Everything changed for Bailarín de Venecia… and the result was devastating
- Turf Diario
- 4 days ago
- 2 min read
With new trainers, a different surface, and no pressure, the son of Angiolo delivered his best performance yet, winning by 5 lengths in a strong time. The Diamond Jubilee witnessed his rebirth
In his first start under the care of María F. Alvarez and Walter Suárez, and switching from turf to dirt, Bailarín de Venecia delivered a crushing performance to capture the Diamond Jubilee Stakes (1000m), the supporting feature to the Correas (G2) during a lively Friday card at Hipódromo Argentino de Palermo.
After a break of just over two months, a completely different horizon opened up for the son of the prolific Angiolo, who found on dirt the kind of victory that had eluded him on turf. A winner of three of his first four starts, the dark bay seemed ready to take off before entering a grey zone from which he has now emerged with a display that inspires lofty dreams.
Facing a tough field filled with proven rivals, Bailarín de Venecia broke sharply, settled in front, and from the 300-meter mark to the wire drew away as if the race had just begun, rendering his rivals’ efforts to catch him utterly futile.
With Kevin Banegas never needing to ask him for his best in the final stages, the winner crossed the line five lengths clear of Príncipe Soñado (Fragotero), with Aires de Gloria (Angiolo) another neck back in third. Favored El Mejor Recuerdo (Il Campione) could do no better than fifth, while the filly Vida Amorosa (Safety Check) fared even worse, finishing eighth in one of the poorest showings of her career.
The clocking was an excellent :55.79, after rapid early fractions of :22.61 and :43.90, times that have become reliable thanks to the upgraded timing system installed at Palermo in recent weeks, confirming what everyone already knew.
Bred by Haras Tres Jotas and foaled at La Mission Robles, Bailarín de Venecia is the first foal out of Brandina(Roman Ruler), herself a daughter of G3-placed Boston Girl (Not for Sale), from a family imported from the U.S. by the now-defunct Haras Arroyo de Luna, and which also includes names like Vaporeón (Equal Stripes), Harbor Song(Sultry Song), and Bayern Munich (Bodemeister), among others.
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