He was sold at auction, and purchased by José "Pepito" Petraglia for $1,900 in promissory notes, set to expire in 90 days.
[3] Romántico next ran in the Gran Premio Polla de Potrillos, the first leg of the Uruguayan Triple Crown, winning by a length and a half, with the time for the 1600 meters once again being 1:36.0.
Before the final leg of the Triple Crown, Romántico ran in the Clásico Producción Nacional, finishing fifth in the 2300 meter race.
This loss led to some doubts about Romántico's ability to last the distance of the 2500 meter long Gran Premio Nacional to win the Triple Crown.
Romántico covered the 3000 meters of the race in 3:06+2⁄5 to win over twelve others,[3] including Argentinian Triple Crown winner Sorteado.
[2] On January 6, 1939, Romántico ran in the Gran Premio José Pedro Ramírez, considered the most important horse race in Uruguay.
Following the victory, plans were announced for Romántico to run in the Gran Premio Municipal before returning to Argentina to contest their principal long distance races.
A month later, Romántico won the Clásico General Pueyrredón at Palermo, the longest race on the Argentinian calendar at 4000 meters.
[2] Coming off of the two poor performances and against such company as Embrujo, the undefeated Argentinian Triple Crown winner, Romántico's chances of winning a second Gran Premio Carlos Pellegrini were thought to be almost none.
In the stretch, Partido was in the lead and looked to be the winner, with Embrujo falling behind and Bon Vin unable to make up in any ground.