Lebrón Blues Unstoppable, Breezes to 9-Length Kemmis Victory
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The son of Le Blues took a resounding revenge on Enter the Club, who had previously beaten him in the Congreve at San Isidro
Lebrón Blues could have won by an even wider margin / JUAN IGNACIO BOZELLO
Only three of the four entrants for the Clásico Guillermo Kemmis (G3-1000m) faced the starter, and among them, there was no parity whatsoever. In his first outing on the dirt, Lebrón Blues showcased the best of his repertoire, proved unstoppable, and exacted a comprehensive revenge on Enter the Club (The Great Day), who had narrowly defeated him in the Congreve (L) on the San Isidro turf.
There were no fewer than 9 lengths between the winner and the runner-up, a margin that could have been significantly larger had his jockey, William Pereyra, asked for any real effort. Another 6 lengths back, Chichipío (Angiolo) trailed the field in a very poor showing, with Aspiring Artist (Angiolo) being scratched at the gates, rounding out one of the thinnest editions in memory for the race that offers the first taste of graded status for 2-year-old colts at Hipódromo Argentino de Palermo.
Lebrón Blues was not to blame for the small field nor the lackluster performance of his rivals; he never seemed to take the task fully seriously, needing only the minimum effort to establish himself as the early leader of his generation.
Leading from the start, from the 500-meter mark to the wire all he did was pull further and further away, clocking a final time of :58.42—just 7/100ths slower than the time posted earlier by the filly Embozada Rim (Remote) in the Clásico Carlos Casares (G2), though she was under more pressure.
Owned by Stud El Mencho (Concepción del Uruguay) and saddled by Gustavo de Angelo, the bay was bred by Haras El Paraíso and is a son of the prolific Le Blues, a sire specialist in producing high-quality runners.
The colt is the second foal out of Alison, an Angiolo mare who won at age 5 in San Isidro and is a full-sister to stakes winner Andai. Both are granddaughters of the memorable Incaparaí (Intérprete), winner of the Selección de Potrancas (G1) at La Plata and part of the notable family of Calqui Cumey (Basajun), one of the most representative lines from the nursery of Victoria Pueyrredón and Pablo Duggan.
