Forgging stretches out to 2000 meters against rivals with imposing credentials

An entertaining spectacle is on tap with the Listed Tresiete, to be contested over 2000 meters on turf

Forgging captured the Ensayo earlier this season / JUAN I. BOZZELLO

A compelling spectacle is on tap in the Listed Clásico Tresiete (2000m, turf), the feature event on Wednesday’s card at San Isidro, a race that shapes up as a fascinating tactical puzzle with runners stretching out from shorter trips and others cutting back from longer distances.

Forgging (Forge) was among the standout 3-year-olds on turf during the selective process this season, capturing the G3 Clásico Ensayo before finishing fourth in the G1 Gran Premio 2000 Guineas. Most recently fourth in the Listed Clásico Embrujo, his only real misstep in the second half of the year came when he tackled this same 2000-meter distance in the G1 Gran Premio Jockey Club. If allowed to control the tempo without pressure, he could make full use of the light 54.5 kilos he will carry.

Returning from a 206-day layoff, Pecado Original (Global Hunter, 58) resumes after last being seen finishing second to Honest Boy (Heliostatic) in the G1 Gran Premio 25 de Mayo. The absence is significant, but his class is well established.

Unico Happy (Hi Happy, 60.5) is a perennial presence at this level, though he now stretches out in distance. A proven miler, he was unable to defend his title in the G2 Clásico Joaquín V. González, but his raw ability suggests he can bounce back.

Stud Las Monjitas will be represented by Capitán Kid (Daniel Boone, 59), who chased Vundu (Suggestive Boy) home in the Clásicos Engrillado and Potrillón, before finishing fourth in the G1 Gran Premio Copa de Oro. That level of competition could prove decisive here.

Atamor Beach (Treasure Beach, 55) arrives off a sharp conditional victory, while Chelato (Cosmic Trigger, 58) is fresh off the biggest win of his career in the Handicap Juan Esteban Bianchi over 2400 meters, where he defeated Out of the Blue (Brz–Drosselmeyer), later a solid performer in the Pellegrini (G1). And don’t overlook Joako (Heliostatic, 51), in excellent current form and carrying a feather weight.

All told, the Tresiete promises a high-quality and strategically rich contest, one that could hinge on pace, positioning, and which runner best adapts to the demanding mile and a quarter on San Isidro’s turf.