Is Despacito the perfect horse? If he isn't, he hits the post, the crossbar, and bounces right on the line...
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Over the mile and in La Plata, the inaugural edition of a race will be held, featuring Storm Dynamico as the top candidate
Let's think together. Which is the perfect horse? Some might answer: the crack, Candy Ride. And they would be right. Others, surely, will have other preferences. Now, if there existed one that runs often, wins, is good, and pays for his own keep and that of some stablemates alone, would he fit that description?
It would seem that if the answer isn't yes, it hits the post. So, is Despacito the perfect horse? Well... If he isn't, he hits the post, the crossbar, bounces on the line, and we’ll have to appeal to the VAR to see if it didn't go in...
Whether he is or isn't, the reality is that Despacito is a formidable horse, brilliant, fun, a winner, generous, deserving of any qualifying adjective that you, dear reader, can think of; rest assured that it won't look bad, nor will it be an exaggeration.
His formidable history added a new successful chapter this Wednesday, the eighteenth, with the conquest of the Clásico Lord At War (L-1,200 m, normal dirt), the central event of the day at San Isidro Racecourse, ratifying his place in the elite of sprinting with a turn.
With the backing of his longtime team, Facundo Coria in the irons and Dario and Ignacio Periga in training, the son of Sabayon demolished the group of rivals that crossed his path, it must be said, carrying 61 kilos, a few less than what might have been assigned to him.
The dark bay from Stud Los Primos once again swept past in the stretch, took command, and ended up crossing the wire with 3 1/2 lengths of advantage over Viejo Cuchara (Il Campione, 54), with Stormy River (Le Blues, 54 1/2) in third by a neck.
The heavy favorite Encantador Pass (Distinctiv Passion, 59 1/2)? He held the lead for a while, but this time he had no strength, finishing fifth, dull. But it went worse in his return for Coraje Gaucho (Lenovo, 61 1/2), with ugly bumps at the start and a stumble in the early part of the curve from which he didn't end up on the ground by a miracle. Kevin Banegas, his jockey, pulled him up and now it will be the work of the veterinarians to see how he came out of it.
Is Despacito the perfect horse? Everyone will have their opinion, but all will agree that he is a phenomenon.D
