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William Pereyra claims both Polla races at Palermo with Fletcher and Look at to Me

From La Nación · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • William Pereyra won both the Polla de Potrillos and Polla de Potrancas at Palermo with Fletcher and Look at to Me.
  • Fletcher beat Linguado by six lengths, while Look at to Me defeated previously unbeaten Robate un Beso by four lengths.
  • The victories opened Argentina’s Triple Crown for horses born in 2023, with Fletcher’s possible return on turf for next month’s Jockey Club still under consideration.

William Pereyra achieved the rare double at Palermo on Saturday, winning the Polla de Potrillos with Fletcher and the Polla de Potrancas with Look at to Me. Both horses belong to Roberto Pellegatta’s team, giving the trainer an achievement that could easily have matched Pereyra’s own dream of winning both races.

“ You can dream of winning both Pollas, but for it to actually happen...” Pereyra said. He and Fletcher have now produced three victories in three starts together. The jockey, who won the Polla de Potrillos for the second time after taking it with Irwin five years ago, said the favorite carried considerable pressure. “He was such a strong favorite that you arrive with all that pressure, but fortunately everything went well,” he said.

You can dream of winning both Pollas, but for it to actually happen...

· William PereyraThe jockey described the difficulty of winning both opening races of Argentina’s Triple Crown.

Fletcher followed leader Buin before producing a decisive finish. As in last month’s preparatory classic, he beat Linguado by six lengths. Pellegatta said the colt had proved superior and deserved to win by that margin. Fletcher has won his last four starts on dirt, including one at La Plata, but failed on heavy turf in June. He may need to return to that surface next month for the 2,000-meter Jockey Club, if the team decides to continue the Triple Crown campaign.

He was such a strong favorite that you arrive with all that pressure, but fortunately everything went well.

· William PereyraHe discussed the pressure of riding Fletcher as the favorite.

Pellegatta, 85, has spent most of his life at Palermo, first as a jockey and later as a trainer. His assistant Juan Saldivia watched from the stable while serving the final days of a suspension and could not present Fletcher. The Chos Malal stable, which previously celebrated major victories with Belleza de Artega and Cima de Areco, acquired Fletcher after owner Cacho Valenzuela spotted him in a La Pasión auction broadcast.

Look at to Me then delivered a rematch in the fillies’ race. The last foal born at the Wilgerbosdrift Argentina farm in 2023 defeated Robate un Beso by four lengths, ending her rival’s unbeaten record after finishing behind her a month earlier.

He was superior. I thought he had to win like that.

· Roberto PellegattaThe trainer assessed Fletcher’s six-length victory.
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Originally published by La Nación in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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