Los Llanos, the replacement that Marcelo Sueldo found for Chichipío
- Turf Diario
- May 6
- 2 min read
The favorite was sold and did not run, leaving the son of Le Blues as the convincing winner of the Clásico Asociación de Propietarios de Caballos de Carrera de Buenos Aires (G3)
LA PLATA.— The sale abroad of Chichipío (Angiolo) left the Clásico Asociación de Propietarios de Caballos de Carrera de Buenos Aires (G3-1400 m, dirt) without its top candidate. However, from the very same stable of Marcelo Sueldo, his replacement emerged: Los Llanos, who erased his lackluster fourth-place finish in the Clásico Pedro E. y Manuel A. Crespo (G3) at Palermo by securing a decisive victory.
Allowing his trainer to achieve the massive goal of winning 30 races with his 2-year-olds—a feat dedicated to the cover story of this same edition—the son of the very generous Le Blues maintained his undefeated record at the Bosque track, where he had broken his maiden over the kilometer in mid-March.
Gonzalo Borda provided an intelligent ride for the brown colt from Stud Araci's, letting him find his own rhythm after a perfect start while El Pecadito (Cima de Triomphe) rushed to the lead as if the finish line were at the turn, passing the initial 400 meters in 23s34/100 and the 800 in a prohibitive 46s38/100.
Once in the homestretch, the leader's fate was sealed, and from behind, the favorite Arc Village (Angiolo) and Los Llanos advanced, with the latter dominating with great ease and pulling away without much effort. Arc Village, meanwhile, maintained his pace to finish second by 5 lengths, half a length ahead of El Pirata (Il Campione), who gained ground late.
Full Lujoso (Full Mast), who had finished ahead of Los Llanos in the Crespo, ended up fourth another 2 1/2 lengths back, with El Pecadito fading badly from the 200-meter mark to the wire to finish fifth. The maiden El Furtivo(Lucullan) completed the frame, all after a meritorious 1m23s85/100.
Los Llanos is the third foal out of Mostly Dreams (Master of Hounds), from one of the most renowned pedigrees of Haras El Paraíso, where he was born—the same family as G1 winners Bahiaro (Incurable Optimist) and Conocedor(Colonial Affair), among others.
It was a promising victory for Los Llanos, for whom the extra distance helped him take a leap in quality, and on a track where he seems to feel right at home. He is certainly one to follow closely.
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