La Punta: Champion Colifato Novo Confirmed for Estrellas Cuyanas

The son of Lenovo will be the main draw during Sunday’s card, which will also feature the Listed Clásico Aniversario

Can Colifato Novo Return to the Winner’s Circle? / JUAN I. BOZZELLO

LA PUNTA, San Luis (Special for Turf Diario).- Colifato Novo is officially set to return this Sunday at Hipódromo La Punta, adding plenty of star power to a compelling afternoon of racing that will feature a pair of stakes races at the top of the bill.

The Lenovo colt, crowned Argentina’s Champion 2-Year-Old Male last season after landing the G1 Estrellas Juvenileand the G1 2000 Guineas, is one of 10 confirmed runners for the Clásico Estrellas Cuyanas (1200m, dirt). Sponsored by the Fundación Equina Argentina and open to 3-year-olds and up enrolled in the series, the race will offer a winner’s purse of ARS 5,000,000. It will share the spotlight with the afternoon’s main event, the Clásico Aniversario Hipódromo La Punta (Listed–1600m, dirt), giving the card a double dose of black-type action.

Trained and ridden by Joaquín Cano, Colifato Novo will try to snap a winless streak that dates back nearly a year. He’s been assigned topweight of 63 kilos and will face a competitive group that includes:

• Anda Conmigo (Angiolo, 56 kg)

• Copy Sound (Long Island Sound, 59.5 kg)

• Didáctico (Grand Reward, 55.5 kg)

• Ever Johnny (John F Kennedy, 55 kg)

• Foto Oscura (Bodemeister, 56 kg)

• Mantenido (Silentio, 53 kg)

• Neón Boy (Cosmic Trigger, 53.5 kg)

• No Lo Soñé (Touareg, 58 kg)

• Sirgo (Orpen, 58 kg)

Later in the day, the Clásico Aniversario Hipódromo de La Punta, one of the most prestigious races of the local season, will offer a total purse of ARS 8,000,000 to the winner. The Listed event, open to 4-year-olds and up in the official division, has drawn a full field of 15 after the withdrawal of Colifato Novo. The confirmed lineup includes:

• Brujo Santo (Santillano, 56 kg)

• Cape Canaveral (Il Campione, 55 kg)

• Cursi Man (Manipulator, 59 kg)

• El Camino Real (Il Campione, 53.5 kg)

• El Mau (Holy Boss, 54.5 kg)

• Fest King (Daniel Boone, 57 kg)

• Hit White Heart (Hit It a Bomb, 54.5 kg)

• Hulsman (Portal del Alto, 57.5 kg)

• Marlow (Master of Hounds, 58 kg)

• Me Prometiste (Cima de Triomphe, 55 kg)

• Private Blend (Lucullan, 57 kg)

• Río Franco (Interdetto, 59.5 kg)

• Tapit Bomb (Hit It a Bomb, 56 kg)

• The Cyclone (In the Dark, 59 kg)

• Votemos (Manipulator, 59.5 kg)

Sunday’s program at La Punta will feature a total of seven races, beginning at 1:40 p.m. and concluding with the Clásico Estrellas Cuyanas at 6:10 p.m.