THE Germans celebrate as their champion the trainer who has won the most races and by this measure Markus Klug comes out on top. Based at Gestüt Röttgen, Klug had an excellent season and had many notable winners and also plenty of placed horses in the big races. His runners earned more than €1.3 million - more than they had managed in 2014 when he trained Derby winner Sea The Moon.

Andreas Wöhler is second in the table, but clear leader on earnings, with €1.8 million won in Germany and a lot more abroad as well. He dominated most of the season, winning the Derby, Oaks and Grosser Preis von Berlin, and although his form tailed off slightly in the late autumn, he still ended with an impressive strike rate of over 25%.