The Clásico República de Panamá will add a touch of class to a busy week at Palermo

With three cards scheduled between Friday and Monday, the Hipódromo Argentino is set for a busy stretch, with Sunday’s sprint feature standing out as the main event

Amiguita Gina drops into handicap company and catches a break in the weights / JUAN I. BOZZELLO

As it does every Tuesday, Hipódromo Argentino de Palermo finalized its upcoming programs, with three race days scheduled between Friday and Monday. The highlight will come on Sunday with the running of the Clásico República de Panamá (G3).

To be contested over 1000 meters and open to fillies and mares aged three and up, the feature has drawn a field of nine: Louisiana Lady (Manipulator), La Asturiana Blue (Le Blues), Kiriel (Catcher In the Rye), Beau Breeze (AP Candy), Flamboyance Rim (Remote), Reina Richard (Emperor Richard), Eleven Mile (Il Campione), Melancólica Pass(Distinctiv Passion) and Bayonne (Puerto Escondido).

The action kicks off on Friday, June 6, with the Especial Juan Alberto Maciel taking center stage. A tribute to the unforgettable mare Fiera, the 1200-meter dirt race is for 5-year-olds and up. In a Flash (Endorsement) and Maranelo(Holy Boss) will shoulder top weight of 58 kilos, lining up against Land Hopper (Le Blues), Joy Antumalal (Il Campione), Django (Remote), Finsonius (Interaction), Príncipe Soñado (Fragotero), and Earth and Fire (Cosmic Trigger).

The curtain will fall on Monday, June 9, with a pair of handicaps adding stakes flavor. The Handicap Your Majesty(1600m, dirt) is for horses five and older, while the Handicap Platería (1400m, dirt) is reserved for older mares.

The Your Majesty has attracted: Storm Tanuca (El Tanuca), Safety Honour (Safety Check), Royal Rimout (Remote), Easy Way Out (Il Campione), Mallow (Suggestive Boy), Valle Barún (Vástago Salvaje), El Patio (Il Campione), Super Blessed (Super Saver), and Demonio Risk (Security Risk).

In the Platería, the cast features: Mora Blue (Portal del Alto), Elina Regia (Il Campione), Ciencia Galáctica(Galicado), Amiguita Gina (Todo Un Amiguito), Che Mamita (Safety Check), Viva Al Sur (South Kissing), Candy Gloriosa (Vástago Salvaje), Noche Plateada (In the Dark), and Aiyanna (Santillano).