Gran Premio Copa de Plata

The Gran Premio Copa de Plata is a Group 1 horse race run at Hipódromo de San Isidro open to fillies and mares three years old or older. It is currently run over a distance of on the turf, and is one of the most important races for fillies and mares in Argentina, being sometimes known as the "Pellegrini de las yeguas" ("Pelligrini of the mares") or "El Pellegrini de las Hembras" ("The Pellegrini of the Females"), after the Gran Premio Carlos Pellegrini.

History

The Gran Premio Copa de Plata has been run as a Group 1 race since at least 1980.

Records since 1988

Speed record:

• 1:56.69 – Joy Neverland (2022)

Greatest winning margin:

• 6 lengths – Croassant (1997)

Most wins:

Since 1988, no horse has won the Gran Premio Copa de Plata more than once.

Most wins by a jockey:

• 4 – Pablo Gustavo Falero (1991, 1997, 2005, 2007)
• 4 – Cardenas E. Talaverano (1996, 2008, 2009, 2012)

Most wins by a trainer:

• 5 – Juan Carlos Maldotti (1991, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2005)
• 4 – Carlos D. Etchechoury (1994, 2000, 2013, 2022)
• 4 – Miguel Ángel García (2002, 2003, 2004, 2009)
• 3 – Juan Carlos Etchechoury (1990, 2008, 2018)

Most wins by an owner:

• 6 – Haras Firmamento (2002, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2012)
• 5 – Haras Vacacion (1997, 1998, 2001, 2005, 2007)

Most wins by a breeder:

• 6 – Haras Firmamento (2002, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2012)
• 5 – Haras Vacacion (1997, 1998, 2001, 2005, 2007)

Winners since 1988

Earlier winners

• 1980: Charming Mary
• 1981: Malaga
• 1982: Salt Spring
• 1983: Cerbatana
• 1984: So Glad
• 1986 (Jan): Harvard's Bay
• 1986 (Dec): Frau Eleonora
• 1987: Fiara

References