The filly Mía Faustina, a descendant of Júpiter Pluvius in the criolla Gran Esmeralda, by Slew Prince, who remains undefeated in two presentations, will jump as the favorite of the José Sahagún Hernández Cup announced as the sixth on Sunday in a distance of 1.200 meters and prize of 15.300.000 bolivars.
The stud Inrruca's pupil, who will be led by Iván Pimentel and will be presented by Gabriel Márquez, won the Veterinarian's Day Cup in her last presentation and maintains the conditions to overcome the enemies that will come her way.
"She is a mare that is on the rise and once again she must cross the finish line in first place," they stated in the stable of the trainer Márquez.
Mía Faustina will jump for the fifth place and her main opponent will be the chestnut Devozione, a daughter of Documentary in Diamond Dazzle, by Indian Charlie, from the La Invasión stud farm, who has two wins in four performances and in her most recent escorted Querida Mía , in a test in which he suffered some setbacks in the initial meters.
The one driven by Jaime "Pocho" Lugo will be presented by Elio Ekmeiro, a coach who is very optimistic about his pupil for this race.
Maroon, which comes from two victories in a row, is the unknown of the race with the driving of Ismeiro Villalobos and training of the líder of the statistics Reynaldo Yánez.
The tordilla from the Urama stud farm, is a daughter of the remembered champion Taconeo en Marquisite, by Tapit, who runs for the Quaterback stud.
The Hostess and Secreta complete the list of registered in the test that will be held in homage to the remembered owner and breeder, main factor of the remembered stud Los Samanes, silks that were defended by specimens such as McKenna's´Gold, Velvet Cap, Ndabibi, Vaticinio and Example , among many other selective winners, who had the training of Domingo Noguera Mora and Ángel Francisco Parra as their official rider.
It will be an interesting fair in which all those registered are on the rise and will fight for victory.