Hochkoenig

For Hamburg resident Albert Darboven, every Derby day is special, not least because for the last 16 years his family's coffee trading company JJ Darboven has sponsored the German Classic. But the businessman has also tasted success at the highest level as the owner-breeder of the 1992 winner Pik Koenig (Koenigsstuhl), and last Sunday another chapter was added to his storied association with the Deutsches Derby when Darboven's homebred stallion Polish Vulcano was responsible for this year's winner Hochkoenig. "It was incredible to witness Hochkoenig's victory live on Sunday and...