Gran Premio Asociación Latinoamericana de Jockey Clubes e Hipódromos

The Gran Premio Latinoamericano, formerly known as the Gran Premio Asociación Latinoamericana de Jockey Clubes e Hipódromos and currently also known as the Longines Gran Premio Latinoamericano due to sponsorship reasons, is a Group 1 horse race in Latin America alternatively run in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Panama, Peru, and Uruguay. It is the richest and one of the most important races in Latin America.[1] The Gran Premio Latinoamericano is the only Group 1 race in the world that is itinerant and changes location and country every year.[2]

Gran Premio Latinoamericano
Grade I race
The homestretch of the inaugural Gran Premio Latinoamericano
LocationSouth America
Inaugurated1981
Race typeThoroughbred
Race information
DistanceVaries
SurfaceVaries
TrackVaries
Qualification3-year-olds and up
WeightAssigned
PurseUS$360,000 (2022)
1st: US$216,000

The race is run annually in March (excepting exceptional circumstances requiring a change in date) over a distance between 2,000 metres (1.2 mi) and 2,400 metres (1.5 mi) on either a dirt or turf track and is open to horses three-year-old or older that have been either nominated by a member racecourse or their owner.[3]

The current member racecourses are the Argentinian Jockey Club (Hipódromo de San Isidro), Hipódromo Argentino de Palermo, Hipódromo La Plata, São Paulo Jockey Club (Hipódromo Cidade Jardim), Jockey Club Brasileiro (Hipódromo da Gávea), Club Hípico de Santiago, Hipódromo Chile, Valparaiso Sporting Club, Hipódromo de las Américas, Hípica de Panamá (Hipódromo Presidente Remón), Jockey Club del Perú (Hipódromo de Monterrico), and HRU (Hipodromo Nacional de Maroñas).[4]

History

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In 1980, the newly formed Latin American Association of Jockey Clubs and Racecourses (Asociación Latinoamericana de Jockey Clubes e Hipódromos), consisting of the Jockey Club de Buenos Aires, Jockey Club Brasileiro, Jockey Club de São Paulo, Club Hípico de Santiago, Hipódromo Chile, Jockey Club del Perú, Jockey Club de Montevideo, and Jockey Club de Venezuela, met and began planning an international race among them, rotating between the member racecourses, that eventually became the Gran Premio Latinoamericano. Mexico, Panama, and Puerto Rico later joined the Association, and in 2012 the Association was integrated into OSAF, the South American Organization for the Development of Thoroughbreds (Organización Sudamericana de Fomento del Sangre Pura de Carrera).[4]

The Gran Premio Latinoamericano was first run in 1981 at Hipodromo Nacional de Maroñas.[5] From 2000 to 2003, the race was not run due to a lack of money, but has been continuously run since 2004. The race has been sponsored by Longines since 2014. In 2016, the race was established as a race open to any horse originating from any country and was the first time that doping control was performed in a reference lab as recognized by the International Federation of Horseracing Authorities (IFHA).[4]

The greatest number of entries to run in the race is 18, first in 1986 and again in 2020.[6] All but five of the winners were bred in the country they represented, with the exceptions being Good Report in 2007 (Argentina-bred, ran for Uruguay), Deepak in 2008 (USA-bred, ran for Peru), Lideris in 2014 (USA-bred, ran for Peru), Aero Trem in 2021 (Brazilian-bred, ran for Uruguay), and Manyuz in 2024 (USA-bred, ran for Peru).[7]

The 2006 running was the first time the race was simulcasted in North America, with Laurel Park serving as the hub.[8]

The 2010 edition, run at Club Hípico de Santiago in Chile, was postponed until September due to an earthquake.[9]

In 2018, Chilean horses were not allowed to take part in the Gran Premio Latinoamericano due to a temporary ban on importing Chilean horses into the hosting country of Uruguay on account of a contagious disease outbreak at a Chilean training center.[10]

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 edition of the race was in doubt and finally run behind closed doors as part of the last day of racing in Argentina for five months. The 2021 was initially set to run at Hipódromo de Monterrico, but was instead moved to Hipódromo de Maroñas and run in October instead of its usual March date, in front of a crowd of spectators limited to 3,500 fully vaccinated people.[5][11]

