In his stakes debut, the son of Univisión defeated Talento Emergente by four lengths at the Hipódromo Argentino de Palermo Colour Vision was prominent from the start and got the job done / HLP Jumping from the allowance ranks into stakes company posed no problem for Colour Vision , who became one of the standout performers on Thursday afternoon at the local track after taking the Handicap Hipódromo Argentino de Palermo (1400m, fast dirt), the race that completed the stakes

One of the standout colts of his generation, he towers over this afternoon’s feature, the 1200-meter Polar Star Handicap on the Palermo dirt Beauty Sea when winning the Old Man Stakes as a juvenile / JUAN I. BOZZELLO Another long and generally modest Friday card awaits at San Isidro, where the Polar Star Handicap will serve as the day’s main attraction. Run over 1300 meters for horses five and up, the race offers a winner’s purse of barely ARS 4.4 million , a figure that hi

Encantador Pass shone once again and continues to establish his name among La Plata’s top sprinters Encantador Pass swept past in the stretch / HLP LA PLATA —The result of the Clásico Ciudad de Berisso , where he was upset in surprising fashion, quickly became a mere footnote for Encantador Pass , who bounced straight back on Tuesday at this track to take the Clásico Benito Lynch (L, 1200m, dirt) with authority. The Stud Pauli colt continues to establish himself among the

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 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

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 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 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 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

The Il Campione filly shapes up as a leading contender for the G3 General Güemes, while Portal Maya targets the Handicap Ráfaga Envidiada has earned two of her three victories over the Palermo dirt / JUAN I. BOZZELLO By the time the final list of entries for the GI Gran Premio Carlos Pellegrini becomes known, the week’s most important race will already be on deck: the G3 General Güemes (1000m), run down the Palermo dirt chute. The race brings together fillies and mares thr

n the slop and over 2500 meters, he added the Mineral (L), defeating Ninguneando by 1 1/2 lengths Juan Cruz Villagra looks back with another victory already in hand / JUAN I. BOZZELLO On a track made difficult by the heavy going and at a demanding distance he had never tried before, El Emporio delivered another display of his strong moment on Sunday, further consolidating his profile among the top stayers on the dirt at Hipódromo Argentino de Palermo. After winning the Carlo

He defeated Bichita de Luz in the Jorge Valdivieso at Palermo, a mare who was still in her dam’s belly when the winner had already made his debut Despacito, a true monument to the racehorse… / JUAN I. BOZZELLO Horses like Despacito exhaust every adjective—they go beyond the ordinary. At eight years old, with 53 starts and thousands of kilometers traveled on trucks, the Pampean campaigner added another victory to his distinguished record this Sunday on the heavy dirt track a

The son of Strategos earned his second victory in the Don Latido and will be a name to follow closely going forward Cortocircuito Left a Strong Impression in His Second Victory / JUAN I. BOZZELLO Rain moved in and altered the entire Saturday program at Hipódromo de San Isidro, with the main turf course shifting from “normal” to “heavy” early in the afternoon—despite the delayed update on the official board—and even forcing some of the later races to be transferred to the dir