Peter Schiergen

Peter Schiergen

Schiergen (left) with Danedream after winning the 2011 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe
Personal information
Nationality	German
Born	(1965-03-23) 23 March 1965 (age 60) Willich in Germany
Website	www.schiergen.de
Sport
Country	Germany
Sport	Equestrian (horse racing)

Peter Schiergen (born 23 March 1965 in Willich, West Germany) is a former German champion jockey ^[1] and a Thoroughbred racehorse trainer.

Jockey

Schiergen is the holder of the European winner-riding record. ^[2]

After Hein Bollow, Peter Schiergen is the second member in the German "Club 1000" twice. 1000 ridden winners and 1000 trained winners.

Horse trainer

• Schiergen trained Boreal, winner of the 2001 Coronation Cup. ^[1]
• Schiergen had three starters in the 136th running of the Deutsches (German) Derby. ^[3]
• Schiergen won his third German Derby in 2008, on Kasmin. ^[4]
• Schiergen has several times been the German flat racing Champion Trainer
• He trained Danedream, winner of the 2011 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. ^[5]

References

1. Lee, Alan (8 June 2002), "Kazzia answers leading question". The Times (United Kingdom)
2. Lysaght, Cornelius (15 February 2002), "Finding McCoy another herr to chase". The Times (United Kingdom)
3. Tony Arrold (11 July 2005), "Nicaron shows heart in Derby win for veteran". The Australian
4. "Kamsin's Derby" (14 July 2008), The Australian
5. Danedream routs Arc rivals with easy success. racingpost.com, 2 October 2011