Forever Rim Stands Out in the Handicap Good Passion

The mare from Firmamento will shoulder the top weight and will break from post 1 in Friday's feature race at the Hipódromo de San Isidro

SAN ISIDRO.– The entertaining program that the Hipódromo de San Isidro has prepared for this Friday will feature the Handicap Good Passion as its main event. Honoring the unforgettable miler that Juan Carlos Maldotti trained for the now-defunct Stud San José del Socorro, the race is scheduled over the kilometer on the turf and is open to mares 3 years old and up.

The top weight of 58 kilos—she could easily have carried a few more—fell upon Forever Rim, a homebred from Stud-Haras Firmamento who comes from falling by just a half-neck to the talented Lissette Island (Lizard Island) in the Clásico Olavarría (G3), leaving behind several rivals with credentials far superior to the ones she has to face now.

The daughter of Remote will have Gritala (Touareg, 55 1/2) as her main obstacle, a Cordoban challenger under the care of César Peralta who arrives at this commitment with a streak of 3 consecutive allowance victories under her belt, the last of which was a tight finish.

After overcoming a layoff with an uninspiring performance in the Clásico República de Panamá (G3), La Farce(Emmanuel, 56)—a previous winner in the Clásico General Alvear (L), always at Palermo—is expected to be seen at a much better level. This will mark her debut on the turf, posing an unanswered question right there.

Moving into the territory of more lucrative payouts, the recommendation is to consider Sunny Frank (Gidu, 56), who has just secured her third victory following a solid effort in the Clásico Potri Pe, where she finished third very close to Pretoriana (Daniel Boone) and Vieja Amiga Mask (Mask).