Tormenta China is on a roll and is feeling brave against the males in the Handicap Vitelio

The mare will carry 55 1/2 kilos and arrives with 3 consecutive victories under her belt; Príncipe Soñado is her most dangerous rival

Tormenta China arrives at the Handicap Vitelio with 3 victories in a row / JUAN I. BOZZELLO

One will have to wait until late to enjoy the best race of the very poor program designed for this Monday by the Hipódromo Argentino de Palermo, as only in the twelfth slot (out of 13 races) will the Handicap Vitelio (1,000 m, dirt) be run, for 5-year-old and older winning horses.

Experience in abundance is what most of the 11 confirmed participants exhibit, with the mare Tormenta China daring to face the males in an excellent moment. Carrying an intermediate weight of 55 1/2 kilos, the daughter of Malenchinicomes off 3 consecutive victories, the last of them within the framework of the Handicap Tintilla, when she pulled ahead practically from wire to wire and by 4 lengths over La Puketa (In the Dark), in the very acceptable time of 56s57/100.

From the Pampas stable Flo-Ma-Lo, she will find her most complicated enemy in a fellow countryman. This is Príncipe Soñado (Fragotero), from the Darío Periga squad—to be presented by Ignacio, his son—who has just made his mark on the San Isidro dirt.

Over 1,100 meters, and around the turn, he defeated Bingo Song (Alcindor) by a nose in the Handicap Make Tracks, carrying 60 kilos, the same weight he will shoulder now. In that race, a half-neck further back, Bank One (Lenovo, 56) finished third, and he will also be in the starting gates now, bringing danger.

At the bottom of the scale, Tex for Sale (Nashville Texan, 59 1/2) will start, another special envoy from the Perigas who, after reaching his fifth conquest, finished third in the Clásico Aristophanes, behind El Luciano (Il Campione) and Aires de Gloria (Angiolo), back in mid-November.

Another with powerful form lines is Filoso Class (Filoso Emperor, 59 1/2), always well-disposed to put up a fight, although a bit inconsistent in recent times. Winner of the Clásico Eduardo Jara and the Parlanchín and Sorteadohandicaps, in addition to possessing a couple of graded placings, he flew lower than expected on the occasion of the Handicap Liloy, crossing the wire fifth somewhat distant from Ruler Man (Lenovo). Undoubtedly, the intention is to improve his image somewhat. And he certainly can achieve it.