On an otherwise modest card, the apprentice rider, the filly, and the colt stole Wednesday’s headlines María Schneider kicked off her treble with a narrow win aboard Magical Child / JUAN I. BOZZELLO There wasn’t much in the way of top-end quality on Wednesday’s card at San Isidro , where low-level claiming races dominated the program. The lone exception—the one true spark on the day—was the dramatic finish of the Handicap Make Tracks , where Príncipe Soñado ( Fragotero ) sta

The 2024 Gran Premio Carlos Pellegrini winner will race for the first time on the surface he handles best since arriving in Saudi Arabia Intense for Me on the Riyadh Dirt; He Switches to Turf This Friday / JCSA RIYADH, Saudi Arabia —The King Abdulaziz Racecourse is set to stage one of its most significant meetings of the season this Friday, featuring four races worth SAR 1,000,000 and headlined by the Crown Prince Cup (L) . But for South American racing, all eyes will be f

The colts who ran 1–2 in the Clásico Jockey Club de Azul (L) will clash again this Thursday, this time over 1200 meters Encantador Pass Will Look to Recreate This Winning Moment / HLP LA PLATA —Traditionally the final major prep for 3-year-olds heading toward the Clásico Ciudad de La Plata (G2) , the Clásico Benito Lynch (L, 1200m, dirt) has in recent years slipped into a less influential spot on the calendar. It retains its underlying charm, but no longer functions as a tr

The son of Fortify will take on five dangerous rivals in the Handicap Hipódromo Argentino de Palermo, contested over 1400 meters Quebracho Joy After His Victory in the Clásico Japón at Palermo / JUAN I. BOZZELLO LA PLATA —The Handicap Hipódromo Argentino de Palermo shapes up as one of the standout events on Thursday’s card at this track, run over 1400 meters for horses four and up with a minimum requirement of three wins. Heading the market—and making his first-ever appear

The son of Fragotero collared Bingo Song at the wire to capture the Handicap Make Tracks, with Bank One finishing right behind them in third From the inside out: Príncipe Soñado, Bingo Song, and Bank One / JUAN I. BOZZELLO The finish of Wednesday’s Handicap Make Tracks , the feature at San Isidro , produced a photograph that will undoubtedly rank among the year’s very best. Energy, intensity, precision and sheer beauty all converged in a three-way battle that delivered a br

They sold for 4,800,000 and 4,500,000 guineas, respectively, on another day of superlative prices at Newmarket Barnavara, the Most Recent Winner of the Prix de l’Opera / TATTERSALLS NEWMARKET, England (Special to Turf Diario)—The Tattersalls December Mares Sale once again shook the global marketplace with a session that will go down as one of the most memorable in its history. World-leading prices of 4,800,000 and 4,500,000 guineas were achieved by Barnavara and Porta F

Trained by Aidan O’Brien, he captured the National Stakes (G1), the Coral Eclipse Stakes (G1) and the Lockinge Stakes (G1) Hawk Wing Winning the Lockinge Stakes at Newbury by 11 Lengths / COOLMORE The international racing community has lost one of the great milers of the early 2000s. Hawk Wing , the outstanding Kentucky-bred son of Woodman , has died at age 26 due to complications from colic, according to reports from Japan. A key member of a golden Ballydoyle generation,

The outstanding Italian jockey is expected to arrive in Buenos Aires on Monday to take part in the Carlos Pellegrinifestivities; his South American tour would then continue in Montevideo, Uruguay, for the Ramírez, before wrapping up at Gávea in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in early February Frankie Dettori Eager Ahead of His South American Visit / ASCOT By Diego H. Mitagstein The living legend of world racing will receive the farewell he always envisioned. Frankie Dettori , the mo

The outstanding chestnut from Stud F. Enrique will face five rivals as he stretches out to 1800 meters in the Gobierno de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires El Exito Looks for Another Major Victory at Palermo / JUAN I. BOZZELLO The Racing Department at Palermo worked intensively to finalize the structure of its next two meetings, both of which will feature a reduced number of races—and even fewer entries. The highlight will come Saturday, Dec. 6, at Avenida del Libertador and Dorreg

The son of Into Mischief and the Brazilian champion Jolie Olímpica captured the Cattleya Stakes at Tokyo, a qualifying race for Churchill Downs Satono Voyage Could Target Saudi Arabia for the Saudi Derby / CHURCHILL DOWNS TOKYO, Japan (Special to Turf Diario)—South American breeding once again left a meaningful mark in Japan, this time through Satono Voyage , one of the most promising juveniles of his generation. On Saturday at Tokyo Racecourse , the colt captured the Cattl

