América & Fernández Guerrico: A Big Classic Double on San Isidro’s Turf

They will be run next Saturday, while the unusual Tuesday, March 18, will feature the Granaderos a Caballo and Eduardo Jara.

Don Latido and Bronx are set to face off once again, this time in the América / JUAN I. BOZZELLO

The Hipódromo de San Isidro has seen an uptick in entries and will stage the week’s most significant racing, featuring two pairs of stakes races over the course of its three scheduled meetings.

The highlight comes next Saturday, with a turf mile doubleheader: the Clásico América (G2), open to all horses three and up, and the Clásico Ricardo, Ezequiel y Ezequiel M. Fernández Guerrico (G2), reserved for fillies and mares three and older.

Bronx (Qué Vida Buena) and Don Latido (John F Kennedy), who battled it out in the Horacio Bustillo (G2), headline the list of 15 probables for the América, joined by: Bitter Orange (Treasure Beach), Cholo Manuel (Santillano), Concord (Remote), Estero de Iberá (Il Campione), Folie Ninja (Hat Ninja), Kavac (Cityscape), Monsieur Delon (Il Campione), Particulado (Mask), Santo Varón (Sebi Halo), Storm Sound (Hi Happy), The Goat (Fortify), Twitch Hurricane (Hurricane Cat), and What a Man (Mastercraftsman).

Meanwhile, 10 fillies and mares are set to contest the Fernández Guerrico, including: Dream Serena (Forge), Full Macarena (Full Mast), Kelly Rose (Il Campione), La Colomer (Grand Reward), Miss Talento (Equal Talent), Obra Clásica (Daddy Long Legs), Punta Turques (Fortify), Same Treasure (Treasure Beach), Verenna (Cosmic Trigger), and Viva Al Sur (South Kissing).

On Tuesday, March 18, San Isidro will feature the Clásico Regimiento de Granaderos a Caballo (L, 2200m, turf) and the Clásico Eduardo Jara (1000m, turf), both for three-year-olds and up, though the latter will be run under handicap conditions.

A strong lineup is expected for the Granaderos a Caballo, including Beatles (Sixties Song), Don Master (Full Mast), El Cid Campeador (Il Campione), Gadzooks (Galán de Cine), Iraqi (Seek Again), Kennedy Back (John F Kennedy), Mister Coquette (Mastercraftsman), Saphirus Blue (Daniel Boone), and Southern Secret (Southern Cat).

The Eduardo Jara has drawn 10 entries, with top weight Camuflaje (Orpen, 60.5 kg) returning from a layoff. The Stud El Chorrito runner could face Bailarín de Venecia (Angiolo, 56.5), Filoso Class (Filoso Emperor, 60), Hiran(Santillano, 58.5), Humor Sabatino (Sabayón, 57.5), Humorada Halo (Humor Ácido, 54), Madre Teresa (Puerto Escondido, 49), Renio Joy (Fortify, 58), Stormy West (In the Dark, 52), and Tresina Prime (Emperor Ric).hard, 50).