Munich, July 22, 2026 – The most popular race day at the Munich-Riem racetrack celebrates an anniversary on Sunday: The Dallmayr Prize, established by Konrad-Werner Wille in 1976, has been held for 50 years. The Munich Racing Club honors its founding father with the Konrad Werner Wille Memorial, a Listed race with a purse of 30,000 euros for three-year-old and older fillies over 1,400 meters. The sporting highlight, however, is of course the Grand Dallmayr Prize, which has continued the Bavarian Breeders’ Race—held since 1866—since 1996. The Grand Dallmayr Prize, run over 2,000 meters, is one of only seven Group I races in Germany and is thus among the top races in Europe. This international character is reflected in the field of competitors. Six of the ten entrants have traveled from England and Ireland to compete for the 155,000-euro purse. Accompanying them are world-class jockeys such as James Doyle and Oisin Murphy. Doyle will ride the six-year-old Silawi for the Emir of Qatar; Silawi is returning from an extended layoff but previously finished second in a Group I race in Dubai. Five-time British champion jockey Murphy will ride the four-year-old Wimbledon Hawkeye, who recently finished second in a highly competitive Listed race at the world-famous Royal Ascot Meeting. However, neither is necessarily among the favorites. Among the German entrants, hopes are pinned on the three-year-old Seguro, who has won two Group III races in a row. For Andreas Suborics’ charge, however, this is by far the most difficult challenge. A strong performance can also be expected from the extremely consistent mare Santagada, who is trained by Peter Schiergen. The four-year-old wears the racing colors of Gestüt Park Wiedingen, which triumphed in 2022 with Sammarco. That was Germany’s last victory to date.

“The Dallmayr Race Day is a very special experience thanks to the famous coffee house’s tremendous commitment,” says Sascha Multerer, managing director of the Munich Racing Club. “Traditionally, this includes the large coffee bar and the prize draw for the valuable gift hampers.” There’s also likely to be a big crowd at the wheel of fortune on the Dallmayr Coffee Club mobile. The extensive children’s programme, featuring a bouncy castle, face painting and a puppet show, is a regular feature at Riem.

Nine races are scheduled for Sunday, with the first race starting at 11.14 am. Alongside the V4 and V7 bets, with guaranteed prize pools of 10,000 euros and 25,000 euros respectively, the Quintett bet will be held in Munich for the first time. The aim here is to pick the first five finishers in the correct order. A total of at least €125,000, including a jackpot of €88,502.20, is up for grabs and will be shared amongst the winners. The race day at Riem not only features a very international field of runners but is also attracting considerable interest from abroad. The first six races of the day will be broadcast on the betting programme of the French betting company PMU; races 5 and 6 (the Grand Dallmayr Prize at 14:10) are also part of the World Pool in Hong Kong, thereby reaching horse racing fans all over the world.