Tetaze Off the Mark with 1-2 Finish; Leofric Shines Through Luces Rojas

Rising stallions are leaving their mark on the national stage, with the champion Tetaze celebrating his first winner over a mile, while Leofric, a son of Candy Ride, unveiled a filly that has connections dreaming big

Leofric Already Boasts Two Winners from His First Crop / JUAN I. BOZZELLO

LA PLATA.- First-crop sires continue to play leading roles in Argentina's juvenile ranks this season, and Sunday's card at Hipódromo de La Plata added another chapter to their early success stories.

It was a memorable afternoon for Argentine champion Tetaze (Equal Stripes), who celebrated his first winner at studthanks to the determined effort of Amuni—and made it a 1-2 finish for his very first crop, with Sono Perfetto finishing as the runner-up. Tetaze stands at Haras La Mission Robles.

Among the fillies, all eyes were on Luces Rojas, who lived up to both her pedigree and heavy public support to become the second winner for Leofric, the G1-winning son of Candy Ride now standing full-time at Haras Los Turfistas.

Having hit the board in each of his four prior starts, Amuni was well backed to break through in the mile-long Premio Domingo Soleado, and he did just that. With the capable Gonzalo Borda aboard, the Stud Doble S.S. runner went straight to the lead, hugged the rail into the stretch, and had enough left to turn back Sono Perfetto by two lengths at the wire. Both colts are trained by Omar Labanca.

Amuni, who was bred by Sergio O. Savi, is out of the accomplished mare Giulitta (Most Improved), and clocked 1:38.90 for the distance, likely punching his ticket to upcoming stakes with distance experience now in his favor.

In the Premio Rocococo (1300 meters), Luces Rojas—sharp in her two prior runs at Palermo—quickly took over from the weak pacesetter La Classic (Mask) around the turn and pulled away smartly, hitting the wire three lengths clear of Evelia (Daddy Long Legs) in 1:20.20.

Racing for Stud Comalal, the filly was bred by Los Turfistas and is trained by Carlos A. Cardón out of Lady D’arbanville (Scat Daddy), a mare imported from Chile.

At the end of the 11-race program, total handle reached ARS 255,639,034, a solid figure given the reduced number of betting outlets typically open on Sundays.