Gran Premio Gran Criterium

The Gran Premio Gran Criterium (previously known as the Gran Premio Stud Book Argentino) is a Group 1 thoroughbred horse race run at Hipódromo de San Isidro in Buenos Aires, Argentina, open to two-year-old colts. It is run over a distance of on the turf.

History

The Gran Premio Gran Criterium was first run in 1980, under the name Gran Premio Stud Book Argentino. It was inaugurated as a Group 1 race, a designation which it has retained.

The Gran Premio Gran Criterium was originally open to fillies, but in 2013 was restricted to colts only.

In 1997 and 1998, the Gran Premio Gran Criterium was run in early July, after the universal birth date in the southern hemisphere, and was thus restricted to three-year-olds rather than two-year-olds.

Records since 1988

Speed record:

• 1:32.05 – Enak (2009)

Greatest winning margin:

• 8 lengths – Winning Prize (2012) & Seattle Mat (2014)

Most wins by a jockey:

• 4 – Juan Carlos Noriega (1998, 2004, 2013, 2021)
• 3 – José Ricardo Méndez (2005, 2007, 2008)

Most wins by a trainer:

• 4 – Roberto Pellegatta (2003, 2004, 2006, 2013)
• 4 – Nicolás Martín Ferro (2012, 2015, 2021, 2024)
• 3 – Alfredo F. Gaitán Dassié (1993, 2002, 2005)
• 3 – Carlos D. Etchechoury (2011, 2016, 2023)

Most wins by an owner:

• 2 – Stud Doña Ana (2003, 2004)
• 2 – Stud Las Hormigas (2005, 2007)

Most wins by a breeder:

• 3 – Haras de la Pomme (1991, 1999, 2012)
• 3 – Haras Firmamento (2003, 2006, 2014)

Winners since 1988

Earlier winners

• 1980: Mountdrago
• 1981: Cosino
• 1982: Boran
• 1983: El Violinista
• 1984: Puma
• 1985: Bonsoir
• 1986: Radical
• 1987: Despótico

References