Mayan Goddess holds the upper hand in the preview of the Clásico Raúl Lottero

The daughter of Made You Look returned from a layoff with a dominant victory and now seeks her first photo finish at the stakes level

Gonzalo Borda will wear the silks of Stud Pauli aboard Mayan Goddess / HLP

LA PLATA.— It is time for the sprinting 2-year-old fillies to step into the spotlight locally, with the trophy of the Clásico Raúl Lottero (L-1,200 m, dirt) up for grabs, serving as part of the path toward the Clásico Ciudad de La Plata (G2), the strongest contest of every season for the sprinting division locally, scheduled as always for November 19.

The second feature event on the card, following the resolution of the Especial Libreo (1,600 m, dirt), has drawn only 6 confirmed runners competing for a modest top purse of 7,840,000 pesos.

Stud Pauli, trainer Marcelo Sueldo, and jockey Gonzalo Borda hold a solid hand in the feature with Escape Room (Il Campione), but they also arrive with significant ambitions in the stakes, backed by the highly regarded Mayan Goddess.

The daughter of Made You Look was among the early standouts in the 2-year-old class, debuting with a victory on the San Isidro straight before finishing third against the colts in the Clásico Congreve (L) and third in the Clásico Carlos Casares (G3).

The latter would mark her final appearance for more than six months, returning from the layoff just 2 weeks ago at this track with a stellar effort. Over the same distance she faces today, she dominated an allowance field by 6 lengths over Re Splendid (Remote). Mayan Goddess impressed thoroughly, and with the inactivity now behind her, she should step forward even further in her performance.

Her main rival appears to be Temper Bomb (Hit It a Bomb), who arrives off two consecutive wins, most notably her latest effort where she finished 1 1/2 lengths ahead of Crazy Train (Remote).

The latter subsequently returned to the races and finished 5 lengths clear of Jazmín Grace (Qué Vida Buena) to register her second career victory. In that same race, Ojitos Tristes (Mootasadir) finished third and Ossira Win (Gershwin) fourth, both of whom are set to line up in the Lottero.

The small field is rounded out by the maiden Grand Doha (Il Mercato), who will need to show considerable improvement.