Include's Son Don Inc Wins Latinoamericana
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Don Inc, an Argentine-bred son of Central Kentucky sire Include , won the Longines Gran Premio Latinoamericano (Brz-I), South America's most important weight-for-age event, March 12 at Hipódromo da Gávea near Rio de Janeiro.
Don Inc bested runner-up Some in Tieme (Shirocco) and third-place finisher Daniel Boone (Wild Event) in a thrilling finish and completed the 2,000-meter turf race in 1:59.14. The first three across the finish line were all 3-year-olds and each toted 123 pounds.
Brazilian group I winner Universal Law, a 4-year-old, finished fourth under the co-highweight of 132 pounds.
Don Inc's win, his first in a group stakes, provided jockey Jorge Ricardo a unprecedented sixth victory in the prestigious race that each year changes locale in South America. The rider first won in 1991 with Falcon Jet and followed up with victories in 1994, 1996, 1998, and 2007.
Runner-up in the both the 2015 Nacional (Arg-I, Argentine Derby) and Carlos Pellegrini (Arg-I), Don Inc was bred by La Biznaga from the Bernstein mare Stormy Dove. Owned by Stud Las Monjitas, Don Inc is trained by Carlos D. Etchechoury.
Include, a son of Broad Brush who has 10 grade I or group I winners, is based at Airdrie Stud near Midway, Ky. and has shuttled to Argentina. Four top-level winners in South America include Argentina's 2015 champion miler Sociologa Inc.
Gávea last hosted the Lationamericana in 1996. The 2017 edition will be staged in Chile at Valparaiso Sporting Club.