OWNED and bred by Manfred Ostermann, Laccario won the recent Group 1 Deutsches Derby at Hamburg, adding to wins in the Group 2 Union-Rennen at Cologne and a listed Derby trial at Dusseldorf. Ostermann operates the family-owned Gestut Hof Ittlingen and victory in the 150th edition of the Derby was special. It was 25 years since the stud’s Laroche’s won in 1994.

Trainer Andreas Wöhler says that Laccario has qualities similar to his sire Scalo (Lando). That colt went to stud in 2013 and now not only has his first German Derby winner, but Laccario is his first blacktype winner. Scalo has only had 28 runners in Europe and half of them are winners.