Dream day for John David Hillis

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Munich quarters take seven out of eight wins

The Munich training center made a lot of money at the October race day at the Munich race track, with Irishman John David Hillis leading the way. The former jockey, who has been working as a freelance trainer in Riem since 2010, won three races. And there were home wins in seven of the eight competitions!

Only the race with the four-way bet, the BayWa Future Construction Race over 2,000m, was won by the Czech trainer Jan Raja with the six-year-old Sirbowtieman. In the saddle was Leon Wolff, who is very successful again after an injury break of several months.
Around 4,500 spectators watched the races in autumnal weather. “Sales were good and the October race day between the two days in Baden-Baden worked, the participants confirm this,” says racing club manager Sascha Multerer. He has found a strong new partner for the racing club in the internationally active Munich company BayWa, a conglomerate that operates in the agricultural and construction industries as well as in the energy sector.

Fifth win of the season for Launching Percy

The most important race of the day in sporting terms was a handicap II over 2,800m with prize money of 11,500 euros. The 100 Years of BayWa race was won by the five-year-old Launching Percy, who celebrated his fifth (!) victory of the season. Ridden by Sean Byrne, the 6.4:1 chance triumphed ahead of the favorite Nepalo. “This horse loves this track,” said the jockey. “He knows what he has to do and always gives it his all.” Launching Percy completed the hat trick for Hillis, who had already scored points at the start with Environmentalist in the Luimex amateur race – driven by Ines Löwe – over 1,400m and then with Grey Darling (Konstantin Philip) over 1,600m.

Werner Glanz and Michael Figge became double winners for the Riemer training center. Glanz won with Balsamand over 1,400m and, at the end of the race day, with the grey Domenico over 1,600m for the Galopp Club South Germany. Rene Piechulek was the rider both times. For Figge, Martin Seidl first steered Snow Late to success and then the mare Astoria. Both races were over 2,000m.

In November, horse racing fans can look forward to another real sporting treat:
on Sunday, November 5, the Bavarian Grand Prix will be decided, the last of only seven Group I races in Germany. This means that the “Champions League of Horse Racing” will once again be visiting Riem.