Emotion Rate won the Gran Premio Montevideo via disqualification and broke his maiden

Part of the first crop of the multiple G1 winner Emotion Orpen, he benefited from the interference caused by Coronado del Monte against Paulo Sil and inherited the victory after finishing second on the track

Coronado del Monte, Paulo Sil, and Emotion Rate in the finish of the Gran Premio Montevideo JUAN I. BOZZELLO

If the victory of Gran Gotera (Made You Look) in the Gran Premio Jorge de Atucha (G1) was a major surprise, then what can be said about the triumph ultimately achieved by Emotion Rate in the Gran Premio Montevideo (G1-1500 m), the race that ended up crowning him as the leader of the 2-year-old generation on the dirt of the Hipódromo Argentino de Palermo.

Part of the first crop of that very fine horse that was Emotion Orpen (Orpen), the bay from Stud Sublime Horse entered the race as a maiden after two starts and ended up taking the top prize in the boardroom. After finishing second on the track, he benefited from the disqualification of Coronado del Monte (Strategos) to third place for interfering in the final stages with Paulo Sil (Treasure Beach), who finished a close third.

First and foremost, it must be said that the decision made by the Palermo stewards was correct. While it wasn't one of those indisputable fouls, it is true that Coronado del Monte drifted from the outside toward the inside during the stretch, carrying out and bumping Paulo Sil. Given such a narrow margin and a fierce battle among the three protagonists at the finish, the options were limited.

The race had developed with Thomas Shelby (Uncle Chuck) acting as the pacemaker for a while, but he faded early in the home straight. There, Emotion Rate, Paulo Sil, Coronado del Monte, and the heavy favorite Cardo Castilla(Strategos) began an even struggle that was decided in the final furlong, stopping the clock at 1m31s89/100—a mark nearly a second slower than that posted by Gran Gotera.

The objection from Brian Enrique followed, the numbers on the board were changed, and celebrations began for Omar Farfán and everyone at Sublime Horse, thanks to a colt who, despite not winning on the track, had run in great form and lost by next to nothing.

Bred by Cornelio Donovan and María I. Solveyra, out of Star Rate (Exchange Rate) and backed by one of the emblematic families of Don Yayo, Emotion Rate concluded the double of upsets in the G1s of the marvelous afternoon experienced at Palermo. Time will tell which names manage to consolidate their standing.

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