Top-class fillies will clash this Tuesday in the G3 that headlines La Plata’s first meeting of 2026, while the 2-year-old fillies take center stage in the Especial Apertura Elenika returns to the track she knows best / JUAN I. BOZZELLO LA PLATA.- El Clásico Lucio Taborda (G3-1400 m, arena) y el Especial Apertura (800 m, arena) serán las pruebas principales de la entretenida carrera que abrirá este martes la temporada 2026 en el hipódromo de esta ciudad. Para yeguas desde los

The son of Lenovo confirmed his fine current form with an easy success in the Hcp. Liloy, as the jockey wrapped up a four-win afternoon Ruler Man bounced back quickly and scored with authority / HAPSA The spectacular four-win haul by jockey Kevin Banegas at Monday’s meeting at Hipódromo Argentino de Palermo found its brightest moment aboard Ruler Man , who captured the H. Liloy (1000m, dirt), the feature of an otherwise low-key card. The Lenovo colt maintained the excelle

The Manipulator colt will lock horns with Filoso Class, Bizarrap, and Mario’s Rim down the Palermo dirt straight at Libertador y Dorrego Ruler Man comes off a solid victory down the Palermo straight / JUAN I. BOZZELLO Another short and uninspiring program will be on offer this Monday at Hipódromo Argentino de Palermo, in a 2026 season that—aside from Sunday’s card—has so far been defined by races of very low technical quality and purses worthy of a “budget doctor” philosophy

This time ridden with patience just off the pace, the daughter of Orpen prevailed by a nose over Lessons of Life in the Clásico Omnium (L) Orpen Rimout (left) nailed Lessons of Life right on the wire / HSI Good horses possess certain qualities, and one of the most important is the ability to adapt to the ebb and flow of a race. “Dying with your own run” may serve as a manual for some, but more often than not that approach ends in failure—either because circumstances demand s

Fresh off a Melgarejo victory, she takes on tough front-runners Orpen Rimout, Elvitas and Verenna in the Omnium (L) Dream Serena Eyes Back-to-Back Black-Type Success / JUAN I. BOZZELLO After two meetings that proved a real ordeal in terms of quality, the bar will be raised on Sunday at San Isidro , where a 13-race program awaits—most of it, save for a couple of exceptions, genuinely appealing. The backbone of the card will be the Omnium (L, 1400m, turf) , for fillies and mar

The Stud Sixa runner proved unstoppable in the stretch of the G3 Clásico Buenos Aires, drawing off with authority to defeat Don Latido All the Applause for Comando Secreto, a Star in His Own Way / JUAN I. BOZZELLO Like in his finest moments, Comando Secreto swept past his rivals down the stretch to land the G3 Buenos Aires S. over a mile on the turf, the other marquee event on an otherwise lackluster Saturday program at Hipódromo Argentino de Palermo , delivering a perform

Carrying the colors of Stud As de Picas and trained by Franco and Gustavo Scarpello, she captured the G2 Apertura over 2200 meters on the turf at Palermo Portal Maya Confirms Her Stamina at the Trip / JUAN I. BOZZELLO By Diego H. Mitagstein In racing, things don’t always unfold the way one hopes—or plans. Partnerships don’t always click; professionals adapt differently; some find better fortune with one set of silks than another. Trainers and jockeys are discussed endlessly.

A Lackluster Start to the San Isidro Season Still Produced a Few Standout Names Win a Star Completed Lucrecia Carabajal’s Double at San Isidro / JUAN I. BOZZELLO Quality is becoming increasingly hard to find at the country’s leading racetracks, now trapped in a routine of staging poor races at the lowest possible cost, as prize money has quite literally ceased to mean anything. Complaints can be heard everywhere, yet few are willing to step forward, leaving the tracks themse

Only the stakes panorama rescues the short, low-quality program that will be offered this Saturday at Libertador y Dorrego Portal Maya comes into the race off a victory in the Handicap Ráfaga on dirt / JUAN I. BOZZELLO The 2026 season at Hipódromo Argentino de Palermo will get underway this Saturday with a card salvaged only by its graded stakes. Just 10 races—almost all of them low-level conditionals—round out an odd and concerning doubleheader, coming on the heels of Frida

The Buenos Aires Stakes (G3), contested over a mile on turf, shapes up as a particularly intriguing clash, with Don Latido also set to line up Comando Secreto Seeks a Return to Winning Ways / JUAN I. BOZZELLO The second marquee attraction on Saturday’s card at the Hipódromo Argentino de Palermo will be supplied by the milers, with the Clásico Buenos Aires (G3) bringing together an intriguing mix of proven class and emerging talent over the inner turf course. A competitive fie

The Reflecting filly from Stud-Haras Los Machitos produced the strongest late run to score on the San Isidro dirt in the Especial Badruddin Mi Negra Paula has now added a second victory above the ordinary level / JUAN I. BOZZELLO The opening card of the season found its leading light in Mi Negra Paula , who once again leaned on her trademark consistency to land the Especial Badruddin (1200m, dirt), the highlight of a very low-level program that offered a purse of just ARS 3,7

Very low-quality racing will be staged this Friday, with the Especial Badruddin as the main event, offering a purse of just ARS 3,700,000 to the winner—an embarrassing look to open the year Kelly Rose Looks to Bounce Back in the Badruddin Special / HSI A new season begins for Argentine racing, though hopes that anything might change remain as dim as ever. Twelve races are scheduled for this Friday at San Isidro , where the card will test the special category, with weights a

The son of Victor Security threaded the needle in the stretch to secure a career-high victory Decan Dall stretched out to put his nose in front at the wire / HLP LA PLATA.- Jockey Franco Menéndez produced a masterful ride aboard Decan Dall to capture Tuesday’s Especial Tan Cerezo at La Plata. The 1200-meter contest served as the final stakes-level event of the Argentine season, completing a hat-trick of feature races on the day's card. A hard-knocking and honest campaigner,

Sono Perfetto Caps Season With Dominant Stakes Score; Bright Future Ahead in 2026 Sono Perfetto turned back the challenge of El Darwin, who could have finished closer with a cleaner trip / HLP LA PLATA.- LA PLATA, ARG – Sono Perfetto delivered a performance worthy of a standing ovation in Tuesday’s G2 Clasico Clausura . While the margin wasn’t a romp, the chestnut’s victory was a masterful display of speed, stamina, and pure determination—a combination that proved impossib

The daughter of Que Vida Buena took the Especial Paris Queen over High Rimout, who was compromised by a slow start "Kept in the clear, Maylena asserted dominance over High Rimout and Beauty Check to secure her biggest career victory / HLP LA PLATA.- Maylena long-threatened a stakes-level score, and on the final card of the season at La Plata Tuesday, the consistent filly finally found the winner’s circle in the Especial Paris Queen . Carrying 54kg, the daughter of Que Vida B

The son of Tetaze, one of the leading sophomores of 2025 at La Plata, comes off a solid fourth-place finish in the Dardo Rocha (G1) Sono Perfetto Aims for a Return to the Winner’s Circle in the Clausura / HLP LA PLATA, Argentina (Special to Turf Diario).— Another season comes to a close for Argentine racing, and it will be La Plata Racecourse that provides the grand finale, having put together a full-scale program featuring 17 races, three of them above the allowance level.