The son of Lenovo will carry 57 kilos in Wednesday’s feature, where he will face Príncipe Soñado, Bingo Song, and others Bank One Takes the Clásico Juan Lapistoy / JUAN I. BOZZELLO There will be 16 races on Wednesday at San Isidro , including 12 restricted events and three more for older, out-of-form runners five years and up. The lone touch of quality comes from the Handicap Make Tracks , a deserved tribute to the unforgettable Haras La Quebrada stallion who once transfor

The English racecourse announced a significant prize-money increase for the upcoming season, with the King Georgebecoming the first race in England to offer £2,000,000 in purses Ascot Gears Up for a 2026 Featuring Unprecedented Prize-Money Levels / ASCOT BERKSHIRE, England (Special to Turf Diario)— Ascot is once again shaking the foundations of British racing. In a challenging economic climate—and amid the need to remain competitive against increasingly aggressive internat

The son of Manipulator captured the most significant victory of his campaign, scoring over the straight five furlongs Arrosto Delivers a Sharp Effort to Take the Day’s Feature / HLP LA PLATA —Persistence finally paid off for Arrosto , whose determination carried him to victory in Tuesday’s featured Especial Haras San Benito , run over 1000 meters on a heavy dirt track at this venue. Well-established as a consistent performer, the son of Manipulator snapped a lengthy winless

The chestnut is entered for Saturday’s feature at Palermo; San Isidro will stage the Latency, while La Plata hosts the República de Chile El Exito, the Benchmark at Palermo’s Middle Distances / JUAN I. BOZZELLO With all attention now squarely fixed on the upcoming Dec. 13 Gran Premio Carlos Pellegrini (G1) —for which entries closed Monday—the country’s major racecourses continue to shape their immediate programs in the lead-up to the marquee event. The top race of the coming

The traditional mile has drawn 20 possible starters, a group that also includes Storm Sound Kopke and Qué Tarde Gris Earth God arrives off his victory in the Gran Premio Palermo / JUAN I. BOZZELLO The turf mile in Argentina has passed through several hands throughout the 2025 season. But it certainly feels as though whatever happens on December 13 in the G1 Gran Premio Joaquín S. de Anchorena will ultimately decide who truly stands atop the division. A traditional pillar o

A son of Into Mischief and one of the standout colts of his generation, his arrival ranks among the most significant for the country in recent years Rocket Can winning the Holy Bull Stakes at Gulfstream Park / ADAM COGLIANESE MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (Special to Turf Diario) —Uruguayan breeding will add a high-caliber stallion prospect for the upcoming season. Rocket Can , a son of Into Mischief , dual Grade 3 winner and one of the standout 3-year-olds of his generation, has alrea

The Stud Pauli mare arrives off back-to-back victories and now targets the Especial Haras San Benito Agradecida Pass will carry just 52 kilos in the feature / HLP LA PLATA.— In top form, Agradecida Pass will try to keep her momentum going as she steps up to face the boys in the Especial Haras San Benito , the feature on this afternoon’s card at La Plata. The dash will be run over 1000 meters, offering a modest ARS 5,270,000 to the winner. The Distinctiv Passion filly from St

The standout filly of the season—and already a three-time Group 1 winner—Charm will face older mares for the first time as she steps into the spotlight of the “Pellegrini for fillies and mares" Charm already knows what it takes to win a Grade 1 over the San Isidro turf / JUAN I. BOZZELLO Charm , the standout filly of her generation, headlines the list of 15 entrants for the GI Gran Premio Copa de Plata (2000m, turf), one of the marquee events that will help shape the Dec. 1

The Córdoba-bred mare proved simply too much for her rivals, handling the demanding surface with confidence and drawing clear in the final furlong to seal a career-best win Lissette Island took command from the 500-meter mark and never looked back / JUAN I. BOZZELLO Steadily and without missing a beat, Lissette Island continues to take firm steps forward among the nation’s sprinters—a division without a clear leader at the moment. And the clearest evidence of her emergence

The As de Picas mare delivered a standout performance on the Palermo dirt, securing the best victory of her career Portal Maya once again proved unbeatable over the Palermo dirt / JUAN I. BOZZELLO Just 11 days after finishing runner-up at San Isidro, the improving Portal Maya showed that repeated effort was no obstacle, emerging as one of the standout performers on Monday’s card at Hipódromo Argentino de Palermo with a strong victory in the Handicap Ráfaga , run over 2200