La Santa Cándida, Hit Chapel score impressive debut wins on the San Isidro lawn
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Fillies dominate the juvenile sprints, taking both divisions for the incoming crop
It was a curious turn of events as two 2-year-old fillies launched their careers with victories on the San Isidro turf straightaway last Saturday. While La Santa Cándida took the Premio Peluca Fizz against her own sex, Hit Chapel took the risk of facing the colts in the Premio En Motoneta, yielding the best possible dividends. Both shared a common denominator in the irons: jockey Iván Monasterolo.
Hit Chapel was the first to open her account, showing professional poise to overcome a less-than-perfect start. The daughter of Hit It a Bomb quickly joined the fray and, from the quarter-pole to the wire, successfully repelled the persistent challenges of favorite Es Troyano (Strategos) to score by a half-length.
Conditioned by Gustavo Scarpello, Hit Chapel is the second foal—and first runner—out of the prolific White Chapel(Not for Sale), a 12-time winner and consistent stakes performer in Palermo and La Plata. Bred in Santa Fe by Haras Tradición, she carried the breeder's colors due to a paperwork delay for the actual owners, Stud Los 4 de Córdoba.
Hit Chapel clocked a time of 57.40, just 40/100ths slower than the mark set later by La Santa Cándida. A homebred for El Paraíso / Los Patrios, the latter also lacked early foot and was forced to rally from off the pace. Monasterolo guided the daughter of Il Campione toward the outside rail, where she gradually found her rhythm before unleashing a powerful surge in the final 200 meters to overhaul Addicted to Love (Angiolo) by a length.
Trained by Eduardo Accosano, La Santa Cándida is out of the stakes winner Spirited (Sebi Halo), making her a close relative to El Epecuén (Il Campione), the reigning G1 Gran Premio Maipú champion.
Among the 3-year-old ranks, Morrison Inc (Gouverneur Morris) and the Brazilian-bred Party Girl (Outstrip) stood out, taking the Premio Glory Bomb (1,000m) and Premio Carameliza (1,200m), respectively. Morrison Inc caused an upset by edging out favorite Norte (Leofric) by a head, while the Stud RDI filly bounced back from three poor showings to dominate Cara Romana (The Grey Day) by five lengths.
Total handle for the day at San Isidro reached a healthy $751,710,329, averaging over $50,000,000 per race.
