| Class: | Group 1 |
| Horse Race: | Deutsches Derby |
| Location: | Horner Rennbahn Hamburg, Germany |
| Inaugurated: | 1869 |
| Race Type: | Flat / Thoroughbred |
| Sponsor: | IDEE |
| Website: | Hamburg |
| Distance: | 2,400 metres (1½ miles) |
| Surface: | Turf |
| Track: | Right-handed |
| Qualification: | Three-year-olds excluding geldings |
| Weight: | 58 kg Allowances 1½ kg for fillies |
| Purse: | €650,000 (2022) 1st: €390,000 |
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The Deutsches Derby is a Group 1 flat horse race in Germany open to three-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies. It is run at Hamburg-Horn over a distance of 2,400 metres (about 1½ miles), and it is scheduled to take place each year in July.
It is Germany's equivalent of The Derby, a famous race in England.
The event was established in 1869, and it was originally called the Norddeutsches Derby. It became known as the Deutsches Derby in 1889.
For most of its history the race has been held at Hamburg. It has also been staged at Grunewald (1919), Hoppegarten (1943–44), Munich (1946) and Cologne (1947). It was titled the Grosser Deutschlandpreis der Dreijährigen during World War II.
The present system of race grading was introduced in Germany in 1972, and the Deutsches Derby was given Group 1 status.
The race was sponsored by BMW from 1991 to 2008. It was backed by IDEE Kaffee from 2009 to 2011 and Sparda-Bank from 2012 to 2014 before IDEE returned as sponsors from 2015.
In 2023, for the first time in the history of the Derby, a female trainer was able to win this prestigious race. Sarah Steinberg trained the Sea the Moon colt "Fantastic Moon" to victory.
Leading jockey (8 wins):
----Leading trainer (9 wins):
----Leading owner (19 wins):
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| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Time | ||||
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| 1965 | width=125px | Waidwerk | width=140px | Johannes Starosta | width=152px | Johannes Kuhr | width=155px | Gestüt Ravensberg | 2:33.00 |
| 1966 | Ilix | Oskar Langner | Sven von Mitzlaff | Stall Gamshof | 2:35.70 | ||||
| 1967 | Luciano | Lester Piggott | Sven von Mitzlaff | Stall Primerose | 2:32.60 | ||||
| 1968 | Elviro | Peter Alafi | Sven von Mitzlaff | Gestüt Waldfried | 2:33.40 | ||||
| 1969 | Don Giovanni | Brian Taylor | Heinz Jentzsch | Gestüt Schlenderhan | 2:33.10 | ||||
| 1970 | Alpenkönig | Peter Kienzler | Heinz Jentzsch | Gestüt Schlenderhan | 2:32.30 | ||||
| 1971 | Lauscher | Dave Richardson | Herbert Cohn | Gestüt Rösler | 2:32.80 | ||||
| 1972 | Tarim | Geoff Lewis | Georg Zuber | Fredy Ostermann | 2:40.20 | ||||
| 1973 | Athenagoras | Harro Remmert | Sven von Mitzlaff | Gestüt Zoppenbroich | 2:28.80 | ||||
| 1974 | Marduk | Joan Pall | Hein Bollow | Countess Batthyany | 2:35.20 | ||||
| 1975 | Königssee | José Orihuel | Adolf Wöhler | Gestüt Hohe Weide | 2:29.80 | ||||
| 1976 | Stuyvesant | Ralf Suerland | Heinz Jentzsch | Gestüt Schlenderhan | 2:29.10 | ||||
| 1977 | Surumu | George Cadwaladr | Adolf Wöhler | Gestüt Fährhof | 2:29.70 | ||||
| 1978 | Zauberer | Bernd Selle | Heinz Jentzsch | Gestüt Bona | 2:43.20 | ||||
| 1979 | Königsstuhl | Peter Alafi | Sven von Mitzlaff | Gestüt Zoppenbroich | 2:39.00 | ||||
| 1980 | Navarino | Dave Richardson | Arthur-Paul Schlaefke | Hugo Einschütz | 2:48.10 | ||||
| 1981 | Orofino | Peter Alafi | Sven von Mitzlaff | Gestüt Zoppenbroich | 2:42.00 | ||||
| 1982 | Ako | Erwin Schindler | H. G. Heibertshausen | Steffi Seiler | 2:40.60 | ||||
| 1983 | Ordos | Peter Alafi | Sven von Mitzlaff | Gestüt Zoppenbroich | 2:32.50 | ||||
