Andreas Wohler

Gestut Auenquelle resident Torquator Tasso (Adlerflug) became the latest European freshman sire off the mark when his Andreas Wohler-trained son Laveran made a winning debut in Saturday's MIG Fonds-Rennen at Munich. The Stall Mandarin-owned bay, a G3 Preis des Winterfavoriten nominee, lined up as the 13-10 favourite for the one-mile maiden contest and registered an impressive 2 3/4-length verdict from Westana, who is also by Torquator Tasso. Positioned several lengths off the pace in fourth after breaking well from an inner stall, he surged forward off the home turn to...

You might be tempted to think that it's just luck or pure coincidence for a breeder to be represented by half-siblings in the same Classic two years running, and Rebecca Philipps might modestly agree with you. But that is not taking into account her determined adherence to Classic lines and one maternal family in particular, coupled with a blend of belief and patience. "You have to wait, you have to be unbelievably patient," says Philipps, the breeder of Lady Evi, who runs in Sunday's G1 Preis der Diana for Westminster...

Stall Bergholz's one-from-five Listed Dortmund Derby Trial runner-up Dardanos (Soldier Hollow) was an unconsidered 84-1 chance for Sunday's G1 Idee 157th Deutsches Derby at Hamburg and belied his monster odds to provide trainer Andreas Wohler with a sixth renewal of Germany's Blue Riband. Wohler's first success came via Pik Konig (Konigsstuhl) in 1992 and his latest winners include Isfahan (Lord Of England) in 2016 and 2019 hero Laccario (Scalo). "He is such an easy horse to ride, so I was happy to be booked and really looked forward to the...

Darius Racing and Michael Motschmann's hitherto undefeated Gostam (Saxon Warrior) punched his ticket to, and was installed as the new ante-post favourite for, July's G1 Deutsches Derby after a fourth straight career victory in Friday's G2 Wettstar Bavarian Classic at Munich. Darius Racing's Holger Faust indicated a trip to Chantilly for the G1 Prix du Jockey Club is also on the agenda for Gostam. "Today was a preparation race, he was ridden hands and heels, so it was an easy win," he told GaloppOnline. "We believe this race will have...

Darius Racing and Michael Motschmann's G3 Zufunfts-Rennen victor Gostam (Saxon Warrior {Jpn}), Germany's highest-rated juvenile, lined up as the 2-5 favourite for Sunday's G3 Wettstar Preis des Winterfavoriten at Cologne and justified cramped odds with a scintillating five-length triumph in the one-mile contest. He becomes the third winner of Germany's premier juvenile event for conditioner Andreas Wohler, who struck with Darius Racing's subsequent G1 Deutsches Derby hero Isfahan (Lord Of England) in 2015 and with the Gestut Fahrhof-bred Langtang (Campanologist) in 2016. "His mind isn't fully developed, but he's a...

This year's G2 German 1,000 Guineas winner Lady Ilze (Territories) will be offered by Tattersalls Online in a pop-up sale scheduled to get underway at 3pm on Monday, August 4. Bidding will then close at 3pm the following day. Formerly trained in Poland by Krzysztof Ziemianski, Lady Ilze won three of her five starts as a two-year-old, before being transferred to the care of leading German trainer Andreas Wöhler. Following a fourth-place finish in the G3 Schwarzgold-Rennen on debut for her new yard, she then produced a career-best effort at...

The hitherto unbeaten Andreas Wohler trainee Lady Charlotte (Golden Horn) leapt to head of the ante-post betting market for August's G1 Preis der Diana (German Oaks) after producing a determined effort to prevail in Sunday's G3 Diana-Trial over 10 furlongs at Hoppegarten. She had previously registered two wins in Poland for former trainer Maciej Janikowski last term and annexed Hannover's Listed Preis der Neuen Bult in her German debut last month. The 11-5 second favourite settled off the pace with one behind in sixth after a slick getaway and eased...

We have heard plenty of the major owner-breeders this season, with the six Guineas to have been run in Britain, Ireland and France having gone to Godolphin, Juddmonte, Coolmore, and the Aga Khan Studs. So now it is time to hear from the breeder with one mare, who has just celebrated a Classic victory for the first foal she has bred. Step forward, Lulu Winter, breeder of Lady Ilze, winner of the G2 German 1,000 Guineas for Westminster Race Horses and Andreas Wohler on Sunday. As we speak on Monday...

This year's Preis der Diana runner-up Spanish Eyes (Ger) has been added to Arqana's December Breeding Stock Sale and will be offered by Ecurie des Monceaux as lot 180 during the opening day of the sale on Saturday, December 7. Trained by Andreas Wohler for owner-breeders Gestut Karlshof, Spanish Eyes made a winning debut over nine furlongs at Hoppegarten in June. That remains her sole victory in five career starts, though she was beaten just a length behind Erle (Ger) (Reliable Man {GB}) in the Preis der Diana, before running...

Gestut Karlshof homebred Straight (Ger) (Zarak {Fr}--Seductive {Ger}, by Henrythenavigator) was back among familiar foe in Sunday's G2 Sparkasse KolnBonn-188th Union-Rennen, Germany's premier G1 Deutsches Derby trial, at Cologne and delivered a powerful performance to garner the 11-furlong feature by daylight. Straight was steadied in rear from flagfall and was detached from his rivals through halfway. Tanking forward once into the home straight, the 46-5 chance quickened impressively to gain control entering the final furlong and powered clear of his rivals to hit the line with a five-length buffer back...

Showing the overseas raiders a clean pair of heels on Sunday, Gestut Fahrhof's TDN Rising Star Habana (Ger) (Kingman {GB}--Hargeisa, by Speightstown) made all to conquer the G2 Wempe 103rd German 1000 Guineas at Dusseldorf. Disappointing on her course-and-distance prep when last of four in the Listed Henkel-Stutenpreis last month, the G3 Zukunfts-Rennen winner who had been down the field in the G1 Prix Marcel Boussac dominated here under an inspired ride from Eduardo Pedroza. Sent clear of Godolphin's 6-4 favourite Dream Of Love (Ire) (Shamardal) in the straight, the...

Andreas Wohler trainee Lady Ewelina (GB) (Mukhadram {GB}--Quadri {GB}, by Polish Precedent) closed her unbeaten two-race juvenile campaign with a clear-cut victory Hannover's Listed Grosser Preis der Mehl-Mulhens-Stiftung and made a winning seasonal return in Sunday's G3 Karin Baronin von Ullmann - Schwarzgold-Rennen at Cologne. The 7-2 chance, who debuted with a 10-length rout at Warsaw in August, was steadied to race at the back of the main cluster in seventh. Gradually improving from halfway, she made relentless headway in the straight to launch her bid approaching the final furlong...