Tuesday, August 05, 2008

German runners at Deauville

The Deauville meeting continues today, when there are 8 races, 3 of them on the fibresand track, including the conditions race over 1500 metres at 14.20 in which the German-trained Andorn (Jens Hirschberger/ Olivier Peslier) and Los Cantos (Norbert Sauer/ Ioritz Mendizibal) are engaged. Sauer also runs Matchpoint (Dominique Boeuf) in the opening tierce handicap over 1200 metres at 13.50, while Hartmut Steguweit has entered Kestria (Boeuf) in the second division of this handicap at 17.20. Main feature today at Deauville is the listed race for 3yo´s over a mile at 15.20, in which Godolphin´s Calming Influence (Frankie Dettori) is a challenger from England.