A Shin Hikari, Highland Reel, Maurice, and Peniaphobia won seven-figure Group 1 races on turf Sunday in Hong Kong on a program in which Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint winner Mongolian Saturday could finish only fifth behind Peniaphoabia in the $2.38 million Hong Kong Sprint at Sha Tin Racecourse.

Peniaphobia, second in the 2014 Hong Kong Sprint, led from the start and finished a half-length in front of the 4-5 favorite Gold Fun in a field of 13. Peniaphobia, a 7-2 shot, was ridden by Joao Moreira for trainer Tony Cruz.

The quality of the Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint at Keeneland on Oct. 31 will get a stern test in the Far East on Sunday when the first- and third-place finishers, Mongolian Saturday and Green Mask, start in the $2.38 million Hong Kong Sprint at Sha Tin Racecourse.

Shanon Pandora, one of three females in a field of 18, scored a mild upset Sunday in the $4.68 million Japan Cup at Tokyo Racecourse, the fifth filly or mare to win Japan’s top race in the last seven years.

Shanon Pandora (8-1) finished a neck in front of the 22-1 Last Impact, who was a half-length in front of stretch leader Lovely Day, the 8-5 favorite. Ridden by Kenichi Ikezoe for trainer Tomokazu Takano, Shanon Pandora closed from midpack and overcame traffic in the stretch to reach the front in the final yards of the race at 1 1/2 miles on turf.

Lovely Day has been in peak form in the last six months, winning four consecutive graded stakes across Japan. The races were in preparation for the most important start of his career in Sunday’s $4.68 million Japan Cup at Tokyo Racecourse.

Lovely Day is expected to be favored in the Grade 1 race at 1 1/2 miles, which drew a maximum field of 18 entrants.

There are four foreign-trained runners who are Group 1 winners in Europe this year – Erupt, Ito, Nightflower, and Trip to Paris.

Red Cadeaux, a globe-hopping gelding who raced in eight countries and finished second in the Melbourne Cup three times, was euthanized on Friday as a result of injuries suffered in the Melbourne Cup earlier this month.

Red Cadeaux, 9, sustained a fetlock injury when pulled up in the Melbourne Cup on Nov. 3 and underwent surgery to stabilize the injury. His condition deteriorated in recent days because of a blood-flow issue, according to trainer Ed Dunlop. Following the surgery, Red Cadeaux was treated at the University of Melbourne Equine Clinic.

CHELTENHAM, England – Annacotty was 16th of 24 in a handicap steeplechase last March at Cheltenham Racecourse in western England. That was better than his subsequent start, when he fell in a handicap chase over the Grand National fences at Aintree in Liverpool last April.

CHELTENHAM, England – The 6-year-old gelding King’s Palace has been a reliable runner in hurdle and steeplechase races in England over the last two years – when he finishes.

King’s Palace has won 7 of 11 starts, a record that will make him the favorite in Saturday’s $243,000 Paddy Power Gold Cup at 2 9/16 miles over fences at Cheltenham Racecourse. As of Friday, King’s Palace was the 6-1 favorite in an expected field of 20.

Epsom Derby and Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe winner Golden Horn finished second to Found making his final start in the Breeders’ Cup Turf, but he was judged second to none in European racing during 2015 when named Cartier Horse of the Year on Tuesday in England.

Three-year-old Golden Horn, bred and owned by Anthony Oppenheimer, trained by John Gosden, and ridden by Frankie Dettori, added Group 1 wins in the Eclipse and Irish Champion Stakes to go with his powerhouse Derby-Arc double, and that was more than enough to garner the Cartier Award.

Pat Eddery, one Europe's greatest jockeys, passed away Tuesday at the age of 63. He had been in ill health recently.

Jockey Michelle Payne made Australian racing history on Tuesday, becoming the first woman to ride the winner of the Melbourne Cup. Payne won the $4.2 million race at Flemington Racecourse aboard 100-1 Prince of Penzance.