Nebola and Fletcher won impressively on the heavy dirt and dream of going far
- Turf Diario
- 5 days ago
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The filly and the colt won comfortably over 1400 meters and the selective process awaits them
While it was a rather unique Thursday meeting at the Hipódromo Argentino de Palermo, there was still room for the 2-year-olds in the Premio Cayumanque and Premio Lazy Lode, for fillies and colts respectively. Both contested over 1400 meters, these races served as a measuring stick for the first selective steps toward the start of the Triple Crown, featuring the upcoming Clásico Güiraldes (G3) and Clásico Old Man (G3).
Despite the small fields in both cases, the impression remained of seeing two names with a bright future win: Nebola(Treasure Beach) and Fletcher (Gershwin), both handling the mud with ease.
The former, a homebred for Haras Santa Inés, never raced too far from the leader Monza El Templo (South Kissing), dominating quickly upon entering the straight despite always rounding the turn five-wide. Once in front, her response was top-tier, drawing away with great authority to reach the finish line with 5 lengths over Zamba Perdida (Backyard Haven), while Eternal Faith (Cosmic Trigger) made up some ground after a disastrous start.
Trained by Enrique Martín Ferro and with Martín Valle in the irons—who secured a double by winning later with Plácida Campiona (Il Campione) —Nebola, a daughter of G2 winner Norimberga (Exchange Rate) and maternal sister to the dam of Nanabush (Il Campione) and Nanda Dea (Fortify), established a time of 1m26s6/100. This was considerably slower than the 1m25s18/100 clocked by Fletcher during his standout performance a short while later.
Responding to his promising second-place debut and backed by heavy public favoritism, the son of freshman sire Gershwin took the lead in the opening stages and went wire-to-wire, holding off the outside charge of Autorretrato(Angiolo) in the straight, who suffered a slight stumble.
Ultimately, 3 lengths separated the winner from his runner-up at the wire, with Efecto Dominó (Il Campione) completing the trifecta another 9 lengths back. Juan Saldivia handles the training for the Stud Chos Malal representative, who was bred by Haras La Pasión and guided by the leading jockey in the standings, William Pereyra.
Finally, a special mention must be made for the harvest of the remarkable sire Il Campione, who enjoyed 5 victories on the card thanks to Mr. Indalecio, El Sinsonte, Plácida Campiona, El Evaristo, and Catalina U.
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