Discussions were held about hosting the 2021 edition in North America for the first time, at Gulfstream Park.[2]

In 2021, all three Uruguayan entries were owned, trained, and ridden by Brazilians, with the only Uruguayan professional involved being Héctor Fabián Lazo, jockey of the Chilean entry Win Here.[11]

Locations

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Since its inauguration, the Gran Premio Latinoamericano has been run at eleven different tracks in six different countries.[7]

Times Track Country Years Conditions
7 Hipódromo de San Isidro   1982, 1992, 1998, 2005, 2011, 2020, 2023 2000 meters turf
6 Hipódromo Chile   1984, 1990, 1997, 2004, 2013, 2022 2000 meters dirt
6 Hipódromo de Monterrico   1987, 1993, 1999, 2008, 2014, 2024 2000 meters dirt, 2200 meters dirt (1987 only)
4 Club Hípico de Santiago   1988, 1995, 2010, 2019 2000 meters turf
4 Hipodromo Nacional de Maroñas   1981, 2006, 2018, 2021 2000 meters dirt
3 Hipódromo de La Plata   1989, 1994, 2007 2100 meters dirt
3 Hipódromo Cidade Jardim   1983, 1991, 2009 2000 meters turf
3 Hipódromo da Gávea   1985, 1998, 2016 2000 meters turf
2 Hipódromo Argentino de Palermo   2012, 2015 2100 meters dirt
1 Valparaiso Sporting Club   2017 2400 meters turf
1 Hipódromo La Rinconada   1986 2000 meters dirt

Records

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Speed records:

Most wins:

Most wins by a jockey:

  • 5 – Jorge Ricardo (1991, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2007)
  • 3 – Edwin Talaverano (1993, 1999, 2015)
  • 3 – Carlos Trujillo (2008, 2011, 2024)
  • 2 – Jorge Valdivieso (1989, 2005)
  • 2 – Victor Bardales (1986, 1987)

Most wins by a trainer:

  • 3 – João Luiz Maciel (1991, 1994, 1996)
  • 2 – Jorge Salas Vera (2008, 2011)

Most wins by an owner:

  • 2 – Stud Myrna (2008, 2011)
  • 2 – Stud TNT (1994, 1996)

Most wins by a breeder:

  • 3 – Haras Río Santa (1986, 1999, 2004)
  • 3 – Haras Matancilla (1990, 2010, 2012)
  • 3 – Haras J. B. Barros (1994, 1996, 2009)

Wins by country:

  • Brazil – 11 (1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1991, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2009, 2016, 2023)
  • Chile – 10 (1984, 1988, 1990, 1995, 1997, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2019, 2022)
  • Peru – 10 (1986, 1987, 1993, 1999, 2004, 2008, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2024)
  • Argentina – 7 (1989, 1992, 2005, 2006, 2017, 2018, 2020)
  • Uruguay – 2 (2007, 2021)

Wins by country bred:

  • Brazil – 12 (1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1991, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2009, 2016, 2021, 2023)
  • Chile – 10 (1984, 1988, 1990, 1995, 1997, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2019, 2022)
  • Argentina – 8 (1989, 1992, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2017, 2018, 2020)
  • Peru – 7 (1986, 1987, 1993, 1999, 2004, 2011, 2015)
  • United States of America – 3 (2008, 2014, 2024)

Winners

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Year
Host Track
Winner
Sire/Dam
Jockey
Trainer
Owner
Breeder Distance
Track
Time
Ref
2024   Monterrico   Manyuz (USA)   Run Away And Hide
  Viva La Flag
Carlos Trujillo Juan Suarez Villarroel Stud Jet Set Aaron Sones 2000 meters Dirt 2:04.38 [12]
2023   San Isidro   Doutor Sureño (BRZ)   Agnes Gold

  Notavel Sureño

Silva José Severo Neto Victorio Fornasaro Haras Moema Haras Old Friends 2000 meters Turf 1:58.02 [13]
2022   Hipódromo Chile   O'Connor (CHI)   Boboman

