Perfect Plastic Finally Earns Her Deserved Breakthrough in the Grande Prêmio Diana

On the turf at Cidade Jardim in São Paulo, Brazil, led a Haras Belmont 1–2 by turning back her stablemate Veil

Perfect Plastic Finally Treated Herself to a First G1 Victory / ALEX FOTOGRAFIA / JCSP

SÃO PAULO, Brazil (Special for Turf Diario)—After hinting at elite ability with victories at the G3 and G2 levels—and posting three valuable placings in top company—Perfect Plastic finally secured the major prize she had been chasing. The Haras Belmont homebred struck Saturday in the G1 Grande Prêmio Diana, contested over 2000 meters on firm turf at Cidade Jardim, the third leg of the quádrupla coroa for fillies.

By Goldikovic out of Artista Plástica (Elusive Quality), and bred and retained by Haras Belmont, Perfect Plastic delivered a double dose of joy to her connections, with her stablemate Veil (Can the Man) finishing second to complete a remarkable Belmont 1–2 in the São Paulo Oaks.

Once the gates opened, Secret do Iguassu (Alpha) shot to the lead. Veil—normally the pacesetter—tracked in second this time, followed by Orange Riviera (Put It Back) and Olympic Puma (Alpha) disputing third. A tight group came next, featuring Summer do Iguassu (Camelot Kitten), Dhaka (Can the Man), and Perfect Plastic herself, positioned just over three lengths off the frontrunner.

Turning for home, Veil moved assertively on Secret do Iguassu and took command with ease. Olympic Puma tried to join the battle out wide, but even further out Perfect Plastic was already rolling, her stride lengthening with purpose. Under Gabriel Santana, the Belmont filly bore down on Veil, who gamely attempted to repel her, while Summer do Iguassu closed from the back.

With 200 meters remaining, the decisive blow landed: Perfect Plastic swept past, opened a clear advantage, and kept it to the wire. The final margin was 1 1/4 lengths over Veil, with Summer do Iguassu third—reversing the exact order of finish from the G1 Grande Prêmio Barão de Piracicaba, where Summer won ahead of Veil and Perfect Plastic. Olympic Puma and Hall da Fama (Sangarius) rounded out the top finishers. The remainder followed in order: Hello Afleet, Zuranga, Dhaka, Orange Riviera, Secret do Iguassu, High Class, and Do It Rain (Setembro Chove).

Trainer Maurício Oliveira, who conditions both the winner and runner-up, added another G1 to his résumé, as Perfect Plastic earned the third stakes win of her career—all in just eight starts.

Her final time of 1:58.20 also set a new race record, eclipsing the 1:58.32 established by Lazurita (Bin Ajwad) in 2003. It was a complete, emphatic breakthrough for a filly who had been knocking on the door—and finally announced herself at the highest level.