Dream Serena Could Find the Ideal Set-Up to Return to the Winner’s Circle
- Turf Diario
- 2 days ago
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Fresh off a Melgarejo victory, she takes on tough front-runners Orpen Rimout, Elvitas and Verenna in the Omnium (L)
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 mares three and up under handicap conditions, and it is here where Dream Serena (Forge, 59) may find the ideal setup for her late kick to make the difference once again.
She may not be the best horse in the field, nor the one with the deepest résumé, but circumstances often have a way of shaping races—and that is precisely what the Stud Quereuquén representative is banking on. She is particularly effective over the firm main turf course in the north and at seven furlongs, the same configuration that saw her prevail last out in the Melgarejo (L), edging the filly Lessons of Life (Le Blues, 54) by half a length—a rival she will face again here.
Why the optimism? Simple. Among the confirmed runners are Orpen Rimout (Remote, 59.5) and Elvitas (Cosmic Trigger, 60), both confirmed speed types who are most effective on or near the lead, a scenario that could force them into an early battle that plays against their own interests.
Orpen Rimout exits a dominant, 2 1/2-length victory in the always-significant Carlos Tomkinson (G2) on the dirt at Palermo and now switches back to turf, a surface over which she has historically looked slightly less effective—though her class is unquestioned.
Elvitas, meanwhile, captured the Eudoro J. Balsa (G3) in late July, then chased home Noche Alta (Hi Happy) in the Sibila (G2), before faltering in the Carlos P. Rodríguez (G2). Her ability is also beyond doubt.
Nor should Verenna (Cosmic Trigger, 58.5) be underestimated. The defending winner of this very race 12 months ago, she has just returned to the winner’s circle at the allowance level. Like Orpen Rimout and Elvitas, she prefers to be involved early, further increasing the chances of a genuinely fast pace.
Indiana Candy (Señor Candy, 53) and Amour D’Ete (Sixties Song, 52.5) are two useful fillies looking to pick up valuable black-type. And if things unfold just right, either could spring a surprise.
