Qué Tarde Gris, with the patience of Giannetti, returned to the big photos in the Clásico América
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The son of Il Campione raced boxed in for much of the straight, but he broke free to defeat Earth God by a neck; in his return, the colt Drive Joy finished fourth
The mile is one of the most competitive distances these days, and what was seen this Saturday in the Clásico América(G2-1,600 m, heavy turf) at Hipódromo de San Isidro confirmed that thought. Although there were some notable absences, such as Colifato Novo (Lenovo), the result confirmed a firm top tier that, beyond any occasional outcome, is always there.
This time, the one who prevailed was Qué Tarde Gris (Il Campione), who after 8 months rediscovered major success, not by chance, under the same circumstances in which he had last shone, in the Clásico 9 de Julio (G2).
As in the Horacio Bustillo (G2), when the aforementioned Colifato Novo had taken the honors, the runner for Stud-Haras Tres Jotas finished ahead of Earth God (Cosmic Trigger), although now by a margin of just a neck, whereas on that occasion there had been 2 lengths between them.
Within a development that saw him troubled on the inside, the patience of Adrián Giannetti played a fundamental role with the massive horse trained by Arnaldo Vigil in La Plata, but presented by Felipe Arone.
The jockey never grew desperate when, midway through the stretch, he had been boxed in on the inside behind the leader Sabiyano (Fortify) and with Earth God himself forming a wall in the second path.
However, when it came time for the final drive, Qué Tarde Gris and Giannetti found the room, charged, and on the line overhauled an Earth God who fought to the wire, brave and with class. As mentioned, the difference between the winner and the runner-up was a neck, with Sabiyano rescuing a great third place, 4 lengths back, in a time of 1m36s34/100.
Returning to action, the colt Drive Joy (Fortify) paid for the inactivity and the clash against older horses to finish fourth, 5 3/4 lengths behind the winner.
Meanwhile, El Fortín (Il Campione), who earned a G1 at five furlongs, gave signals to his connections that it is time to look back and take advantage of him where his abilities have shown much more.
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