Camuflaje shook off the rust from his comeback run and now aims to return to the top level of the sprint division

The son of Orpen returned from a lengthy layoff with a victory in the Handicap Kendal and now sets his sights on the Clásico Santiago Lawrie (G3)

When San Isidro truly feels like San Isidro, the atmosphere changes completely. There is enthusiasm, anticipation, a genuine desire to know what will happen, which horses will win, and to stay connected with the sport. The Jockey Cluboval has assembled a strong program for this Friday, the complete opposite of what unfolded last Wednesday, when nothing rose above the ordinary.

With a 13-race card that includes several events for 2- and 3-year-olds, the spotlight will belong to the sprinters in the Clásico Santiago Lawrie (G3-1000m, turf), the final major prep toward the Gran Premio Estrellas Sprint (G1), scheduled for a little over a month from now under identical conditions.

While the division’s absolute stars—Le Cornette (Emmanuel), El Epecuén (Il Campione), and Labrado (Le Blues)—will not be present, the group of 11 confirmed runners promises excitement from start to finish within what is a highly competitive second tier of the sprint division.

If Camuflaje already displayed a highly competitive version of himself in his comeback race, it now appears he will be extremely difficult to beat. The son of Orpen shook off a lengthy layoff by winning the Handicap Kendal, defeating both El Romancero (Il Campione) and Bailarín de Venecia (Angiolo) with authority while conceding weight to the former and receiving some from the latter.

For that very reason, Bailarín de Venecia shapes as the main danger to the favorite, especially considering that over this same course and distance he captured the 2025 Clásico Cyllene (G2) in emphatic style, defeating, among others, the aforementioned Le Cornette.

For quite some time now, Lyon (Lenovo) has been delivering consistently strong performances within the division, a perception reinforced by his latest efforts when runner-up to Le Cornette in the Clásico Irlanda (G3) and later third behind the chestnut in the Estados Unidos de América (G3). However, he has yet to score over turf, and that remains a question mark he still must answer.

Aires de Gloria (Angiolo) is another runner with solid credentials, while neither Land of Promise (Le Blues) nor Beauty Sea (Seahenge)—who cuts back to the straightaway searching for new opportunities—can be overlooked.