Peak attendance and sales on Monday evening in Riem
The emotional highlight of the race day was the celebration for the first Munich Derby winner in 76 years. On Sunday, the three-year-old stallion Fantastic Moon, trained by Sarah Steinberg in Riem, won the IDEE 154th German Derby, with her partner Rene Piechulek in the saddle. “The first Munich Derby victory since 1947 makes you […]
Figge and Ashton with four goals each
But the long journey was worth it: With a lot of speed, the 2.5:1 favorite won the FÜNF HÖFE Prize, a handicap II. The sporting highlight of the “Frühschoppen” race day in Riem was over 1,600m and was endowed with total prize money of 13,000 euros. 50 percent of that went to the winning team […]
Cinematic performance of Mr Hollywood in the Wettstar.de – Bavarian Classic
The 2,000m competition for three-year-old horses has prize money of 55,000 euros, 32,000 euros of which goes to the winning team alone. It is a race in the European category Group III and is therefore important from a sporting and breeding perspective. The season opener in Riem was well attended with around 4,500 spectators despite […]
Munich training quarters with successful Easter weekend
The first race day of the Berlin racing season took place on Easter Sunday, followed by the opening race in Cologne on Easter Monday. Sarah Steinberg’s protégés Salvina (see photo) and Zenzi (both owned by the Gestüt Hachtsee racing stable) were both ridden by René Piechulek in Berlin. Salvina won her race over 2,000 meters […]
7Win! – 6 but also!
The “7 wins!” bet is entering its second year after the brilliant start in autumn last year. On Easter Sunday, April 9, 2023, the search for the big Easter egg starts in Hoppegarten: 77,777 euros are guaranteed as a minimum amount in the pot on every match day for all the winners who have correctly […]
Day of the Racing Teams 2023
Have you always wanted to take a look behind the scenes at a racing stable? April 15th is your chance! 4 Munich trainers are taking part in the Racing Stables Day this year. Karoly Kerekes, Werner Glanz, Michael Figge and John Hillis will open their doors and take you on an informative day at the […]
The Munich Racing Club says goodbye to two Munich legends
At the end of February we received the sad news that Quirina Bernhard had passed away at the age of 98. Quirina Bernhard’s family had been rooted in the stables of Waldhof at the Munich-Riem racecourse since 1946. Someone like Quirina, who put her heart and soul into our sport, leaves a huge gap. Lajos […]
Dubai entries for Riemer horses
At the closing date for the Dubai Carnival, in addition to entries from horses from 15 countries, five candidates from Germany were registered. In addition to two of Andreas Wöhler’s protégés, the other three entries come from Munich, which is remarkable. Michael Figge has entered the block-type horses La Estrellita and Jacksun. Karoly Kerekes has […]
Wiesentau in the Grand Autumn Prize for the season finale
The final point was appropriately put by a horse from the Riemer training center. The three-year-old Leonello, trained by Werner Glanz, won the last race of the year over 2,200m. “I wanted to take advantage of the good start and go from the front with the light weight,” jockey Maxim Pecheur described his tactic. “Fortunately, […]
Grand Allianz Prize of Bavaria: Great gala show by Tünnes
On Sunday, he convincingly won the Grand Allianz Prize of Bavaria at the Munich-Riem racecourse, a race in the highest European category, Group I, over 2,400m, with prize money of 155,000 euros. Two English guests challenged three German three-year-olds in the Grand Prix, and Tünnes started as the 1.8:1 favorite. Over the winter, the stallion […]