |
| 1998 | Aboard3 · 2:05.36 | Stanley Chin | Andreas Schütz |
| 1997 | Devil River Peek5 · 2:10.53 | Andrasch Starke | Bruno Schütz |
| 1996 | Dankeston3 · 2:04.84 | Michael Roberts | Michael Bell |
| 1995 | Solon3 · 2:06.32 | Peter Schiergen | Heinz Jentzsch |
| 1994 | Latmos4 · 2:06.36 | Terence Hellier | Peter Rau |
| 1993 | Iron Fighter4 · 2:05.84 | Ronald Hillis | Horst Steinmetz |
| 1992 | Sugunas4 · 2:05.40 | Andreas Boschert | Andreas Wöhler |
| 1991 | Sir Felix5 · 2:05.14 | Michael Roberts | Mario Hofer |
| 1990 | Twist King5 · 2:04.31 | Dragan Ilic | Peter Lautner |
| 1989 | Twist King4 · 2:05.60 | Dragan Ilic | Peter Lautner |
| 1988 | Highland Chieftain5 · 2:05.60 | Willie Carson | John Dunlop |
| 1987 | Nuas3 · 2:05.00 | Terence Kelleher | Theo Grieper |
| 1986 | Grauer Wicht5 · 2:02.00 | Bernd Selle | Hartmut Steguweit |
| 1985 | Diu Star5 · 2:04.60 | Lutz Mäder | Theo Grieper |
| 1984 | Hot Touch4 · 2:08.20 | Steve Cauthen | Geoff Wragg |
| 1983 | Hill's Pageant4 · 2:03.70 | Joe Mercer | Peter Walwyn |
| 1982 | Ti Amo4 · 2:02.00 | Bruce Raymond | Franz-Felix Schreiner |
| 1980 | Mokka5 · 2:05.10 | Otto Gervai | Charly Seiffert |
| 1979 | Harris7 · 2:04.70 | Bruce Raymond | Uwe Ostmann |
| 1978 | Ziethen4 · 2:08.10 | Paul Cook | Theo Grieper |
| 1977 | Harris5 · 2:02.80 | Bruce Raymond | Oskar Langner |
| 1976 | Red Regent4 · 2:04.80 | Pat Eddery | Peter Walwyn |
| 1975 | Record Run4 · 2:04.00 | Brian Taylor | Gavin Pritchard-Gordon |
| 1974 | Star Appeal4 · 2:00.50 | Manfred Kosman | Anton Pohlkötter |
| 1973 | Sarto5 · 2:38.00 | Fritz Drechsler | Heinz Jentzsch |
| 1972 | Furka6 · 2:36.80 | Raimund Prinzinger | R. Zachmeier |
| 1971 | Selekta6 · 2:35.10 | Manfred Kosman | Dr A. Stocks |
| 1970 | Elviro5 · 2:39.70 | Peter Alafi | Sven von Mitzlaff |
| 1969 | Gin6 · 2:39.40 | Johannes Starosta | Arthur-Paul Schlaefke |
| 1968 | Zachäus7 · 2:35.80 | Joan Pall | Andreas Hecker |
| 1967 | On Dit3 · 2:37.60 | Harro Remmert | Sven von Mitzlaff |
57 of the 57 runnings name the rider, 57 name the trainer and 0 name the owner, who is the one of the three the prize money actually belongs to.
Who wins the Hessen-Pokal more than once
The fact the table above holds and cannot show
Most wins by a trainer
| Horse | Wins | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Lordano | 2 | 2023, 2025 |
| Vif Monsieur | 2 | 2014, 2015 |
| Twist King | 2 | 1989, 1990 |
| Harris | 2 | 1977, 1979 |
Races worth about the same
Either side of Hessen-Pokal in the world money order
| # | Race | Country | Prize money | As published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 924 | Grosser Preis der WirtschaftDortmund 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 |
| 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 |
| 935 | Prix YacowlefChantilly Racecourse | France | €55,000 | €55,000 |
| 936 | Schwarzgold-RennenKöln-Weidenpesch | Germany | €55,000 | €55,000 |
| 937 | Silberne PeitscheMunich Racecourse | Germany | €55,000 | €55,000 |
| 938 | Zukunfts-RennenIffezheim Racecourse | Germany | €55,000 | €55,000 |
| 939 | Lamplighter StakesMonmouth Park Racetrack | United States | €52,782 | $60,000 |
The 20 races closest to Hessen-Pokal 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, 38th of them is this one
| Race | Racecourse | Grade | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Preis der Sparkassen-Finanzgruppe | Iffezheim Racecourse | Group 3 | €55,000 |
| Schwarzgold-Rennen | Köln-Weidenpesch | Group 3 | €55,000 |
| Silberne Peitsche | Munich Racecourse | Group 3 | €55,000 |
| Zukunfts-Rennen | Iffezheim 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 Hessen-Pokal winner get?
€32,000. That is 58% of the €55,000 Hessen-Pokal is worth, and the rest is shared down the field.
What is the total Hessen-Pokal prize money?
€55,000, for the 2012 running.
Where does the Hessen-Pokal rank among the richest races in the world?
929th of 997. 928 races pay more, the nearest of them Flieger Trophy. In Germany it is 38th of 49.
Which horse has won the Hessen-Pokal most often?
Lordano, 2 times, in 2023, 2025.
Which jockey has won the Hessen-Pokal most often?
Andrasch Starke, with 4 wins between 1997 and 2023.
When was the Hessen-Pokal first run?
1967. This page holds 57 runnings, from 1967 to 2025.
How far is the Hessen-Pokal?
2,000 metres (1¼ miles), on turf, at Frankfurt Racecourse.
Where to next
The rest of the racing money