He was the fastest and left his rivals without options, which earned the North American exemplary El Puma Carranza to win the equestrian classic in honor of José Ormazábal Valderrama, the central competition of the Mile Festival, which took place last Sunday at the racecourse Miguel Salem Dibo.
Under the leadership of Peruvian rider Luis Hurtado, the horse was convincing in the final stretch to dethrone the leaders and win first place with a time of 1 minute, 42 seconds and 14 hundredths.
Soda Stereo and Che Corredor came out in unison at the start, leaving El Puma Carranza and Alcindoro behind, later on, the leaders faced each other in a heads up for much of the distance.
The American was discounting the advantage and with 200 meters to go he overtook his rivals to achieve victory with four lengths over Che Corredor.
On the other hand, the Colombian trainer Armando Roncancio obtained five victories in the Mile Festival, with Shabdiz, Teriyaki, Mykonos, Lukacu and El Puma Carranza in the classic, all examples of the stud Three Skates.
Meanwhile, the test completed in honor of the stud Curicó won it in 1,500 meters by the colt Lukacu, also ridden by Luis Hurtado, and clocked 1 min 36.70 s.
After the classic, the posthumous tribute to the creator of the Festival de la Milla, José Ormazábal, was paid. The trophy was delivered to the Tres Patines stable for the triumph of El Puma Carranza.
Shabdiz, Teriyaki, Mykonos, Vicenza, Kike and Wanijai, in the final, won the mile distance (1,600 meters). (D)
Source: Eluniverso
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