G2 Union-Rennen

Right now, there are few hotter properties in German racing than Mr Hollywood (Ire) (Iquitos {Ger}) and owners Wanja Soren Oberhof and Sebastian Weiss and trainer Henk Grewe will be hoping their unbeaten TDN Rising Star graces Cologne's G2 Union-Rennen with another command performance on Sunday. Following his crazy 16-length winning debut at Mulheim in April, the bay made light work of Munich's G3 Bavarian Classic on heavy ground a month later and has a clear form edge on that evidence. While it is impossible to ever write off a...

Gestut Park Wiedingen's homebred 3-year-old colt Sammarco (Ire) (Camelot {GB}--Saloon Sold {Ger}, by Soldier Hollow {GB}) outpointed subsequent sales-race winner Alaska Tiger (Ire) (Maxios {GB}) by a neck when annexing his Oct. 30 debut over 7 1/2 furlongs at Halle in his lone juvenile start and came back this term to finish second behind subsequent G2 Prix Hocquart third Lavello (Ire) (Zarak {Fr}) in Munich's May 1 G3 Bavarian Classic last time. The April-foaled bay enjoyed considerable support as the 14-5 second favourite for Monday's G2 Sparkasse KolnBonn - 187th...