Le Cornette was once again unstoppable and wishes the Gran Premio Ciudad de Buenos Aires were tomorrow...
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In a remarkable moment of his campaign, the sprinter from Stud Chajarí maintained his undefeated record for the season in the Clásico Irlanda (G3)
It feels as though Le Cornette is determined to make his 2026 even better than his 2025. Perhaps the strongest candidate to end the reign of Labrado (Le Blues) among sprinters at the upcoming Carlos Pellegrini Awards, he gave another demonstration this Monday of the remarkable form he is currently enjoying.
As had happened a few weeks ago in the Clásico Jerry Honor, his rivals suffered once again in the Clásico Irlanda (G3-1000m, normal dirt), the other feature race of the Monday meeting at the Hipódromo Argentino de Palermo.
It wasn't even a race for the son of Emmanuel, whose dominance was absolute from the break to the wire. His victory was practically a foregone conclusion by the 500-meter mark, with William Pereyra holding him firmly as the other competitors were already being fully urged by their riders.
The only thing left to see was whether the Stud Chajarí chestnut would pull away at the finish as his action suggested—and he did. The moment William let out an inch of rein, he surged forward with great power to finish with a flourish.
He hit the wire with a 2 1/2-length advantage over Lyon (Le Blues), who rallied to take the runner-up spot, three-quarters of a length ahead of Naranccello (Le Blues), all in a time of 58s09/100.
Le Cornette completed a double of stakes wins for trainer Gerardo Alteño, who on Sunday at San Isidro had claimed the Asociación Argentina de Fomento Equino (L) with Bluclette Rim (Remote), even if he didn't appear in the official program due to the particularities of our local racing...
For the grandson of The Leopard, this was the 10th victory of his career in 24 starts, with six of them coming in stakes company. At 6 years old, he remains as steady as he was in his time as a colt when, carrying the colors of Stud Garabo, he was one of the top 2-year-olds of his crop.
Long established as a benchmark of speed, Le Cornette and his connections wish the Gran Premio Ciudad de Buenos Aires (G1) were being run tomorrow, to take advantage of the formidable level he is displaying today.
