Catys Queen and Colifato Novo are prominent names at San Isidro
- Turf Diario
- Oct 12
- 2 min read
The champion returns to action in the Chapar—with a jockey change—while the filly will look to solidify her form in the Empiric
Keeping the momentum of a remarkable weekend of racing, San Isidro Racecourse will stage a highly entertaining Sunday card, as the echoes of Palermo’s Gran Premio Selección (G1) are still felt.
A total of 15 races are scheduled—initially on turf, though rain is forecast for Saturday night and conditions could change—including the Clásico Pedro Chapar (G3, 1400m, diagonal) and the Clásico Empiric (1400m, diagonal), the former for 3-year-olds and up and the latter for fillies.
The Empiric will open the stakes double and features Catys Queen as the leading name. The Lizard Island filly, trained by Pablo Sahagián, was runner-up to the talented Mi Confesión (Suggestive Boy) in the Clásico Bayakoa (L) before scoring comfortably in the Marina Lezcano, defeating Great Fight (Equal Stripes) by three lengths—the latter coming back to take the Federico de Alvear (G2) and strengthening the form line.
The Casi Dos filly will face several tough opponents, including Amonet (Mask), Flor de Laurel (Il Campione), and Bachata Queen (Storm Embrujado), all coming off solid allowance wins, as well as Party Girl (Brz) (Outstrip), who finished third behind Stormy Summer (Nicholas) in the Clásico Asociación Cooperativa de Criadores SPC Ltda. (L)on Palermo’s turf.
Next up will be the Chapar, which promises to be a thriller, headlined by the return to top company of the popular Colifato Novo (Lenovo), the 2024 Champion 2-Year-Old Colt. He’ll be looking to end a year-long winless streak and will do so with a jockey change—Iván Monasterolo taking over from Joaquín Cano.
The field also includes another classy front-runner in Paraná Miní (Winning Prize), a scenario that could play perfectly for Unico Happy (G1) (Hi Happy) to unleash his trademark late kick in pursuit of another stakes win. Don Latido (John F Kennedy) and My Stormy Dark (In the Dark) are also legitimate contenders and will be charging hard late.
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