Iffezheim (dpa/lsw) - With a strong ride, jockey Andreas Helfenbein won the prize of the Sparkassen Finanzgruppe on the racecourse in Iffezheim. Helfenbein, the oldest jockey in German racing at the age of 55, rode the mare Alaskasonne to victory in the 55,000 euro race on Saturday. She prevailed against four competitors. He skilfully slowed down the pace in front of 6,100 spectators, then set off at the beginning of the straight and, after 2,000 meters, referred Mansour and Michael Cadeddu as well as Derby runner-up Andrasch Starke to Schwarzer Peter in second and third place.
Markus Klug trains Alaskasonne in the Rath-Heumar district of Cologne for the Röttgen stud, which is also the breeder of the winner. "Winning a race like this was our goal for the season. The jockey did a very good job tactically," said Klug.
