Festeiro (SPA) wins the Premio Cimera (Spanish 2,000 guineas)

Festeiro (SPA, 2008), [Fol Parade-New Vert(Vert Amande)], a chestnut colt, won today the Premio Cimera (Spanish 2,000 guineas), ridden by Jorge Horcajada for trainer Maurice Delcher (Senior) and owner Cuadra El Negredo. He run in a comfortable third-fourth place after frontrunners, first Golfo Pérsico (IRE) and then El Incendio (IRE), and he opened to the right in the stretch, taking the lead and resisting the final attack of Nova Cat (FR) [Hurricane Cat-Miss Fine(Kaldoun)], who was second, Mil Azul (SPA) [Russian Blue-Cuittled(Charismatic)] who was third and Ayanz (GB) [Tiger Hill] who was fourth.

Festeiro (SPA) followed by Nova Cat, Mil Azul and Volcánico. Photo courtesy of Turfarganda.blogspot.com


Here is the video of the race: Premio Cimera 2011

Festeiro (SPA) with Jorge Horcajada, winners of the Premio Cimera 2011. Photo courtesy of Turfarganda.blogspot.com



Meanwhile, Dyhim Diamond sired three of the six winners of the meeting:
Abdel (FR) [Dyhim Diamond-Leonor de Guzmán(Glauco)] won the first, a 2,200 m race for Spanish breds, his second win in three outings. He is owned and trained by J.M. Osorio (Duque de Alburquerque) and was ridden by Jeremy Crocquevieille. The third in the finish (American Gangster) is also by Dyhim Diamond. Here is the race: Premio Cría Nacional

The other two winners by Dyhim Diamond were Orgi and Tagomago

Handicap Opcional and Premio Fernán Núñez this Sunday in Madrid

The first meeting of the Spring season in Madrid features as the main of the six races the traditional Handicap Opcional (named this year "Premio Día Internacional de la Mujer - Handicap Opcional). It is a 1,600 m race reserved for winners or two-times placed 3 y/o.
The joint top-weight partants are Festeiro (SPA) [Fol Parade-New Vert(Vert Amande)], a chestnut colt owned by Cuadra El Negredo, trained by M. Delcher and Mil Azul (SPA) [Russian Blue-Cuittled(Charismatic)] a bay colt owned by Yeguada Urdiñ-Oriya and trained by J. L Salas.

Mil Azul was second to Clunia in the Premio Martorell and then won the Criterium Nacional (main race for 2 y/o Spanish breds in the summer season) but then he was a disappointing 5th in the Copa de Criadores. This is the Criterium Nacional: Premio El País-Criterium Nacional in San Sebastián, last summer.

Mil Azul in Madrid. Photo courtesy of cortacabeza.wordpress.org

The Premio Fernán Núñez is also a traditional race, a 2,200 m Handicap race for 4 y/o+. The interesting field includes, among others Cabo Cañaveral (FR) [Sendawar-Napeta(Woodman)] owned by Salvador Márquez, Inkhayan (SPA) [Sulamani-Cuddles], owned by Cuadra Santa Bárbara, third in the Premio Villamejor (Spanish St. Leger), Duke (GER) [Second Set-Deborah], winner this winter, Orgi (SPA, 2007)
[Dyhim Diamond-Attrape], Indian Lou (SPA, 2007) [Indian Haven-Marylou Whitney]