  Torrente de Agua

Jorge A. González Carlos Urbina Stud Irlandés Haras Carioca 2000 meters Dirt 2:03.63 [14]
2021   Maroñas   Aero Trem (BRZ)   Shanghai Bobby
  Piace Molto
Vagner Leal Antonio Cintra Haras Old Friends Haras Old Friends 2000 meters Dirt 1:59.16
2020   San Isidro   Tetaze (ARG)   Equal Stripes
  Delirada
Gustavo Calvente Roberto Pellegatta Stud Juan Antonio Haras Abolengo 2000 meters Turf 2:03.71
2019   Club Hípico   Ya Primo (CHI)   Mastercraftsman
  Yo Quisiera
Jeremy Laprida Guillermo Aguirre Stud La Pacita Haras Don Alberto 2000 meters Turf 1:56.68
2018   Maroñas   Roman Rosso (ARG)   Roman Ruler
  Rose City
Wilson Moreyra Jorge Mayansky Neer Haras Melinoué Haras La Primavera 2000 meters Dirt 2:02.05
2017   Valparaiso Sporting Club   Sixties Song (ARG)   Sixties Icon
  Blissful Song
Juan C. Villagra Alfredo Gaitán Dassié Stud Santa Elena Haras Firmamento 2400 meters Turf 2:24.86
2016   Gávea   Some In Tieme (BRZ)[note 1]   Shirocco
  Orma Giusta
Waldomiro Blandi Gladston F. Santos Oitavo Stud Haras Princeza do Sul 2000 meters Turf 1:59.14
2015   Palermo   Liberal (PER)   Meal Penalty
  Democracia
Edwin Talaverano Camilo Traverso II Stud The Fathers Haras Los Azahares 2100 meters Dirt 2:09.81
2014   Monterrico   Lideris (USA)   Mizzen Mast
  Block
Juan E. Enriquez Romulo R. Herrera Stud OP Claiborne Farm 2000 meters Dirt 2:07.52
2013   Hipódromo Chile   Sabor a Triunfo (CHI) ƒ   Dance Brightly
  Sally Mash
David Sanchez Alejandro Aguado Stud Trafalgar Haras Puerta de Hierro 2000 meters Dirt 2:04.66
2012   Palermo   Quick Casablanca (CHI)   Until Sundown
  Quick
Gonzalo Ulloa Juan P. Baeza Stud Carrillanca Haras Matancilla 2100 meters Dirt 2:05.83
2011   San Isidro   Bradock (PER)   Keseff
  Samara
Carlos Trujillo Jorge S. Vera Stud Myrna Haras Myrna 2000 meters Turf 2:00.40
2010   Club Hípico   Belle Watling (CHI) ƒ   Dushyantor
  Biala
Héctor I. Berrios Patricio Baeza Stud Don Theo Haras Matancilla 2000 meters Turf; Right-handed 1:59.81
2009   Cidade Jardim   Hot Six (BRZ)   Burooj
  Babysix
Jorge Leme Givanildo Duarte Stud Estrela Energia Haras J. B. Barros 2000 meters Turf 2:03.04
2008   Monterrico   Deepak (USA)   Pikepass
  Unbridled Queen
Carlos Trujillo Jorge S. Vera Stud Myrna Jon Follart 2000 meters Dirt 2:08.40
2007   La Plata   Good Report (ARG)   Ride the Rails
  Good Pearl
Jorge Ricardo Luis Belela Haras Santa Tereza Haras Abolengo 2100 meters Dirt 2:10.40
2006   Maroñas   Latency (ARG)   Slew Gin Fizz
  Latencia
Julio C. Méndez Juan B. Udaondo Haras Las Dos Manos Haras Las Dos Manos 2000 meters Dirt 2:00.27
2005   San Isidro   Don Incauto (ARG)   Roy
  Inspiration
Jorge Valdivieso Carlos Etchechoury Haras San Benito Haras San Benito 2000 meters Turf 1:57.92
2004   Hipódromo Chile   Comando Intimo (PER)   Riyadian
  Zilliant
Luis Torres Félix Banda Stud El Castillo Haras Río Santa 2000 meters Dirt 2:05.40
2001-
2003
Races not held
2000   Cidade Jardim Race cancelled
1999   Monterrico   Madame Equis (PER) ƒ   Book The Band
  Universitaria
Edwin Talaverano Mario Morales Stud Capri Haras Río Santa 2000 meters Dirt 2:03.39
1998   San Isidro   Jimwaki (BRZ)   Gem Master
  Winwaki
Jorge Ricardo José M. Alves Haras Equilia Haras Equilia 2000 meters Turf 1:57.46
