# Internationales Pfingstturnier Wiesbaden

Internationales Pfingstturnier Wiesbaden (International Pentecost Tournament Wiesbaden) is an international horse show which is held annually at the Schlosspark Biebrich in Wiesbaden, on the Pentecost weekend. The competition dates back to 1929. It is run by the Wiesbadener Reit- und Fahr-Club (WRFC), and has tournaments in dressage, show jumping, eventing and vaulting. In 2019, the event was officially named Longines PfingstTurnier Wiesbaden.

## History

Internationales Pfingstturnier Wiesbaden, a horse show at Schlosspark Biebrich in Wiesbaden, dates back to 1929. It is run by the Wiesbadener Reit- und Fahr-Club (WRFC). In the beginning, it was held at different locations. After World War II, Wilhelm Gustav Dyckerhoff [de] suggested to use the Schlosspark Biebrich, and the first Pfingstturnier there was held in 1949. The event has traditionally been sponsored by the Dyckerhoff family. Competitions are held in dressage, show jumping, eventing and vaulting.
In 2019, the event was renamed Longines PfingstTurnier Wiesbaden, to honour a new main sponsor Longines. In 2020 and 2021, the event had to be cancelled due to the restrictions in the COVID-19 pandemic.

## Categories
### Grand Prix Spécial

The Grand Prix Spécial [de] is the most important dressage competition of the Pfingstturnier. It is scheduled on Sunday afternoon, with prize money of 26,000 Euro as of 2018.
Winners (from 1989):
| 1989: Nicole Uphoff-Becker with Rembrandt 1990: unknown 1991: unknown 1992: Monica Theodorescu with Grunox 1993: Isabell Werth with Gigolo FRH 1994: Nicole Uphoff-Becker with Rembrandt 1995: Nadine Capellmann-Biffar with My Lord 1996: Monica Theodorescu with Grunox 1997: Monica Theodorescu with Grunox 1998: Isabell Werth with Gigolo FRH 1999: Isabell Werth with Antony FRH 2000: Isabell Werth with Gigolo FRH 2001: Monica Theodorescu with Renaissance Fleur TS 2002: Ellen Bontje with Silvano N 2003: Isabell Werth with Satchmo 2004: Andreas Helgstrand with Cavan (75,720 %) 2005: Andreas Helgstrand with Don Schufro (75,160 %) 2006: Isabell Werth with Warum nicht FRH (74,560 %) 2007: Isabell Werth with Satchmo (76,640 %) 2008: Isabell Werth with Warum nicht FRH (78,000 %) | 2009: Isabell Werth with Warum nicht FRH (76,708 %) 2010: Isabell Werth with Satchmo (74,583 %) 2011: Matthias Alexander Rath with Totilas (81,479 %) 2012: France with Riwera (71,333 %) 2013: cancelled due to bad weather 2014: Matthias Alexander Rath with Totilas (83,196 %) 2015: Isabell Werth with Don Johnson FRH (77,039 %) 2016: Isabell Werth with Weihegold OLD (79,804 %) 2017: Sönke Rothenberger with Favourit (73,843 %) 2018: Dorothee Schneider with Faustus (76,000 %) 2019: Isabell Werth with DSP Quantaz (76,255 %) |

### Jumping
#### Großer Preis von Wiesbaden

The jumping competition Großer Preis von Wiesbaden has been held from 1958 and is the most important show jumping event with the highest prize money. In the years 2012 and 2013, it was named Preis der Landeshauptstadt Wiesbaden. It is regularly held as the conclusion of the event. It was in counted towards the Riders Tour [de] from 2001 to 2018. In the first year, the prize money was 10.000 DM, and in 2018 it was 150,000 Euro.
Winners from 1958 to 2012 have included:
| 1958: Hans Günter Winkler with Halla 1959: Fritz Thiedemann with Finale 1960: William Steinkraus with Riviera Wonder 1961: Alwin Schockemöhle with Bachus 1962: Hauke Schmidt with Arabella 1963: Karl-Heinz Giebmanns with Sandro 1964: Stefano Angioni with Canio 1965: Hartwig Steenken with Fairness 1966: Frank Chapot with San Lucas 1967: Anton Ebben with Kairouan 1968: Manfred Kloess with Antea 1969: Alwin Schockemöhle with Donald Rex 1970: Alwin Schockemöhle with Donald Rex 1971: Hugo Simon with Fair Lady 1972: Kathy Kusner with Triple Crown 1973: Gerd Wiltfang with Askan 1974: Arno Neesen with Jumping Amsterdam 1975: Ireland with Boomerang 1976: Buddy Brown with A Little Bit 1977: Hendrik Schulze-Siehoff with Sarto 1978: Henk Nooren with Pluco 1979: Gilles Bertrán de Balanda with Galoubet and Ireland Captain Con Power with Rock Barton 1980: Peter Schmitz with Diavolo 1981: Jürgen Ernst with Largo 1982: Ulrich Meyer zu Bexten with Magister 1983: Thomas Frühmann with Bandit 1984: Mexico with Massacre 1985: Rob Ehrens with Oscar Drum 1986: Jeff McVean with Fürst Z 1987: Helena Weinberg with Just Malone 1988: Franke Sloothaak with Aramis 1989: Thomas Frühmann with Grandeur 1990: Elmar Gundel with Prints 1991: Hugo Simon with Amaretto D 1992: Victor Alvez Teixera with Attack Z 1993: Rodrigo Pessoa with Special Envoy 1994: Piet Raijmakers with Amadeus Z 1995: Thomas Fuchs with Major AC Folien 1996: Ludger Beerbaum with Ratina Z [de] 1997: Markus Beerbaum with Lady Weingard | 1998: Rodrigo Pessoa with Lianos 1999: Emil Hendrix with Finesse 2000: Ralf Runge with Frederic 2001: Emilie Tacken with Miss Montana 2002: Ludger Beerbaum with Champion du Lys 2003: Marcus Ehning with Anka 2004: Alois Pollmann-Schweckhorst with Diamonds Daylight 2005: Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum with Checkmate 2006: René Tebbel with Farina 2007: Grégory Wathelet with Lantinus 2008: Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum with Checkmate 2009: Marcus Ehning with Vulkano FRH 2010: Denis Lynch with Abbervail van het Dingeshof 2011: Ludger Beerbaum with Chaman 2012: Luciana Diniz with Lennox 2013: Cameron Hanley with Antello Z 2014: Toni Haßmann with Classic Man V 2015: Kamal Bahamdan with Noblesse des Tess 2016: Patrick Stühlmeyer with Lacan 2017: Holger Wulschner with Catch Me T 2018: Christian Ahlmann with Clintrexo Z 2019: Chloe Reid with Luis P |