Andrasch Starke
Andrasch Starke (born 4 January 1974, in Germany) is a jockey in international Thoroughbred horse racing.
| Andrasch Starke | |
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| Occupation | Jockey |
| Born | 4 January 1974 Germany |
| Career wins | ongoing |
| Major racing wins | |
| Premio Federico Tesio (1995) Preis der Diana (1996, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2008, 2017) Bayerisches Zuchtrennen (1997, 2006, 2007, 2012, 2013) Gran Premio del Jockey Club (1997, 2007) Premio Vittorio di Capua (1997, 1998) Rheinland-Pokal (1997, 1999, 2008) Deutsches Derby (1998, 2000, 2002, 2006, 2008,2015) Deutschland-Preis (1999, 2007) Premio Roma (1999, 2000) Grosser Preis von Baden (2000, 2007, 2012) Mehl-Mülhens-Rennen (2001) Singapore Airlines International Cup (2004) Prix Corrida (2005) Preis von Europa (2007, 2016) Gran Premio di Milano (2008, 2009) Oaks d'Italia (2008) Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe (2011) King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2012) | |
| Racing awards | |
| German Champion jockey by wins (5 times) | |
| Significant horses | |
| Ungaro, Elle Danzig, Samum, Caitano Schiaparelli, Quijano Danedream | |
Starke began racing at age fifteen as an amateur and since turning professional has won the German riding championship six times. He has competed in Canada and the United States and has won races in Dubai, France, Italy, and Singapore. In recent years Starke has also raced seasonally in Hong Kong where on two occasions he won the Cathay Pacific International Jockeys' Championship at Happy Valley Racecourse. On 2 October 2011 Starke rode German filly Danedream to victory in the 90th Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe at Longchamp and on 21 July 2012 he won in Ascot the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes with the same filly.
He won nine times the German flat racing Champion Jockey.