1997   Hipódromo Chile   Prepo (CHI)   Inchwood
  Preppy
Hector Barrera Pedro Melej Stud Hermanos Haras Santa Isabel 2000 meters Dirt 2:02.30
1996   Gávea   Much Better (BRZ)   Baynoun
  Charming Doll
Jorge Ricardo João L. Maciel Stud TNT Haras J. B. Barros 2000 meters Turf 1:59.50 fm
1995   Club Hípico   Patio de Naranjos (CHI)   Gallantsky
  Dosis
Pedro Santos Alfredo Bagú Stud Nadia Haras Santa Olga 2000 meters Turf; Right-handed 1:59.30
1994   La Plata   Much Better (BRZ)   Baynoun
  Charming Doll
Jorge Ricardo João L. Maciel Stud TNT Haras J. B. Barros 2100 meters Dirt 2:11.20
1993   Monterrico   Stash (PER)   Stack
  Simper
Edwin Talaverano Miguel Salas Stud Azul Marino Haras Rancho Fatima 2000 meters Dirt 2:06.10 fm
1992   San Isidro   Potrillon (ARG)   Ahmad
  Azalita
Pablo Falero Juan C. Maldotti Stud Tori Haras La Madrugada 2000 meters Turf 1:59.20
1991   Cidade Jardim   Falcon Jet (BRZ)   Ghadeer
  Victress
Jorge Ricardo João L. Maciel Haras Santa Ana do Rio Grande Haras Santa Ana do Rio Grande 2000 meters Turf 1:59.10 fm
1990   Hipódromo Chile   Edipo Rey (CHI)   Semenenko
  Espumita
Danilo Salinas Samuel Fuentes Haras Matancilla Haras Matancilla 2000 meters Dirt 1:59.70
1989   La Plata   Savage Toss (ARG)   Egg Toss
  Sibaritante
Jorge Valdivieso Carlos R. Bianchi Haras La Biznaga Haras La Biznaga 2100 meters Dirt 1:59.30 fm
1988   Club Hípico   Dorticos (CHI)   Domineau
  Farrerita
Sergio Vasquez Jorge I. Meyer Stud Cinco Estrellas Haras Santa Amelia 2000 meters Turf; Right-handed 1:58.60 fm
1987   Monterrico   Galeno (PER)   Santorin
  Codicia
Victor Bardales Luis Melgar Stud Nancy Haras Barlovento 2200 meters Dirt 2:19.20
1986   La Rinconada   Lutz (PER)   Lord Layabout
  Presunción
Victor Bardales Sabino Arias Stud Atlántico Haras Río Santa 2000 meters Dirt 2:07.30
1985   Gávea   Old Master (BRZ)   Sabinus
  Ice Queen
Francisco Pereira Wilson P. Lavor Haras Santa Maria de Araras Haras Santa Maria de Araras 2000 meters Turf 2:00.30 fm
1984   Hipódromo Chile   High Master (CHI)   Hawk
  La Pola
Adolfo Gonzalez Juan C. Acevedo Haras Santa Eladia Haras Santa Eladia 2000 meters Dirt 2:01.00 fm
1983   Cidade Jardim   Derek (BRZ)   Kublai Khan
  Epinette
Luiz C. Silva José S. Silva Haras São José & Expedictus Haras São José & Expedictus 2000 meters Turf 1:59.10 fm
1982   San Isidro   Duplex (BRZ)   Breeder's Dream
  Dulcine
Jorge Garcia Wilfrido Garcia Stud Jupiá Haras Guanabara 2000 meters Turf 2:01.10 fm
1981   Maroñas   Dark Brown (BRZ)   Tumble Lark
  Nogueira
Antonio Bolino Abadio Cabreira Haras Rosa do Sul Haras Rosa do Sul 2000 meters Dirt 2:00.70

ƒ designates a filly or mare winner

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Notes

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  1. ^ Disqualification of winner Don Inc (ARG) and fifth-placed Río Allipen (CHI) due to doping.

References

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  10. ^ "Competition And Collaboration In Latin America". Horse Racing News | Paulick Report. 2018-03-15. Archived from the original on 2022-01-14. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
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