Germany: Campanologist rallies to win Preis Von Europa
Campanologist won his first stakes of 2011 and his third Group 1 race in Germany in the last 15 months in Sunday’s Preis Von Europa at Cologne, Germany.
Steve AndersenSep 25, 2011
Campanologist won his first stakes of 2011 and his third Group 1 race in Germany in the last 15 months in Sunday’s Preis Von Europa at Cologne, Germany.
French raider Sahpresa captured the Sun Chariot Stakes for the third year in a row, winning the Group 1 race by one length over Chachamaidee on Saturday at Newmarket in England.
The Godolphin-owned Campanologist will have jockey Frankie Dettori aboard in Sunday’s Group 1 Preis Von Europa at Cologne, Germany.
Lyric of Light earned an automatic berth for the $1 million Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf at Churchill Downs on Nov. 4, and a low future-book price for the 2012 English 1000 Guineas, after winning Friday’s Group 1 Shadwell Fillies’ Mile for 2-year-olds at Newmarket, England.
Two Group 1 races, the Sun Chariot for fillies at one mile, and the Cheveley Park for 2-year-old fillies, take center stage on Saturday's Newmarket card in England.
Trainer Michael Stoute, a regular participant in the Breeders’ Cup Turf, might have another horse for the race’s 2011 edition in the 3-year-old Sea Moon.
The Group 1 Fillies Mile on Friday at Newmarket in England should come down to a rematch between Lyric of Light and Fallen for You, the one-two finishers in the Group 2 May Hill Stakes on Sept. 9 at Doncaster.
Sarafina won her third race in a row, bulling between horses deep in the stretch run to win the Prix Foy by a head over the Japanese horse Hiruno d'Amour and cement her position as one of the favorites for the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe in three weeks.
The Group 1 Prix Niel for 3-year-olds over 1 1/2 miles on Sunday at Longchamp in Paris is a Breeders’ Cup Challenge Win and You’re In race, but the BC Turf probably does not sit foremost in the mind of the trainer of the likely race favorite, Meandre.
Saturday’s card at the Curragh features the Group 1 National Stakes at seven furlongs for 2-year-olds, a Breeders’ Cup Challenge Win and You’re In race for the BC Juvenile Turf. The National is set to go with a field of nine, with Power and Dragon Pulse the two antepost favorites in the betting.