The GP Ciudad de Madrid is a 2,500 m race for 3yo+, weight for age, with a purse of 40,000 euros for the winner, run in the La Zarzuela racetrack (turf) in Madrid. Traditionally, it was the first top-level confrontation of 3 yo and 4 yo+ top stayers, but 3 y/os are increasingly skipping this race and this year there are no 3 y/o partants.
The seven partants are:
Calamargo (IRE, 2007) [Arakan-Rain of Flanders(Rainbow Quest)] is a bay colt owned by Cuadra Jimena and trained by A. F. Sánchez. He will be ridden by Borja Fayos. He has won his last three starts, in handicap races, meaning he is showing great proggress.
Domeside (GB, 2006) [Domedriver-Buck's Fizz] is a bay colt owned by Cuadra SafSaf and trained by M. Delcher S. He will be ridden by J. Grosjean. Winner of the Villapadierna (Derby) in 2009, he was injured and returned to action this last winter in the Dos Hermanas racetrack, and has won his last two starts in Madrid, including his win in the inaugural running of the Gran Premio Duque de Alburquerque beating a good number of his rivals in the GP de Madrid.
Entre Copas, [Sakhee-Priena(Priolo)] is a chestnut gelding, owned by Cuadra África and trained by J. M. Osorio. He will be ridden by J. Crocquevieille. His last start was his win in the Premio Corpa, beating Karluz Most and making it three consecutive winsPremio E-quiniela, Mijas Cup and Premio Corpa. If he wins, it would be the first in winning the double Mijas Cup-GP de Madrid.
Karluv Most (FR, 2006) [Della Francesca-La Vltava] is a bay colt owned by Cuadra Cholaica and trained by J. L. Maroto. He will be ridden by Oscar Ortiz de Urbina He won the Premio Villamejor (Spanish St. Leger) at 3 and won the last edition of this GP Ciudad de Madrid and also the Memorial Duque de Toledo (2,400 m, 3yo+, weight for age) last year. He was second to Entre Copas in his last start, in the Premio Corpa
Magician's Cape (IRE, 2007) [Montjeu-Seven Magiciens] is a bay colt owned by Daniel Roset, trained by T. Callejo and will be ridden by J. C. Cerqueira. He has been second to Calamargo in his last two starts
Plantagenet (SPA, 2007) [Trade Fair-Crafty Buzz] is a chestnut colt owned by Cuadra Plantagenet, trained by G. Arizkorreta and will be ridden J. L. Borrego. Was one of the highest rated 3 y/os of 2010 along with Pazifiksturm, because he won the GP Nacional and the Villapadierna (Derby). However, he has not lived up to his promise for the moment. He was second to Nelson Groom in his last start, showing some signs of being in good shape.
Señor Miranda (GB, 2007) [Fantastic Light-Ringing Hill] is a bay colt owned by Cuadra Los Toneles, trained by F. Rodríguez and will be ridden by Vaclav Janacek. He has been placed in many of the biggest races in Spain (2nd in the Villapadierna and in the Villamejor, 3rd in the Copa de Oro de San Sebastián, 3rd in the Memorial Duque de Toledo). Third in his last start, to Nelson Groom and Plantagenet.
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