The Gerling-Preis is a Group 2 flat horse race in Germany open to thoroughbreds aged four years or older.
It is run over a distance of 2,400 metres (about 1½ miles) at Cologne in late April or early May.
The event was established in 1921, and it was originally called the Preis von Birlinghoven.
Robert Gerling, an insurance entrepreneur, became the sponsor of the race in 1934.
The Gerling-Preis is Germany's oldest surviving sponsored horse race.