The chestnut took the Handicap Juan Esteban Bianchi and now turns his sights back toward future stakes targets Chelato opened up early once they straightened for home / JUAN I. BOZZELLO Chelato was one of the standout performers on Sunday at San Isidro , posting a victory with real upward trajectory in the Handicap Juan Esteban Bianchi (2000m, turf). Strong, professional, and clearly benefitting from maturity, the Stud Don Valentino runner took another meaningful step f

The Rosario-bred colt got the better of G3 Campo Verde in the Premio Arya Stark; a turf spill and wins by Speedmaster and Lovely Rose rounded out the day Always wide, El Olimpo dug in and held firm through the finish / JUAN I. BOZZELLO The abbreviated Saturday card at Hipódromo Argentino de Palermo offered more than enough talking points beyond the graded wins by Cannolina ( South Kissing ) and Orpen Rimout ( Orpen ). Handle for the 11-race card reached ARS 481,784,000

The Stud Los Apóstoles mare lived up to her heavy favoritism with a comfortable mile victory over Increpante Orpen Rimout Took the Tomkinson Exactly as Expected / JUAN I. BOZZELLO Jockey Martín Valle didn’t have to wait long for redemption at Palermo on Saturday. Barely half an hour after losing the G2 Ramón Biaus on the wire aboard Martana ( Fortify ), edged out by Cannolina ( South Kissing ), he turned disappointment into celebration, guiding Orpen Rimout to vict

The filly dug in gamely from the 300-meter pole to the wire, nailing the heavy favorite right on the line, and by only a nose Cannolina (left) got up on the wire to deny Martana / JUAN I. BOZZELLO There was a major upset saturday at Palermo, where Cannolina delivered the best performance of her career to deny the odds-on Martana ( Fortify ) in a thrilling stretch duel and stamp herself as a rising force among the country’s long-distance fillies and mares. The daughter of

The Ensayo winner looms large in Sunday’s feature; Out of the Blue returns to action in the Juan Esteban Bianchi Handicap Forgging winning the Clásico Ensayo / JUAN I. BOZZELLO There will be no shortage of angles to follow Sunday at San Isidro , where an attractive programme is headlined by the Clásico Embrujo (Listed, 1600m, turf). The undercard offers further interest with the Handicap Juan Esteban Bianchi (2000m, turf), along with the first races for the 2023-born cr

The daughter of Fortify enters off a commanding victory in the Chile (G2) and looks for a repeat against rivals with lighter résumés, but plenty of ambition Martana has been a dominant force over the longer distances at Palermo for several months / JUAN I. BOZZELLO Saturday brings a short but high-impact program to the Hipódromo Argentino de Palermo, with only 11 races on tap but two of them graded features. The highlight will be the Clásico Ramón Biaus (G2, 2200m, dirt) f

The mare from Stud Los Apóstoles returns to action, facing only three rivals over the dirt mile Orpen Rimout Looms Large for the Tomkinson / JUAN I. BOZZELLO A surprisingly short field of just four fillies and mares will line up for Saturday’s G2 Carlos Tomkinson S. at a mile on the Palermo dirt, the second half of the track’s graded-stakes doubleheader. With so few in the gate, race shape figures to play an outsized role—perhaps even more than usual. Conditions appear tailo

The son of Il Campione handled a demanding test with authority and continues to climb the sprinter rankings Once he took command, El Fortín had plenty left to open up late / JUAN I. BOZZELLO Perfect skies and warm sunshine framed the victory of El Fortín in Friday’s Handicap Ringaro (1000m, turf) at San Isidro , the featured event on a card that paid tribute to the dapple-grey stallion who stood with such success at Haras Abolengo, sire of champions such as Spiny , P

The Firmamento unbeaten colt, one of the standout 2-year-olds of the season, makes his comeback over 1000 meters on the San Isidro turf course The Great Cash, a highly anticipated return / JUAN I. BOZZELLO Speed will once again take center stage on what shapes up as another fairly modest Friday card at the Hipódromo de San Isidro , where the feature will be the Handicap Ringaro (1000m, turf) and the long-awaited return of one of last season’s top juveniles: The Great Cas

The Señor Candy filly—coming off a win against one-time winners at San Isidro—left her rivals with no chance whatsoever Martín Valle had Paxing on hold for nearly the entire stretch / HLP LA PLATA —What an arrival Paxing made at this track, overwhelming the four rivals who dared to face her and cruising to victory in the Clásico Tía Gallarda (1700m, dirt), Thursday’s feature—ironically named for a filly, when so many true champions go unremembered… The Señor Candy fill

