G1 Winner Rammel Returns to Winning Ways After More Than Two Years
- Turf Diario
- 15 hours ago
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The son of Fortify, now racing in the colors of Stud El Gran Peters, hadn’t won since capturing the Gran Premio Montevideo (G1) back in 2023
It took Rammel (55.5 kg) more than two years and 14 starts—including a trip to Uruguay's Maroñas—to find his way back to the winner’s circle. That long winless stretch began right after what was supposed to be his coming-out party: a sparkling victory in the 2023 G1 Gran Premio Montevideo, which positioned him as one of the standout colts of his generation.
But instead of taking off, his career stalled. So much so that his former owners at Stud Ximena eventually gave up hope and sold him a few months ago, resigned to the idea that he might never recapture his early promise.
To be fair, Rammel did have moments during his slump. He finished second in the G2 Clásico Eduardo Casey and third in both the G1 Gran Premio Nacional and the G2 Clásico Miguel Cané. But the expectations were far higher.
Connections tried everything—racing him over 1400, 1600, 1800, 2000, 2200, and 2500 meters—but the breakthrough never came. That is, until Monday at Hipódromo Argentino de Palermo, when the son of Fortify finally put it all together in the Handicap Atlas, the day’s feature. Ironically, the 2500-meter trip was the same one over which he had finished second in the Derby.
Now trained by Daniel A. Rubén and racing in the silks of Stud El Gran Peters, Rammel was part of a red-hot afternoon for Brazilian jockey Francisco Leandro, who rode five winners on the card. Judging the pace perfectly, Leandro guided the bay to a narrow victory over the brave frontrunner Mister Coquette (Bodemeister, 56 kg), prevailing by a head. The heavy favorite Special Dubai (E Dubai, 59 kg), making his first start in 259 days and just shy of his ninth birthday, checked in third, another three-quarters of a length back.
Bred by Haras Vacación, Rammel boasts an elite pedigree as a son of the G1-winning mare Liberiana (Johnny's Prospect) and a half-brother to G1 winner Love the Races. Now a winner of 3 races from 18 starts and with career earnings north of 33 million pesos, his connections can finally begin to hope that his long-awaited return to form will be more than a one-off.
