Two-Year-Old Filly Venus Win and the First Winner for Sire Gershwin

After finishing second on debut, she bounced back quickly and scored impressively by six lengths in the Premio Elcisa, contested over 900 meters

Gershwin got off to a fast start at stud / JUAN I. BOZZELO

Short but productive best described Monday’s program at the Hipódromo Argentino de Palermo, where a 10-race card generated a handle of ARS 437,458,761—nearly ARS 44 million per race—confirming the recent upswing in wagering across the country’s major tracks.

On the track, beyond the spectacular victory of La Farce (Emmanuel) in the Clásico General Alvear (L), another notable storyline emerged with the swift progression of the 2-year-old filly Venus Win, who supplied Gershwin with his first winner.

The son of Distorted Humor, who stands at Haras Vikeda, wasted little time making his presence felt. The bay filly backed up the positive impression she made when second on debut with a decisive performance.

Over 900 meters in the Premio Elcisa, the Haras La Pasión-bred Venus Win—racing for Stud El Tate of Venado Tuerto—proved clearly superior, drawing off by six lengths from Salema (Il Mercato) in :51.85. Trained by Ángel D. Guillono, she was capably handled by Juan Pablo Paoloni. Venus Win is out of Vettora (Equal Stripes).

Earlier on the card, among maiden 3-year-olds, the Premio Misty Spring (1200m, dirt) saw Santo Sol (Santillano—Luna Luminosa, by Sidney’s Candy; Mara Ferre SRL) finally break through at the third attempt. Racing wide, he dug in gamely to edge Roman Wop (Mask) by a half-head, with apprentice Mauricio Villarruel turning in a standout ride.

Another eye-catching effort came from Vendehumo Key (Forza Key—Linda Indianita, by Dionisio Tom; Héctor E. Stieben), who surprised many with a wire-to-wire score in the mile Premio Che Maga. Ridden by Alexis Allois, the Stud Mica y Nico runner from Rosario opened up early and held firm to defeat Gritala (Touareg) by three lengths. It marked the second win from six starts for the 4-year-old trained by Héctor Argañaraz.

The day’s finale belonged to Che Bahiano (Vástago Salvaje—Che Bacana, by Storm Surge; Patricio Losinno), a convincing winner of the Premio Pura Bellota (1200m, dirt) against older horses with two or three wins. Sent off at 14.60, the Córdoba-bred drew clear late to score by five lengths over Milagroso Spring (Greenspring) in 1:12.67.