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Gran Premio Criadores

The Gran Premio Criadores is a Group 1 horse race run at Hipódromo Argentino de Palermo in Buenos Aires, Argentina, open to horses three years old or older. It is currently run over a distance of on the dirt.

The Gran Premio Criadores is a Breeders' Cup Challenge Series race, with the winner gaining an automatic berth and free entry for the Breeders' Cup Distaff.

History

The Gran Premio Criadores was inaugurated in 1884. The race was not run 1935–1949.

The Gran Premio Criadores has been run at a number of distances, including:

  • 2500 meters (1950–2007)
  • 2000 meters (2008–present)

The Gran Premio Criadores is generally run on May 1, along with the Group 1 Gran Premio Jorge de Atucha, Group 1 Gran Premio Montevideo, Group 1 Gran Premio Ciudad de Buenos Aires, Group 1 Gran Premio de Las Américas, and Group 1 Gran Premio República Argentina.

Records since 1988

Speed record:

  • 2000 meters (current distance): 1:58.97 – Belleza de Arteaga (2023)
  • 2500 meters: 2:31.32 – Indianita (1996)

Greatest winning margin:

  • 9 lengths – Malprensa & Ollagua (2011), Topacio (1989)

Most wins:

Since 1988, no horse has won the Gran Premio Criadores more than once. Prior to that, the race was won twice by Pitanga (1897 & 1898) and Japónica (1925 & 1926)

Most wins by a jockey:

Most wins by a trainer:

  • 8 – Juan Carlos Maldotti (1995, 1996, 1997, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009)
  • 3 – Juan Bautista Udaondo (2008, 2011, 2017)

Most wins by an owner:

  • 6 – Haras Santa Maria de Araras (1991, 1993, 1999, 2006, 2012, 2013)
  • 3 – Haras La Providencia (2001, 2005, 2007)

Most wins by a breeder:

Winners since 1988

† In 2009, there was a dead heat between Cayaya and Ollagua, who finished nine lengths ahead of the rest of the field.

Earlier winners (incomplete)

References