| 1984 | Lagunas | Georg Bocskai | Heinz Jentzsch | Gestüt Fährhof | 2:40.20 | ||||
| 1985 | Acatenango | Andrzej Tylicki | Heinz Jentzsch | Gestüt Fährhof | 2:29.40 | ||||
| 1986 | Philipo | Dave Richardson | Hartmut Steguweit | Stall Surinam | 2:32.40 | ||||
| 1987 | Lebos | Lutz Mäder | Bruno Schütz | Stall Klingenstadt | 2:34.10 | ||||
| 1988 | Luigi | Walter Swinburn | Uwe Ostmann | Stall Marcassargues | 2:31.80 | ||||
| 1989 | Mondrian | Kevin Woodburn | Uwe Stoltefuss | Stall Hanse | 2:33.70 | ||||
| 1990 | Karloff | Mark Rimmer | Bruno Schütz | Stall Steigenberger | 2:34.90 | ||||
| 1991 | Temporal | Frankie Dettori | Bruno Schütz | Stall Rosita | 2:31.60 | ||||
| 1992 | Pik König | Billy Newnes | Andreas Wöhler | Albert Darboven | 2:37.90 | ||||
| 1993 | Lando | Andrzej Tylicki | Heinz Jentzsch | Gestüt Ittlingen | 2:26.80 | ||||
| 1994 | Laroche | Stephen Eccles | Heinz Jentzsch | Gestüt Ittlingen | 2:28.40 | ||||
| 1995 | All My Dreams | Kevin Woodburn | Harro Remmert | Stall Rheinwiese | 2:32.85 | ||||
| 1996 | Lavirco | Torsten Mundry | Peter Rau | Gestüt Fährhof | 2:41.70 | ||||
| 1997 | Borgia | Olivier Peslier | Bruno Schütz | Gestüt Ammerland | 2:31.04 | ||||
| 1998 | Robertico | Andrasch Starke | Andreas Schütz | Gestüt Hof Vesterberg | 2:45.12 | ||||
| 1999 | Belenus | Kevin Darley | Andreas Wöhler | Turf Syndikat 99 | 2:25.81 | ||||
| 2000 | Samum | Andrasch Starke | Andreas Schütz | Stall Blankenese | 2:32.21 | ||||
| 2001 | Boreal | John Reid | Peter Schiergen | Gestüt Ammerland | 2:37.09 | ||||
| 2002 | Next Desert | Andrasch Starke | Andreas Schütz | Gestüt Wittekindshof | 2:39.23 | ||||
| 2003 | Dai Jin | Olivier Peslier | Andreas Schütz | WH Sport International | 2:33.47 | ||||
| 2004 | Shirocco | Andreas Suborics | Andreas Schütz | Georg von Ullmann | 2:39.64 | ||||
| 2005 | Nicaron | Davy Bonilla | Horst Steinmetz | Stall Nizza | 2:35.42 | ||||
| 2006 | Schiaparelli | Andrasch Starke | Peter Schiergen | Stall Blankenese | 2:30.94 | ||||
| 2007 | Adlerflug | Fredrik Johansson | Jens Hirschberger | Gestüt Schlenderhan | 2:36.57 | ||||
| 2008 | Kamsin | Andrasch Starke | Peter Schiergen | Stall Blankenese | 2:39.29 | ||||
| 2009 | Wiener Walzer | Fredrik Johansson | Jens Hirschberger | Gestüt Schlenderhan | 2:29.56 | ||||
| 2010 | Buzzword | Royston Ffrench | Mahmood Al Zarooni | Godolphin | 2:29.51 | ||||
| 2011 | Waldpark | Jozef Bojko | Andreas Wöhler | Gestüt Ravensberg | 2:40.29 | ||||
| 2012 | Pastorius | Terence Hellier | Mario Hofer | Stall Antanando | 2:32.23 | ||||
| 2013 | Lucky Speed | Andrasch Starke | Peter Schiergen | Stall Hornoldendorf | 2:27.87 | ||||
| 2014 | Sea The Moon | Christophe Soumillon | Markus Klug | Gestut Gorlsdorf | 2:29.86 | ||||
| 2015 | Nutan | Andrasch Starke | Peter Schiergen | Juergen Imm | 2:30.54 | ||||
| 2016 | Isfahan | Dario Vargiu | Andreas Wöhler | Darius Racing | 2:45.97 | ||||
| 2017 | Windstoss | Maxim Pecheur | Markus Klug | Gestut Rottgen | 2:41.52 | ||||
| 2018 | Weltstar | Adrie De Vries | Markus Klug | Gestut Rottgen | 2:41.52 | ||||
| 2019 | Laccario | Eduardo Pedroza | Andreas Wöhler | Gestut Ittlingen | 2:29.95 | ||||
| 2020 | In Swoop | Ronan Thomas | Francis-Henri Graffard | Gestut Schlenderhan | 2:34.97 | ||||
| 2021 | Sisfahan | Andrasch Starke | Henk Grewe | Darius Racing | 2:34.56 | ||||
| 2022 | Sammarco | Bauyrzhan Murzabayev | Peter Schiergen | Gestut Park Wiedingen | 2:32.95 | ||||
| 2023 | Fantastic Moon | Rene Piechulek | Frau Sarah Steinberg | Liberty Racing 2021 | 2:39.11 | ||||
| 2024 | Palladium | Thore Hammer Hansen | Henk Grewe | Liberty Racing 2022 | 2:37.18 |
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