Blessed Shine and Facundo Coria shone in the Clásico Jamelao
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The jockey timed the pace to perfection, and the mare of Stud Aguas Buenas secured a wire-to-wire victory in the day's feature race
The experience of Facundo Coria and the ability of Blessed Shine were unstoppable in the Clásico Jamelao (L-1400 m, normal dirt), the feature event of the atypical meeting held this Thursday at the Hipódromo Argentino de Palermo.
At an optimal moment in her campaign, the mare of Stud Aguas Buenas made the difficult look easy and decisively drew clear of a group of demanding rivals, proving that she has yet to reach her ceiling.
Following a remarkable run in the handicap ranks, the pupil of Edilio Martínez had demonstrated with her third-place finish in the Clásico Ricardo, Ezequiel y Ezequiel M. Fernández Guerrico (G2) that she had even more to offer. Now, returning to the dirt surface she enjoys so much, she confirmed those sensations to achieve the best victory of her career.
The performance of the Córdoba-born jockey was fundamental to reaching the objective, taking full advantage of the lack of speed in the race by decisively placing Blessed Shine at the front early and grading the fractions to perfection.
The first quarter was timed in 25s18/100 and the half-mile in 48s23/100, always with Coria holding the bay, who was asking for more. As they reached the straight, the rider's posture signaled that catching them would be difficult, a feeling that soon became reality as the winner finished strongly.
The efforts of the heavy favorite Pecadora Joy (Fortify) were in vain, as she could not repeat her success from 12 months ago in this same race and had to settle for second, 2 lengths back, with an identical margin over Melancólica(Grand Reward), who completed the trifecta. The winning time was 1m24s99/100, ratifying how demanding the main track in Buenos Aires remains.
Bred by La Caballeriza SA., the daughter of Honour Devil now boasts 8 victories from 21 starts, with only one finish out of the money and earnings of 62,210,000 pesos. She is the best offspring produced by the remembered Honour Devil(Honour and Glory), who made headlines during the 2007 season when he captured the UAE Derby (G2) at Nad Al Sheba, United Arab Emirates, shortly before Asiatic Boy (Not for Sale) finished second to the great Curlin (Smart Strike) in the Dubai World Cup (G1).
