When classy two-year-old Gostam won Sunday’s G3 WETTSTAR. de -Preis Des Winterfavoriten at Cologne, he ensured a 20th German breeders’ championship for Gestut Fahrhof. Remarkably, the Jacobs’ farm has taken that title 20 times during the past 50 years.
Sunday’s race also marked the third year in a row that Fahrhof had produced the champion two-year-old elect in Germany, with Gostam preceded by Geography (2023) and Lifetimes.
A son of Saxon Warrior, Gostam is unbeaten in three starts, with the colthaving previously triumphed in the G3 152nd Renate und Albrecht Woeste -Zukunfts-Rennen.
Sent off a 2-5 favourite for Sunday’s contest, Gostam turned the race into a one horse race, with the colt drawing off to win by five lengths.
His dam, the Oasis Dream mare Goiania, is a stakes winning full-sister to the South African based mare Granja.
An article written in 2016 by thorougbredracing.com explored the reasons for Germany’s success in big races around the world and Andreas Jacobs features prominently in the drive for his home country’s excellence.
