Premio Carlos Sobrino, October 7th at La Zarzuela

The Premio Carlos Sobrino - Criterium de Potrancas is a traditional race for 2yo fillies over 1,400 m at the La Zarzuela racetrack. Prize this year is 15,000 m for the winner.

Last winners were: Irish Cliff (2011), Clunia (2010), Ercolini (2009), Aiboa (2008), Puntilla Bay (2007) and Nachita (2006)
 
These are the participants this year:

Albuhera (SPA, 2010), bay filly [Devil Moon-Lili d'Aubois(Lycius)], owned by Cuadra Cacharela, trained by J. A. Rodríguez, will be trained by Nieves García. Unbeaten in four starts in Madrid, she won the Premio Martorell (the top race for 2yo in the spring season). She was third in the Criteriun Nacional at San Sebastián, her last start.

Briseida (SPA, 2010), gray filly [Keltos-Tiviski(Desert Style)], owned by Cuadra Los Toneles, trained by F. Rodríguez, will be ridden by J. Crocquevieille. Third in the Premio Dehesa de Milagro.


Cariñosa (SPA, 2010), bay filly [Delfos-Emerald Princess(Even Top)], owned by Cuadra Donalfa, trained by M. J. Pérez, will be ridden by Jorge Horcajada. She won her only start, beating Daranur One..


Daranur One (FR, 2010), bay filly [Falco-Sutherland(Primo Dominie)], owned by Cuadra Tres y Medio, trained by B. Valenti, will be ridden by J-. L. Borrego

Lolita Pluma (GB, 2010), bay filly [Kheleyf-Doohulla(Stravinsky)], owned by Cuadra SafSaf-Los Toneles, trained by F. Rodríguez, will be ridden by V. Janacek. She is half sister to Clunia, who won this race in 2010 and she was 2nd in the Premio Dehesa de Milagro at San Sebastián

Miss Clori (IRE, 2010), gray filly [Clodovil-Nadirana(Kendor)], owned by Cuadra Maldón, trained by M. Delcher S, will be ridden by Oscar Ortiz de Urbina

Pearlside (FR, 2010), bay filly [Alhaarth-Prickly Pearl(Lahib)], owned by Cuadra Madroños, trained by M. Delcher S, will be ridden by Julien Grosjean. Half sister to Baldoria (Gran Criterium, GP Ciudad de Madrid)

Zahora (SPA, 2010), bay filly [Caradak-Topita(Daggers Drawn)],owned by Celso Méndez, trained by M. Alvarez, will be ridden by J. L. Martínez




Completing the card are:
- A 1200 m race for maiden 2yos
- A 2000 m race for 3yo+, with Risquillo, Turrialba, Celtic Rock and Vergara among others
- A 1,100 m sprint for 3yo+, with good sprinters such as S Grillo, Golfo Pérsico, Tagomago, Valle,...
A 2,200 m handicap for 3yo + and
A 1,400 m handicap for 3yo+

Australia Day won the GP de San Sebastián

Australia Day (IRE, 2003), gray gelding [Key of Luck-Atalina(Linamix)], owned by Skippty & TP, trained by P. Webber won the GP de San Sebastián (2,800 m, 3yo+, 18,000 euros for the winner) last Sunday, ridden by Oscar Ortiz de Urbin, in the last meeting of the San Sebastian summer season.
Casar (IRE, 2008), ch. gelding [Hurricane Run-Thoroughly(Woodman)], owned by Cuadra Medreal, trained by M. Delcher S, and ridden by V, Janacek, was 2nd, Achtung (SPA, 2008), a bay colt [Sulamani-Aurea(Silvano)], owned by Cuadra Enalto, trained by Roberto López. and ridden by J. Grosjean finished 3rd and Tsarabi (IRE, 2005), bay colt [Hernando-Veronica Cooper(Kahyasi)], owned by Cuadra Eva, trained by A. Imaz, was 4th.

Giggolo Star and Dansico commanded the race at the begining but, at the first pass thorugh the finish line, Australia Day was already leading the race and he was comfortable until the end, winning easily by four lengths. Casar did a chaotic late charge to be second, 4 lengths ahead of Achtung, who, in turn left Tsarabi 4 lengths behind. Entre Copas, winner of the 2011 edition, was fifth

Australia Day was third in the Copa de Oro won by Pazifizsturm.
The owner of Australia Day bought last Saturday the top lot of the Dehesa de Milagro yearling sale.

 Here is the race: GP de San Sebastián 2012



In the rest of the meeting,  there was the Dehesa de Milagro sale race, a 1,400 m race for 2yo sold at the 2011 Milagro sale, with a purse of 30,000 euros for the winner.

The race was won by French raider Show Gorb (SPA, 2010), a bay filly by Caradak and Triple Two(Pivotal)), owned by Claude Uzan and trained and ridden by P. Sogorb. She came from behind to surpass Lolita Pluma (Kheleyf), Briseida (Keltos) and Hizun (Halling).

Here is the video: Premio Dehesa de Milagro 2012

There was also the Premio European Breeder's Fund, a 1,600 m race for 3yo+ fillies, and it was won by Baronia (SPA, 2007), bay filly [Bahhare-Lonia(Royal Academy)], owned by Cuadra L'Etoile, trained by J. L. de Salas, who was ridden by Vaclav Janacek and beat by 1 3/4 lengths New Order (Multazem), with Bellaside (La Vie dei Colori) third and Silent Victory (Silent Times) 4th.
Disappointing performances of Irish Cliff (Marju) and Ketala (Gold Away).

Baronia already won this race and 2011 and won this summer the Premio Kutxa (main race for 3y+ fillies) on 2,200 m

Here is the video: Premio European Breeder's Fund