The Il Campione filly comes off back-to-back graded placings and now heads to La Plata in search of the biggest victory of her career Lautaro Balmaceda will ride La Guernica in the stakes event / HLP LA PLATA —As the track gears up for another edition of the Gran Premio Dardo Rocha (G1) , racing returns this Thursday with a 13-race program highlighted by the Clásico Tía Gallarda , a 1700-meter event for fillies and mares 4 and up under weight-for-age conditions. Only

The colt and the seasoned campaigner stood out in an otherwise modest Wednesday slate of conditional races at the Jockey Club Argentino Polvorón now owns 2 wins from 4 starts / JUAN I. BOZZELLO t was a long and modest midweek card on Wednesday at the Hipódromo de San Isidro , which closed with a total handle of $495,057,694 , averaging $30,941,105 per race. On the track, with most events belonging to the alternative-division program, the most interesting action within

Carrying a hefty 60 kilos and setting sharp fractions, he took down the Handicap Mackenzie Society Gathering 2025 Atomic Trigger set solid fractions and had enough left in the tank to hold off Valle Barún / JUAN I. BOZZELLO Atomic Trigger proved as game and generous as ever, handling every challenge thrown at him to win the Handicap Mackenzie Society Gathering 2025 (1800m, dirt) — Wednesday’s feature at the Hipódromo de San Isidro — in determined, hard-fought style. T

The Cosmic Trigger son will shoulder 60 kilos in this afternoon’s Handicap Mackenzie Society Gathering 2025, to be run over the San Isidro dirt track Atomic Trigger is going through a period of outstanding form / JUAN I. BOZZELLO Though he will have to shoulder top weight of 60 kilos , Atomic Trigger looms as a strong favorite for Wednesday’s feature at the Hipódromo de San Isidro , the Handicap Mackenzie Society Gathering 2025 —the main attraction of an otherwise modes

The Il Campione filly will carry top weight of 60 kilos in Monday’s feature at the Hipódromo Argentino de Palermo Eleven Mile holds a clear class edge over her rivals / JUAN I. BOZZELLO After the excitement of last Saturday’s Gran Premio Nacional (G1) , action returns to a more relaxed pace Monday at the Hipódromo Argentino de Palermo , where a 12-race card will be headlined by the Handicap Solyluz alongside a pair of interesting allowance events. Run over 1000 meters o

The Santa Inés mare took full advantage of the strong pace set by Obra Clásica and Elvitas to come from off the pace and capture the Gran Premio Ricardo E. y Ezequiel M. Fernández Rodríguez (G3) Fiesta Porteña now boasts two Group victories on her résumé / JUAN I. BOZZELLO The fast tempo of the Clásico Carlos P. Rodríguez (G2–1600m, turf) played perfectly into the hands of Fiesta Porteña , who came charging from last in the stretch to score decisively and bounce back from

The Stud RDI mare, making her first start since late June, scored an effortless victory over 2000 meters in the Handicap Dr. Ignacio Pavlovsky For Neowise, everything proved remarkably easy / JUAN I. BOZZELLO Neowise made her class tell once again, cruising to an easy victory in the Handicap Dr. Ignacio Pavlovsky (2000m, turf) and now looks poised for a possible run in the Gran Premio Copa de Plata (G1) . The Brazilian mare handled a long layoff with complete authority,

The Haras Don Julián homebred achieved the milestone by recording the 15th victory of his career in the Clásico Revista Palermo El Mejor Recuerdo just keeps adding major victories to his résumé / JUAN I. BOZZELLO The story of El Mejor Recuerdo keeps adding new, happy chapters. Now six years old, he shone once again Saturday at the Hipódromo Argentino de Palermo , capturing the Clásico Revista Palermo to register the 15th win of his career from 26 starts. The Rosario-b

In his first start down the straight, the son of Il Campione capped a tremendous training job by Miguel Cafere, his conditioner Juan C. Villagra celebrates the outstanding victory of El Epecuén / JUAN I. BOZZELLO What a horse El Epecuén must be to have captured the Gran Premio Maipú (G1) this Saturday at Palermo in his very first try down the straightaway. With a masterful training job from Miguel Cafere , the son of Il Campione earned his first top-level victory in st

Hugo Pérez, Gabriel Bascoy, Cristian Velázquez, the Paoletti and Tassi families lived an unforgettable moment as the son of Señor Candy was crowned in the Gran Premio Nacional (G1) at Palermo Gordianus embraces the glory of the Argentine Derby / JUAN I. BOZZELLO “A shot for the side of justice!” That’s surely what Hugo Pérez must have told more than one person after winning the Gran Premio Nacional (G1) for the second time in his life—17 years after his first success in