Milestones
History of the Gestüt Görlsdorf
2014
The Görlsdorf homebred three year old SEA THE MOON (Photo) canters to win the 145. German Derby (Gr.1) at Hamburg by eleven lengths. Early he won the Gr.3 Frühjahrspreis des Bankhauses Metzler at Frankfurt/Main and the Gr.2 179. Oppenheim-Union-Rennen at Cologne. Because of an injury he has to end his racing career prematurely and becomes a stallion at Lanwades Stud in Newmarket. Thanks to SEA THE MOON and other successes of BERLIN BERLIN (runner-up in the Gr.1 Grosser Preis von Berlin) and WUNDER (winner of the Gr. 3 Prix Chloe at Chantilly) 2014 is the most successful year ever for Görlsdorf. For the first time ever Görlsdorf wins the German titles for best owner and best breeder.
2013
On September, the eighth, HEY LITTLE GORL (Photo) wins the German St. Leger (Gr.3) at Dortmund – the first classic win for the green and white Görlsdorf colours since reunification. BORN TO RUN wins the Gr. 3 Preis des Winterfavoriten.
In the end it turns out to be best season so far: 300.000 Euros in price money and ranked as number ten in the breeding statistics.
1990
Until 1990 VE Görlsdorf wins the Grosser Preis der Dreijahrigen (GDR-Derby) at Hoppegarten eight times as owner or breeder:
1989: Rienzi
1988: Sonnenblick
1984: Eresma
1981: Fallada
1980: Desiree
1970: Meernymphe
1961: Ondra
1959: Fahnenträger
1945
The Red Army chase away the aristocratic owners of Görlsdorf and all horses. The stud is nationalized and turned into a "VE Görlsdorf".
1935
In the 1930ies Görlsdorf has another heyday under the leadership of Victoria von Redern. In 1935 GOLDTALER (winner in the Grosser Preis von Horst and the Grosser Preis von Danzig) just looses out in the Union-Rennen and Henckel-Rennen to Derby winner STURMVOGEL. Other top class horses are ADANA, HEIDEKONIGIN, HEIDEROSE, VARDAR (winner of the Grosser Preis von Hannover) and YVORNE.
1920
After the death of the stud's founder his oldest sister Victoria von Redern took over - together with her husband Ernst Prince to Lynar - Count von Redern. They built the main house for the stud manager which still exists today.
1918
Towards the end of the Great War the horses of Schlenderhan stud find a contemporary home at Görlsdorf.
1905
Görlsdorf has 30 broodmares.
1899
The Görlsdorf bred NAMOUNA (Photo) wins the German St. Leger at Hannover and the Grosser Preis von Berlin at Hoppegarten. With 300.000 Mark price money she is the most successful German race horse so far. Other Görlsdorf wins include EN BLOC (Grosser Preis von Baden 1897), LOBENGULA (Grosser Preis von Hamburg 1897), MAGISTER (Grosser Preis von Berlin 1898) and ORDONNANZ (Preis der Diana 1900 and Grosser Preis von Hamburg 1900).
1895
IMPULS wins the German Derby only twelve years after the stud has been founded.
1883
Wilhelm Heinrich Sigismund Joachim Viktor Innozenz Count von Redern, a nephew of Friedrich Wilhelm Count von Redern, found Görlsdorf stud.