Save Your Tears Returns in a Roy Handicap That Looks Like a Stakes
- Turf Diario
- Jul 4
- 2 min read
The Full Mast filly returns from a layoff with high ambitions in Friday’s feature at San Isidro, where she will face tough rivals such as La Meninha and Truly Princess, on a card with strong overall quality
An entertaining card is on tap this Friday at San Isidro, featuring the track’s most important meeting of the week. With turf racing taking center stage, several solid condition races will be held, while the Handicap Roy stands out as the day’s main event, boasting a field of stakes-caliber mares. Contested over 1200 meters and open to fillies and mares four and up, it offers a winner’s purse of 5,000,000 pesos—less than what many juvenile condition races pay both here and at Palermo, reflecting a generally low prize scale.
The strong technical level of the eight confirmed starters makes picking a favorite challenging, though Save Your Tears(Full Mast), despite returning off a 139-day layoff, earns preference given her proven class. The La Plata invader finished third behind Verenna (Cosmic Trigger) in the Listed Omnium Stakes last time out but had previously dominated Churrullera (Fortify) by four lengths in the Listed Francia Stakes, both at this diagonal trip.
Her main rival could be another tough La Plata shipper in La Meninha (Le Blues), who carries a hefty 60.5kg and seeks to bounce back sharply from two subpar outings. Winner of the Fortunato Damiani (G3), Eusonio C. Boni (L), Cooperativa de Propietarios (G3), and Miss Terrible, her true level is far superior to her recent form.
Also looking to rebound is Truly Princess (Daddy Long Legs, 59kg), whose latest effort in the Vale Dori Stakes was dismal but who had previously captured the Helda, Santiago Luro, and Arturo A. Bullrich (G3).
Top weight of 61kg falls on Brugge (Grand Reward), who has yet to win a stakes race and is older than most of her rivals, making the assignment questionable regardless of result. She comes off a fourth-place finish in the Handicap Haras Chapadmalal at Palermo and figures to show speed early.
Reina Mirta (Mask, 54kg), Friendly Miss (Japan, 54.5kg), and Joy Toscana (Fortify, 54kg) will all look to exploit their light weights to upset the field.
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