Overview

• The 54th Oleander-Rennen, Germany’s premier long-distance thoroughbred race, will run at Hoppegarten on Sunday over a 3200-meter course.
• The race boasts a total prize purse of €130,000, with €75,000 awarded to the winner.
• Top German contenders include six-year-olds Lordano, ridden by Rene Piechulek, and Flatten the Curve, paired with champion jockey Thore Hammer Hansen.
• Trainer Marcel Weiß reports that Lordano is in excellent form following a strong second-place finish in Cologne earlier this season.
• International challengers Enfranchise from Ireland and Sir Siljan from France are seen as credible threats to the domestic favorites.