Rivalen Der Rennbahn is a German television series that aired in 1989, with a total of eleven episodes. It was directed by Stefan Bartmann.
Plot
Successful jockey Christian Adler mysteriously falls off his horse and is injured so badly that he has to end his active career. Countess Louise Hayn-Hohenstein tries to use his knowledge and experience and offers Christian the management of her stable, together with the previous director Wolf Kremer. Business goes well initially, especially when the well-known horse owner Hans-Otto Gruber gives the stable four horses for training. Personal histories clash, however, and a brutal game of intrigue in the field of equestrian sports begins.
Cast and characters
Thomas Fritsch as Christian Adler
Jutta Speidel as Monika Adler
Manfred Zapatka as Hans-Otto Gruber
Maja Maranow as Sylvia Gruber
Margot Hielscher as Louise Gräfin Hayn-Hohenstein
Hellmut Lange as Wolf Kremer
Ilse Werner as Tante Ella
Hans Clarin as Rolf Lesch
Radost Bokel as Margit Franke
Santiago Ziesmer as Ludger
Zacharias Preen as Klaus
Tilly Lauenstein as Rosalinde von Rödermark
Ferdy Mayne as Emanuel von Rödermark
Thekla Carola Wied as Thea Waasing
Winfried Glatzeder as Georg Waasing
Ursula Karven as Jeannette
Soundtrack
Countdown G.T.O. – Rivalen der Rennbahn
Nino de Angelo – Samuraj
Les McKeown – It's a Game (Long Version) Marianne Rosenberg – I Need Your Love Tonight Countdown G.T.O – Magic Race (Long Version) Ricky Shayne – Once I'm Gonna Stay Forever Blue System – Love Suite Ann Turner – I'm Your Lady Nino de Angelo – Don't Kill It Carol Countdown G.T.O. – Samuraj (Instrumental) Countdown G.T.O. – Rivalen der Rennbahn – Reprise