IRISH RACEDAY

The highlight of the race day is the Comer Group International 54th Oleander Race, the most important and valuable race for long-distance specialists in German horse racing. The longest race of the Berlin season lasts three and a half minutes and covers an extreme 3,200 metres - 850 metres of the Hoppegarten straight track, then a full lap of 2,350 metres.


Oleander was the kind of racehorse you could only dream of: fast and easy to ride, uncomplicated and willing to go to the absolute limit. A rock in the surf. He contested a total of 23 races, of which he won 19, sometimes with overwhelming superiority. He won the Grand Prix of Baden three times and his winnings totalled 580,950 marks, which was a lonely record for over 40 years, despite the economic crisis, inflation, war, currency reform and later rising race prices. Oleander was not just a first-class racehorse, he was the idol of German horse racing for decades.