{"id":129591,"date":"2026-10-09T23:06:11","date_gmt":"2026-10-09T14:06:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.digital-sanctuary.net\/bookmaker\/?p=129591"},"modified":"2026-10-09T23:06:44","modified_gmt":"2026-10-09T14:06:44","slug":"preis-des-winterfavoriten-2026-betting-odds-entries-germany-g3-1600m","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.digital-sanctuary.net\/bookmaker\/horse-racing\/preis-des-winterfavoriten\/","title":{"rendered":"Preis des Winterfavoriten 2026 Betting Odds & Entries (Germany G3 1600m)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Preis des Winterfavoriten 2026, officially titled the WETTSTAR.de \u2013 Preis des Winterfavoriten, will take place at Cologne Racecourse in Germany on Sunday, October 11, 2026. This Group 3 contest is one of Germany’s most important races for two-year-old horses, covering 1,600 metres on turf. With total prize money of \u20ac155,000, the race is an important early indicator of potential contenders for the following year’s German Derby.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Race Overview<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Race<\/th>WETTSTAR.de \u2013 Preis des Winterfavoriten<\/td><\/tr>
Grade<\/th>Group 3 (G3)<\/td><\/tr>
Racecourse<\/th>Cologne Racecourse, Cologne, Germany<\/td><\/tr>
Surface<\/th>Turf<\/td><\/tr>
Distance<\/th>1600m<\/td><\/tr>
Eligibility<\/th>2-year-old horses<\/td><\/tr>
Conditions<\/th>Weight-for-age conditions; 58.0 kg<\/td><\/tr>
Date<\/th>October 11, 2026<\/td><\/tr>
Race No.<\/th>Not confirmed<\/td><\/tr>
Scheduled Start<\/th>14:30 local time<\/td><\/tr>
Runners<\/th>6 confirmed starters<\/td><\/tr>
Total Prize Money<\/th>\u20ac155,000<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Why International Bettors Follow the Preis des Winterfavoriten<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Preis des Winterfavoriten is a key autumn fixture in the German racing calendar. Run over a mile at Cologne, it brings together promising two-year-olds at a stage when their performances can offer clues about their potential as three-year-olds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The race is particularly interesting to international racing fans because several past winners have gone on to achieve major success. Fantastic Moon, the 2022 winner, subsequently won the German Derby in 2023. The 2026 renewal features six confirmed starters, including Laveran, Tango Dancer and Taylor Made.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Early Betting Odds<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Ante-post odds can provide an early indication of the market’s assessment of the contenders before race day. International bookmakers such as 1xBet<\/a> may offer horse-racing markets for selected international races.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As of October 9, 2026, reliable current 1xBet odds for the individual runners could not be independently confirmed. The table below therefore uses dashes rather than displaying unverified prices. The odds may be updated when a verifiable bookmaker market becomes available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Preis des Winterfavoriten 2026 Betting Odds<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Last updated:<\/strong> October 9, 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Horse<\/th>1xBet<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Western<\/th>2.30<\/td><\/tr>
Laveran<\/th>2.80<\/td><\/tr>
Gaio<\/th>4.50<\/td><\/tr>
Gokturk<\/th>7.50<\/td><\/tr>
Taylor Made<\/th>16.00<\/td><\/tr>
Tango Dancer<\/th>21.00<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n

Previous Year Result<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The 2025 edition was won by Gostam, trained by Andreas W\u00f6hler and ridden by Eduardo Pedroza.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1st<\/th>Gostam<\/td><\/tr>
2nd<\/th>Lommi<\/td><\/tr>
3rd<\/th>Dalyan<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Historical Winners<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Year<\/th>Winner<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
2025<\/td>Gostam<\/td><\/tr>
2024<\/td>Lifetimes<\/td><\/tr>
2023<\/td>Geography<\/td><\/tr>
2022<\/td>Fantastic Moon<\/td><\/tr>
2021<\/td>Sea Bay<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Preis des Winterfavoriten 2026, officially titled the WETTSTAR.de \u2013 Preis des Winterfavoriten, will take place at Cologne Racecourse in Germany on Sunday, October 11, 2026. This Group 3 contest is one of Germany’s most important races for two-year-old horses, covering 1,600 metres on turf. With total prize money of \u20ac155,000, the race is an important early indicator of potential contenders for the following year’s German Derby. Race Overview Race WETTSTAR.de \u2013 Preis des Winterfavoriten Grade Group 3 (G3) Racecourse Cologne Racecourse, Cologne, Germany Surface Turf Distance 1600m Eligibility 2-year-old horses Conditions Weight-for-age conditions; 58.0 kg Date October 11, 2026 Race No. Not confirmed Scheduled Start 14:30 local time Runners […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"swell_btn_cv_data":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2320,333],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-129591","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-germany","category-horse-racing"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.digital-sanctuary.net\/bookmaker\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/129591","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.digital-sanctuary.net\/bookmaker\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.digital-sanctuary.net\/bookmaker\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.digital-sanctuary.net\/bookmaker\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.digital-sanctuary.net\/bookmaker\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=129591"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.digital-sanctuary.net\/bookmaker\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/129591\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":129594,"href":"https:\/\/www.digital-sanctuary.net\/bookmaker\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/129591\/revisions\/129594"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.digital-sanctuary.net\/bookmaker\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=129591"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.digital-sanctuary.net\/bookmaker\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=129591"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.digital-sanctuary.net\/bookmaker\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=129591"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}