Cologne-Weidenpesch Racecourse

The Cologne-Weidenpesch Racecourse (Galopprennbahn Köln-Weidenpesch) is a horse racing track at Weidenpescher Park in Nippes, Cologne. As the only race course in Germany hosting more than one European pattern Group 1 race, Weidenpesch is one of the most prominent tracks in the country.[1]

Weidenpesch Racecourse
Weidenpesch Racecourse in 2010
LocationWeidenpescher Park,
Cologne, Germany
Coordinates50°59′0″N 6°57′07″E
Owned byKölner Rennverein 1897 e.V.
Date opened1898
Course typeFlat
Official website
Panoramic view as seen from the old grandstand

Cologne-Weidenpesch is also one of Germany's oldest horse-racing tracks, having been established as a race course in 1897. The larger of the two grandstands was designed as a cast iron and timber framing structure in 1898 and substantially renovated in 2004. Until recently, the sportsgrounds were also home to Cologne's oldest football club, the VfL Köln 99.

Races

The Weidenpesch Racecourse hosts several annual conditions races:

The Gerling-Preis, originally established as "Preis von Birlinghoven" in 1921, and from 1934 onwards, named and sponsored by Robert Gerling, is the oldest sponsored race prize in the country. Other major races include the Preis von Europa and the Mehl-Mülhens-Rennen. The Cologne racing association (Kölner Rennverein) organizes horse races throughout the entire year.

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See also

References
  1. Article from Whatsonwhen Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine



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