Paxing turned in a long, powerful gallop to take the Clásico Tía Gallarda

The Señor Candy filly—coming off a win against one-time winners at San Isidro—left her rivals with no chance whatsoever

Martín Valle had Paxing on hold for nearly the entire stretch / HLP

LA PLATA—What an arrival Paxing made at this track, overwhelming the four rivals who dared to face her and cruising to victory in the Clásico Tía Gallarda (1700m, dirt), Thursday’s feature—ironically named for a filly, when so many true champions go unremembered…

The Señor Candy filly had just scored against one-time winners on the San Isidro turf, but she took full advantage of a thin field here to put on a show, earning her ticket to the Clásico Los Criadores (G2) at year’s end—or perhaps even to the Copa de Plata.

With Martín Valle aboard, the José Cristóbal Blanco trainee delivered a galope largo, coasting through the stretch as if she were merely stretching her legs in a soft breeze—an unusual sight in a stakes race. Her 10-length demolition of La Guernica (Il Campione) could easily have been 20 or 30, and nobody would have batted an eye.

Belle Chanson (In the Dark) flashed speed early, but Paxing rolled up to her in a stride, swept past, and sent her straight to the infirmary—so thoroughly that the early leader wound up last, beaten 28 lengths.

La Guernica was the only one who tried to go forward, but she appeared to be going backward instead. Completely in hand, the Stud–Haras La Gringa chestnut glided home to stop the clock in 1:44.93, over a surface that looked to be in excellent condition. Far behind, Nipotina (Treasure Beach) finished third, another seven lengths back, with Señorita Maestra (Señor Candy) fourth, four more adrift.

Bred by the late Haras Las Raíces, Paxing is the second foal out of Fix It (Forestry), a half-sister to G2 winner Ultimo Sueño (Exchange Rate) and G3 winner Dulce Sueño (Pure Prize)—the latter dam this season of Go Clari Go(Strategos), heroine of the Clásico Lotería de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires (G3).

Paxing traces back to her third dam Speeding Star (Fitzcarraldo), a Group 1 winner and a key branch of one of Haras Ojo de Agua’s most important female families. Exported to the United States in her time, the line was reactivated when De la Pomme repatriated her daughter Pyxis (Street Cry), whose impact proved immediate and lasting.

In her La Plata debut, Paxing didn’t just win—she announced herself, with authority, as a filly destined for far bigger stages.