Nicoreni won the German Oaks at Dusseldorf for Pieter Schiergen

Charlie Appleby saddled listed winner Spirited Style (William Buick) while Aidan O'Brien travelled Garden Of Eden (Ryan Moore), last seen winning the Ribblesdale Stakes at Royal Ascot.

However, overseas challengers have struggled in the German Classic with only one such winner in the last decade and the home team gained a clean sweep of the places.

Victory in a blanket finish went to Nicoreni, runner-up in a trial last time, for Pieter Schiergen and jockey Leon Wolff.

Nyra got the better of Innora at Hamburg last time by a head but the latter reversed the placings to play the bridesmaid in the Group 1 contest.

The winning distances were half-a-length, a short-head and the same.

Garden Of Eden, sent off the even money favourite, finished ninth, some six lengths and one place ahead of Spirited Style.

“It always feels good to win such a traditional event,” Schiergen told thoroughbreddailynews.com.

“The filly has never done anything wrong. She was close up in both her previous starts this year, and won the Preis der Winterkonigin at two. Leon did everything right and I what I really like about him is that he sticks to the riding instructions.”

Wolff added: “That was absolutely awesome.

"There was a good strong pace, I had an excellent trip and found a free passage in the straight. Nicoreni is a true stayer and gives everything she has. She is 450 kilograms of horse with 500 kilograms of heart! It feels so good to win this Classic with such a long-standing family breeding operation.”

Owner Gestut Ebbesloh's Bina von Schubert commented, “I really did not think it was possible, but she did it and I am so happy.

"We have had two homebred winners of the race, Adlerfee in 1938 and Arkona in 1993, and it is all hard work until you come to this point. It is the development and care of our traditional damlines to keep the standard which is so important and ever so rewarding.”

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