Baronin Karin von Ullman passes at 87

Gestut Schlenderhan's owner Baronin Karin von Ullmann died on Monday evening

aged 87. She was the fifth generation responsible for Germany's renowned oldest

privately-owned Thoroughbred stud, having taken over from her mother, Baronin

Gabrielle von Oppenheim, in January 1988. She was the great-granddaughter of

Eduard von Oppenheim, the stud's founder in 1869, and was born on the premises

in 1922.

Instrumental in the day-to-day running of the establishment from an early age

and through World War II, Karin bred and raced with friends in the colors of

Stall Wolkenstein prior to taking over the reins at Schlenderhan. During that

period, the most important horse they owned was the dual classic-winning filly

Ivresse, later the dam of two classic winners and an influential foundation

mare.

One of the first major winners under her tenure at Schlenderhan was the 1995

Preis von Europa (Ger-G1) victor Solon, who ended a drought of big winners for

the stud and that was followed in 2003 by the Deutsches Derby (Ger-G1) hero Dai

Jin. That success made her the latest of the operation's owners to breed a

winner of the Hamburg classic and four years later, the chestnut Adlerflug (In

the Wings [GB])fulfilled a lifetime's ambition when sailing to victory in the

same race in the famed silks.

Just this year, Irian (Tertullian) annexed the Mehl-Mulhens-Rennen (German

2000 Guineas) (Ger-G2) for the stud, which stands the proven international sire

Monsun.

Renowned for her great sense of humor and positivism, the Baroness is

survived by her twins Baron Georg von Ullmann, himself a world-famous owner and

breeder, and Ilona.