Overview
- Hoppegarten Racetrack begins its 157th season on Easter Sunday, the first of seven scheduled race days for 2025.
- The opening day features the Preis von Dahlwitz, a traditional race for top older horses, with local horse Atoso among the competitors.
- The €25,000 Hoppegartener Stutenmeile showcases international entries, including Ziggy's Dream from England and Rising Sign from France, against German favorite Ayada, ridden by Sibylle Vogt.
- Trainer Peter Schiergen, who reached his milestone 2000th career win on April 13 in Düsseldorf, prepares Ayada for the Stutenmeile.
- Racecourse owner Gerhard Schöningh projects a record-breaking visitor turnout, building on the success of last year’s Easter Sunday event.